Functional Brain Activity Alterations in Type 1 Narcolepsy Patients with Anxiety and Depression: A 7-Tesla Resting State-Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study by Chen Y, Ye J, Chen J, Zhen Z, Tang C, Ren S, Han Q, Gao D

“…Yang Chen,1,2,* Jingyi Ye,3,* Jiafei Chen,4 Zhiming Zhen,4 Chenglin Tang,2 Shuancheng Ren,5 Qi Han,4 Dong Gao3 1College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chongqing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Sleep and Psychology, Chongqing University Affiliated Renji Hospital, the Fifth People’s Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 4 7T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Translational Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dong Gao, Email gaodong1973@163.com Qi Han, Email hanqi1227@tmmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aimed to investigate abnormal changes in brain region functional activity in type 1 narcolepsy (NT1) patients comorbid with anxiety and depression.Methods: Twenty NT1 patients and 20 healthy controls (HCs) underwent subjective/objective sleep assessments (polysomnography, SAS, SDS) and 7T rs-fMRI to analyze regional homogeneity (ReHo) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF).Results: Compared with the HCs group, NT1 patients had higher SAS and SDS scores. …”
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Performance of cognitive tasks and functional brain activity in anxiety disorders by A. V. Kirenskaya, E. V. Fedorova, K. Yu. Telesheva, A. M. Gonopolsky, A. M. Chernorizov

“…The study demonstrated that anxiety disorders are accompanied by reallocation of attentional resources and changes in functional organization of brain networks involved in attention and executive functions. …”
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The impact of physical functions on depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis by Carlos Bernardo TAUIL, Cintia RAMARI, Flávia Martins DA SILVA, Erica BRASIL, Ana de DAVID, Jaqueline Ramos Andrade GOMES, Felipe von Glehn SILVA, Carlos Otávio BRANDÃO, Leonilda Maria Barbosa DOS SANTOS, Leopoldo dos SANTOS-NETO

“…Anxiety and/or depressive symptoms were assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Outcomes of physical functions included: the Nnnine-hole Ppeg Ttest (NHPT), knee muscle strength, balance control, the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), and the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). …”
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Physical, cognitive, and mental function in patients with pre- and post cardiac surgery: A pre–post comparative study by Dipika Prajapati, Aishwarya Nair

“…About 40.4% of the patients had moderate anxiety 1 day before surgery that increased to 57.4% postsurgery, while 46.8% of patients had no symptoms of depression 1 day before surgery, but almost 55.3% of the patients had moderate depression postsurgery. …”
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Left Ventricular Diastolic Parameters in Dilated Cardiomypoathy: Are We Missing Out on Something? by Raghava Kashyap, Bhagwant Mittal, Kuruva Manohar, Anish Bhattacharya, Ajay Bahl

“…Equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography is an established modality to assess the left ventricular (LV) systolic function in several clinical situations. Diastolic parameters can also be extracted from this investigation. …”
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Associations between obesity, physical and mental function, and low back pain intensity and disability: A 14-year population-based study by Bothaina Alyousef, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E. Wluka, Jonathan E. Shaw, Dianna J. Magliano, Donna M. Urquhart

“…However, those with overweight/obesity and impaired physical function had a 9.5 (95%CI 6.32–14.1) and 7.8 (95%CI 5.60–10.8) times higher odds of high-intensity pain and high disability respectively. …”
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Functional Levels and Influencing Factors of Patients with Chronic Pain in the Neck，Shoulders，Waist and Legs Based on the <italic>International Classification of Functioning，Disabi... by SUN Qianqian, ZHANG Chao, LI Rui, ZHANG Luwen, ZHANG Shuqin, XIONG Tianyi, LIU Chang, XIE Hongwu

“…ObjectiveThis study explores the use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set (ICF-RS) to evaluate the physical, activities, and social participation levels of patients with chronic neck, shoulder, waist, and leg pain, and to explore its influencing factors.MethodsA total 162 patients with chronic neck, shoulder, hip and leg pain from the outpatient departments of the Central Hospital of Xiangyang City from July to December 2023, who had meet the diagnostic criteria and inclusion and exclusion criteria for chronic pain. …”
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Psychosomatic correlations in mentally ill and mentally healthy women with infertility by A. O. Nikolaevskaya, N. A. Tyuvina, V. D. Morozova, E. P. Kesler

“…The issue of the influence of women's mental state on their reproductive function has not been adequately addressed and requires further research.Objective: a comparative evaluation of individual indicators of menstrual and reproductive function in mentally healthy and mentally ill women with infertility.Material and methods. …”
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The relationship between the level of markers of fibrosis ST2, galectin-3, structural, functional parameters of the left ventricle and renal function in patients with ischemic chro... by V. D. Syvolap, D. A. Lashkul

“…In patients with preserved ejection fraction cystatin C had direct correlation with indicators of structural and functional remodeling of the left ventricle (LAVi, LVEDV, RVPs) and reverse with renal function.…”
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Effects of High-Intensity Intermittent Training Combined with <i>Asparagus officinalis</i> Extract Supplementation on Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function Parameters in Obese and... by Tadsawiya Padkao, Piyapong Prasertsri

“…Pre- and 12-week post-intervention measures included heart rate (HR), HR variability, endothelial function, blood pressure (BP), BP variability, pulmonary function and volume, respiratory muscle strength, chest expansion, and body composition. …”
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Cardioprotective effects of sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors in patients with breast cancer and concomitant type 2 diabetes mellitus undergoing chemotherapy by S.V. Fedorov, S.B. Herashchenko, I.V. Kozlova, M.V. Bielinskyi, A.S. Herashchenko, H.D. Roiko, S.A. Vahyl

“…One of the most concerning complications is cardiotoxicity, which can range from subtle, asymptomatic alterations in cardiac function to overt, severe heart failure. This study purposed to evaluate the impact of sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitors (SGLT2) inhibitors on diastolic function and endothelial health in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. …”
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Cumulative handgrip strength and longitudinal changes in cognitive function and daily functioning among people aged 50 years and older: evidence from two longitudinal cohort studie... by Bin Han, Ziqian Zeng, Ying Wen, Chu Chen, Daomei Cheng, Yachao Li, Ning Huang, Jia Ruan, Dan Zhao, Qingping Xue

“…Results Individuals with lower levels of cumulative handgrip strength had lower global cognition (β: -0.244; 95% CI: -0.317, -0.170 for ELSA and -0.359; -0.406, -0.311 for SHARE) and experienced a faster decline in cognitive function over time (-0.025; -0.037, -0.013 for ELSA, and -0.019; -0.026, -0.013 in SHARE). …”
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Preoperative and intraoperative neuromonitoring and mapping techniques impact oncological and functional outcomes in supratentorial function-eloquent brain tumours: a systematic re... by Asfand Baig Mirza, Amisha Vastani, Rishabh Suvarna, Sami Rashed, Aws Al-Omari, Engelbert Mthunzi, Feras Fayez, Nicala Rampersad, Josephine Jung, Alba Díaz Baamonde, José Siado Mosquera, Ali Elhag, Francesco Marchi, Richard Gullan, Keyoumars Ashkan, Ranjeev Bhangoo, Francesco Vergani, Ana Mirallave-Pescador, José Pedro Lavrador

“…In language-eloquent tumours and in awake craniotomy techniques regardless of tumour functional eloquence, POM&IONM group had higher GTR when compared to IONM groups (language eloquent tumours–POM&IONM 43.31% versus IONM–15.09%, p = 0.022; awake craniotomy technique–POM&IONM–41.22% versus IONM–12.08%, p = 0.0006). …”
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Corneal Epithelial Damage and Impaired Tear Functions in Patients with Inflamed Pinguecula by Erkut Küçük, Uğur Yılmaz, Kürsad Ramazan Zor

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Analysis of the Risks Associated with the Functions of a Pharmacy Cleaner in Pharmaceutical Compounding by E. A. Voronina, M. G. Eliseeva, A. E. Potapova, N. V. Vorobyova, S. N. Egorova

“…The risk analysis identified 45 potential failure modes for the functions of a pharmacy cleaner. Of these, 12 failure modes (26.7%) had a high level of criticality, 14 failure modes (31.1%) had a medium level of criticality, and 19 failure modes (42.2%) had a low level of criticality. …”
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Functional and aesthetic correction of secondary unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities by Cohen Mimis, Morris David, White Aisha, Patel Pravin

“…Analysis of the data revealed that 39 patients (76.47&#x0025;) had significant functional and aesthetic improvement; seven patients (13.07&#x0025;) had significant aesthetic improvement but a modest functional improvement; and five patients (9.8&#x0025;) required additional surgery to improve their appearance and had no functional improvement. …”
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Joint functional disability in children of early age with olygoarticular juvenile arthritis by T A Shelepina

“…Objective. To study functional status, character of functional disturbances and possibilities of their correction in children of early age with juvenile arthritis (JA). …”
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Which scapula fractures should we operate on and what are the functional outcomes? by İbrahim Etli

“…The patients underwent deltopectoral and posterior approaches described by Judet. Functional outcomes were measured using Constant-Murley scores.Results: Ten patients had a scapular neck fracture, or glenoid fossa fracture, five patients had a scapular trunk fracture affecting the glenohumeral joint, and one patient had a scapula process fracture. …”
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Left ventricular function in patients with cardiorenal pathology and chronic renal failure by M. M. Dudar, A. V. Fendrikova, A. K. Arutyunov, E. A. Kudryashov, V. V. Skibitsky

“…At the same time, remodeling features and diastolic LV myocardial function in CRF patients are still understudied. The present study aimed to assess structural and functional LV features inpatients with early CRF stages and combined cardio-renal pathology. …”
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Functional and aesthetic correction of secondary unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities by Mimis Cohen, David E. Morris, Aisha D. White, Pravin Patel

“…Analysis of the data revealed that 39 patients (76.47%) had significant functional and aesthetic improvement; seven patients (13.07%) had significant aesthetic improvement but a modest functional improvement; and five patients (9.8%) required additional surgery to improve their appearance and had no functional improvement. …”
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