Attributes and weights in health care priority setting: a systematic review of what counts and to what extent [PDF]
In most societies resources are insufficient to provide everyone with all the health care they want. In practice, this means that some people are given priority over others. On what basis should priority be given?
Butler, James R.G.+4 more
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Abstract Background As advanced molecular testing is incorporated into routine clinical practice, accessibility and yield remain limited. Objectives We propose a simplified and effective workup strategy to maximize diagnostic yield based on presented diagnostic yield of rare movement disorders at a tertiary Neurogenetics Clinic.
Dvir Penn+23 more
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Prevalence and breed predisposition for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease in cats [PDF]
Objectives The objective was to evaluate the prevalence and possible breed predilections for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) in cats. Methods Medical records and imaging studies of cats diagnosed with thoracolumbar IVDD between January ...
De Decker, S, Volk, H A, Warner, A-S
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Motor neuron degeneration in spastic paraplegia 11 mimics amyotrophic lateral sclerosis lesions
The most common autosomal recessive spastic paraplegia is caused by mutations in SPG11. Denora et al. report the first postmortem neuropathological analysis of two unrelated patients with SPG11, and demonstrate clinical and pathological overlap between ...
P. Denora+17 more
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O acometimento axial pela gota é um evento raro, e o envolvimento da coluna torácica foi descrito em apenas 17 casos na literatura. Apresentamos um caso de paciente do sexo masculino de 48 anos com história de gota, sob tratamento irregular com ...
Eduardo Massato Hasegawa+2 more
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FES rehabilitation platform with real-time control and performance feedback. [PDF]
Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury is associated with low-trauma fractures, and consequently with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The loss of bone mass density (BMD) due to paraplegia can be reduced through cyclical electrically-induced ...
Andrews, B.+5 more
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Endovascular repair for acute traumatic transection of the descending thoracic aorta: experience of a single centre with a 12-years follow up [PDF]
Background: Most blunt aortic injuries occur in the proximal proximal descending aorta causing acute transection of this vessel. Generally, surgical repair of the ruptured segment of aorta is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality and in
Butrico, L+6 more
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Recurrent De Novo NAHR Reciprocal Duplications in the ATAD3 Gene Cluster Cause a Neurogenetic Trait with Perturbed Cholesterol and Mitochondrial Metabolism. [PDF]
Recent studies have identified both recessive and dominant forms of mitochondrial disease that result from ATAD3A variants. The recessive form includes subjects with biallelic deletions mediated by non-allelic homologous recombination.
Armstrong, C+28 more
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Paraplegia is a well-defined state of complete motor deficit in lower limbs, regardless of sensory involvement. The cause of paraplegia usually guides treatment, however, some controversies remain about the time and benefits for spinal cord decompression
Leonardo Giacomini+5 more
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A thoracic-epidural granulocytic sarcoma case that was diagnosed preceding the onset of and that recurred co-incidental to acute promyelocytic leukemia, which developed after surgical treatment. [PDF]
Granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma is a tumor seen in myelocytic leukemia. Spinal epidural onset is rare and is generally seen before or together with the onset of myelocytic leukemia.
Bayraktaroglu, Taner+6 more
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