Exploring the interdependencies of research funders in the UK [PDF]
Investment in medical research is vital to the continuing improvement of the UK's health and wealth. It is through research that we expand our understanding of disease and develop new treatments for patients.
Crane, P +13 more
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Clinical disorders affecting mesopic vision [PDF]
Vision in the mesopic range is affected by a number of inherited and acquired clinical disorders. We review these conditions and summarize the historical background, describing the clinical characteristics alongside the genetic basis and molecular ...
Abramowicz M. +100 more
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Neuroendocrine tumours of the female genital tract: a case-based imaging review with pathological correlation [PDF]
Background Both primary and secondary gynaecological neuroendocrine (NE) tumours are uncommon, and the literature is scarce concerning their imaging features.
Callé, Catarina +4 more
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Stiff person syndrome and other immune-mediated movement disorders - new insights [PDF]
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review highlights the recent developments in immune-mediated movement disorders and how they reflect on clinical practice and our understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
Balint, B, Bhatia, KP
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Coincidental Central Precocious Puberty and Wilms Tumor in a 5-Year-Old Girl
Wilms tumor is the most frequent pediatric renal malignancy, and its usual presentation is an abdominal mass or hematuria. Unusual presentations have also been reported, such as paraneoplastic syndromes (acquired von Willebrand disease, sudden death due ...
Laura Kasongo +2 more
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Neuroendocrine cells in the normal, hyperplastic and neoplastic prostate [PDF]
Neuroendocrine cells can be demonstrated in normal, hyperplastic and neoplastic prostatic tissues. The products secreted by these cells can be used as tissue and/or serum markers but may also have biological effects.
Kwast, Th.H. (Theo) van der +3 more
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SUMMARY Paraneoplastic syndromes are a heterogeneous group of malignant diseases caused by events which involve endocrine, immune and metabolic aspects and whose symptoms vary according to the substance produced and the primary tumor.
Jimena Soutelo +5 more
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Neurological Peculiarities of POEMS Syndrome: Experience From a Brazilian University Center
ABSTRACT Aim Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome associated with significant neurologic morbidity. Better understanding of the manifestations of this disease is crucial to early diagnosis and improvement of prognosis.
Renan Fabri Rosenstein +5 more
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A case study with breast cancer and brain metastasis encompassing acute onset of amnesia and altered mental status due to limbic encephalitis - biochemical and proteomic aspects [PDF]
A biochemical case study is reported on a 50-year old lady known to have breast cancer. The woman was treated by mastectomy and this was followed by unraveling brain metastases three years post-diagnosis of the cancer, which was treated by radiation and ...
Ghazal, Faten Abou +5 more
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Cardiac endocrine function is an essential component of the homeostatic regulation network: physiological and clinical implications [PDF]
The discovery of cardiac natriuretic hormones required a profound revision of the concept of heart function. The heart should no longer be considered only as a pump, but rather as a multi-functional and interactive organ, part of a complex network and ...
CLERICO, ALDO +3 more
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