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Psychometric Examination of Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire

Taḥqīqāt-i ̒Ulūm-i Raftārī, 2017
Aim and Background: The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire (MSISQ-15) in a sample population of Iranian patients.
فرهاد تنهای رشوانلو, ابوالفضل سعادتی, مرضیه ترکمنی, سیاوش طالع‌پسند   +3 more
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
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Evaluation of Communication Skills of Child Experts in Developmental Tests: Design and Psychometrics of a Scale [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation
Objective Communication skills have a principal function and value in health and treatment. These skills are essential for child experts, resulting in the clients’ cooperation, satisfaction, and correct diagnosis.
Farin Soleimani, Leila Yazdi, Nahideh Hassani Khiabani, Hamid Reza Lornejad, Naria Abolghasemi, Ghazal Shariatpanahi   +5 more
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Integration of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain and Cortical Dysfunction Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in ALS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether integration of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) and cortical dysfunction improves diagnostic accuracy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when applied alongside the Gold Coast criteria (GCC). Methods In this prospective study, 148 participants with suspected ALS were recruited (101 ALS and 47 with ALS ...
Aicee Dawn Calma, Nathan Pavey, Yukiko Tsuji, Amirul Ab Ghapar, Mehdi A.J. van den Bos, Bronwen Orden, Grace Lee, Linda Mekhael, Julie Ryder, Cláudia Santos Silva, David McDonald, Fakhria Kakar, Con Yiannikas, Matthew C. Kiernan, David A. Brown, Parvathi Menon, Steve Vucic   +16 more
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Testing the Turkish version of the breastfeeding literacy assessment instrument: a validity and reliability study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Breastfeeding literacy is an essential component of maternal and child health, as it enables women to make informed decisions about breastfeeding practices.
Kıymet Yeşilçiçek Çalık, Ebru Küçük Erdöl, Özcan Aygün, Nazan Tayar Öztürk   +3 more
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Digital Cognitive Testing in Mitochondrial Disease: Validity and Challenges for Clinical Trial Use

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Primary mitochondrial disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, often resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Current management is primarily supportive, though recent research offers hope for disease‐modifying treatments in the future.
Oksana Pogoryelova, Jan Smeitink, Herma Renkema, Rosabeth White, Frankie Barton, Rachel Lyon, Jane Newman, Aye Moe, Yi Shiau Ng, Grainne Siobhan Gorman   +9 more
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Characterizing Cutaneous α‐Synuclein Deposition and Seeding Activity in Parkinson's Disease Subtypes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cutaneous phosphorylated α‐synuclein (p‐syn) and α‐synuclein seeding activity are promising biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD), but their clinical value remains uncertain due to disease heterogeneity. This study evaluates these two biomarkers in PD patients to inform phenotype‐specific diagnosis and disease severity assessment ...
Yuting Jin, Tianyuan Yang, Minglei Liu, Haiyang Luo, Jing Yuan, Ke Zhang, Xinsheng Han, Jing Yang, Yuming Xu   +8 more
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Blood RNA Biomarker Signatures for Early Diagnosis and Prognosis in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: The IBIS‐CT1 Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the expression of nine blood RNA biomarkers in a clinical trial based on genes previously identified in an experimental monkey model of stroke for diagnosis feasibility and prognostication. Methods IBIS‐CT1 was a prospective longitudinal study enrolling patients with ischemic stroke (IS) or intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH ...
Salomé Retailleau, Marie Bruguet, Irina Viakhireva‐Dovganyuk, François‐Mathias Merrien, Denis Marechal, Aurore Jourdain, Philippe Goas, Jordan Coris, Julien Asselineau, Maëlys Consigny, Gérald Le Gac, Serge Timsit   +11 more
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Design of Oral Mucositis Disease Questionnaire

پژوهان, 2020
Background and Objective: Oral mucositis is very painful and in severe cases it interferes with the nutrition of patients as well as the daily life of the patient.
Amir Hossein Gholami, Ali Heidari, Marziyeh Khalili, Arash Khalili   +3 more
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Arterial Spin‐Labeling MRI at the Cortical‐CSF Interface: A Novel Biomarker in Alzheimer Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objective Arterial spin‐labeling (ASL) MRI can measure perfusion signal adjacent to CSF spaces and may provide information regarding CSF‐adjacent water transport physiology. We developed an automated pipeline to extract cortical‐CSF interface (IF) perfusion for comparison between Alzheimer disease (AD) and cognitively normal ...
Mona Asghariahmadabad, Pouya Metanat, Michael Thomas, Luke W. Bonham, Tyson Lam, Mehmet Kurt, Hong Nguyen, Tara Ellingson, Mauro Zucchelli, Stefano Casagranda, Quin Lu, Andreas M. Rauschecker, Leo Sugrue, Luis E. Savastano, Christopher P. Hess, Kamalini Ranasinghe, S. Andrew Josephson, Bruce L. Miller, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Gil D. Rabinovici, Peter A. Ljubenkov, Lawren VandeVrede, Kambiz Nael   +22 more
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