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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Psychological Burden of Patients With Vitiligo in Japan
ABSTRACT Vitiligo is a disorder characterized by depigmentation of the skin and is known to impact patients' health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). In Japan, HRQoL studies on vitiligo remain limited in size and scope, and factors contributing to impaired HRQoL, as well as the psychological burden, have not been adequately evaluated.
Naoki Oiso +5 more
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Abstract Objectives While preliminary evidence suggests that noninvasive vagal nerve stimulation (nVNS) may enhance cognition, to our knowledge, no study has directly assessed the effects of nVNS on brain function and cognitive performance in healthy individuals.
Ruth Klaming +3 more
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Infrared Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to assess the degree of pain relief obtained by applying infrared (IR) energy to the low back in patients with chronic, intractable low back pain.
George D Gale, Peter J Rothbart, Ye Li
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A six year retrospective review of occipital nerve stimulation practice--controversies and challenges of an emerging technique for treating refractory headache syndromes [PDF]
BACKGROUND: A retrospective review of patients treated with Occipital Nerve Stimulation (ONS) at two large tertiary referral centres has been audited in order to optimise future treatment pathways. METHODS: Patient's medical records were retrospectively
Al Kaisy, Adnan +8 more
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Longitudinal pancreatico-gastrostomy: An effective means of pain control in chronic pancreatitis
Aim: To assess the effectiveness of longitudinal pancreatico-gastrostomy (LPG) in relieving intractable abdominal pain in patients of chronic pancreatitis (CP) with dilated main pancreatic duct (MPD).
Bhattacharjee Prosanta
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Background: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is applied for managing chronic intractable pain, but the factors predicting its effectiveness have not been extensively researched.
Yongjae Yoo +5 more
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Ultrasound-guided trans-rectal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for advanced cervical cancer ablation is feasible: a case report. [PDF]
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an ablative treatment undergoing assessment for the treatment of benign and malignant disease. We describe the first reported intracavitary HIFU ablation for recurrent, unresectable and symptomatic cervical ...
Abel, M +9 more
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Flap Anatomies and Victorian Veils: Penetrating the Female Reproductive Interior
ABSTRACT This article examines the reappearance in the early nineteenth century of anatomical flapbooks in the context of obstetrical education in Britain, America and France. It asks why liftable paper flaps were reintroduced at this time after their disappearance from medical atlases in the eighteenth century.
Margaret Carlyle, Marcia D. Nichols
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