Recovery of akinetic mutism and injured prefronto-caudate tract following shunt operation for hydrocephalus and rehabilitation: A case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is no specific cure for this disease, and the clinical management mainly depends on supportive treatment. Traditional Chinese medicines (CHM) is widely used in treating C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang M,Hu Z,Yue R

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess whether preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with conventional breast imaging techniques decreases the rates of margin involvement and reexcision.Data on patients who underwent surgery for primary operable breast cancer were obtained from the Changhua ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lai HW,Chen CJ,Lin YJ,Chen SL,Wu HK,Wu YT,Kuo SJ,Chen ST,Chen DR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heritable, chronic, severe psychiatric disorder associated with significant financial costs to families and societies. In this case-control study, we investigated the associations between seven SNPs in CHRNA3 gene and the risk of SCZ.A total of 1071 (384 cases and 687 controls) unrelate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li G,Bai M,Guo C,Zhu L,Wang L,Yuan D,Jin T,He Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:About 60,0000 people are involved in traffic accident each year in China and spinal cord injury (SCI) often occurs. Pregnant women with paraplegia is rare, and they face higher risk during pregnancy and childbirth. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case of a 35-year-old patient with SCI, who had vaginal forceps d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yao C,Xu Y,Dai L,Lv Y,Xu X,Ye W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal serum potassium levels are associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether different levels of serum potassium, within the normal range, are associated with worse outcomes. The p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shlomai G,Berkovitch A,Pinchevski-Kadir S,Bornstein G,Leibowitz A,Goldenberg I,Grossman E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on the association of dietary patterns with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among adolescents are scarce. Hence, the purpose of this study was to ascertain the influence of dietary patterns and key foods on NAFLD among adolescents in Shandong, China. Data were extracted from Linyi Nutrition and Health s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu X,Peng Y,Chen S,Sun Q

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure is a prerequisite to get access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and social support. Increased disclosure of HIV status has been shown to reduce mother-to-child transmission and high-risk sexual behaviors. Limited studies were conducted to get an insight into HIV disclosure...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin Y,Yang H,Xie X,Wang H,Nie A,Chen H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between cancer-related fatigue and clinical parameters, and the effect factors of fatigue for the prostate cancer patients. Long-term follow-up is performed using the Fatigue Symptom Inventory before treatment (A), at the end of intensity-modulated radiotherapy ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Luo HC,Lei Y,Cheng HH,Fu ZC,Liao SG,Feng J,Yin Q,Chen QH,Lin GS,Zhu JF,Xu JF,Wang D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:It is largely unknown about the tumor growth of breast cancer naturally. We devised and analyzed an appropriate mathematical tool of the equations that describe how fast tumors grow without treatment on the basis of the ellipsoid shape of solid breast cancer. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 31-year-old woman presented wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mao X,Zhou M,Fan C,Chen B,Jin F

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) is involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with ischemic heart disease. However, the association between GGT and long-term mortality has not been studied in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim JG,Chang K,Choo EH,Lee JM,Seung KB

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the possibility that the methodological difference of this salivagram may influence the results for detection rate, there has been no study on the effect of the solution volume on detection rate. Moreover, to date, since the introduction of the nucleotide salivagram, there has been a tendency that a constant s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee DH,Kim JM,Lee Z,Park D

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of hypertrophic scars arising as a result of thermal burns in children is still a big problem. The results of the treatment are not satisfactory for patients and parents, and new methods of treatment are still investigated.We present the use of one of the most modern carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers (Lumenis Enco...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Żądkowski T,Nachulewicz P,Mazgaj M,Woźniak M,Cielecki C,Wieczorek AP,Beń-Skowronek I

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the dosimetric parameters for incidental irradiation to the axilla during whole breast radiotherapy (WBRT) with 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Twenty left breast cancer patients treated with WBRT after breast-conservin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee J,Kim SW,Son SH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to screen the mutations of 3 hearing loss (HL) genes (GJB2, SLC26A4, and 12S rRNA) in 71 cases with nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) using microarray and SNPscan, and identify the roles of nonhotspot mutation of these genes in the screening of NSHL. Seventy-one cases with moderate or severe neurosensory deafnes...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han R,Li L,Duan L,Xia Y,Kuyaxi P,Zhao J,Zhao Q,Zhang H,Chen Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the changes of cytokines and the effect of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) signaling pathway on T cell function in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).Totally, 40 untreated ITP patients were recruited and 30 healthy people were recruited as the healthy control. Then who...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu D,Liu Y,Pang N,Sun M,Wang X,Haridia Y,Zhao F,Qin Y,Fan W,Guo X,Ding J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Melatonin is the "clock factor" generated from pineal gland dominating regular circadian rhythm in humans. Migraine is one of the most severe and debilitating primary headache disorders. Thus far, many diseases have been found to associate with melatonin, including the migraine. Therefore, melatonin's therap...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Long R,Zhu Y,Zhou S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Readmission is a common postoperative adverse event. This study aimed to analyze potential risk factors for the incidence of postoperative 30-day readmission after discharge for gastric cancer patients with surgical treatment. METHODS:Those studies that reported the risk factors of gastric cancer patients w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu WW,Zhang WH,Zhang WY,Yang L,Deng XQ,Zhu T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Angiosarcomas are malignant vascular tumors, and angiosarcoma occurring in the anterior mediastinum is rare. Here we report a case of angiosarcoma that originated in the anterior mediastinum treated with surgery, followed by radiotherapy and synchronous chemotherapy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 56-year-old female was...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tan YB,Yu XF,Fan JQ,Li JF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteocalcin (OC) is an endocrine hormone that regulates glucose metabolism.The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum OC levels and glucose metabolism after trauma.This was a retrospective study of trauma patients admitted to the Department of Emergency Medicine between October 2017 and Ap...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang Y,Zhong W,Huang J,Geng L,Feng Q

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common to treat bromhidrosis by surgery, but postoperative complications such as subcutaneous exudate and subcutaneous hematoma can occur and lead to delayed healing of the wound and eventually lead to the formation of unattractive scars. In this study, we evaluated our new surgical treatment for bromhidrosis, w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Sun P,Leng X,Dong Z,Bi M,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Airway stabilization for severe, symptomatic tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) may be accomplished by silicone Y-stent placement. Common complications of the Y-stent include mucus plugging and granulation tissue formation. PATIENT CONCERNS:We describe a rare case of massive hemoptysis originating from a silicone Y...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ryu C,Boffa D,Bramley K,Pisani M,Puchalski J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperlipidemia has been a root cause of atherosclerosis, which leads to a high risk to serious cardio-cerebrovascular disease. Many trials have reported that moxibustion therapy is effective in lowering blood lipid levels when treating hyperlipidemia. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effect...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yao Q,Zhang X,Huang Y,Wang H,Hui X,Zhao B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is believed to be the leading cause of dry eye (DE) disease worldwide. The connection between aging and MGD has long been recognized. However, few studies have addressed the relationship between MGD and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in perimenopausal women, and not have examined t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin X,Lin Z,Liu Y,Lin L,Zhu B

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) has become an essential technique for the management of advanced intraocular retinoblastoma (RB). In this study, the aim of this article is to describe the clinical results and the short-term complications of IAC performed in our hospital.We retrospectively analyzed patients with newl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Han M,Zhao J,Wu C,Wang Z,Li J,Song D,Wang C,Yang Y,Guo L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the relationship between obesity and depression have produced conflicting results. And only a limited number of studies have been conducted in Asians, and few large-scale nationwide studies have been conducted in Korean populations.We investigated the relationship between obesity and depression in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong SM,Hur YI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Glasgow-Blatchford scores (GBS) and Rockall scores (RS) are commonly used for stratifying patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NVUGIH). Although predictive value of these scoring methods has been extensively validated, their clinical effectiveness remains unclear. The following study evalua...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu M,Sun G,Huang H,Zhang X,Xu Y,Chen S,Song Y,Li X,Lv B,Ren J,Chen X,Zhang H,Mo C,Wang Y,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nafamostat mesilate (NM), a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, has been used increasingly as an anticoagulant during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). However, there, are limited data from randomized studies on NM use in patients with a bleeding tendency. This prospective study evaluated the efficacy and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi JY,Kang YJ,Jang HM,Jung HY,Cho JH,Park SH,Kim YL,Kim CD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:JLC has been widely applied as a promising adjunctive drug for GC. However, the exact effects and safety of JLC have yet to be systematically investigated. We aimed to summarize the efficacy and safety of JLC for the treatment of advanced GC through the meta-analysis, in order to provide scientific reference...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Han B,Sun G,Zheng Z,Mu Y,Chi J

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been observed in younger adults. Insulin resistance [IR], decreased first-, second-phase insulin secretion, and glucose effectiveness (GE) (IR, first phase insulin secretion [FPIS], second phase insulin secretion [SPIS], and GE), denoted as diabetes fact...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kuo TY,Wu CZ,Lu CH,Lin JD,Liang YJ,Hsieh CH,Pei D,Chen YL

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Alström syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hearing loss, blindness, obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, and others. PATIENT CONCERN:A 10 years old Saudi girl, who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and found to have hearing loss and blindness. DIAGNOSIS:Alström syndrome. IN...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bakar AA,Kamal NM,Alsaedi A,Turkistani R,Aldosari D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00