Spinal involvement in mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome): presentation, diagnosis and management. [PDF]
Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA), also known as Morquio-Brailsford or Morquio A syndrome, is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetyl-galactosamine-6-sulphate sulphatase (GALNS). MPS IVA is multisystemic but manifests
A Goel +78 more
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ROC analyses of APRI score, EOB‐MRI, and a combination of EOB‐MRI and APRI score for blue liver. ABSTRACT Aim Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), also known as “blue liver (BL),” is a common hepatic injury following oxaliplatin‐based chemotherapy in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).
Tomonari Shimagaki +7 more
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Major Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) and Quality of Life in Patients With Low Rectal Cancer: A Preoperative Survey Using LARS Score and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer’s 30-Item Core Quality of Life Questionnaire [PDF]
Ly Huu Phu +5 more
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The Insula and Its Epilepsies [PDF]
Insular seizures are great mimickers of seizures originating elsewhere in the brain. The insula is a highly connected brain structure. Seizures may only become clinically evident after ictal activity propagates out of the insula with semiology that ...
Gonzalez-Martinez, Jorge +8 more
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Phase II trial of preoperative radiochemotherapy with concurrent bevacizumab, capecitabine and oxaliplatin in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer [PDF]
Background: Preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) with 5-FU or capecitabine is the standard of care for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). Preoperative RCT achieves pathological complete response rates (pCR) of 10-15%.
Arnold, Dirk +9 more
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We investigated the impact of temporary stoma creation and closure on gut microbiota diversity in rectal cancer patients. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that microbial diversity significantly decreased postoperatively in the stoma group but remained stable in non‐stoma patients.
Yusuke Suzuki +9 more
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Deep brain and cortical stimulation for epilepsy [PDF]
Background : Despite optimal medical treatment, including epilepsy surgery, many epilepsy patients have uncontrolled seizures. In the last decades, interest has grown in invasive intracranial neurostimulation as a treatment for these patients ...
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Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS)
Patients develop a variety of bowel dysfunction following low or very low anterior resection for rectal cancer. These symptoms are known collectively as low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), and the extent to which it affects the quality of life of these patients can be assessed by the LARS score.
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This study examined time‐dependent changes in gastric emptying after gastrectomy for gastric cancer using a 13C‐acetate breath test with a semi‐solid meal in 95 patients, revealing that gastric emptying was initially delayed at 1 month but significantly accelerated by 12 months postoperatively.
Sachiko Kaida +8 more
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Ancient Schwannoma of the Cauda Equina: our experience and review of the literature [PDF]
Ancient schwannomas (AS) are exceedingly rare variant of common schwannomas (CS). Only two cases involving the cauda equina region have been previously reported in literature.
Caruso, Riccardo +5 more
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