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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Evaluation of Digital Technologies for Home‐Based Assessment in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller, Vanessa Vallejo, Mónica Povedano Panadés, Orla Hardiman, Véronique Danel‐Brunaud, Senda Ajroud‐Driss, Philippe Couratier, Jeremy Shefner, Anna Gokey, Mike DiCesare, Erin Lennox, Jens Praestgaard, Lucie Brujin, Peggy Allred, Ram Miller   +14 more
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Healthcare utilization data from piedmont, Italy: An administrative dataset of care episodes (2019–2024)Zenodo

Data in Brief
The presented dataset comprises administrative healthcare records from the Local Health Authority of Alba and Bra, located in the Piedmont region of Italy, spanning the period from January 2019 to April 2024.
Marina Andrić, Arianna Dagliati, Mauro Dragoni, Francesco Ricci   +3 more
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Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane, Valentina Giunchiglia, Michael C. B. David, Magdalena A. Kolanko, William R. Trender, Peter J. Hellyer, Harmeena Kaur, David J. Sharp, Christopher Carswell, Paresh A. Malhotra, Adam Hampshire   +10 more
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Healthcare use according to deprivation among French Alzheimer's Disease and Related Diseases subjects: a national cross-sectional descriptive study based on the FRA-DEM cohort

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionPluriprofessional and coordinated healthcare use is recommended for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Diseases (ADRD). Despite a protective health system, France is characterized by persistent and significant social inequalities in health ...
Anaïs Couret, Anaïs Couret, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Axel Renoux, Axel Renoux, Virginie Gardette, Virginie Gardette   +7 more
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
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Differential Use of Pediatric Video Visits by a Diverse Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Objective: To describe and explore pediatric ambulatory video visit use by patient characteristics during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.Methods: We conducted an explanatory sequential mixed methods study with integration at the design ...
Jennifer L. Rosenthal, Christina O'Neal, April Sanders, Erik Fernandez y Garcia   +3 more
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Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the use of prescribed inhalers in asthmatic children attending Ambulatory Healthcare Services Clinics

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 2019
Background: Bronchial asthma affects 10%–15% of children worldwide. Parental attitudes constitute a major factor in helping to achieve successful asthma control in children. We aimed to assess parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding the use of prescribed inhalers for children with asthma in Abu Dhabi, United Arab ...
Lateefa Al-Ali, Shaima Al Jasmi, Laila Al Yammahi, Adnan Syeed, Ebtihal Darwish   +4 more
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Impact of Age on the Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in People With Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) who show a negative routine EEG (rEEG), and to determine the main factors associated with this finding.
Francesco Fortunato, Alessia Giugno, Miriam Sturniolo, Enrico Fratto, Pio Zoleo, Francesca Felicia Operto, Ilaria Sammarra, Antonio Gambardella   +7 more
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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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