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Neglected diseases of neglected populations: Thinking to reshape the determinants of health in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]

, 2005
Background People living in poverty throughout the developing world are heavily burdened with neglected communicable diseases and often marginalized by the health sector.
John P Ehrenberg, Steven K Ault, P Trouiller, J Mandelbaum-Schmid, L Savioli, LS Stephenson, CH King, KD Ramaiah, BV Babu, AA Ferrari, SA Vosti, LE Fazen, JM Hunter, J Utzinger, DN Durrheim, ML Ackers, DH Molyneux, DH Molyneux, Task Force on Health Systems Research, C Larrea, AC Macedo, PM Marzuk, DR Holtgrave, ML Wilson, World Health Organization, M Ezzati, R Saenz, D Sur, J Mouchet, EN Ezedinachi, U D'Alessandro, L Weinreb, C Nokes, RG Lunn, SR Moore, E Miguel, WHO, J Heukelbach, JS Thakur, JE Forrester, DJ Bradley, AC Evans, K Webb, LM Fox, C Prasittisuk, J Heukelbach, S Awasthi, DT Simeon, C Dunford, RW Steketee, G Yamey, Y Von Schirnding, L Savioli, SA Esrey, W Tun-Lin, L Heller, L Fewtrell, TF Clasen, R Otterpohl, LR Moraes, V Curtis, SA Harvey, SW Lindsay, MA Ansari, B Hyma, N Bruce, M Ezzati, Satoto, M Taylor, A Strina, A Olsen, SO Asaolu, SP Luby, H Alderman, G Anigan, SA Tanumihardjo, R Black, MB Zimmermann, T Devendra, JA Rivera, GP Bordigon, H Malekafzali, A Kroeger, K Bolles, P Nanda, C Molitor, T Blackman, T Harpham, Z Fuzesi, T Takano, BE Saelens, A Manan, J Spiegel, MJ Douglas, B Cave, RT Paterson, K Tontisirin, M Faber, S Schipani, AG Egziabher, T Dessie, Annon, A Bermejo, S Vazquez-Flores, S Jimenez, M Ezzati, R Rodriguez-Garcia, RY Cartwright, J Heukelbach   +108 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Changes in Immune‐Inflammation Status and Acute Ischemic Stroke Prognosis in Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Inflammation is a critical risk factor for poor outcomes in cerebral infarction. Prior studies focused primarily on baseline inflammation status, neglecting dynamic longitudinal changes. We try to investigate the association between immune‐inflammation status alterations and stroke prognosis, and evaluated three systemic biomarkers'
Songfang Chen, Wenting Huang, Yitian Liu, Xuan Chen, Buyu Ke, Qian Shen, Hanyu Cai, Jing Sun, Yan Li, Yungang Cao, Beilei Hu, Keyang Chen   +11 more
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Correction: MLST-Based Population Genetic Analysis in a Global Context Reveals Clonality amongst Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VNI Isolates from HIV Patients in Southeastern Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005223.].
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Staff
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Prevention, control, and elimination of neglected diseases in the Americas: Pathways to integrated, inter-programmatic, inter-sectoral action for health and development [PDF]

, 2007
Background In the Latin America and Caribbean region over 210 million people live below the poverty line. These impoverished and marginalized populations are heavily burdened with neglected communicable diseases.
John C Holveck, John P Ehrenberg, Steven K Ault, Rocio Rojas, Javier Vasquez, Maria Teresa Cerqueira, Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd, Miguel A Genovese, Mirta Roses Periago   +8 more
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Functional Connectivity Linked to Cognitive Recovery After Minor Stroke

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Patients with minor stroke exhibit slowed processing speed and generalized alterations in functional connectivity involving frontoparietal cortex (FPC). The pattern of connectivity evolves over time. In this study, we examine the relationship of functional connectivity patterns to cognitive performance, to determine ...
Vrishab Commuri, Isabella Dallasta, Ciaran Stone, Sophia Girgenti, Neda Gould, Rafael H. Llinas, Jonathan Z. Simon, Elisabeth Breese Marsh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Neglects Neglected Tropical Diseases? - Korean Perspective

Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2015
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of tropical infectious diseases of poorest people. Of 17 NTDs managed by WHO, two, guinea worm disease (by 2015) and yaws (by 2020) are targeted for eradication, and four (blinding trachoma, human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, and lymphatic filariasis) for elimination by 2020.
Min-Ho Choi, Jae-Ran Yu, Sung-Tae Hong
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Antecedents of personality disorder in childhood and adolescence: toward an integrative developmental model [PDF]

, 2014
Antecedents of personality disorder in childhood and adolescence have been a neglected area in official taxonomies of mental disorders such as the International Classification of Diseases or the different editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
De Clercq, Barbara, De Fruyt, Filip
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Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strongyloidiasis - the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases? [PDF]

, 2017
Soil-transmitted helminths of the genus Strongyloides (S. fuelleborni and the more prevalent S. stercoralis) are currently believed to infect an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. The health consequences of S.
Magnussen, Pascal, Marti, Hanspeter, Olsen, Annette, Polderman, Ton, Polman, Katja, Steinmann, Peter, Stothard, Russell, Thybo, Søren, van Lieshout, Lisette, Verweij, Jaco J.   +9 more
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