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Association Between Smoking and Tuberculosis Infection: A Population Survey in a High Tuberculosis Incidence Area [PDF]

, 2005
Associations between smoking and tuberculosis disease including death from tuberculosis have been reported, but there are few reports on the influence of smoking on the risk of developing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The aim of this study was to
Beyers, N., van Lill, S.W.P., Enarson, D.A., Borgdorff, M. W., Verver, S, Lombard, C.J, den Boon, S., Lombard, C. J., Beyers, N, Verver, S., Boon den, S, van Lill, S. W. P., Enarson, D. A., Bateman, E. D., Enarson, D.A, Bateman, E.D, Borgdorff, M.W., Borgdorff, M.W, Lombard, C.J., LIll van, P, Bateman, E.D.   +20 more
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Successful use of enteric alectinib in a critically ill patient with metastatic ALK-adenocarcinoma: A case report

Pulmonology
Lung cancer is the most prevalent and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with approximately 40% of non-small cell lung cancer cases diagnosed at metastatic stages.
Maria Braganca, Inês Fernandes Pedro, André Santos Nunes, Fernanda Paula, Filipe Froes, Filipa Ferro, Paula Alves   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomechanical simulation of thorax deformation using finite element approach

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2016
BackgroundThe biomechanical simulation of the human respiratory system is expected to be a useful tool for the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases.
Guangzhi Zhang, Xian Chen, J. Ohgi, Toshiro Miura, Akira Nakamoto, Chikanori Matsumura, S. Sugiura, T. Hisada   +7 more
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Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Affect Adult Females More Severely Than Males

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize differences in neurologic manifestations of postacute sequelae of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection (Neuro‐PASC) between females and males. Methods Cross‐sectional study of the first consecutive 261 posthospitalization Neuro‐PASC (PNP) and 2068 nonhospitalized Neuro‐PASC (NNP) patients evaluated at the Neuro‐COVID clinic between ...
Hannah Kopinsky, Melissa Lopez, Janet Miller, Millenia Jimenez, Eric M. Liotta, Igor J. Koralnik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The complete anatomy of the azygos vein: a meta-analysis with clinical implications

Folia Morphologica
BACKGROUND: The azygos vein (AV) plays a crucial role in the mediastinal region, exhibiting considerable variability in its anatomy and relationship with surrounding structures.
Dawid Plutecki, Michał Bonczar, Patryk Ostrowski, Bernard Solewski, Karolina Brzegowy-Solewska, Jerzy A. Walocha, Mateusz Koziej   +6 more
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Validation of a Cellular Imaging‐Based Method as a Potential Biomarker for SPG4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) comprises a group of rare genetic diseases characterized by length‐dependent axonal degeneration of the corticospinal tracts and dorsal columns, whose main clinical feature is spastic gait. Pathogenic variants in the SPG4 gene cause Spastic Paraplegia Type 4 (SPG4‐HSP), the most common form of HSP.
Gaia Fattorini, Valerio Licursi, Gianmarco Dalla Zanna, Fabio Dal Canto, Melissa Barghigiani, Nunzio Setola, Salvatore Rossi, Antonio Funcis, Filippo M. Santorelli, Gabriella Silvestri, Carlo Casali, Francesca Sardina, Cinzia Rinaldo   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-existince of sickle cell disease and hemidiaphragm paralysis

, 2006
Sickle cell anemia is a disease caused by production of abnormal hemoglobin. Infection, acute splenic sequestration crisis, aplastic crises, acute chest syndrome, stroke, cholelithiasis, renal disease and pain are the major complications.
Gali, Edip, Melek, Ismet Murat, Babayigit, Cenk, Senyigit, Abdurrahman, Duman, Taskin   +4 more
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Data‐Driven SuStaIn Model of Disability Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether ordinal Subtype and Stage Inference (SuStaIn) applied to routine ALSFRS‐R item scores can identify reproducible disability progression patterns in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and provide clinically meaningful staging.
Giammarco Milella, Veria Vacchiano, Vittorio Velucci, Stefano Zoccolella, Rocco Liguori, Giovanni Defazio   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thorax-Pelvis Coordination During Gait

, 2019
Gait kinematics and kinetics of fifteen healthy subjects and fifteen subjects with chronic low back pain. Supplementary data of the journal article (Open Access): "Axial Thorax-Pelvis Coordination During Gait is not Predictive of Apparent Trunk ...
Prins, MSc M.R. (Military Rehabilitation Centre 'Aardenburg'), DataCollector
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Kinetic energy less lethal weapons and their associated blunt trauma injuries [PDF]

, 2010
A widely used class of Less Lethal Weapon is the kinetic energy projectile. This can cause blunt trauma to the targeted person and, under certain circumstances, its use can result in permanent injury or death.
Tawell, Miles G.
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