First line antiepileptics and their hidden risks - a unique case report on diffuse calvarial thickening and twisted tongue linked to the use of phenytoin and sodium valproate by Sankavi Kaarthic, Selvakumar CJ

“…CASE 1: 15 year old boy a case of refractory epilepsy with global developmental delay who was on multiple antiepileptics including phenytoin was admitted with breakthrough seizures. …”
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Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Health Personnel of the Comprehensive Area of COVID-19 by Melba Esperanza Narváez Jaramillo, Cinthya Lizeth Pantoja Narváez, Julio Rodrigo Morillo Cano, Olga Mireya Alonzo Pico

“…<strong>Background:</strong> musculoskeletal disorders are a frequent pathology that affects health personnel who care for patients with COVID-19. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify the main musculoskeletal conditions presented by health personnel in a comprehensive area of COVID-19. …”
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Fluoroscopic Stenting as a Bridge to Surgery versus Emergency Management for Malignant Obstruction of the Colon by Fan Xue, Feng Lin, Jun Zhou, Ning Feng, You-Gang Cui, Xu Zhang, Yu-Peng Yi, Wen-Zhi Liu

“…We retrospectively reviewed 83 patients that were in accordance with inclusion criteria; of these, 33 patients that underwent fluoroscopy-guided SEMS placement followed by elective curative resection were classified as a SEMS group and 50 patients, who received emergency surgery (ES), were classified as an ES group. …”
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Relationship of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with weather and season by Okkes Zortuk, Fatih Selvi, Cihan Bedel, Mustafa Korkut

“…When comparing the impact of seasonal changes on mortality in STEMI patients, we found that the average humidity during the admission period was significantly lower for patients who did not survive (39.87±9.76) compared to those who did (p=0.022). …”
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Cardiac CT reveals high prevalence of coronary artery disease in esophageal cancer eligible for radiotherapy by Akinori Takada, Satoshi Nakamura, Yutaka Toyomasu, Takamitsu Mase, Tomoko Kawamura, Suguru Araki, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Masaki Ohi, Hajime Sakuma, Yoshihito Nomoto, Kakuya Kitagawa

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with esophageal cancer who were eligible for RT. Methods: We examined the prevalence of coronary artery stenosis, abnormal myocardial perfusion, and late enhancement using pre-RT cardiac computed tomography (CT) data of 41 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who were referred for RT between January 2017 and June 2023 and had no history of ischemic heart disease. …”
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Colostomy Takedown: Ischemic Complication following Anorectal Malformation Surgery by Wendy Jo Svetanoff, Justin Sobrino, Grace S. Mitchell, Rebecca M. Rentea

“…We present a case and imaging findings of a child who developed issues following colostomy closure due to segmental colonic ischemia. …”
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Mortality and patient disposition after ICU tracheostomy for secretion management vs. prolonged ventilation: a retrospective cohort study by Dominique Dundaru-Bandi, Linda M. Zhu, Milana Schipper, Paul J. Warshawsky, Blair C. Schwartz

“…Methods This was a single center historic cohort study of all ICU patients who received a tracheostomy for secretion management or prolonged ventilation from 2011 to 2022. …”
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Educational Perfectionism Schema Based Strategies Training with Cognitive Behavior Training on Test Anxiety and Academic Burnout among Female Stu... by Nasrin Bahreini Moghim Jiroft, Mohsen Golparvar, Asghar Aghaei

“…Among them 48 students, who have the entrance criteria, has been selected and then randomly assigned in two experimental groups and one control group (with 16 people in each group). …”
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Multijunction solar cell parameter estimation based on metaheuristic algorithms by Marwa M. Elzalabani, Doaa M. Atia, Aref Y. Eliwa, Belal A. Abou Zalam, Mahmoud S. AbouOmar

“…The MFO algorithm outperforms the GWO algorithm in SDM and DDM scenarios, while the reverse is true for TDM. …”
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Memory of Persian campaign of Peter the Great in modern Iran by M. A. Podrezov

“…Iranian historiography perceives Peter the Great as a ruler who defined a new vector of Russo-Iranian interrogation but not as a person who attempted expansion on the territory of Iran. …”
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“It was simply disturbing“ - evaluation of the stress factors of nursing staff on special COVID-19 wards during the pandemic: a qualitative study by Lea Kiefer, Christian Volberg, Jan Adriaan Graw, Stefan Bösner

“…Objective To collect the experiences and lessons learned from nursing staff who have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic on a special COVID-19 ward that were perceived as stressful. …”
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The usage of Bupivacaina as anesthetic agent in knee arthroscopy. by José Julio Ojeda González, Evangelina Dávila Cabo de Villa, Ana María Machado Consuegra, José Toledo Torres, Carlos M. Hernández

“…<strong>Introduction: </strong>Artroscopy of the knee is a procedure that is frequently developed as a diagnostic and therapeutic means in patients who suffer among other diseases, from chronic sinuvitis, lesions of the meniscus and adherence . …”
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A comparative study of traditional high-fidelity (manikin-based) simulation and virtual high-fidelity simulations concerning their effectiveness and perception by Izabela Sałacińska, Patrycja Trojnar, Krisztina Éles Gebriné, Viktória Törő, Viktória Törő, Attila Sárváry, Paweł Więch

“…The respondents were divided into two groups: students who completed a selected scenario using a virtual patient (Body Interact) and students who completed a scenario using traditional high-fidelity (manikin-based) simulation (HFS). …”
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Total thyroidectomy versus hemithyroidectomy with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation for unilateral thyroid cancer with contralateral nodules: A propensity score matching study by Qianqian Yuan, Lewei Zheng, Jinxuan Hou, Rui Zhou, Gaoran Xu, Chengxin Li, Gaosong Wu

“…Results After propensity score matching, 191 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and 224 contralateral nodules in 191 patients underwent hemithyroidectomy with intraoperative RFA (HTRFA) were included. …”
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Risk Evaluation for the Formation of Gastroduodenal Erosion and Ulceration Induced by Meloxicam in Patients with Seropositive and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis by R. A. Pavlyukov, M. R. Konorev

“…The rheumatoid factor is found to be a significant (P &lt; 0.01) risk factor for gastroduodenal erosions and ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (meloxicam).…”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding due to Pancreatic Disease-Related Portal Hypertension by Kexin Zheng, Xiaozhong Guo, Ji Feng, Zhaohui Bai, Xiaodong Shao, Fangfang Yi, Yongguo Zhang, Rui Zhang, Han Liu, Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Xingshun Qi

“…We retrospectively reviewed five patients who were diagnosed with LSPH secondary to pancreatic diseases at our department. …”
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Changes in Index of Microcirculatory Resistance during PCI in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Relation to Total Length of Implanted Stents by Christina Ekenbäck, Fadi Jokhaji, Nikolaos Östlund-Papadogeorgos, Habib Mir-Akbari, Rikard Linder, Nils Witt, Mattias Törnerud, Bassem Samad, Jonas Persson

“…Corrected IMR (IMRcorr) increased after stenting in subjects who had very long stent length, whereas IMRcorr was lower after stenting in subjects who had long or moderate stent length (4.6 (s.d. ± 10.7), −1.4 (s.d. ± 9,9), and −4.2 (s.d. ± 7.8); p for interaction = 0.009). …”
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Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes among Children with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: A 20-Year Study in a Tertiary Referral Hospital by Susheera Chatproedprai, Vanvara Wutticharoenwong, Therdpong Tempark, Siriwan Wananukul

“…Treatment outcomes between those who received systemic therapy and those who received only supportive care were comparable. …”
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CD4 Count Pattern and Demographic Distribution of Treatment-Naïve HIV Patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Akinsegun Akinbami, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Adewumi Adediran, Sarah Ajibola, Olajumoke Oshinaike, Kikelomo Wright, Olanrewaju Arogundade

“…Using the CD4 count, this study aimed at determining the percentage of HIV-positives who require antiretroviral therapy at enrollment in an HIV treatment and care centre. …”
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Predictive Factors Associated with Inappropriate Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in Hospitalized Patients: A Case-Control Study by Niveen Khoury, David Stepensky, Naim Abu Freha, Mahmud Mahamid, Tawfik Khoury, Amir Mari

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A case-control retrospective study included all the hospitalized patients who received IV PPIs was conducted. Patient health records were reviewed, data were collected covering the period of the individual patients’ admission to the hospital until discharge or death, and over the 3-month post-discharge period. …”
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