Empirical assessment of functional somatic disorder (FSD): frequency, applicability, and diagnostic refinement in a population-based sample by Abigail Smakowski, Judith Rosmalen, Bernd Löwe, Christopher Burton, Anne Toussaint

“…Of those meeting FSD, 31% reported a single distressing symptom, 18% had several symptoms attributable to one organ system and 52% reported multiple symptoms from various organ systems. …”
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Positive correlation between functional disability, excessive daytime sleepiness, and fatigue in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by Douglas Martins Braga, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado, Denis Bernardi Bichueti, Enedina Maria Lobato de Oliveira

“…From 912 medical records reviewed, 122 reported daytime sleepiness: 67% had relapsing remitting, 12% had primary progressive, and 21% had secondary progressive. …”
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Bone mineral density in comparison to anthropometric parameters and level of gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy by Zvekić-Svorcan Jelena, Stojšić Mirjana, Krasnik Rastislava, Nenadov Nataša, Demeši-Drljan Čila, Mikov Aleksandra, Radovanov Maja

“…The aim of this work was to estimate bone mineral density in relation to the anthropometric parameters and the level of gross motor function in the children with cerebral palsy. Methods. …”
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Correlation Between Liver Function Test and Severity of Dengue Fever at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Rawalpindi by Waleed Ur Rehman, Muhammad Zafar Ali, Abdul Rehman Arshad, Muhammad Iqbal, Nauman Karim, Muttahar Abbas, Zubair Ahmed

“…Objective: To evaluate the correlation between changes in serum liver function tests and the severity of dengue fever. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors of neurological function status after lateral lymph node dissection for rectal cancer by Wang Zhijie, Liu Qian

“…Clinicopathological data were compared between the two groups, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify influencing factors of postoperative neurological function. [Results] Among the 105 patients, 27 (25.7%) had normal neurological function, while 78 (74.3%) experienced neurological dysfunction. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of co-occurring functional seizure in patients with epilepsy at a tertiary care center in Makkah by Amal Mohammed Alkhotani, Hanadi Abualela

“…BACKGROUND: A functional seizure (FS) is a paroxysmal event that resembles epileptic seizures (ES) but without associated changes in cortical activity. …”
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Impact of functionality and grading on survival in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor patients receiving peptide receptor radionuclide therapy by Annie Mathew, David Kersting, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Johanna Braegelmann, Dagmar Fuhrer, Harald Lahner

“…No survival difference was seen between functioning and non-functioning PanNET, while patients with grade 3 tumors and bone metastases had significantly shorter survival despite PRRT.…”
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SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY by Surona Visagie, Benje Theron

“…Data were collected from 16 consecutively sampled participants, using a self-developed functional level scale and the L-Test. Nine (56.3%) participants had a transfemoral amputation, six (37.5%) had a knee disarticulation and one (6.3%) had bilateral amputations (transtibial and transfemoral). …”
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Association Between Body Composition Characteristics and Pulmonary Function Parameters in Young Adults of Shaheed Benazirabad District by Hajira Naila, Zulfiqar Ali Laghari

“…Of the sample, 258 (68.6%) had reduced Vital Capacity (VC), 250 (66.5%) had decreased Total Lung Capacity (TLC), and 243 (64.6%) had decreased Forced Vital Capacity (FVC). …”
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Structural and Functional Insight into Intracameral Cefuroxime Ocular Toxic Syndrome (ICOTS) in Eyes with Disrupted Intraocular Barrier by Andrea Cusumano, Marco A. Pileri, Benedetto Falsini, Massimo Cesareo, Michele D’Ambrosio, Fabian D’Apolito, Francesco Martelli, Marco Lombardo

“…Results At T1, all patients had acute extensive serous retinal detachments. …”
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Family Resilience, Support, and Functionality in Breast Cancer Patients: A Longitudinal Pre- and Post-Operative Study by Dimitrios Charos, Maria Andriopoulou, Giannoula Kyrkou, Maria Kolliopoulou, Anna Deltsidou, Anastasia Bothou, Victoria Vivilaki

“…This longitudinal study investigated changes in family resilience, support, and functionality among breast cancer patients during the pre-operative and post-operative phases. …”
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Long-Term Functional Recovery after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury with Type II Diffuse Injury by Marcia Harumy Yoshikawa, Sérgio Brasil, Davi Jorge Fontoura Solla, Robson Luís Amorim, Daniel Augustin Godoy, Angelos Kolias, Wellingson Silva Paiva

“…Nineteen (29.2%) patients had good recovery (GOSE 7–8), and 10 (15.3%) had moderate-to-severe sequelae (GOSE 4–6). …”
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Prevalence of renal dysfunction and its influence on functional capacity in elderly patients with stable chronic heart failure by Stanojević Dragana, Apostolović Svetlana, Janković-Tomašević Ružica, Šalinger-Martinović Sonja, Pavlović Milan, Živković Milan, Božinović Nenad, Kutlešić-Kurtović Dušanka

“…Ninty three (73.2%) patients were in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II and 34 (26.8%) in NYHA class III. Normal renal function (eGFR ≥ 90 mL/min) had 8.9% of participants, 57.8% had eGFR between 60-89 mL/min (stage 2 or mild reduction in GFR according to K/DOQI classification), 32.2% had eGFR between 30-59 mL/min (stage 3 or moderate reduction in GFR) and 1.1% had eGFR between 15-29 mL/min (stage 4 or severe reduction in GFR). …”
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Functional prognosis analysis of glioma resection in the left middle precentral gyrus and posterior middle frontal gyrus by WANG Yi-jie, HU Rui-ping, ZHOU Yu-yao, LU Jun-feng

“…Postoperatively, the ABC scale was used to assess language function at 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery. Results Preoperatively, 2 cases presented with mild transcortical motor aphasia, the remaining 5 cases had normal language function. …”
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Nutritional, phytochemical and functional properties of avocado (Persea Americana Mill) leaf: Evaluation of its derivative extraction by Ayodeji Precious Adesola, Malomo Sunday Abiodun, Ijarotimi Oluwole Steve

“…The ALE had low vitamin A (0.15 mg/100 g) but ALF, API, APHPAN, and APHLAB displayed high contents (0.99, 0.64, 0.59, and 0.55 mg/100 g), respectively All the samples possessed significant (P < 0.05) functional properties. …”
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High abundances of crustose coralline algae inside cryptic coral habitats linked to coral reef functioning by Anna Rothstein, Orion S. McCarthy, Sophie Luu, Emily L. A. Kelly, Philip Heller, Stuart Sandin, Jennifer E. Smith, Maya S. deVries

“…We found that crevices had approximately 3.1 times more CCA cover than the top-reef and that CCA cover was highest on crevice ceilings and entrances, which had low sediment and macroalgal cover, compared to the back walls of crevices, which had higher sediment abundance. …”
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Therapeutic effects of turmeric or curcumin extract on pain and function for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review by John Reynolds, Kristopher Paultre, William Cade, Daniel Hernandez, Dylan Greif, Thomas Michael Best

“…Purpose To determine whether supplementation with turmeric or curcumin extract effects pain and physical function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). …”
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Postcraniotomy Function of the Temporal Muscle in Skull Base Surgery: Technical Note Based on a Preliminary Study by Amr Abdulazim, Andreas Filis, Pooyan Sadr-Eshkevari, Fried Schulte, Nora Sandu, Bernhard Schaller

“…Patients undergoing craniotomies necessitating preparation of the temporal muscle (TM) may experience postoperative functional impairment of the temporomandibular joint. …”
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Pectin fractions extracted sequentially from Cerasus humilis: their compositions, structures, functional properties and antioxidant activities by Shikai Zhang, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Tingting Cui, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Peng Wu

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Functional outcome of arthroscopic all-inside meniscal repair: A single-centre prospective observational study by Jishnu S, Roy S, Binoy S, Shibu R

“…Background: Meniscus repairs enhance the knee function, increase activity levels, slow the course of osteoarthritis and improve functional outcome compared to partial meniscectomy. …”
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