Subcutaneous sumatriptan for the treatment of postcraniotomy pain (SUPS trial): protocol for a randomised double-blinded placebo controlled trial by Ana Licina, Jeremy Russell, Andrew Silvers, Xin Jin, Jason Denny

“…Our null hypothesis states that sumatriptan is not different to placebo in addition to usual intravenous opioids, for the treatment of acute postcraniotomy pain.Methods and analysis This is a prospective single-centre randomised double-blinded placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial comparing subcutaneous sumatriptan injection in the recovery area with placebo for the treatment of postcraniotomy pain. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Markers in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy – A Prospective Observational Study by MM Samim, Ashita Barthur, Seena Vengalil, Saraswati Nashi, Deepak Menon, Kartik Ganga, Bhavana Krishna Gutta, Abhijeet Narsing Jadhao, Dipti Baskar, Ravindu Tiwari, SG Manu, Vidya Nittur, Priya Treesa Thomas, Talakad N Sathyaprabha, Atchayaram Nalini

“…Our study aims to assess cardiac involvement markers in IIM using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and evaluate their association with disease severity. Methods: We recruited 62 participants prospectively, including 31 clinically suspected IIM patients and 31 healthy controls who were matched by age and sex. …”
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Comparison of Guided Exercise and Self-Paced Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Seong Son, Han Byeol Park, Kyeong Sik Kong, Byung Rhae Yoo, Woo Kyung Kim, Jae Ang Sim

“…This study aimed to determine the efficacy of exercise rehabilitation after lumbar spine surgery. Methods: A prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted in 40 patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery (20 patients each in the exercise and control groups) for 12 weeks. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERIODONTAL DISEASES AND MENTAL HEALTH: A NARRATIVE REVIEW by Mariana O. Levkiv, Pavlo Yu. Ostrovskyi, Svitlana I. Boitsaniuk

“…The evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that stress can modify the host defense and progression of periodontal infections in patients susceptible to periodontitis. Materials and methods. The authors conducted a review of contemporary literature regarding the connection between psycho-emotional stress, periodontal diseases, and mental health. …”
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The Relationship Between Manual Dexterity and Toothbrushing Efficiency in Preschool Children: A Crossover Study by Lisbeth Macote-Orosco, Andrea Martín-Vacas, Marta M. Paz-Cortés, María Rosa Mourelle Martínez, M. Joaquín de Nova

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between oral hygiene (OH) efficiency and manual dexterity skills in Spanish five-year-old children using two fine motor tests. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a pre–post evaluation was designed. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of First Metatarsophalangeal Arthroplasty Using the Silktoe Double-Stemmed Silicone Implant by Stefano Fieschi, Costanza Redaelli, Anita Fazzini

“…The goal of the present study was to evaluate short-term outcomes of patients that received a third-generation double-stemmed MTP1 implant manufactured from high-performance silicon. <b>Methods</b>: In this retrospective study the authors analyzed data of 37 patients who underwent MPT1 joint arthroplasty with Silktoe^TM double-stemmed implant using the R 4.2.2 software (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria). …”
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hERGAT: predicting hERG blockers using graph attention mechanism through atom- and molecule-level interaction analyses by Dohyeon Lee, Sunyong Yoo

“…Many in silico models have been developed to predict hERG blockers, which can efficiently save time and resources. However, previous methods have found it hard to achieve high performance and to interpret the predictive results. …”
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Social media use and negative body image perception in Saudi Arabian women by Maha AlQahtani, Maha AlQahtani, Narmeen Shaikh, Khabir Ahmad, Noara Alhusseini

“…BackgroundSocial media has become deeply embedded in daily life, particularly among females who spend significant time on visual-based platforms such as Snapchat, and Instagram. …”
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DIACEREIN AS THE DRUG OF CHOICE IN THE THERAPY OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS WITH SECONDARY RECURRENT SYNOVITIS by M. I. Udovika

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of diacerein in the therapy of primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) with secondary recurrent synovitis.Subjects and methods. The 3-month open-label randomized controlled trial enrolled 133 patients with OA. …”
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Effects of a combined aerobic and core stabilization exercise training program on functional capacity, pain, and health-related quality of life in hemodialysis and kidney transplan... by Enikő Király, Gergő József Szőllősi, Zoltán Jenei, József Balla, István Kárpáti

“…The present study investigated the effect of an aerobic training program with core stabilization exercises for hemodialysis (HD) patients on a transplant waiting list and renal transplant (RTx) patients.Methods A total of 45 patients with CKD were included in the 12-week study: 25 patients receiving HD (12 HD treatment group, 13 HD control group) and 20 patients with RTx (9 RTx treatment group, 11 RTx control group). …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting survival in patients with cardiogenic shock by Dingfeng Fang, Dingfeng Fang, Huihe Chen, Hui Geng, Xiahuan Chen, Meilin Liu

“…This study aims to develop a nomogram for evaluating severity in CS patients regardless of the underlying cause.Methods and resultsThe MIMIC-IV database was used to identify 1,923 CS patients admitted to the ICU. …”
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Suspected stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) envenomation on Reunion Island by Adrien Maillot, Adrien Marteau, Gaël Le Roux, Flore Weisse, Luc de Haro, Olivier Maillard, Férial Abi Nader

“…The aim of this series is to characterize suspected cases of stonefish envenomation and to describe the associated clinical management. Methods This is a retrospective observational series of suspected stonefish envenomations recorded into the database of the Indian Ocean toxicovigilance Department between 1 January 2020 and 2 June 2024 on Reunion Island. …”
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Randomised cross-over trial evaluating the short-term effects of non-invasive ventilation as an adjunct to airway clearance techniques in adults with cystic fibrosis by Gemma Stanford, Helen Parrott, Diana Bilton, Penny Agent, Winston Banya, Nicholas Simmonds

“…In addition, we investigated ease of sputum clearance (EoC), work of breathing (WoB) and NIV tolerability.Methods Adults with CF (16+ years) at the end of hospitalisation for a pulmonary exacerbation were randomised to a cross-over trial of NIV-supported ACT or ACT alone in two consecutive days. …”
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Biportal endoscopic bilateral decompression in lumbar spinal stenosis: a 3-year retrospective cohort study by Dongyue Li, Yunzhong Cheng, Peng Yin, Qingjun Su

“…This study investigates clinical efficacy, radiographic findings, and their potential correlations following BEBD.MethodsA retrospective cohort analysis of 51 LSS patients undergoing BEBD (January 2020–December 2021) was conducted. …”
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Population-based survey of the prevalence and types of glaucoma in Bangladesh by Bipul Kumer De Sarker, Sheikh M A Mannaf, Siddiqur Rahman, Md Shafiqul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, M Nazrul Islam, Salma Parvin

“…Background To delineate the epidemiological landscape of glaucoma using a population-based sample representative of Bangladesh.Methods Using multistage stratified cluster random sampling, households were selected to identify individuals ≥35 years across all 8 divisions of Bangladesh. …”
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Quality of life as an outcome variable in the management of advanced cancer by Bisht Manisha, Bist S, Dhasmana D, Saini Sunil

“…<b>Study Design:</b> Observational prospective study. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Patients with advanced cancer, receiving palliative drug therapy, were recruited from a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Evaluation of clinical application effect of traditional Chinese medicine fumigation technology on postoperative patients with anorectal diseases by Xie Tianyang, Zhang Zichen, Liu Liu

“…The aim of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) fumigation in the postoperative management of anorectal diseases, comparing TCM fumigation with conventional treatments. Methods. This study included 100 anorectal dis-ease patients who underwent surgery at Anhui Chest Hospital, China, from October 2021 to October 2023. …”
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback for Drug-Resistant Focal Epilepsy: A Preliminary MRI Study by Donya Abolghasemkhah Salmasi, Alireza Fallahi, Narges Hoseini-Tabatabaei, Seyed-Sohrab Hashemi-Fesharaki, Reza Rostami, Mohammad-Reza Nazem-Zadeh

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the neuromodulatory effects of SMR NF training on functional and structural connectivity in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy. Materials and Methods: Four patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy underwent functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), diffusion MRI (dMRI), Quantitative Electroencephalogram (QEEG), and Integrated Visual and Auditory (IVA-2) test before and after 6 to 8 weeks of SMR NF training. …”
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Efficacy of non-obstructive aortic angioscopy for detecting a thoracic aortic graft rupture: a case report by Fumio Yamana, Koichi Maeda, Yuma Hamanaka, Noriko Kodani, Keitaro Domae, Masatoshi Hata, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Takafumi Masai

“…Non-obstructive general angioscopy can help monitor the aortic intima and detect the locations of abnormal findings, while aortic angioscopy can detect vulnerable plaques in the aorta, which are difficult to visualize using conventional diagnostic methods. Herein, we report the case of a patient with non-anastomotic thoracic aortic graft rupture diagnosed using non-obstructive aortic angioscopy. …”
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The efficacy and safety of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma versus sodium hyaluronate for the treatment of osteoarthritis: Meta-analysis. by Qinglin Liu, Haijiao Ye, Yang Yang, Hao Chen

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of PRP combined with HA versus PRP alone in the treatment of KOA.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a comprehensive literature search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases, which included covering publications from their inception to July 2024. …”
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