A Large Intraoral Sublingual Schwannoma in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report [PDF]
Introduction: Schwannoma is a benign neoplasm that arises from Schwannoma cells found in the peripheral nerve sheath. It's a frequent neoplasm in the head and neck area, but it's exceedingly unusual to find it in the mouth.
Santosh Swain+3 more
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Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and the Pursuit of Ethnic Harmony in Ghana
Ethnic disharmony exists among the people of Ghana. What are the reasons for this? Ghana is an amalgamation of different ethnic groups, cultures, peoples and states to form one entity.
Frederick Mawusi Amevenku
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Semiotics of alterity and the cultural dimensions of Bible translation
Translated sacred writings from various religious traditions often retain a few selected cultural terms borrowed from the incipient sign system, while other cultural dimensions are translated in ways that can broadly be construed as domestication.
J.A. Naudé +2 more
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Reproductive Justice: The Final (Feminist) Frontier
From Gattaca to Star Trek, problematic tropes surrounding reproduction can easily be found in works of mainstream science fiction. Such tropes uphold conservative anxieties around reproductive technologies, abortion, and pregnancy, and these works thus ...
Zoe Tongue
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THYROID METASTASIS OF A SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE TONGUE - A RARE CASE REPORT [PDF]
Introduction: We present a patient with carcinoma of the tongue with а lymph node and thyroid metastasеs. The squamous cell cancer of the tongue’s 5-year survival rate has not been improved in the last three decades.
Gergana Tosheva+3 more
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We describe a 40-year-old lady who presents with a painful white tongue on exposure to the cold. The differential diagnosis and investigations are outlined with a discussion about this unusual presentation of a common problem.Raynaud's can affect areas of the body besides the digits.Lingual Raynaud's should be considered in patients with transient ...
Perry, Martin Edward+2 more
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Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Upper Airway Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Review of the Current Literature [PDF]
The increasing prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) led to the need to understand upper airway (UA) anatomy and its contribution to the disease process. This review article summarises the current understanding of OSA development in adults.
Shi Nee Tan+2 more
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Effectiveness of four ultrasonographic parameters as predictors of difficult intubation in patients without anticipated difficult airway [PDF]
Background Predicting difficult intubation (DI) is a key challenge, as no single clinical predictor is sufficiently valid to predict the outcome. We evaluated the effectiveness of four upper airway ultrasonographic parameters in predicting DI.
Rishabh Agarwal+3 more
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Tongue microbiome in children with autism spectrum disorder
Background: A few recent studies have characterized the salivary microbiome in association with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Here, we sought to assess if there is an association between the tongue microbiome and ASD.
Ahmed Abdulhaq+8 more
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An Automated Tongue Tracker for Quantifying Bulbar Function in ALS
IntroductionBulbar symptoms, including difficulty swallowing and speaking, are common in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurological disorders, such as stroke.
Alicia Northall+12 more
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