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The Respiratory Impact of Novel Therapies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Oct 26, 2020

The phenotype of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has been changing with the recent availability of three FDA-approved treatments: intrathecal Nusinersen, intravenous Onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi and en...

Spinal dural leaks in patients with infratentorial superficial siderosis of the central nervous system Refinement of a diagnostic algorithm.

Oct 26, 2020

Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system is a sporadic finding in magnetic resonance imaging, resulting from recurrent bleedings into the subarachnoid space. This study aimed to determine t...

Investigating the Effects of Cuing Medication Availability on Patient-controlled Analgesia Pump Usage in Pediatric Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 26, 2020

The study of Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) behaviors has led to greater understanding of factors that affect the pain experience. Although PCA behaviors can be influenced by cues to medication av...

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assessment of Brain Metabolite Concentrations in Individuals with Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorder: A Cross-sectional Study.

Oct 26, 2020

Pathophysiologic mechanisms underpinning ongoing pain in whiplash associated disorder (WAD) are not well understood, however alterations in brain morphology and function have been observed in this pop...

Toward Understanding Movement-evoked Pain (MEP) and its Measurement: A Scoping Review.

Oct 26, 2020

Individuals with chronic pain conditions often report movement as exacerbating pain. An increasing number of researchers and clinicians have recognized the importance of measuring and distinguishing b...

Prevalence of sports-related spinal injury stratified by competition level and return to play guidelines.

Oct 26, 2020

Spinal injury is among the most severe and feared injuries an athlete may face. We present an up-to-date review of the recent literature, stratifying recommendations based on injury location (cervical...

FGF21 Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy and Reduces Side Effects of Dexamethasone in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Oct 26, 2020

In order to investigate efficacy of FGF21 combine dexamethasone (Dex) on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) meanwhile reduce side effects of dexamethasone. We used combination therapy (Dex 15 mg/kg + FGF21 0.2...

Overcoming Current Dilemma in Cartilage Regeneration: Will Direct Conversion Provide a Breakthrough?

Oct 26, 2020

Direct reprogramming/direct conversion/transdifferentiation is a process that induces conversion between completely different matured (differentiated) cells in higher organisms. Unlike the process of ...

Low dose IL-2 suppress osteoclastogenesis in collagen-induced arthritis via JNK dependent pathway.

Oct 26, 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common chronic immune joint diseases, mainly involving blood vessels and small joints. The complex pathogenesis of RA greatly increases the difficulty of t...

Association between migraine and cryptogenic ischemic stroke in young adults.

Oct 22, 2020

To assess the association between migraine and cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS) in young adults, with subgroup analyses stratified by sex and presence of patent foramen ovale (PFO).We prospectively e...

Long-Term Effects of Self-Administered Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Episodic Migraine Prevention: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 22, 2020

Migraine is a multifactorial neurovascular disorder, which affects about 12% of the general population. In episodic migraine, the visual cortex revealed abnormal processing, most likely due to decreas...

Reliability and validity of the 6-item Headache Impact Test in chronic migraine from the PROMISE-2 study.

Oct 22, 2020

We examined the reliability and validity of the 6-item Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) specifically on patients with chronic migraine (CM) from the PROMISE-2 clinical trial.The conceptual framework of HI...

Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Treatment for Fibromyalgia Based on Pain Neuroscience Education, Exercise Therapy, Psychological Support, and Nature Exposure (NAT-FM): A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 22, 2020

A recent study (FIBROWALK has supported the effectiveness of a multicomponent treatment based on pain neuroscience education (PNE), exercise therapy (TE), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindf...

Subphenotyping depression using machine learning and electronic health records.

Oct 22, 2020

To identify depression subphenotypes from Electronic Health Records (EHRs) using machine learning methods, and analyze their characteristics with respect to patient demographics, comorbidities, and me...

Impact of a policy change restricting access to codeine on prescription opioid-related emergency department presentations: an interrupted time series analysis.

Oct 22, 2020

Codeine is one of the most commonly used opioid analgesics. Significant codeine-related morbidity and mortality prompted regulatory responses, with the up-scheduling of codeine combination analgesics ...

Postoperative Dexamethasone Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Oct 22, 2020

Surgeons have hesitated to use steroids in patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion because of the risk of wound complications. The literature has supported the use of postoperative steroids in oth...

An Acute Spinal Intradural Hematoma after an Extraforaminal Wiltse Approach: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Oct 22, 2020

A nontraumatic spontaneous spinal acute subdural hematoma (sSDH) is a rare complication after spinal surgery. Although an sSDH is often associated with anticoagulation therapy, vascular malformations,...

Modifications in Systemic Rheumatic Disease Medications: Patients' Perspectives during the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City.

Oct 22, 2020

Concerns about SARS-CoV-2 infection may have led to changes or discontinuation of immunosuppressive medications among patients with systemic rheumatic disease. Our goal was to assess patients' perspec...

Role of mitochondria in mediating chondrocyte response to mechanical stimuli.

Oct 22, 2020

As the most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) has become a major cause of severe joint pain, physical disability, and quality of life impairment in the affected population. To date, precis...

Effective and Rapid Microbial Identification in Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections Using Blood Culture Bottles.

Oct 22, 2020

The detection and identification of pathogenic microorganisms are essential for the treatment of osteoarticular infection. However, obtaining a sufficient amount of specimen from pediatric patients is...

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