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OBJECT: The authors retrospectively investigated the surgical outcomes and radiographically documented changes after microsurgical posterior foraminotomy with en bloc laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculomyelopathy (CSRM), including cervical spondylotic amyotrophy (CSA), during a period greater th…

PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of Uncorrected Refractive Errors (URE) for distance in elderly residents in 'homes for the aged' in Hyderabad, India. METHODS: Individuals aged ≥60 years and residing in 'homes for the aged' in Hyderabad, India for a minimum of 1 month and provid…

The M6.2 (Mj 6.8) Nagano (Japan) earthquake of 22 November 2014 produced a 9.3-km long surface rupture zone with a thrust-dominated displacement of up to 1.5 m, which duplicated the pre-existing Kamishiro Fault along the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line (ISTL), the plate-boundary between the Eurasian and North Amer…

BACKGROUND: Asthmatic patients with comorbid bronchiectasis (ACB) show significantly severe condition with various inflammatory phenotypes; bronchiectasis is a heterogeneous disease caused by asthma and other multiple etiological factors. We aimed to investigate the inflammatory characteristics and their clinical signi…

BACKGROUND: Anti-complement factor H antibody- (anti-CFH Ab) associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a known cause of pediatric complement-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy. In our center, plasma exchange (PEX) until remission paired with immunosuppression continues to be the mainstay of therapy, due…

PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of implantable collamer lens (ICL) V4c implantation and changes in the anterior lens density (ALD) in patients with myopia ≥40 years of age. METHODS: This prospective study included 104 eyes of 52 patients >40 years of age before ICL V4c implantation. Sp…

OBJECTIVE: To design the method of posterior percutaneous full-endoscopic cervical foraminotomy (P-PECF) for treating cervical osseous foraminal stenosis and analyze its feasibility in clinical application. METHODS: The clinical data of 12 patients with cervical osseous foraminal stenosis who met the selection criteri…

BACKGROUND: Reducing hospital admissions among people dying with dementia is a policy priority. AIM: To explore associations between primary care contacts, continuity of primary care, identification of palliative care needs, and unplanned hospital admissions among people dying with dementia. DESIGN AND SETTING: This…

INTRODUCTION: In the U.S., limited epidemiologic studies have investigated associations between BMI and physical inactivity and Pap test use among Asian women. The aim was to disentangle associations using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System between 2014 and 2016. METHODS: In the Behavioral Risk F…

BACKGROUND: Many surveys conducted in recent years reported the increasing trend of HIV infection among men who have sex with men (MSM), but limited data exists on HIV incidence by cohort study in China. METHODS: A 6-month prospective cohort study was conducted. A total of 397 MSM found HIV seronegative at baseline st…

For patients with diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot syndrome customized orthopedic shoes represent the most effective treatment to avoid foot ulceration and amputation. A total of 53 patients suffering from diabetes and treated with customized orthopedic shoes for more than 5 years were included in the study. Of the…

During the period 1964--1978 700 renal transplants were given to 602 patients. Eight patients had a history of tumour before transplantation. After transplantation six cases with a de novo tumour were found. The treatment of the pretransplant tumours was completed on average 3 years before transplantation. The average…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to analyze the trend change of the most popular Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors (PDE5i) over time and geography by using Google Trends (GT) data in 10 years period and COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: GT is able to generate a "line-graph", showing how interest has increased or decreased ov…

I enrolled in the Juntendo University Urological Course in 1982 and worked at Juntendo for 40 years until I retired in 2022. The transition of Urology had been slow until recent years. In the last 20-30 years, Urological practice has made significant progress. I will look back on the 40 years of Juntendo University and…

Moyamoya is a rare idiopathic progressive vaso-occlusive disease characterized by irreversible condition of main blood vessels to the brain as they enter into the skull. We present a case of 36 year old African American female presenting to the Out Patient Clinic with headache which were on and off for 4-6 months and d…

A number of studies during the last two decades revealed that the insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGFIR) is an attractive target for cancer molecular therapy. Different molecular strategies have been developed and evaluated in experimental systems, and one such strategy involves anti-IGFIR antibodies, which have…

Evolution of views on surgical treatment of otitis media purulenta chronica for the last decade and outcomes of this surgery in the last 5 years are reviewed. The authors made tympanoplastic operations in 220 patients. Function of the tympanic membrane recovered in 212 cases, a complete closure of the bone-air gap was…

Technological achievements in the last 5 to 10 yr and their application to sequencing and polymorphism discovery in the human genome have fostered a renewed interest in the genetic basis of drug response. Consequently, the field of pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics has been gaining momentum, fueled not only on technolo…

INTRODUCTION: Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is a rare disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus that produces exfoliative toxins. There are few epidemiological data in our environment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We present an observational cohort study. We review the cases of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome monit…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this questionnaire was to ask general dentists in private practice in the state of Iowa about the extent and scope of their prosthodontic practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 22-item questionnaire was developed and tested on 5 general dentists. The Iowa Dental Association agreed to electronically…