Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Access to Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson's Disease
Abstract Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) in appropriately selected patients. DBS may be underused in certain patient populations, especially women and racialized groups. Barriers and biases to receiving DBS that could account for underuse among these groups are not well studied in Canada.
Fang Ba +14 more
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Understanding the Role of Reading and Oral Language Skills Growth in Overcoming Reading Comprehension Difficulties. [PDF]
Kargiotidis A, Manolitsis G.
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Managing Dystonia in Partington Syndrome
Abstract Background Bilateral focal hand dystonia is an almost pathognomonic sign of Partington syndrome, frequently accompanied by intellectual disability and oromotor dyspraxia. However, a few studies have focused on the treatment of this focal dystonia, making patient management uncertain.
Emilie Pichon +13 more
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Sentence Comprehension and L2 Exposure Effects in 6-Year-Old Sequentially Bilingual Children With Typical Development and Developmental Language Disorder. [PDF]
Smolander S +5 more
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Abstract Background Visual hallucinations (VH) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often co‐occur in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Each symptom in isolation is associated with cholinergic basal forebrain (BF) atrophy. However, it is unclear whether BF integrity relates to one symptom preferentially or to their co‐occurrence, and whether this relationship ...
Sabrina M. Adamo +6 more
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Long-Term Cognitive and Language Outcomes at the Age of Seven Following Arterial Presumed Perinatal Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report. [PDF]
Bogavac I +6 more
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Predictive Power of Receptive and Productive Vocabulary Knowledge for L2 Writing Ability
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Early Autonomic Burden in Prodromal Parkinson's Disease Predicts Cognitive Impairment
Abstract Background Autonomic dysfunction is a known contributor to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD), but its impact during prodromal stage is unknown. Objective The aim was to determine whether early autonomic burden predicts incident cognitive impairment in prodromal PD.
A. Enrique Martinez‐Nunez +5 more
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Beyond Socioeconomic Status: A Strengths-Focused Structural Equation Modeling Study of Collaboration-Focused Parenting Beliefs, Interaction Quality, and Language Outcomes. [PDF]
Alper RM +4 more
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Barriers to timely nutrition support in patients with cancer: A scoping review
Abstract In clinical cancer settings, malnutrition can go undiagnosed and patients often receive nutrition care only after they have lost substantial weight or developed severe side effects. Neglecting to provide nutrition care to a patient in a timely manner can lead to increased difficulties in supporting them and to poorer clinical outcomes. The aim
Francesca Tabacchi +5 more
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