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Glucocorticoid therapy for adrenal insufficiency: nonadherence, concerns and dissatisfaction with information [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: Appropriate self‐management of glucocorticoid therapy (GC) is crucial for patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). We aimed to describe patients’ self‐reported nonadherence to GC, evaluate perceived doubts about need for GC, concerns about ...
Carroll, P., Chapman, S. C. E, Horne, R., Llahana, S.   +3 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Valvular Disease Begets Valvular Disease

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
In acute severe aortic regurgitation, an inversion of pressure gradient from the left ventricle to the left atrium causes the classical sign of end-diastolic mitral regurgitation.
Diana DeCampos, MD, Rogério Teixeira, MD, PhD, João Lopes, MD, Carolina Saleiro, MD, Lino Gonçalves, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan, Lydie Da Costa, Ludivine David Nguyen, Heloise Chosseler, Audrey Riquet, Benedicte Bruno, Melissa Barbati   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Fibre in Nutritional Management of Pancreatic Diseases [PDF]

, 2019
The role of fibre intake in the management of patients with pancreatic disease is still controversial. In acute pancreatitis, a prebiotic enriched diet is associated with low rates of pancreatic necrosis infection, hospital stay, systemic inflammatory ...
Badiali, Danilo, Bruno, Giovanni, Ribichini, Emanuela, Rossi, Sara, Sacchi, MARIA CARLOTTA, Severi, Carola, Stigliano, Serena, Zaccari, Piera   +7 more
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Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song, Jonathan Baron, Carlos Chavez Perez, Sidharth Ramesh, Jane Minturn, Kavita A. Desai, Amish C. Shah, Jean M. Belasco, Kristina A. Cole, Michael J. Fisher, Phillip B. Storm, Peter M. Madsen, Goldie Kurtz, Robert A. Lustig, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Michael J. LaRiviere   +15 more
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Clinical characteristics and prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in children less than two years of age [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
PurposeTo evaluate the clinical characteristics of vitamin D deficiency and its association with iron deficiency anemia (IDA).MethodsA total of 171 children aged less than two years underwent 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 tests between January 2007 and July 2009.
Ji Hyun Yoon, Cheong Soo Park, Ji Young Seo, Yun Sun Choi, Young Min Ahn   +4 more
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Effects of Supplementation in Vitamin D3 Deficient or Insufficient Children with Allergic Diseases

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Although vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency is prevalent in children with allergic diseases, recommendations for supplementation dosing regimens are imprecise and variable in the literature, because clinical trials aiming to
Andjelka Stojkovic, Katerina Dajic, Jasmina Milovanovic, Slobodan M. Jankovic, Nenad V. Markovic, Andrijana Kostic   +5 more
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What went wrong? The flawed concept of cerebrospinal venous insufficiency [PDF]

, 2013
In 2006, Zamboni reintroduced the concept that chronic impaired venous outflow of the central nervous system is associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), coining the term of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency ('CCSVI'). The diagnosis of 'CCSVI' is
Al-Omari MH, Alikhani K, Bartomolei I, Batson OV, Baumgartner RW, Benabid AL, Doepp F, Eckenhoff JE, Hempel KJ, Hojnacki D, Kipshidze N, Kostecki J, Lang J, Lang J, Ludyga T, Malagoni AM, Masuhr F, Mayer C, Nicolaides AB, Oberwahrenbrock T, Odake G, Oktar SO, Salvi F   +22 more
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source