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Bone mineral density and fracture risk with long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with asthma: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: We aimed to assess the association between long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and bone adverse effects in patients with asthma. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of fracture risk and changes in bone mineral density with ...
Agertoft, Allen, Bahceciler, British-Thoracic-Society/Scottish-Intercollegiate-Guidelines-Network, El, Ferguson, Harris, Higgins, Higgins, Ioannidis, Johannes, Jones, Kelly, Kemp, Law, Li, Loke, Loke, Maspero, National-Asthma-Education-and-Prevention-Program, Ricciardolo, Richy, Rossi, Roux, Schlienger, Sosa, The Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group, Turpeinen, Van Staa, Vanfleteren, Weatherall, Wisniewski, Yanik   +32 more
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Clinically Relevant Outcome Measures in Women With Adrenoleukodystrophy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare inherited peroxisomal disease caused by pathogenic variants in the ABCD1 gene located on the X chromosome. Although the most severe central nervous system and adrenal complications typically affect only men with adrenoleukodystrophy, the majority of women develop myeloneuropathy symptoms in adulthood.
Chenwei Yan, Elizabeth I. Pierpont, Amena S. Fine, Reena V. Kartha   +3 more
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Cholesterol-embolization syndrome: current perspectives

Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2019
Abdullah OzkokDepartment of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Memorial Şişli Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyAbstract: Cholesterol-embolization syndrome (CES) is a multisystemic disease with various clinical manifestations.
Ozkok A
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Safety and efficacy of fluticasone propionate in the topical treatment of skin diseases [PDF]

, 2004
Fluticasone propionate - the first carbothioate corticosteroid - has been classified as a potent anti-inflammatory drug for dermatological use. It is available as 0.05% cream and 0.005% ointment formulations for the acute and maintenance treatment of ...
Atsuta J, Boner AL, Bridgman A, Callen J, Delescluse J, Dooms-Goossens AE, Dykes PJ, Falcoz C, Fisher DA, Goossens A, Harding SM, Hogger P, James M, Johnson M, Johnson M, Juhlin L, Katz HI, Korting HC, Lebwohl M, Li JT, Liu XQ, Llewellyn-Jones CG, Lucky AW, McKenzie AW, McLean HM, Nurnberger FG, Phillipps GH, Roberts DT, Spencer CM, Tharp MD, Venning VA, Wilkinson SM, Wolkerstorfer A, Young MMR   +33 more
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Meningovascular Inflammation in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy‐Related Cortical Superficial Siderosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of inflammation in cortical superficial siderosis (cSS), a marker of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) linked to high hemorrhage risk, is unclear. We examined 15 patients with cSS using 3 T post‐contrast vessel wall MRI (VWI) and CSF analysis.
Philipp Arndt, Eya Khadhraoui, Sebastian J. Müller, Katja Neumann, Hendrik Mattern, Sven G. Meuth, Valentina Perosa, Andreas Charidimou, Stefanie Schreiber   +8 more
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Quantification of muscle strength and motor ability in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy on steroid therapy Quantificação da força muscular e habilidades motoras em pacientes com distrofia muscular de Duchenne em corticoterapia

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2007
OBJECTIVE: An assessment protocol was applied to quantify and describe muscular strength and motor abilities of 32 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), aged between 5 and 12 years on steroid therapy.
Samara Lamounier Santana Parreira, Maria Bernadete Dutra Resende, Marília Della Corte Peduto, Suely Kazue Nagahashi Marie, Mary Souza Carvalho, Umbertina Conti Reed   +5 more
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in nursing home residents detected with the community pharmacist specific GheOP3S-tool [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The Ghent Older People’s Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S-)tool was recently developed to screen for potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP).
Boussery, Koen, Mattelin, Kristof, Mehuys, Els, PATTYN, EVA, Petrovic, Mirko, Somers, Annemie, Tommelein, Eline, Van Damme, Charlotte   +7 more
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A 73‐Year‐Old Man With Several Years of Difficulty Climbing Stairs and Frequent Tripping

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A 73‐year‐old man presented with progressive weakness and atrophy predominantly affecting the distal finger flexors and quadriceps muscles. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated mixed myogenic and neurogenic features. Muscle MRI showed inflammatory changes, and muscle biopsy revealed granulomatous myositis with histologic features ...
Mehmet Can Sari, Arens Taga, Sonya Ulrike Steele, Ahmet Hoke   +3 more
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Neuroinflammation in GAD65 Antibody‐Associated Epilepsy Measured Using [18F]DPA‐714 PET/MRI

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The timing for initiating immunotherapy in patients with glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibody‐associated epilepsy is a challenge. We used the translocator protein radioligand [18F]DPA‐714 and PET to evaluate brain microglial activation.
Jingjing Chen, Yuying Zhang, Heyu Zhang, Jinming Zhang, Ningning Wang, Xintong Guo, Yicong Liu, Yue Liu, Xiangsong Zhang, Ziyi Chen, Guanzhong Ni   +10 more
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Experience of sarcoidosis and factors predicting relapse at a tertiary care institute in North India

Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2019
Background: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, chronic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The clinical course of sarcoidosis is punctuated with remission and relapses, which is unpredictable.
Alok Nath, Zia Hashim, Ajmal Khan, Mansi Gupta, Zafar Neyaz, Durga Prasanna Misra, Ravi Mishra, Shivani Srivastava   +7 more
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