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SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza +19 more
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Bronchogenic carcinoma: Has the outlook changed?
Background: The purpose of the study was to determine the proportion of patients with bronchogenic carcinoma amenable to curative surgery at diagnosis. Methods: A retrospective approach was used in the setting of an academic hospital.
F.I. Hashmi, M.J. Mpe
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Exploring HIV Testing Models for Differentiated Service Delivery in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background: Targeting HIV testing services, as the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended in 2015, fast-tracks the identification of individuals with HIV and addresses the persisting HIV testing gap which might delay epidemic control. Following this
Hamufare Dumisani Mugauri +5 more
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Africa was the birth-place of Homo sapiens and has the earliest evidence for symbolic behaviour and complex technologies. The best-attested early flowering of these distinctive features was in a glacial refuge zone on the southern coast 100–70 ka, with ...
T. Rito +7 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Down syndrome regression disorder is a syndrome characterized by subacute loss of cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities in individuals with Down syndrome. Electroencephalography abnormalities are frequently observed during evaluation, but it remains unclear whether these findings represent a dynamic marker of disease ...
Jonathan D. Santoro +14 more
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This study investigates whether the new online registration and admission system implemented at a Tertiary Institution in Gauteng, South Africa, was successful and effective.
Frans MASHABELA, Alan S. PILLAY
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A case of cerebral venous thrombosis following the use of contraceptive medication
Cerebral venous thrombosis is an uncommon and serious complication of contraceptive medication, which often masquerades as a simple headache. The clinical picture is often confusing and imaging is critical to the diagnosis of this disorder.
G. Bunea, I. B. Copley, O. Ajani
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), “maize is life,” due to its importance to food security and economic wellbeing. Around 40 % of Africa’s maize-growing area faces occasional drought stress, resulting in yield losses of 10–25 %.
M. Fisher +5 more
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Water vapour transport associated with tropical-temperate trough systems over southern Africa and the southwest Indian Ocean [PDF]
Tropical–temperate trough (TTT) systems are the dominant rain-producing synoptic type over southern Africa. They represent an important mechanism of poleward transport of energy and momentum.
Richard Washington (13228215) +5 more
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