Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis: A Literature Review Exploring Patient Perspectives
Elisabeth G Celius,1 Heidi Thompson,2 Maija Pontaga,3 Dawn Langdon,4 Alice Laroni,5 Stanca Potra,6 Trishna Bharadia,7 David Yeandle,8 Jane Shanahan,9 Pieter van Galen,10 Nektaria Alexandri,11 Jürg Kesselring12 1Deparment of Neurology, Oslo ...
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Predictors for Therapy Response to Intrathecal Corticosteroid Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis
Objective: The autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) represents a heterogeneous disease pattern with an individual course that may lead to permanent disability.
Katja Vohl +5 more
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Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to sirolimus of recipients with chronic kidney graft disease grade iii for a period 2003-2011 [PDF]
Background/Aim. Tremendous breakthrough in solid organ transplantation was made with the introduction of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI). At the same time, they are potentially nephrotoxic drugs with influence on onset and progression of renal graft ...
Ignjatović Ljiljana +11 more
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Expression of p63 as predictive and prognostic factor in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer [PDF]
Background/Aim. Serbia belongs to the group of countries with a high lung cancer incidence and mortality rate. p63 gene plays an important role in development of lung cancer and immunohistochemical expression of p63 is considered to be a reliable marker ...
Cvetković Gordana +8 more
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Disease progression in Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 infected viraemic controllers [PDF]
PhDBackground: The mechanism of CD4+ T-cell decline in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) infection is unclear, but the association with plasma HIV-1 RNA-load suggests viral replication is involved.
Groves, Katherine Claire
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Apathy in Alzheimer's disease: Contribution to a clinical view on progression of dementia
In addition to cognitive impairment, apathy is increasingly recognized as an important neuropsychiatric syndrome in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aims: To identify the relationship between dementia severity and apathy levels, and to discuss the association ...
Florindo Stella +5 more
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Histamine index and clinical expression of rheumatoid arthritis activity [PDF]
Background/Aim. Many arguments prove the pathophysiologic role of histamine in the process of remodeling and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
Tomić-Lučić Aleksandra P. +4 more
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Drosophila as a Model Organism in Host–Pathogen Interaction Studies
Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and widely instigated.
Salma Younes +4 more
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Predicting Severe Disease and Critical Illness on Initial Diagnosis of COVID-19: Simple Triage Tools
RationaleThis study was conducted to develop, validate, and compare prediction models for severe disease and critical illness among symptomatic patients with confirmed COVID-19.MethodsFor development cohort, 433 symptomatic patients diagnosed with COVID ...
Lutfi Ali S. Kurban +7 more
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Measuring coral disease lesions: a comparison of methodologies
The presence of stressors, particularly disease, on corals necessitates assessments of their severity in order to compare threat levels and to plan for impacts. Diseases in particular are often measured via the rate at which a lesion moves across a coral
Karen L. Neely
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