Effect of Discharge Plan on Outcomes of Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation Surgery by Mabrouka A. Abd- Ella, Tahany A. Elsenousy, Dalia A. Abdelatief, Samar F. Marzouk

“…Conclusion: Application of discharge planning regarding lumbar disc herniation surgery improved patients' outcomes. The discharge plan should be available in the neurosurgical department and clinic for all patients who will be undergoing lumbar disc herniation surgery should be updated periodically. …”
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Nightmares and sleep terrors by L. Scribante

“…Nightmares are common in childhood and concern regarding underlying psychological or physical causes should only be investigated when nightmares become frequent, are present for a prolonged period of time or are associated with day-time behavioural or performance dysfunction. …”
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HYPERTENSION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: POSSIBILITIES OF COMBINATION THERAPY by N. A. Shostak, N. G. Pravdyuk, D. A. Anichkov, A. A. Kondrashov

“…Tenoten was found to have a positive effect on general health, activity, and mood and to alleviate the symptoms of autonomic dysfunction and anxiety.Conclusion. Tenoten that is able to alleviate the manifestations of anxiety and autonomic dysfunction, to exert a positive effect on bloodpressure values, and to improves health, mood, and social activity should be used in addition to AGT.…”
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Cognitive functions of epileptic patients on monotherapy with phenobarbitone and healthy controls by Mônica M. Bigarella, Maria J. Mäder, Maribel P. Doro, Ana M. Gorz, Tânia Marcourakis, Lolita Tsanaclis, Paulo R. M. Bittencourt

“…We suggest further studies should be carried out in populations with uniform monotherapeutic regimens and epileptic syndromes in order to isolate factors related to the cognitive dysfunction of epileptic patients.…”
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Mitochondrial Contribution to Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis by Anthony H. V. Schapira, Matthew Gegg

“…The identification of the etiologies and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) should play an important role in enabling the development of novel treatment strategies to prevent or slow the progression of the disease. …”
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Cardiorenal syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Z. Yu. Mutovina, A. I. Zagrebneva, E. A. Galushko, A. V. Gordeev

“…In 2008, the term cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) was proposed by the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group to denote pathological reciprocal conditions involving the heart and kidneys, which develop due to acute or chronic dysfunction of one of the organs, followed by acute or chronic dysfunction of the other one. …”
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Reactive Oxygen Species as Key Molecules in the Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Future Perspectives by Zhiqing Zhang, Hong Yang, Fei Han, Peng Guo

“…In NAFLD, mitochondrial dysfunction, ER stress, and lipotoxicity drive ROS overproduction due to metabolic dysregulation. …”
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Tuberculosis of the Penis: A Review of the Literature by Anthony Kodzo-Grey Venyo

“…PTBs respond to first- or 2nd-line anti-Tb 6-month treatment. Close contacts should be screened. Extrapulmonary Tb should be excluded. …”
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Chronic cough as a disease by Richard D. Turner, Surinder S. Birring

“…The clinician should have better focus and avoid unfruitful treatments and investigation. …”
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Chronic osteomyelitis as evidence of a source of uncontrolled sepsis. A case report by Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Jorge L. Capote Padrón, José Julio Requeiro Molina, Lioby Kauteks Pardiñas de León

“…Once sepsis is suspected as a syndrome, all tests should be performed to identify the primary site of origin and the necessary specialist teams should be used. …”
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Depression аnd Cardiovascular Diseases: Cause, Consequence оr Comorbidity by Katerenchuk O.

“…The special attention should be given to the category of patients with the cardiovascular diseases, because the existence of depression greatly deteriorates the disease course. …”
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Renal function in liver recipients: in-depth analysis of data from the Local Scientific Transplant Registry of the Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center by A. I. Sushkov, V. S. Rudakov, M. V. Popov, A. E. Kalachyan, E. V. Naydenov, A. I. Artemiev, S. E. Voskanyan

“…Background. Renal dysfunction is common in liver transplant candidates and recipients. …”
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Cardiac Remodeling and Arrhythmic Burden in Pre-Transplant Cirrhotic Patients: Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Management Strategies by Charilila-Loukia Ververeli, Yannis Dimitroglou, Stergios Soulaidopoulos, Evangelos Cholongitas, Constantina Aggeli, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Dimitris Tousoulis

“…<b>Background</b>: Chronic liver disease (CLD) and cirrhosis contribute to approximately 2 million deaths annually, with primary causes including alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), and chronic hepatitis B and C infections. …”
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Mimic of Brain Metastases in Colorectal Cancer Associated with a Better Prognosis by Nida Iqbal, Atul Sharma

“…She recovered and is doing well on warfarin after 5 months of diagnosis of CVT. CVT should be strongly suspected as a cause of neurological dysfunction in any case of disseminated malignancy including colon adenocarcinoma. …”
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SEXUALITY AFTER CANCER by C. Dadak, S. Sohlmann

“…With oncological consultation not only the cancer should be in the foreground, but also sexual counselling must be included. …”
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Hypertension and Anaesthesia by Des Lines

“…A detailed history and examination should be performed looking for evidence of coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and renal dysfunction.…”
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CARDIAC FUNCTION AND IRON CHELATION IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR AND INTERMEDIA: A REVIEW OF THE UNDERLYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND APPROACH TO CHELATION MANAGEMENT by Athanasios Aessopos, Vasilios Berdoukas

“…Once the patients are on transfusions, then they should be managed in the same way as the thalassaemia major patients.  …”
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Sexual functions of female patients with chronic liver disease from two centers in Nigeria by Olusegun Adekanle, Samuel Olowookere, Oluwasegun Ijarotimi, Dennis Ndububa, Oladele Ayodeji

“…Conclusions: Females with advanced CLD had sexual dysfunction. Sexual concerns of females with CLD should be inquired for and treated.…”
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The Intestinal Thread of Fate: How the Microbiota Shapes the Story of Liver Disease by Carlo Acierno, Riccardo Nevola, Luca Rinaldi, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Luigi Elio Adinolfi, Alfredo Caturano

“…Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a multifactorial condition linked to liver injury, insulin resistance, and disrupted gut–liver interactions. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of vesicoureteral reflux outcomes in infants under antibiotic prophylaxis by Nooshin Tafazoli, Hooman Kamran, Roozbeh Bazargani, Mehrnoosh Samaei, Mitra Naseri, Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh

“…Abstract We aimed to investigate the independent outcome predictors of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) in vesicoureteral reflux, train a model to predict the outcome, and evaluate which infants should be referred for endoscopic vesicoureteral reflux correction in their first visits. …”
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