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Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences of Barriers and Facilitators to ARFID Identification, Diagnosis and Treatment: A Rapid Review

open access: yesEuropean Eating Disorders Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Despite increasing evidence of the physical and psychosocial impairments associated with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), there are currently no national guidelines for its assessment and treatment. In the absence of such guidance, it is crucial to understand the experiences of healthcare professionals (HCPs ...
Sandra‐Eve Bamigbade   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Misdiagnosis of Acute Stroke in Young Adults

open access: yes, 2011
Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke can result in neurologic worsening or a missed opportunity for thrombolysis. Because stroke in young adults is less common than stroke in the elderly, we sought to determine clinical ...
Kumar Rajamani   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Engineered molecular diagnostic strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma: Integrating flexible photonic barcodes, liquid biopsies, and AI‐enhanced sensing platforms

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains challenging because conventional serum biomarkers, especially alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP), show limited sensitivity for early‐stage disease. Recent progress in engineered molecular diagnostics provides new opportunities to improve HCC detection through integrated material, molecular, and ...
Jingzhi Xue   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurolathyrism in Sub‐Saharan Africa—Assessing the Neurotoxic Risks of Lathyrus sativus Amid Drought and Food Security Challenges

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Representation of grass pea consumption in drought‐stricken sub‐Saharan Africa sustains nutrition, but excess β‐ODAP exposure due to multiple reasons triggers neurolathyrism, a progressive neurotoxic disorder. ABSTRACT Neurolathyrism is a progressive motor neuron disease due to the consumption of Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) over long periods.
Biruk Demisse Ayalew   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetic resonance imaging findings of intravascular leiomyomatosis of the uterus: a case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine
BackgroundIntravascular leiomyomatosis (IVL) is often a non-malignant condition that grows inside the blood vessels and does not invade surrounding tissues. However, its presence within the blood vessels can lead to obstructions.
Bin Guo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Underestimation of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Italy

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Knowing the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is essential for planning appropriate vaccination policies. However, IMD may be underestimated because of misdiagnosis or insufficiently sensitive laboratory methods.
Chiara Azzari   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rate and Associated Factors of Transient Ischemic Attack Misdiagnosis

open access: yes, 2019
Background and purpose The goal of this study was to investigate the rate and associated factors of Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) misdiagnosis. Methods We retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients with an initial diagnosis of TIA in the emergency ...
Zand, Ramin   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Punch Biopsy Results in Misdiagnosis of Pilomatrixoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Punch biopsy results in misdiagnosis of clinically unsuspected giant pilomatrixoma located over the parotid gland. This study presents a case of pilomatrixoma that was misdiagnosed as a malignant epithelial tumor using punch biopsy.
Ali Özgür Karakaş   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Initial misdiagnosis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: associating factors and its prognosis.

open access: yes, 2018
BACKGROUND: Predicting the fate of patients who are given a misdiagnosis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) remains unclear. The purpose was to examine factors associated with initial misdiagnosis of aSAH and to investigate the impact of ...
정준호
core   +2 more sources

A stochastic analysis of medical misdiagnosis in children

open access: yes, 2015
Medical misdiagnosis has been an issue on the rise in the past decade with an observed increase in medical malpractice cases. In Africa, most malpractice cases are due to negligence and misdiagnosis, with the cases of misdiagnosis rising.
Mugwe, Teresia Wanjiku
core   +1 more source

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