A case report of neurological complications owing to lately diagnosed hyperargininemia emphasizing the role of national neonatal screening policies in the kingdom of Bahrain.

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the mechanisms of action, combination therapy of anabolic and antiresorptive agents may produce more effect for the treatment of osteoporosis. However, the combination therapy of anabolic agents and bisphosphonates reports no benefit and even reduced the anabolic effects of anabolic agents. This...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lou S,Wang L,Wang Y,Jiang Y,Liu J,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:There is no established protocol regarding the timing of administration of antiemetics in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purpose of this study was to determine whether preoperative, rather than postoperative administration of an antiemetic could reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park HJ,Chang MJ,Kang SB,Hwang IU,Kim JS,Chang CB

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Talaromyces marneffei (T marneffei), known as a significant pathogen in patients with AIDS in Southeast Asia, is a dimorphic fungus, which can cause deadly systematic infection in immunocompromised hosts. What is more, the dimorphic phase transition has been reported as a conspicuous process linked with viru...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cen J,Chen J,Qiu Y,Zeng W,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide; thus, the prolongation of survival, and the incidence and risk factors, including radiotherapy, for developing secondary malignancies are important. We compared the incidence of secondary and new primary cancers in women with breast cancer (CA) and well-match...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin CY,Chen SH,Huang CC,Weng SF,Lee ST,Guo HR,Kuo SC,Su SB

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevalence estimates of heterotopic ossification (HO) following cervical artificial disc replacement (ADR) varied widely in previous studies. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize its point prevalence. METHODS:Electronic searches of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Libr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong L,Ma Q,Meng F,Cao J,Yu K,Shen Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. To date, the specific mechanisms that drive RA disease remain unknown and provide the impetus for genetic investigations into the development of RA. Researchers hope to identify gene polymorphisms that could serve as treatment targets in patients wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Tang CH,Lu T,Sun Y,Xu G,Huang CC,Yang SF,Su CM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer survivors experience various symptoms associated with their cancer interventions, and the benefits of acupuncture for these symptoms have been evaluated in clinical trials worldwide. The purpose of this review was to discuss the current status of clinical research regarding the use of acupunctu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim TH,Kang JW,Lee MS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the association between mammographic density (MD) and the risk of breast cancer (BC) in Chinese women and to investigate the role of fertility risk factors in regulating the relationship between MD and BC.We used Quantra software and the BI-RADS classification to assess MD in 466 patients and 932 controls...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang JM,Zhao HG,Liu TT,Wang FY

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial abnormalities are a known obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk factor, but still need to be better characterized. This study investigates the relationship between mandibular width and the risk of developing OSA.We retrospectively analyzed 3D reconstructions of head and neck computed tomography (CT) scans at...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Maresky HS,Klar MM,Tepper J,Gavriel H,Ziv Baran T,Shapiro CM,Tal S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous short-segment pedicle instrumentation compared with conventionally open short-segment pedicle instrumentation and provide recommendations for using these procedures to treat thoracolumbar fractures. METHODS:The Medline database, Cochrane database of Systemat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tian F,Tu LY,Gu WF,Zhang EF,Wang ZB,Chu G,Ka H,Zhao J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the efficacy of magnetic stimulation (MS) in female patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) by performing a meta-analysis on peer-reviewed randomized controlled trails (RCTs). METHODS:PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library were retrieved for any peer-reviewed original articles in English....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng L,Zeng X,Shen H,Luo DY

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial remodeling plays a significant role during the progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). Left atrial wall thickness (LAT) is a subjective and easily acquirable indicator referring to structural remodeling. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between LAT and atrial remodeling substrate, and to expl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zuo K,Li K,Liu M,Li J,Liu X,Liu X,Zhong J,Yang X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uveal melanoma (UM) is the major intraocular malignancy in adults, of which the molecular biology is still unknown. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the aqueous concentrations of angiogenic, inflammatory, and chemotactic cytokines in eyes with UM.Aqueous humor samples were collected from 38 patients wit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Y,Feng J,Zhu X,Liang J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive computed tomography angiography (CTA) is widely used in acute ischemic stroke, even for diagnosing various internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion sites, which often need cerebral digital subtraction angiography (DSA) confirmation. We evaluated whether clinical outcomes vary depending on the DSA-based occl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong JM,Lee SE,Lee SJ,Lee JS,Demchuk AM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the degree of pain reduction following intra-articular (IA) pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) stimulation of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) in patients with chronic SIJ pain that had not responded to IA corticosteroid injection. Twenty patients were recruited. Clinical outcomes after applying PRF stimulation of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang MC,Ahn SH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), also known as degenerative osteoarthritis, is a common and frequently occurring disease in orthopedics with cartilage degeneration as the pathogenic cause and articular bone hyperplasia as the sign. Many studies have confirmed that KOA can be effectively treated by traditional Chin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song X,Wang Z,Zhang P,Zhao M,Yang L,Zhang W

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (PHNETs) are very rare and their clinical features and treatment outcomes are not well understood. It is difficult to reach a proper diagnosis before biopsy or resection. The aim of this study was to analyze the imaging features of PHNETs on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). Th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li W,Zhuang BW,Wang Z,Liao B,Hong LY,Xu M,Lin XN,Xie XY,Lu MD,Chen LD,Wang W

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to estimate the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH)D) levels and explore factors related to vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency. This was a multicenter, hospital-based, cross-sectional observational study. Children admitted to hospitals for health examination were included for vitamin D measurement an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang C,Mao M,Ping L,Yu D

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver condition worldwide. However, its etiology and fundamental pathophysiology for the disease process are poorly understood. In this study, we thus used bioinformatics to identify candidate genes potentially causative of severe NAFLD. ME...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qi S,Wang C,Li C,Wang P,Liu M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive results of recent trials for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke have highlighted the importance of imaging selection before endovascular therapy. We performed a stratified meta-analysis to confirm this new understanding. We searched EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng F,Xie W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) is very common among children and adults and studies had found some related risk factors for DRE, while the results were not consistent. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS:Three electronic databases (Medline, Embase and Cochr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue-Ping W,Hai-Jiao W,Li-Na Z,Xu D,Ling L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood infection that may lead to serious complications and even death. Globally, epidemics of HFMD are increasing each year, especially in China. This study aimed to identify risk factors for death in children with critical and severe HFMD in Chongqing, China.We perfo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng G,Cao J,Yu J,Zhang Z,Liu Q,Chen J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is highly prevalent in our aging world and has no effective pharmaceutical treatment. Intense efforts have been made but the underlying molecular mechanisms of CAVD are still unclear.This study was designed to identify the critical genes and pathways in CAVD by bioinformatics analy...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Teng P,Xu X,Ni C,Yan H,Sun Q,Zhang E,Ni Y

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid (TA) in reducing blood loss and lowering transfusion needs for patients undergoing caesarean section (CS) or vaginal delivery (VD). METHODS:An electronic literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, OVID, Cochrane library, Scopus, Central, and Clinical trials.gov...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Gong Y,Dong L,Xie B,Dai Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The current evidence confirms the effectiveness and safety of several drug interventions in the treatment of acute flares of gout, however, the most preferred drugs are still unclear. We, therefore, seek to conduct a network meta-analysis that can systematically compare non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang H,Xu G,Zheng Q,Cheng Y,Zheng H,Li J,Yin Z,Liang F,Chen J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the tumor response and survival according to the KRAS oncogene status in locally advanced rectal cancer. One hundred patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (cT3-4N0-2M0) received preoperative radiation of 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions with 5-fluorouracil and total mesorectal excision. Tumor DNA from each ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee JW,Lee JH,Shim BY,Kim SH,Chung MJ,Kye BH,Kim HJ,Cho HM,Jang HS

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a very rare sarcoma of the heart, and few cases have been reported. Herein, we retrospectively reviewed clinical manifestations, imaging features and management of our patient and other reported cases. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 32-year-old woman was referred to the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li S,Qiu Y,Yu J,Liang C,Peng L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare results for radiological prediction of pathological invasiveness in lung adenocarcinoma between radiologists and a deep learning (DL) system.Ninety patients (50 men, 40 women; mean age, 66 years; range, 40-88 years) who underwent pre-operative chest computed tomography (CT) with 0.625-mm slice thickness wer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yanagawa M,Niioka H,Hata A,Kikuchi N,Honda O,Kurakami H,Morii E,Noguchi M,Watanabe Y,Miyake J,Tomiyama N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) are space-occupying lesions in the liver associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to review an Italian hospital experience in epidemiological, clinical patterns, and management of PLA.We performed a retrospective, descriptive case series at a single center ass...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Serraino C,Elia C,Bracco C,Rinaldi G,Pomero F,Silvestri A,Melchio R,Fenoglio LM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the trends in consumption of antibiotics and evaluate the antibiotic prescription rates in the pediatric population in Lithuania during 2003 to 2012.A cross-sectional study. Data of systemic antibiotic use in pediatric population for outpatient treatment was derived from Nati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Karinauske E,Kasciuskeviciute S,Morkuniene V,Garuoliene K,Kadusevicius E

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00