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OBJECTIVE: To describe the changes in Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved non-intravenous rescue benzodiazepine (non-IV-rBZD) use and cost after the introduction of intranasal midazolam and intranasal diazepam. METHODS: Retrospective descriptive study using the MarketScan Database between the years 2016 and 20…

PURPOSE: Outcomes following unilobar surgeries for refractory epilepsy have been well described. However, little is known about long-term seizure outcomes following multilobar resections. The aim of the current study was to identify long-term seizure control and predictors of seizure recurrence in this patient populati…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to establish the age at onset of natural menopause and the prevalence of symptoms and identify any sociodemographic, physical, or other factors that may influence the onset of menopause among women in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, a state located in northern India. M…

Arrogance and aggressive behaviour occur more and more often in our lives. Especially at school there are observed negative attitudes of school youth. The aim of the study was to estimate the occurrence of aggressive behaviour among school youth towards teachers. Research based on questionnaires was carried out among 1…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint locking with extension lag. METHODS: Between February 2009 and April 2014, 17 patients (17 fingers) with MCP joint locking with extension lag were treated. The patients included 4 males and 13 females, a…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using single incision via MAST Quadrant retractor in the management of lumbar spondylolisthesis. METHODS: From July 2008 to June 2009, 20 cases of lumbar spondylolisthesis were treated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion via MAST Quadrant…

An 84-year-old Indian man was admitted with a history of recurrent episodes of giddiness for the last 5 years. He also had 3 previous episodes of transient loss of consciousness. He has a history of hypertension for the past 28 years and angina pectoris for the past 10 years. The clinical examination was unremarkable a…

INTRODUCTION: Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) and its indication and results have varied in the last 30 years. METHODS: All patients operated on for CRLM in our centre from 1990 to 2021 were prospectively collected, establishing 3 subgroups based on the…

OBJECTIVE: In part 2 of this long-term, retrospective study on the two-implant-supported overdenture in the mandible, the annual marginal bone loss was evaluated in detail and parameters, with a significant effect on the annual bone loss, were verified. MATERIAL AND METHODS: For all 495 patients with an overdenture in…

BACKGROUND: In a previous study, Chinese infants were vaccinated with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) ⩾7days before routine diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP); PCV7 administered concomitantly with DTaP (PCV7+DTaP); or DTaP alone. This study examined antibody persistence at…

The aim of the research was to find out if healthy lifestyle influences the longevity. The group of 906 monks and 866 nuns who worked and died in Poland in the years 1950-2000 was regarded as people who conducted a healthy lifestyle. The population of adult Poles was chosen as a control group. As a result of the resear…

The Japanese Society of Medical Oncology(JSMO)was founded in 1993 by the Research Society of Clinical Oncology, the predecessor of the Society. Twenty years have passed since the transition to JSMO in 2003. During this time, JSMO has contributed to the establishment of the academic field of medical oncology in Japan fo…

From summer to autumn, we noted the occurrence of a small epidemic of aseptic meningitis in adults. Over the last 10 years, we have encountered 203 male (mean age, 34.6 ± 15.0 years) and 157 female (mean age, 35.6 ± 16.3 years) patients with aseptic meningitis. We could identify the causative virus in 17 (81%…

Hormonal contraception has a protective effect over ovarian and endometrial cancer development. Relative risk of ovarian cancer decreases by approximately 20% for each 5 years of use; it is approximately 50% for 15 years of use and decreasing with further use. The protective effect gained declines as time passes from i…

The coexistance of tuberculous infection (TB-infection) and lung cancer in patients treated in Pulmonary Department of Medical Academy in Lublin during last ten years (1990-2000) has been evaluated. Inclusion criteria involved: aging from 50 to 80 years, tobacco smoking, tuberculous infection in present or in past, lun…

OBJECTIVES: We determined whether glycerin enemas were appropriately prescribed in pediatric fecal impaction patients using the Leech score and identified factors that influenced the prescription of glycerin enemas in the pediatric emergency department (PED). METHODS: We included patients who received a glycerin enema…

Clinical hepatitis B among hospital staff in Sweden was studied in a 15-year follow-up, divided into three periods. During the first 5-year period, 1969-1973, 756 cases of hepatitis B were reported among hospital staff, for an attack rate of 102.0 per 100,000 person-years. In the second five-year period, 1974-1978, the…

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of overweight and obesity has been reported as high even in preschool age children. However, recent international reports suggest that prevalence is now plateauing in pediatric age. Up to now no data are available on prevalence changes in Italy in the new Millennium. Aim of the study was to descr…

PURPOSE: To report the causes of pseudophakic intraocular lens (IOL) explantation in Spain over a 20 year period. METHODS: Multicenter observational prospective study of a consecutive series of cases corresponding to pseudophakic intraocular lenses explantations performed in 22 Spanish clinical centres from 2002 to 20…

BACKGROUND: The aim was to investigate time trends for incidence and long-term net survival in the morphologic subtypes and stages of cervical cancer in Sweden during the period 1960 to 2014. METHODS: Women with invasive cervical cancer were identified through the Swedish Cancer Registry. Incidence and net survival we…