Safety and Efficiency of Biomimetic Nanohydroxyapatite/Polyamide 66 Composite in Rabbits and Primary Use in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion by Hui Xu, Yan Wang, Xiaojing Su, Xuelian Zhang, Xuesong Zhang

“…This study was conducted to validate the safety and efficiency of biomimetic nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 (n-HA/PA66) composite in animal model (rabbit) and report its application in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for 4, 12, and 24 weeks. N-HA/PA66 composite was implanted into one-side hind femur defects and the control defects were kept empty as blank controls. …”
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The Effect of the Platelet Administration for the Patients with Liver Dysfunction after Liver Resection: Preliminary Clinical Trial by Hui Xu, Yu-Mei Li, Yongxiang Yi, Yun-Wen Zheng, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi

“…After hepatectomy, 20 units of platelet transfusion were carried out, liver function and side effects were investigated after 4 weeks, and the number of platelets increased to approximately 15,000/µl. …”
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Pembrolizumab- induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus in a patient with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A case report and literature review by Beata Mayer, Pavel Babál, Lucia Krivošíková

“…The patient was treated with oral prednisone 40 mg daily and topical corticosteroids. In 2 weeks, her rash had cleared up significantly and her pruritus had disappeared. …”
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Invasive Listeriosis of Intracardiac Device by Prerna Sharma, Mohamed Yassin

“…The patient was treated with 6 weeks of vancomycin followed by oral suppression with amoxicillin. …”
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Is There An Association Between Kisspeptin Levels And Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Emine Arslan, Umit Gorkem, Cihan Togrul

“…The median of body mass indices of both groups at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation were statistically similar (p=0.062). …”
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Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Secondary to Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in a Patient with Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Kavita Agrawal, Nirav Agrawal

“…He was therefore started on immunotherapy with nivolumab every 2 weeks and ipilimumab every 6 weeks. After 4 months of starting immunotherapy, he reported extreme fatigue, muscular weakness, and poor appetite. …”
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Effect of Low Dose Aspirin in Low Risk Pregnant Ladies with Abnormal Uterine Artery Doppler Results, and the Evaluation of Maternal and Fetal outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Parzhin Jalal Ali, Chro Najmaddin Fattah

“…Patients and Methods: A randomized clinical trial was performed on 50 pregnant ladies (?16 weeks of gestation) in Sulaymaniyah Maternity Teaching Hospital during January 2017 to January 2018. …”
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Legionnaires' Disease with Facial Nerve Palsy by Shailesh R. Basani, Salwa Mohamed Ahmed, Eyassu Habte-Gabr

“…On day 5 the patient was discharged home and continued oral moxifloxacin for two weeks. After the two weeks, his respiratory symptoms, gait ataxia and dysarthria resolved. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Triploidy. Case Report and Literature Review by Pedro Alí Díaz-Véliz Jiménez, Belkis del Carmen Vidal Hernández, Iliana González Santana

“…Triploidy is a lethal numerical chromosomal alteration characterized by an additional haploid chromosomal complement, 99.9 % of these are lost between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and 15 % of fetuses end in spontaneous abortions before 20 weeks. We present the case of a 27-year-old patient with 23.2 weeks of gestation who was referred to the Provincial Center of Medical Genetics of Cienfuegos with suspicion by ultrasound of fetal malformations. …”
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Contralateral Metabolic Activation Related to Plastic Changes in the Spinal Cord after Peripheral Nerve Injury in Rats by Ran Won, Bae Hwan Lee

“…Mechanical allodynia was tested for two weeks after nerve injury. After nerve injury, neuropathic pain behaviors developed progressively. …”
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Effects of Dental Rehabilitation under General Anesthesia on Children’s Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Using Proxy Short Versions of OHRQoL Instruments by Ziad D. Baghdadi

“…All parents completed the short form versions of the P-CPQ and FIS at baseline and 4–8 weeks following the dental treatment. To examine test-retest reliability, a convenience sample of 38 parents repeated the pretreatment questionnaires 1-2 weeks after they completed them at baseline. …”
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A Case of Congenital Brainstem Oligodendroglioma: Pathology Findings and Review of the Literature by Stefan Kostadinov, Suzanne de la Monte

“…Herein, we report an unusual case of congenital anaplastic oligodendroglioma that arose in the pons and was detected as diffuse pontine glioma on in utero imaging studies during prenatal evaluation at 26 weeks’ gestation. A male infant was delivered at 36.4 weeks of gestation via Cesarean section who developed progressive dyspnea shortly after birth. …”
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Aquaporin-2 in the early stages of the adenine-induced chronic kidney disease model. by Lucas H Oronel, Maria Ortiz, Carolina Yarza, Sofía Gayone, Carlos Davio, Mónica Majowicz, Maria Florencia Albertoni Borghese

“…This study aimed to evaluate if AQP2 expression is altered in an adenine-induced model of CKD in rats at early stages of development (two weeks) and to assess a potential beneficial effect of Tolvaptan (a V2 receptor antagonist) treatment. …”
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Macular Oedema Related to Idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia Type 1 Treated with Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant (Ozurdex) by Mohamed Loutfi, Thomas Papathomas, Ahmed Kamal

“…An additional recurrence of CMO was observed at eighteen weeks following the second Ozurdex. Following a third Ozurdex injection visual acuity deteriorated (from logMAR 0.74 to 0.78) and CMT decreased (from 332 μm to 279 μm). …”
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Propionibacterium acnes: A Treatable Cause of Constrictive Pericarditis by Daniel Cruz, Haitham Ahmed, Yousuf Gandapur, M. Roselle Abraham

“…He was noted to have recurrence of effusions within 2 weeks with evidence of constrictive physiology by echocardiography. …”
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Low molecular mass chondroitin sulfate suppresses chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression-like behavior in mice by Si Xiao-Ming, Tian Yu-Hua, Zhang Sha-Sha, Gao Hua, Liu Kun, Jin Jing-Yu

“…Treatment of mice for four weeks with LMMCS ameliorated significantly both the behavioral and biochemical changes induced by CUMS. …”
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Myelitis due to Coccidioidomycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient by Tetyana Vaysman, Sean Villaflores, Carlyn Estrella, Suman Radhakrishna, Antonio Liu

“…Treatment with IV fluconazole for 2 weeks and IV voriconazole therapy over 3 weeks yielded limited improvement. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exhibit Both a Proinflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Effect on Saccular Aneurysm Formation in a Rabbit Model by Michael B. Avery, Brooke L. Belanger, Amy Bromley, Arindom Sen, Alim P. Mitha

“…Angiography was used to compare aneurysm measurements four weeks postcreation, and aneurysms were harvested for histological properties. …”
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Successful Treatment of a Coxofemoral Luxation in a Shetland Pony by Closed Reduction and Prolonged Immobilization Using a Full-Body Animal Rescue Sling by Miriam Sprick, Christoph Koch

“…The pony was supported in the ARTS for a total of eight weeks combined with crossties for the first six weeks. …”
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Long-Term Impact of Using Mobile Phones and Playing Computer Games on the Brain Structure and the Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Large Population-Based Study by Yi Xiao, Sirui Zhang, Yuanzheng Ma, Shichan Wang, Chunyu Li, Yan Liang, Huifang Shang

“…Additionally, lengthy mobile phone use was linked to a decreased risk of ACP (5-8 years: HR 0.747, 95% CI 0.637-0.875, P<.001; >8 years: HR 0.774, 95% CI 0.663-0.904, P=.001) and PD (5-8 years: HR 0.760, 95% CI 0.644-0.897, P=.001; >8 years: HR 0.777, 95% CI 0.660-0.913, P=.002) in participants older than 60 years. However, higher weekly usage time did not confer additional risk reduction compared to lower weekly usage of mobile phones. …”
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