Association between balance ability and cardiovascular disease onsets among middle-aged and older adults: an observational cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitu... by Yinghe Lin, Shanshan Zhong, Zhihua Sun

“…However, there is little evidence regarding balance function and the onset of CVD. We aimed to examine the relationship between the balance ability and incident CVD risk.MethodsThis study retrospectively included participants (≥45 years) without CVD at baseline from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011 and those who were followed up in 2018. …”
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Parotidectomy-related facial nerve lesions: proposal for a modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System by Márcia Gonçalves e Silva Targino da COSTA, Péricles de Andrade MARANHÃO-FILHO, Izabella Costa SANTOS, Ronir Raggio LUIZ, Maurice Borges VINCENT

“…ABSTRACT Facial nerve injury, affecting mainly the marginal mandibular branch, is the most frequent neurologic complication from parotidectomy. Objective To test a modified Sunnybrook Facial Grading System as a new tool to assess the facial nerve function following parotidectomy, emphasizing the marginal mandibular branch. …”
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The impact of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome on cognitive impairment in patients monitored at the University Clinics of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Jean Paul Pholo Manzimbala, Fifi MANANA, Christian MATANDA, Gabriel LEMA, Eddy MBAMBU, Augustin NGE, Thierry MATONA, Boniface TETE, Mireille NGANGA, Richard MATANDA, Jérôme SOKOLO

“…The resulting intermittent hypoxia can impair brain function and lead to cognitive deficits, including issues with attention, memory, and executive functioning. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Climatic Parameters Predicting the Mortality Rate Due to Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disease with Soft Computing Methods by Hamidreza Ghazvinian, Hojat Karami

“…This study has analyzed the cases of death and climate parameters and pollutants monthly for 8 years (2015-2022) from Shiraz city. The data was divided into two subsets of training (60%) and test (40%). …”
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Retracted: Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot System Based on Internet of Things Remote Control by Xing Li, Junpei Zhong

“…Modern technology has been improving, as is medical technology. Over the years, rehabilitation medicine is developing and growing. …”
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Cognitive recovery assessment in patients after desflurane versus sevoflurane-based general anaesthesia: A randomised, comparative, double-blinded study by Ankita Verma, Nidhi Arun, Annu Choudhary, Md Parwaj H. Ansari

“…The primary objective of this study was to compare the recovery profiles of cognitive functions following desflurane- and sevoflurane-based GA in terms of the time required for cognitive functions to return to their baseline values. …”
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Sensory profiles in older adults with orthopedic conditions during quiet stance: a cross-sectional study by Marine Brika, France Mourey, Alexandre Kubicki

“…Methods Fifty-one older adults (76.9 ± 7.6 years) were divided into 2 Functional Groups (FG-/FG+) according to a composite score that included 3 variables (gait speed, grip strength and fear of falling). …”
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Efficacy and safety of nimesulide long term administration in patients with osteoarthritis: results of 12-months open controlled study DINAMO (long term administration of nimesulid... by L I Alexeeva, A E Karateev, T V Popkova, D S Novikova, E N Sharapova, E P Markelova, E L Nasonov

“…Coronary heart disease developed or deteriorated in 4 patients receiving nimesulide but not in control group. Liver function tests did not deteriorated during treatment with nimesulide. …”
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Enhancing neuromuscular training effect on balance and gait in autistic children by transcranial direct current stimulation by Mona Oftadegan, Yousef Moghadas Tabrizi, Hooman Minoonejad

“…NMT consisted of 10 sessions motor training (each for 40 min). tDCS training was performed with 1.5 mA on left primary motor cortex for 20 min. Pre-test and post-test evaluations included static and dynamic balance and gait parameters (length and width of stepping and speed of gait).Results: Although improvement of variables were seen in all groups, but in post intervention comparison, combined group was better in static and dynamic balance and gait parameters than two other groups. …”
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RISK FACTORS OF SYNCOPAL STATE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LONG_TERM EFFECTS OF PERINATAL LESION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM by V.M. Shaitor, I. Yu. Mel'nikova, A.I. Safronova

“…Risk factors of SS were: Initially low bioelectric activity and decrease of compensatory function of cerebral cortex, initial and loading pulse volume deficit in verterobasilar pool, stenosis of vertebral arteries with decrease of blood velocity during functional tests, omegametry and stange's test data.Key words: children, perinatal lesion of central nervous system, syncopal state, risk factors.…”
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Research on the Impact of Rural Tourism Development on the Economic Benefits of Bama County in Guangxi by Huang Xinye

“…The test results show that the fluctuation in the number of tourists visiting Bama County has a significant impact on the county’s tax revenue. …”
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MODIFIKASI KOLAM OLAK TIPE AMBANG BERGIGI DALAM RANGKA REHABILITASI KERUSAKAN BENDUNG CIKEUSIK DI JAWA BARAT by James Zulfan, ST., MSc, Tsani Rakhmawati, Ririn Rimawan, I Putu Samskerta, Slamet Lestari

“…The tests were carried out with variations in the discharge Q2 years, Q25 years, and Q100 years, respectively. …”
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Immunological cluster complexes in kidney transplantation by S. V. Zybleva, S. L. Zyblev

“…The following groups of recipients were identified: KTR1 – with primary graft function on the 7th day and satisfactory graft function within a year, KTR2 – with renal graft dysfunction on the 7th day and within a year. …”
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Severe pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremia syndrome in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a novel survival case report by Yan Yang, Xiao-jin Li, Hua-Yan Yuan, Jing-Jing Xiong, Peng-Fei Li, Zhen Wang

“…The patient was followed up for 3 years, during which her renal function returned to normal, with no recurrence of thrombocytopenia or microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. …”
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Incidental diagnosis of Bardet–Biedl syndrome in a case of abdominal tuberculosis: a case report by Adithya Andanappa, Sai Santhosha Mrudula Alla, Aparna Malireddi, Prajwal Udedh, Hanisha Reddy Kukunoor, Deekshitha Alla, Uday Kumar Repalle, Bhanu Prasad Kosuru, Soujanya Tirupati, Ruth Getaneh Bayeh

“…Examination showed central obesity, almond-shaped eyes, moon-shaped face, and hexadactyly in the left lower limb. Liver functional tests, renal function tests, lipid profile, and ultrasonography of the abdomen were abnormal. …”
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Delayed Migration of Embolized Coil with Large Renal Stone Formation: A Rare Presentation by Santosh Kumar, Kumar Jayant, Shrawan K. Singh, Kalpesh M. Parmar, Sudheer K. Devana, Gautam R. Choudhari, Ankur Mittal

“…His routine haemogram, coagulogram, serum electrolytes, and liver function tests, renal function tests, vitamin D3, and PTH (parathyroid hormone) were within normal limits. …”
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Early mobilization in postoperative glioma patients real world impact on recovery and long term prognosis by Xiaohang Chen, Lei Wan, Bei Wang

“…Means and frequencies were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney U test, T-test, and chi-square test. The research team conducted standardized assessments in advance to ensure consistency. …”
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Cohort profile of the Heidelberg study on diabetes and complications HEIST-DiC by Elisabeth Kliemank, Ekaterina von Rauchhaupt, Lukas Seebauer, Mani Roshan, Malin Ansmann, Viktoria Flegka, Lukas Schimpfle, Dimitrios Tsilingiris, Hannelore Bartl, Thomas Fleming, Zoltan Kender, Johann M. E. Jende, Christoph M. Mooshage, Daniel Schwarz, Martin Bendszus, Peter Schirmacher, Stephan Herzig, Peter P. Nawroth, Stefan Kopf, Julia Szendroedi, Alba Sulaj

“…Participants with/without diabetes mellitus undergo annual phenotyping of diabetes-associated complications over 11 years. Assessments include: albuminuria, estimated glomerular filtration rate for chronic kidney disease; clinical neuropathy scores, Purdue Pegboard test, electrophysiological examination, transcutaneous electrical nerve fiber stimulation, quantitative sensory testing and high-resolution magnetic resonance neurography for distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy; heart rate variability for cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy; funduscopic examination of undilated pupils for retinopathy; the 6-minute walk test, spirometry, body plethysmography, and carbon monoxide-based diffusing capacity measurements for respiratory lung disease; non-invasive scores, transient elastography and hepatic ultrasound for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease; ankle-brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness for peripheral atherosclerosis; hand grip strength for muscle function; bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition; skin autofluorescence for measurement of advanced glycation end products. …”
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El Esthesioneuroblastoma: the impact of brain oncological disease on neuropsychological changes – Clinical Case Study by Charles Ysaacc Da Silva Rodrigues

“…In addition, we used the EADS test to assess emotional regulation. Results: In the preoperative evaluation, significant alterations were verified for attention, memory, executive functions and all areas of emotional regulation. …”
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Relationship between social determinants of health and cognitive performance in an older American population: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Zhen-Guo Yang, Xu Sun, Xue Han, Xiao Wang, Lei Wang

“…Cognitive performance was evaluated using three tests: the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) for processing speed, the Animal Fluency Test (AFT) for executive function, and a subtest from the Coalition to Establish an Alzheimer’s Disease Registry (CERAD) for memory. …”
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