42,210 papers found

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Various factors are responsible for sleep bruxism; however, whether the dopaminergic agonist group of drugs is effective in the treatment of sleep bruxism is unclear. PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of the dopaminergic agonist group of drugs in controllin…

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of botulinum toxins on bruxism. Electronic databases (PubMed, Embase and Science Citation Index), websites (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and ClinicalTrials.gov) and the literature database of SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Eur…

"Ring-like" intracranial aneurysms-historically described as "" or ""-represent a rare configuration in which a central thrombus coexists with a circumferential mural flow ring. Traditionally considered a radiologic curiosity, this morphology likely reflects a shear-driven hemodynamic state rather than a stable organiz…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by intrusive and unwilling thoughts (obsessions) giving rise to anxiety. The patients feel obliged to perform a behavior (compulsions) induced by the obsessions. The World Health Organization ranks OCD as one of the 10 most disabling medical c…

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by neuronal degeneration and inflammation in the nerves. The role of the immune system has been concentrated by researchers in the etiopathogenesis of the disease. Given the inhibitory roles of regulatory T cells (Tregs), it is expected t…

AIM: Reference data analysis and visualization methods were applied to identify current knowledge mapping methods in the neuroimmune modulation research field. METHODS: A comprehensive search of publications within the field of neuroimmune modulation in the Web of Science Core Collection database and PubMed from 2005-…

ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this review is to compare and analyze the results of the main PresbyLASIK approaches; central and peripheral. SUMMARY: A comprehensive research was conducted in PUBMED using keywords like "presbyopia correction", "PresbyLASIK", "Corneal multifocality", "Laser blended vision". We reviewed…

Severe dengue outbreaks (DOs) affect the majority of Asian and Latin American countries. Whether all DOs always occurred in sub-tropical and tropical areas (STTA) has not been verified. We downloaded abstracts by searching keywords "dengue (MeSH Major Topic)" from Pubmed Central since 1950, including three collections:…

The health informatics profession in Bosnia and Herzegovina has relatively long history. Thirty five years from the introduction of the first automatic manipulation of data, thirty years from the establishment of Society for Medical Informatics BiH, twenty years from the establishment of the Scientific journal "Acta In…

This literature review was conducted using PubMed-Medline, PubMed-Central and ERIC databases, 1979- 2010, for research studies and pertinent theoretical publications including journals and texts. Key search words included general terms such as: "medical education," "information and communication technology in medical e…

Hematologic disorders and malignancies are commonly encountered in children. The central nervous system is affected by many benign and malignant hematological diseases. Neurologic findings may occur due to central involvement of hematological disease or neurotoxic effects of treatment during the disease. At all these s…

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of aromatherapy on cancer complications. METHODS: In this systematic review, international (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE and CENTRAL) and national databases (SID and Magiran) were searched from inception of the databases to April 31, 2019. JBI and Ja…

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the database indexing of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for a meta-analysis addressing the effects of exercise on pain and physical function in adults with arthritis and other rheumatic diseases (AORD). Methods. The number, percentage, and 95% confidence interv…

OBJECTIVE: This study collects what is known about the inheritance underpinnings of syndromic and non-syndromic polydactylies and highlights dactyly presentations with unknown genetic roots. This review summarizes the current information and genetics-enhanced understanding of polydactyly. BACKGROUND: There is a freque…

INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is a major determinant of impaired quality of life in primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) patients. Effective therapeutic strategies are lacking. OBJECTIVES: To review the potential benefit of rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 antibody, in the treatment of fatigue in pSS. METHODS: A systematic rev…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review evaluated survival rates, marginal bone loss (MBL), and complications of using 2 to 4 implants to support full-arch fixed prostheses in the mandible. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An electronic search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Tr…

Retained foreign bodies (RFBs) are a surgical complication resulting from foreign materials accidently left in a patient's body. This review attempts to give an overview of different types of RFBs, problems related to them and their management after the surgical operation. The internet was searched using the Google and…

SUBJECT: Compared to other illicit drugs Methamphetamine (MethA) is used more frequently by women than by men. Assuming the biopsychosocial etiology model, the dependency is based on several factors in which women and men differ significantly. Systematic gender-differentiated knowledge is missing until today. METHOD:…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the success rate and safety of the short-axis (SAX) approach and long- axis (LAX) approach to ultrasound-guided central venous cannulation. METHODS: Electronic bibliographic databases including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, and Web of Science were searched for randomized controlled tr…