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ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ofatumumab in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), and compare it with rituximab. Methods We conducted a single–center, observational study including 22 MOGAD patients treated with ofatumumab and 21 treated with rituximab.
Yuxin Fan +5 more
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Advances in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Health Interventions [PDF]
The growing application of cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis and controversies about its methods has led to a need to explore its welfare economic foundations. Examination of its welfare theoretic foundations can provide a rationale for selecting specific
Alan M. Garber
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Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni +19 more
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Cost-benefit Analysis of Earthquake Costs and Building Retrofitting Costs in Iran [PDF]
Background: This article examines the cost of financial damages caused by earthquakes in the building sector and compares it with the estimation of retrofitting in Iran.
Fariborz Mohammadi +3 more
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Screening Routine Clinical Notes for Epilepsy Surgery Candidates Using Large Language Models
ABSTRACT Objective Epilepsy surgery is severely underutilized despite proven efficacy, with substantial under‐referral of eligible patients in routine clinical practice. This study evaluated the potential role of large language models (LLMs) as decision‐support tools for screening unstructured clinical notes to identify epilepsy surgery candidates and ...
Uriel Fennig +9 more
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A cost analysis of medicine donation programs to Tanzania’s neglected tropical diseases control program [PDF]
Masters of Public Health - see Magister Public HealthOverreliance on donor supported health programs has crippled many African countries and there is inadequate long-term planning on the future sustainability of health systems.
Rassa, Adam Omary
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ABSTRACT Objective Variants in SLC6A1, encoding the GABA transporter 1 (GAT‐1), cause epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental delay via loss of GABA uptake, impaired trafficking, and ER retention. We previously found that 4‐Phenylbutyrate (PBA), an FDA‐approved drug, restores GABA uptake and reduces seizures in SLC6A1‐related disorders ...
Melissa B. DeLeeuw +5 more
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Jordana K Schmier,1 Carolyn K Hulme-Lowe,1 David W Covert,2 Edmund C Lau3 1Exponent, Inc., Health Sciences, Alexandria, VA, 2Alcon Research Ltd., Fort Worth, TX, 3Exponent, Inc., Health Sciences, Menlo Park, CA, USA Background: Endophthalmitis, which ...
Schmier JK +3 more
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BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS IN U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY DECISIONS [PDF]
As the number and cost of environmental regulations have increased over the last thirty years, the regulated community, taxpayers, and policy makers have begun to demand that the benefits of regulations justify their costs.
Archibald, Sandra O., Easter, K. William
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ABSTRACT Objective Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most debilitating and common muscular dystrophies. Despite its severity, no approved therapy exists for FSHD patients. However, several therapeutic candidates are currently under development, and some have recently entered clinical trials, marking the need for reliable ...
Mustafa Bilal Bayazit +11 more
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