Timing and Predictive Value of Clinical Conditions Preceding Multiple Sclerosis in the UK Biobank
ABSTRACT Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients often experience a higher incidence of clinical conditions before diagnosis, suggesting a prodromal phase. However, their predictive value and temporal trajectories remain underexplored. We investigated these aspects using the large UK Biobank's population‐based cohort, which provided clinical ...
Andrea Nova+5 more
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A Treatment Effect Method for Merger Analysis with an Application to Parking Prices in Paris [PDF]
Most retrospective merger studies resort to the treatment effect approach, comparing the price dynamics in a treatment group and in a control group.
Laurent Linnemer, Philippe Choné
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Observational Study of Tocilizumab in Children With Febrile Infection‐Related Epilepsy Syndrome
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of using tocilizumab in children with febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and explore tocilizumab‐related changes in interleukin (IL)‐6 levels. Methods Patients with FIRES admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Beijing Children's Hospital were retrospectively ...
Yushan He+7 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Parkinsonism in HTLV‐1‐Associated Myelopathy
ABSTRACT Objective Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1)‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is the classic neurological manifestation of HTLV‐1 infection; however, this virus has also been associated with other neurological disorders. Concurrent parkinsonism is relatively rare and presents diagnostic challenges.
Mika Dozono+8 more
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Epistaxis: A retrospective clinical study
Epistaxis is a common otolaryngologic problem. A 2.5 years retrospective study (June 1998 December 2000) of patients attending outdoor or indoor services of Department of ENT with complaint of nasal bleeding was done. The study was conducted on 88 patients for the incidence, age and sex relation, etiological factors, clinical findings, and treatment ...
Saurabh Varshney, R. K. Saxena
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Anthropometric indices of Gambian children after one or three annual rounds of mass drug administration with azithromycin for trachoma control. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin, carried out for the control of blinding trachoma, has been linked to reduced mortality in children.
A Amza+46 more
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Predictors of delayed consultation in undescended testis patients at a Rwandan referral hospital
INTRODUCTION: Delayed management of undescended testes (UDT) is associated with an increased risk of malignancy and impaired fertility. To identify causes of delayed consultation of patients with UDT at a Rwandan referral hospital METHODS: This was ...
A. Bonane+6 more
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Small effects of selective migration and selective survival in retrospective studies of fertility [PDF]
In this paper, we assess the accuracy of fertility estimates that are based on the retrospective information that can be derived from an existing cross-sectional population.
Boris Sobolev, Gunnar Andersson
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Soft systems methodology: a context within a 50-year retrospective of OR/MS [PDF]
Soft systems methodology (SSM) has been used in the practice of operations research and management science OR/MS) since the early 1970s. In the 1990s, it emerged as a viable academic discipline.
Abbott A.+75 more
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Understanding Mechanisms of Whole Brain and Regional Grey Matter Atrophy in Children With MOGAD
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the mechanisms driving whole brain and regional grey matter (GM) volume changes along with their clinical correlates in paediatric myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG‐Ab)–associated disease (MOGAD). Methods One‐hundred‐nine paediatric MOGAD patients from two UK centres underwent MRI at attack nadir and ...
Ermelinda De Meo+14 more
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