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Quantification of multi-lumen blood vessel pathology in chronic traumatic encephalopathy [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disorder that had been largely ignored for decades since its initial characterization in 1928 by Dr. H. Martland. Within the last several years, a dramatic increase of attention in
Dell'Aquila, Kevin
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Eflornithine is a cost-effective alternative to melarsoprol for the treatment of second-stage human West African trypanosomiasis in Caxito, Angola. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To compare the cost-effectiveness of eflornithine and melarsoprol in the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis. METHOD: We used data from a Médecins Sans Frontières treatment project in Caxito, Angola to do a formal cost-effectiveness ...
Adam, Blum, Burri, Burri, Chappuis, Commission for Macroeconomics and Health, Edejer, Evans, Goldie, Legros, Louis, Lutumba, Matovu, Murray, Murray, Pepin, Pepin, Pepin, Politi, Priotto, Robays, Schmid, Schmid, Stanghellini   +23 more
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Encephalopathy

Definitions, 2019
Encephalopathy is a term for any diffuse disease of the brain that alters brain function or structure. Encephalopathy may be caused by infectious agent (bacteria, virus, or prion), metabolic or mitochondrial dysfunction, brain tumor or increased pressure
Wendy L. Wright
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Two‐Stage Treatment for Adult Large Patent Ductus Venosus

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This is the first report of a two‐stage treatment for an adult large PDV involving the first stage surgical angioplasty of the large Arantius' duct and second stage embolization of the formed small Arantius' duct. The two‐stage approach could avoid embolic material migration into the systemic circulation or acute portal hypertension associated with the
Shohei Kudo, Shiro Onozawa, Ryosuke Miyauchi, Ryota Matsuki, Yoshihiro Sakamoto   +4 more
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A meta-analysis of three identified single nucleotide polymorphisms at 1p13.3 and 1q41 and their associations with lipid levels and coronary artery disease

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
The aim of this meta-analysis was to detect whether three identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs646776, rs599839, and rs17465637) at 1p13.3 and 1q41 are associated with lipid levels and the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
Qian-Chao He, Yu-Ying Hu, Qing-Ping Zhang, Lu-Lu Tan, Yong-Hui Liu, Tai Liu, Yue-Qiang Hu, Qing Li, Ni Liang   +8 more
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Associated Clinical Features in Latino and Caucasian Patients from a Single Center. [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION AND AIM:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer in adults and has seen a rapid increase in incidence in the United States. Racial and ethnic differences in HCC incidence have been observed, with Latinos showing
Kieffer, Dorothy A, Kuftinec, Gabriela N, Levy, Robert, Medici, Valentina   +3 more
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Deep Learning Model for Predicting Operative Mortality After Total Gastrectomy: Analysis of the Japanese National Clinical Database (NCD)

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Deep learning‐based prediction model for operative mortality using the National Clinical Database (NCD). The model achieved a C‐statistic of 0.74. ABSTRACT Background Radical gastrectomy with lymph node dissection is the primary treatment for gastric cancer.
Ryosuke Fukuyo, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Masanori Tokunaga, Yusuke Kinugasa, Yoshihiro Kakeji, Ken Shirabe   +5 more
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Atypical status of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Poland: a molecular typing study [PDF]

, 2008
The aim of this study was to analyze molecular features of protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres) in Western blots of BSE cases diagnosed in Poland with respect to a possible atypical status.
Jacobs, J.G., Langeveld, J.P.M., Polak, M.P., Zmudzinski, J.F.   +3 more
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Characterizing the Healthcare Utilization and Costs of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is the second‐most common inherited bleeding disorder worldwide, afflicting one in 4000–5000 people, and is the most morbid inherited bleeding disorder of women. HHT causes recurrent severe epistaxis, chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding, and arteriovenous malformations in the ...
Hanny Al‐Samkari, Tracy J. Mayne, Misty Troutt, Hemant Patle, Marianne Clancy, Eric Duhaime   +5 more
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Prenatal Brain Abnormalities in Sodium‐Dependent Multivitamin Transporter Deficiency

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In treatable neurometabolic disorders, early diagnosis and prompt initiation of treatment are key to improved survival and outcomes. Biallelic variants in SLC5A6 cause sodium‐dependent multivitamin transporter deficiency (OMIM # 618973), which is treatable with high‐dose pantothenic acid, biotin, and alpha lipoic acid.
Eri Ogawa, Kenjiro Kosaki, Toshiki Takenouchi   +2 more
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