43,367 papers found

OBJECTIVE: To conduct an analytical review of the available literature data on thermoneutral «dry immersion» (TSI) - a method that simulates the state of weightlessness/microgravity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The review included data from electronic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, MedLine, Wiley, World Health…

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that suppresses the immune system by reducing the CD4+ T lymphocytes level. It has become a global challenge with fast prevalence ratio. Like other developing countries, Pakistan is also struggling for overcoming this viral disease since very first reported…

OBJECTIVE: The aim: To establish patterns of structural and functional changes in internal organs, including kidneys, under the conditions of exposure to scorpion venom toxins. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: A thorough literature analysis was conducted on the basis of PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Scien…

BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injury results in the interruption of neuronal conduction in the spinal cord, a condition that occurs in 0.1% of the world's population. This results in severe limitations in autonomy including locomotor function. Its recovery can be pursued through conventional isolated physiotherapeutic rehabi…

Sleep is a normal physiological process that accounts for approximately one third of a person's life. Disruption of the normal sleep cycle, which maintains physiological homeostasis, can lead to pathology. It is not known whether sleep disturbance causes skin disease or skin disease causes sleep impairment, but a bidir…

INTRODUCTION: plantar fasciitis or fasciosis is a cause of foot pain with cases resistant to conservative treatment. Surgery is reserved for patients who have not responded to conservative treatment, shock waves, or corticosteroid injections. The aim of this publications is to carry out a systematic review of the avail…

OBJECTIVE: The current review aimed to assess the efficacy of adjunctive chlorhexidine (CHX) in the non-surgical treatment of peri-implantitis/peri-implant mucositis. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Science Direct, CENTRAL, and Google Scholar databases were searched up to 10March 2022 for relevant randomized controlled trial…

Laser procedures for skin care is becoming increasingly popular and used by the global community and affect many aspects of human life. However, there is very little research on the role of men in women's decision to follow this dermatological procedure. This study aimed to identify the role of men in motivating women…

OBJECTIVE: We performed this meta-analysis determining the antihypertensive effect of telmisartan versus perindopril in patients with essential hypertension. BACKGROUND: The comparison of antihypertensive effects between telmisartan and perindopril were controversial. METHODS: Pubmed, Web of Science, and Cochran…

PURPOSE: The without a time limitation. Most recent search was performed on 1st June 2022. RESULTS: Thorough history and physical examination are very important in view of multiple possible causes of anal pruritus. Most of the focus during examination is drawn on to the perianal region. A digital rectal examination an…

INTRODUCTION: In multiple sclerosis (MS), paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) on MRI identify a subset of chronic active lesions (CALs), which have been linked through clinical and pathological studies to more severe disease course and greater disability accumulation. Beside their prognostic relevance, increasing evidence…

BACKGROUND: Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is responsible of one fifth of cases of ischemic stroke, but is uncommon during pregnancy or the early postpartum period and evidence is derived from published case reports and case series. OBJECTIVES: This systematic review with a prospectively registered protocol was con…

BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adult. Its incidence increases with age and nearly half of the all newly diagnosed GBM cases are older than 65 years. Management of GBM in elderly is challenging and recurrence poses further challenge. This article aims to review the lit…

PURPOSE: The aim of this network meta-analysis is to evaluate the accuracy of various face-scanning technologies in the market, with respect to the different dimensions of space (x, y, and z axes). Furthermore, attention will be paid to the type of technologies currently used and to the best practices for high-quality…

INTRODUCTION: Although not a potentially life-threatening poisoning, benzodiazepine (BZD) intoxication may be life-threatening in special situations/populations or those with background diseases. AREAS COVERED: The aim of this review is to evaluate all possible treatment options available in the literature for the man…

This review aims to systematically assess the current literature about prenatal epigenetic markers that lead to post-traumatic stress disorder susceptibility across the lifespan. Studies included in this review met several research criteria: Studies included (1) participants with a PTSD diagnosis according to the DSM-5…

To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prediction of severity of gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) in localized and entire gastric mucosa using endoscopy.The authors searched Web of Science, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and performed systematic searches on endosco…

The meta-analysis aimed to explore the possible relationship between bariatric surgery and semen quality. PubMed, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were searched from database inception through October 28, 2021. Articles were eligible for inclusion if they evaluated the impact pre- and post-bariatric surgery on semen parameters. A t…

Safety of simultaneous bilateral TKA (simBTKA) and staged BTKA (staBTKA) have been compared in previous systematic reviews but functional outcome remains neglected aspect of the debate. We performed a systematic review of contemporary literature to compare the functional outcome of simBTKA and staBTKA. We searched PubM…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to systematically review and critically appraise the literature describing the phonetic characteristics and accuracy of the consonants, vowels and tones produced by Mandarin-speaking children with cochlear implants (CIs). DESIGN: The protocol in this review was designed in conformity with t…