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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko, Segev Gabay, Jonathan Roth, Amit Ringel, Rina Dvir, Shlomi Constantini   +5 more
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Function after spinal treatment, exercise and rehabilitation (FASTER): improving the functional outcome of spinal surgery [PDF]

, 2010
Background: The life-time incidence of low back pain is high and diagnoses of spinal stenosis and disc prolapse are increasing. Consequently, there is a steady rise in surgical interventions for these conditions.
Jamrozik, K., TP Morris, S Morris, Doré CJ, Morris, S, CJ Doré, Morris S, McGregor, A., Doré, C., Morris TP, McGregor, AH, Jamrozik K, Dore, CJ, AH McGregor, Morris, TP, Jamrozik, K, McGregor AH, Morris, S., K Jamrozik, Morris, T.   +19 more
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The Severity of Preoperative Cervical Disc Degeneration Is an Important Risk Factor for Cervical Fusion Failure After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

International Journal of Clinical Practice
Conclusions: Patients with a higher preoperative D Score (> 23.5) and Mean Surgery D Score (> 4.125) have a higher risk of fusion failure after ACDF.
Bing Zhou, Youfeng Guo, Beiduo Shen, Haihong Zhao, Ziqi Zhu, Bin Yu, Tao Hu, Desheng Wu   +7 more
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Outcomes in Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Anchored Intersomatic Cage

Global Spine Journal, 2015
Introduction The anchored cervical intersomatic cages made in PEEK is a new promising alternative to anterior cervical locking plates with autologous iliac bone graft for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Nicolas Scheverin, Castelli Roberto, Nicolas Videla Kopp, Anibal Sarotto, Diego Sobrero, Dinelli Dino, Alejandro Steverlynck   +6 more
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Standalone oblique lateral interbody fusion vs. combined with percutaneous pedicle screw in spondylolisthesis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background To compare standalone oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) vs. OLIF combined with posterior bilateral percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (OLIF combined) for the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Wei He, Da He, Yuqing Sun, Yonggang Xing, Jiankun Wen, Weiheng Wang, Yanhai Xi, Mingming Liu, Wei Tian, Xiaojian Ye   +9 more
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Early Clinical, Imaging, and Pathological Characteristics of SRPK3/TTN‐Digenic Myopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy was recently established as a skeletal muscle myopathy caused by digenic inheritance. This study characterizes the early clinical presentation of SRPK3/TTN‐digenic myopathy in one previously reported and seven newly identified pediatric patients.
Rotem Orbach, Sandra Donkervoort, Carola Hedberg‐Oldfors, Giovanni Baranello, Dimah Saade, Precilla D'Souza, Ruchee Patel, Eva Michael, A. Reghan Foley, Diana Bharucha‐Goebel, S. Jin Haugland, Meghan McAnally, Omer Abdul Hamid, Katherine Chao, Ellen F. Macnamara, Alan H. Beggs, Anna Sarkozy, Juliane Mueller, Steven A. Moore, Richard S. Finkel, Cynthia J. Tifft, Francesco Muntoni, Anders Oldfors, Carsten G. Bönnemann   +23 more
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Nicardipine Effects on Renal Function During Spine Surgery

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Single-center, prospective, randomized, and single-blinded clinical trial was conducted in patients (n=64) undergoing anterior or posterior spinal interbody fusion.
김지영, 박철희, 장철호, 김찬미   +3 more
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Outcomes of Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Treated by Surgery and Their Prognostic Factors

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2022
Objective. To investigate the outcomes of patients with cervical spinal cord injury treated by surgery and their prognostic factors. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed 139 patients with cervical spinal cord injury treated by surgery at our hospital ...
Xinfeng Wu, Qingpeng Song, Peihao Jin, Bo Liu   +3 more
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Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Multiple Sclerosis: A Topical Narrative Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists (RAs) are a relatively new class of drugs that were initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and, subsequently, weight reduction in patients with obesity.
Audrey Y. Chang, Farrah J. Mateen
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