Randomized trial of calcipotriol combined with 5-fluorouracil for skin cancer precursor immunotherapy [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND. Actinic keratosis is a precursor to cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Long treatment durations and severe side effects have limited the efficacy of current actinic keratosis treatments.
Ahu Turkoz +18 more
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Alopecia areata: a multifactorial autoimmune condition [PDF]
, 2019 Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease that results in non-scarring hair loss, and it is clinically characterised by small patches of baldness on the scalp and/or around the body. It can later progress to total loss of scalp hair (Alopecia totalis) and/
Butcher, John P. +3 more
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Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia mimicking multiple cylindromas: a rare case report
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2014 Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a rare and idiopathic vascular disorder. It is characterized by red to brown papules and nodules, typically localized on the head and neck, particularly around the ear as singular or multiple lesions.
Sheikh Manzoor Ahmad +3 more
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Statistical mechanics of neocortical interactions: large-scale EEG influences on molecular processes [PDF]
, 2016 Recent calculations further supports the premise that large-scale synchronous firings of neurons may affect molecular processes. The context is scalp electroencephalography (EEG) during short-term memory (STM) tasks. The mechanism considered is $\mathbf{\
Ingber, Lester
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 IntroductionPsoriasis localized at the scalp, face, nails, genitalia, palms, and soles can exacerbate the disease burden. Real-world studies comparing the effectiveness of treatments for these special areas are limited.MethodsPsoriasis Study of Health ...
Stefano Piaserico +10 more
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Temporal characteristics of the influence of punishment on perceptual decision making in the human brain [PDF]
, 2013 Perceptual decision making is the process by which information from sensory systems is combined and used to influence our behavior. In addition to the sensory input, this process can be affected by other factors, such as reward and punishment for correct
Blank, H. +3 more
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Direct Current Auditory Evoked Potentials During Wakefulness, Anesthesia, and Emergence from Anesthesia [PDF]
, 2001 Direct current auditory evoked potentials (DC-AEPs) are a sensitive indicator of depth of anesthesia in ani-mals. However, they have never been investigated in humans. To assess the potential usefulness of DC-AEPs as an indicator of anesthesia in humans,
Bauer, Herbert +5 more
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Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp following hair transplantation
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2014 Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is a rare inflammatory disease with unknown etiology that usually occurs in the elderly. It is characterized by multiple sterile pustules, chronic crusted erosions, cicatricial alopecia, and skin atrophy ...
Zabihollah Shahmoradi +2 more
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A proposed scoring system for assessing the severity of actinic keratosis on the head: actinic keratosis area and severity index [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Actinic keratosis (AK) severity is currently evaluated by subjective assessment of patients. Objectives: To develop and perform an initial pilot validation of a new easy-to-use quantitative tool for assessing AK severity on the head ...
Arkachaisri +27 more
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Comparative genomics of Staphylococcus capitis reveals species determinants
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Staphylococcus capitis is primarily described as a human skin commensal but is now emergent as an opportunistic pathogen isolated from the bloodstream and prosthetic joint infections, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-associated sepsis.
Charlotte E. Chong +2 more
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