Dent’s disease: case series from a single center by Hilal Yaşar, Emre Leventoğlu, Bahar Büyükkaragöz, Kibriya Fidan, Sevcan A. Bakkaloğlu, Oğuz Söylemezoğlu

“…DD is a disease that shows different phenotypes even among individuals with mutations in the same gene. Therefore, it should be considered in all patients with hypercalciuria, proteinuria, nephrolithiasis or nephrocalcinosis with/without proximal tubular dysfunction especially in the early childhood period. …”
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Dementia in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Omid Mirmosayyeb, Danial Dehghani Firouzabadi, Soroush Oraee, Mohammadreza Alinejadfard, Mohammad Yazdan Panah, Saeed Vaheb, Hamed Ghoshouni, Vahid Shaygannejad

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS), as an autoimmune demyelinating disorder, is associated with cognitive dysfunction. Dementia can result from severe cognitive dysfunction or other pathways in MS, but the exact mechanisms and prevalence are unknown. …”
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Case Report: Maintaining a balance between vascular access patency and stable dissection status in a hemodialysis patient with unrepaired type A aortic dissection by Qiquan Lai, Ling Chen, Xuejing Gao, Hongtao Tie, Ziming Wan

“…However, the anticoagulant-free dialysis pattern occasionally caused dialyzer clotting and further increased the risk of catheter dysfunction. The patient repeatedly experienced dysfunction of the catheter in the following 8 months, with 2 episodes resolved via thrombolysis and 2 episodes replaced with new catheters. …”
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Assessment of the Short-Term Effectiveness of Kinesiotaping and Trigger Points Release Used in Functional Disorders of the Masticatory Muscles by Danuta Lietz-Kijak, Łukasz Kopacz, Roman Ardan, Marta Grzegocka, Edward Kijak

“…Because hidden trigger points can spontaneously activate, they should be found and released to prevent further escalation of the discomfort. …”
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Cauda Equina Syndrome Without Perineal Sensory Changes or Lower Extremity Neurological Deficits Following Postoperative Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report and Literature Revie... by Guanyi Liu, Qing Li, Hongfeng Ruan, Bingke Zhu, Weihu Ma, Yong Hu

“…While CES typically presents with a combination of bladder and/or bowel dysfunction, diminished sensation in the saddle area, and motor or sensory changes in the lower limbs, atypical cases with isolated urinary symptoms are less recognized and pose significant diagnostic challenges. …”
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Assessment of endothelial function and arterial rigidity in patients with type 1 diabetes at different stages of diabetic nephropathy by Evgenia Pavlovna Kosobyan, Ivona Renata Yarek-Martynova, Alexander Sergeevich Parfenov, Lyubov' Leonidovna Bolotskaya, Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova

“…However, when comparing patients with T1D without DN and the control group, significant differences of stiffness index (SI) was not been determined. It should be noted that the increase in value of SI is almost independent of the presence of hypertension in the patient groups. …”
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Analysis of the clinical characteristics of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related hypophysitis by Zhixiao WANG, Yun SHI, Min SUN, Xuqin ZHENG, Tao YANG, Min SHEN

“…Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging showed no abnormality in 4 patients (44.44%). Thyroid dysfunction was observed in 6 patients (54.55%), one of whom (9.09%) also exhibited pancreatic endocrine dysfunction. …”
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COVID-19, the Pandemic of the Century and Its Impact on Cardiovascular Diseases by Yuanyuan Zhang, Mingjie Wang, Xian Zhang, Tianxiao Liu, Peter Libby, Guo-Ping Shi, Tianyu Xu, Xiaoxia Fu

“…SARS-CoV-2 infection may lead to cardiomyocyte apoptosis and necrosis, endothelial cell damage and dysfunction, oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species production, vasoconstriction, fibrotic and thrombotic protein expression, vascular permeability and microvascular dysfunction, heart inflammatory cell accumulation and activation, and a cytokine storm. …”
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The Role of Neurotrophic Modulation in COPD and Its Influence on Airway Pathophysiology: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zeeshan Hussain, Mona Rani, Soobia Pathan, Seemi Tanvir, Madeeha Minhas, Saif Ur Rahman, Muhammad Arsalan Shah

“…Discussion: Neurotrophic factors may contribute to COPD pathophysiology because they influence airway inflammation, remodeling, and muscle dysfunction. Future research should validate the mechanisms that underlie these associations and explore therapeutic targets within neurotrophic pathways.   …”
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Angiogenesis in Atrial Fibrillation: A Literature Review by Jie Lin, Haihuan Lin, Zhijun Xu, Zhihui Yang, Chenglv Hong, Ying Wang, Haocheng Lu

“…Its pathogenesis involves ion channel dysfunction, inflammatory cascades, and structural remodeling processes, notably fibrosis. …”
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High-Grade Late Urinary Toxicity Following Salvage Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Seung-Kwon Choi, Myong Kim, Sang Mi Lee, Cheryn Song, Jun Hyuk Hong, Choung-Soo Kim, Hanjong Ahn

“…Conclusions The incidence of late high-grade GU toxicity was not uncommon after SRT. Thus, care should be taken when we consider SRT in patients with baseline urinary dysfunction and a short interval from surgery to SRT, to determine an optimal treatment strategy with balancing quality of life and oncologic outcome of patients.…”
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Impact of Progression of Parkinson’s Disease on Swallowing Ability and Oral Environment by George Umemoto, Shinsuke Fujioka, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Yoshie Ozaki, Kayoko Koga, Kazumi Nishimura, Yoshio Tsuboi

“…Moreover, the oral environment could have deteriorated with swallowing dysfunction. Patients and clinicians should be aware that higher LEDD can increase xerostomia and associated deficits in oral health.…”
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Risk factors for postoperative delirium in orthopedic surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanan Niu, Qiang Wang, Jin Lu, Piao He, Hai-Tao Guo

“…Future research should focus on developing comprehensive risk prediction models that integrate both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors to improve outcomes for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.…”
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Serum Indoxyl Sulfate as a Potential Biomarker of Peripheral Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3 to 5 by Yahn-Bor Chern, Jen-Pi Tsai, Chin-Hung Liu, Yu-Li Lin, Chih-Hsien Wang, Bang-Gee Hsu

“…IS was associated with PAS in non-dialysis CKD stages 3–5, suggesting that IS may be a possible vascular risk marker. Future studies should address the nature of the relationship between IS and vascular dysfunction and assess therapeutic strategies to reduce IS.…”
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Social Media and Men’s Health: Separating Science from Speculation in Andrology by Michael George, Vaibhav Modgil, Ian Pearce, Theodora Stasinou

“…Amongst these posts, there is a high degree of misinformation. Clinicians should be confident in navigating the possible challenges associated with social media. …”
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ATYPICAL HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT by Atakan Turgutkaya

“…All patients receiving complement inhibitors should be included in the vaccination program for Neisseria meningitis, Streptococcus pneumonia, and Haemophilus influenza type b, and early signs of infection should be carefully monitored and necessary parenteral antibiotic therapy should be started without delay. …”
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Medical Conditions in Former Professional American-Style Football Players Are Associated With Self-Reported Clinical Features of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome by Rachel Grashow, Shawn R. Eagle, Douglas P. Terry, Heather DiGregorio, Aaron L. Baggish, Marc G. Weisskopf, Anthony Kontos, David O. Okonkwo, Ross Zafonte

“…Concussion exposure and medical conditions significantly increased the likelihood that a former ASF player would demonstrate cognitive or neurobehavioral dysfunction. Clinicians engaged with this population should consider whether treatable coexisting condition(s) could account for some portion of the clinical picture associated with TES presentation.…”
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Perforated Non-Meckel Ileal Diverticulum Mimicking Neoplastic Lesion: A Case Report by Shukufa Musayeva, Hazi Aslanov, Ilaha Karimova

“…Small bowel diverticulosis should be considered in differential diagnoses of acute abdomen.…”
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Acute myocardial infarction-like event in a young patient with biventricular arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy by Y. V. Stavtseva, E. A. Mershina, T. V. Lobzhanidze, E. I. Bazdireva, N. I. Khutsishvili, Zh. D. Kobalava

“…Based on increased cardiac troponin, left ventricular systolic dysfunction with wall motion abnormalities, and nonobstructive coronary arteries the initial diagnosis of type 2 MI was made. …”
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THE RHEUMATOID HAND (Part I) by Yuri Aleksandrovich Olyunin, A V Smirnov

“…Its most important X-ray symptoms should include joint space narrowing. It reflects articular cartilage destruction and it is taken into account in evaluating the progression of a pathological process. …”
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