Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Mimicking Dementia in a Patient Treated With Imatinib
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tyrosine kinase inhibitors are the cornerstone of chronic myeloid leukemia treatment. Newer agents have more potency and a broader spectrum of action, but also a higher potential for neuropsychiatric side effects. We present a case of a patient on imatinib who developed progressive cognitive, mood, and behavioral alterations.
Ashley Jones +3 more
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Item analysis in course management
Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2009 Objective: To assess the quality of test questions and create a data bank of test questions for theophthalmology department. The resulting data can also be used for instructors to improve the effectiveness of test items and as guidance for their ...
O Suwannarat
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Multiple-choice discourse completion tasks in Japanese English language assessment [PDF]
, 2008 A new class of multiple-choice discourse completion tasks (MDCTs) is beginning to gain popularity in the Japan English as a Foreign Language (JEFL) assessment context.
Setoguchi, Eric
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Adult‐Onset Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting With Subacute Cognitive Deficits
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 41‐year‐old man diagnosed with adult‐onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). The patient presented with subacute progressive cognitive deficits and a neuropsychological profile indicating predominant frontoparietal dysfunction. MRI showed only mild parietal‐predominant cerebral atrophy.
Dennis Yeow +4 more
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MedEdPublish, 2018 Background: Item-writing flaws (IWFs) are common in multiple choice questions (MCQs) despite item-writing guidelines. Previous studies have shown that IWFs impact validity as observed through student performance, item difficulty, and discrimination. Most
Hannah Pham, James Besanko, Peter Devitt
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Relations of the Number of Functioning Distractors With the Item Difficulty Index and the Item Discrimination Power in the Multiple Choice Questions. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Chauhan GR +3 more
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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Reliable retrieval is intrinsically rewarding: Recency, item difficulty, study session memory, and subjective confidence predict satisfaction in word-pair recall. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Holm L, Wells M.
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Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas +39 more
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Do Students Effectively Regulate Their Use of Self-Testing as a Function of Item Difficulty? [PDF]
Educ Psychol Rev, 2022 Badali S, Rawson KA, Dunlosky J.
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