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Diabetes management before and after cancer diagnosis: missed opportunity [PDF]

, 2015
Background Few studies have examined the management of comorbidities in cancer patients. This study used population-based data to estimate the guideline concordance rates for diabetes management before and after cancer diagnosis and examined if diabetes ...
Anderson, Roger T., Camacho, Fabian T., Chukmaitov, Askar S., Fleming, Steven T., Yao, Nengliang   +4 more
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Risk factors for glaucoma in nanophthalmos – a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Ophthalmology
Background Nanophthalmos, a rare ocular condition characterized by small but structurally normal eyes, presents a high risk for developing angle-closure glaucoma and related complications.
Sharmila Rajendrababu, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot, Vijayalakshmi A. Senthilkumar, Balasubramaniam Niranjana, Mythiri Rao, Udhayakumar Maghalakshmi, Mani Iswarya, Thandavarayan Kumaragurupari, Selvaraj Jerrome, Carroll A. B. Webers   +9 more
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Evaluation of primary eye care services for children in the Ashanti region of Ghana

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: One of the strategies to improve access to eye care services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is to integrate such services into primary health care (PHC).
Elizabeth M. Akpakli, Alvin J. Munsamy, Nishanee Rampersad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho, Rebecca Schmitt, Aneesha Dasgupta, Alexandra Ducharme, Jason Doles   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advocacy for eye care

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
The effectiveness of eye care service delivery is often dependant on how the different stakeholders are aligned. These stakeholders range from the ministries of health who have the capacity to grant government subsidies for eye care, down to the primary ...
Thulasiraj D Ravilla, Dhivya Ramasamy
doaj   +1 more source

Alternate eye care services in a Ghanaian district

Ghana Medical Journal, 2006
To determine eye care services sought outside the regular hospital system and their providers.Akwapim South districtQuestionnaire survey and in depth interviews.We recruited 1,537 persons with a previous history of eye disease and alternate service providers (21 chemical shop attendants and 55 herbalists).
Ntim-Amponsah, CT, Amoaku, WMK, Ofosu-Amaah, S   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Connectivity Linked to Cognitive Recovery After Minor Stroke

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with minor stroke exhibit slowed processing speed and generalized alterations in functional connectivity involving frontoparietal cortex (FPC). The pattern of connectivity evolves over time. In this study, we examine the relationship of functional connectivity patterns to cognitive performance, to determine ...
Vrishab Commuri, Isabella Dallasta, Ciaran Stone, Sophia Girgenti, Neda Gould, Rafael H. Llinas, Jonathan Z. Simon, Elisabeth Breese Marsh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Vision Analyzer–Virtual Reality Perimeter

Ophthalmology Science, 2021
Purpose: To evaluate the Advanced Vision Analyzer (AVA; Elisar Vision Technology) and to compare pointwise threshold sensitivity and functional correlation of Elisar Standard Algorithm (ESA) with the Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm (SITA) of the ...
Priya Narang, MS, Amar Agarwal, FRCS, FRCOphth, Maheswari Srinivasan, MOptom, FIACLE, Ashvin Agarwal, MS   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eye care services evaluation in a low-income urban population of São Paulo City - Brazil [PDF]

, 2009
PURPOSE: To evaluate eye care services from the user's perspective in a low income population from the east zone of the city of São Paulo - Brazil. METHODS: A household survey was performed using cluster sampling in three low income districts of the city
Belfort, Rubens Junior, Berezovsky, Adriana, Cinoto, Rafael Werneck, Mendieta, Luana, Pereira, Josenilson Martins, Sacai, Paula Yuri, Salomão, Solange Rios   +6 more
core   +3 more sources