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Effect of recombinant human nerve growth factor eye drops in patients with dry eye: a phase IIa, open label, multiple-dose study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Dry eye disease (DED) affects more than 14% of the elderly population causing decrease of quality of life, high costs and vision impairment.
Allegretti, M., Ferrari, M., Garhoefer, G., Lambiase, A., Mantelli, F., Sacchetti, M., Schmetterer, L., Schmidl, D.   +7 more
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Assessment of light touch sensation in the hands of systemic sclerosis patients

Clinics, 2014
INTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis is a relatively rare connective tissue disorder characterized by severe and progressive fibrosis of the skin. Due to the current lack of available information on this subject, the aim of the present study was to assess ...
Paula Gabriel Silva, Anamaria Jones, Pola Maria Poli Araujo, Jamil Natour   +3 more
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Impulsivity, Emotional Intelligence, and Alcohol Consumption in Young People: A Mediation Analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Alcohol consumption in young people is a public health problem. Due to the harmful consequences and the large population using alcoholic substances, it would be important to determine the biological, psychological, and social factors associated with ...
Alameda-Bailén, José Ramón, Guil Bozal, Rocío, Merchán Clavellino, Ana, Salguero Alcañiz, María Pilar   +3 more
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Reconceptualizing Pediatric Strabismus as a Condition Rooted in Sensory Processing Disorder: A Novel Case-Based Hypothesis

Children
Background/Objectives: A direct link between sensory processing disorder (SPD) and strabismus has not been systematically investigated, though prior studies suggest sensory modulation may influence visual behaviors. Traditional approaches view strabismus
Mirjana Bjeloš, Ana Ćurić, Mladen Bušić, Katja Rončević, Adrian Elabjer   +4 more
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Dissociation between intact vibratory sensation and impaired joint position sensation may predict ataxia of spinal origin

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2016
Vibratory and joint position sensations are usually impaired simultaneously and afferents for both sensations ascend the dorsal columns. There are a few evidences that the central pathways in the spinal cord for position and vibratory sensations are not ...
Masato Kanazawa, MD, PhD, Keiichi Katsumi, MD, Takayoshi Tokutake, MD, PhD, Naoto Endo, MD, PhD, Osamu Onodera, MD, PhD, Masatoyo Nishizawa, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Relation between vibrotactile perception thresholds and reductions in finger blood flow induced by vibration of the hand at frequencies in the range 8–250 Hz

, 2014
Purpose: this study investigated how the vasoconstriction induced by vibration depends on the frequency of vibration when the vibration magnitude is defined by individual thresholds for perceiving vibration [i.e.
Griffin, Michael J., Ye, Ying
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Mechanisms Underlying Overactive Bladder and Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018
The bladder is innervated by extrinsic afferents that project into the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, providing sensory input to the micturition centers within the central nervous system.
Luke Grundy, Luke Grundy, Ashlee Caldwell, Ashlee Caldwell, Stuart M. Brierley, Stuart M. Brierley   +5 more
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The Long-Term Loss of Smell and Taste in COVID-19 Patients – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ABCS Health Sciences
Introduction: Olfactory symptoms have been reported as particular in COVID-19 patients. Objective: To synthesize and analyze the existing evidence on the monitoring loss of sense of smell and taste in COVID-19 patients, and for how long symptoms persist
Jaqueline Dal Curtivo Passos, Yan Santos Borges, Henrique Aparecido Laureano, Izonete Cristina Guiloski   +3 more
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Burning mouth syndrome: A comparative cross-sectional study

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2018
Background and Aim: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) may be defined as a burning sensation in the oral mucosa usually unaccompanied by clinical signs. Multiple conditions have been attributed to a burning sensation. The aim of this study was to determine the
Maryam Rabiei, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili, Leili Alizadeh   +2 more
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Sensitive scalp: an epidemiologic study in patients with hair loss

Dermatology Reports, 2022
Background: Sensitive scalp is a common condition defined by the presence of erythema and/or subjective symptoms as pain, pricking, burning, pruritus of the scalp elicited by triggering factors. Trichodynia is a term that describes a sensation of pain or
Anna Graziella Burroni, Ilaria Trave, Astrid Herzum, Aurora Parodi   +3 more
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