Subcortical Hypoperfusion following Surgery For Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Implications For Cognitive Performance? by C. L. Tooth, W. B. Tindale, M. Hadjivassiliou, C. A. J. Romanowski, E. Hunt, R. Pantke, H. J. Sagar, A. R. Mayes

“…The findings of this study suggest a possible link between reduced subcortical function and the extent and severity of cognitive deficits.…”
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Alirokumab in the practice of a multidisciplinary outpatient hospital: results of an open, noncomparative prospective study by A. O. Bueverov, P. O. Bogomolov, A. A. Kucherov, V. E. Syutkin

“…Indicators of liver function tests, creatinine and fasting glycemia did not change significantly. …”
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Quantitative analysis of ocular deviation under eye occlusion: a descriptive study using the ORTe EYENAC eye-tracking system by Shunya Tatara, Yuna Magara, Touko Sasaki, Fumiatsu Maeda, Noriaki Murata, Kazuhiro Itagaki, Tomoya Handa, Haruo Toda

“…Abstract Background The cover–uncover test is traditionally used in the qualitative assessment of heterotropia and heterophoria, while the alternate prism cover test (APCT) quantifies ocular deviations. …”
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Serum multi-trace elements and post-stroke cognitive impairment: a prospective observational cohort study by Ruolin Zhou, Weijie Zhai, Lingjie Meng, Chunxiao Wei, Li Sun

“…Finally, 626 patients (mean age: 62.85 ± 7.54 years) were followed up for a median of 1.2 years. …”
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HEART AND VESSEL REMODELING IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS OF PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. N. Kandilova

“…The study involved 124 (86 men and 38 women) patients at the age from 27 to 81 years (average age of patients 55.7+1.01 years) with AH degree I-III. …”
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Bronchoalveolar lavage cell percentages as diagnostic markers of immune checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis by Mahnoor Mir, Felipe Soto, Pedro Antonio Amezcua Gomez, Rodrigo Del Rio Arroyo, Adarsh Suresh, Amber Su, Qiong Gan, John Stewart, Roberto Adachi, Diwakar D. Balachandran, Lara Bashoura, Roberto F. Casal, Burton F. Dickey, George A. Eapen, Scott E. Evans, Horiana Grosu, Carlos A. Jimenez, Julie Lin, David E. Ost, Bruce F. Sabath, Vickie R. Shannon, Aung Naing, Jianjun Gao, Jia Wu, Karthik Suresh, Saadia A. Faiz, Mehmet Altan, Ajay Sheshadri

“…We constructed logistic regression models to assess the relationship between BAL lymphocyte, eosinophil, and neutrophil percentages and the diagnosis of pneumonitis, and the area under the receiver-operator curves (AUROC) was used to assess their discriminatory function. We measured the association of BAL immune cell percentages with 1-year overall survival using Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for age and cancer diagnosis.ResultsEach 1% increase in lymphocyte (OR 1.01, 95% CI 1.01–1.02, p < 0.001) and eosinophil percentage (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.01–1.11, p = 0.01) were independently associated with pneumonitis, while neutrophil percentage was inversely associated (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.98–0.99, p = 0.01) with pneumonitis. …”
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction as the Initial Clinical Presentation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Rare and Severe Disorder by Akwe Nyabera, Mohanad Elfishawi, Francisco Cuevas, Fahad Riaz, Adriana Abrudescu

“…Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IPO) is a rarely recognized complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We present a 36-year-old African American female, with only known past medical history of anemia, admitted for frequent vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever that had been ongoing for 5 days. …”
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Effects of Multidirectional Knee Strengthening Exercises Using Elastic Bands on Elderly Patients Aged 65 and Older With Knee Osteoarthritis by Sang-woo Yoon, Suhn-yeop Kim

“…Objects: This study examined the effects of multidirectional knee-strengthening exercises using elastic bands on knee pain, functional disability, quality of life, balance ability, and rectus femoris (RF) muscle tone in elderly patients aged ≥ 65 years with knee osteoarthritis. …”

Evaluation the efficiency of using Artificial Neural Networks in predicting meteorological droughts in north-west of Iran by Arash malekian, mahro dehbozorgi, Amir hoshang ehsani

“…The input data was annual rainfall data and annual drought precipitation index for all stations that 80% of the data (1971-2000) used for training the network and other 20% (2001-2007) used for testing it and in the next step drought severity predicted for the years 2008 to 2012 by the trained algorithm without using actual and existed data in this period. …”
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Recurrent Episodes of Thyrotoxicosis in a Man following Pregnancies of his Spouse with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Regina Belokovskaya, Alice C. Levine

“…This patient’s illness followed the typical time course of silent thyroiditis: hyperthyroidism, followed by euthyroidism, a late hypothyroid phase, and then a complete resolution of symptoms and normalization of thyroid function tests over a period of several months. We discuss the curious clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and a literature review of alternate explanations for this patient’s condition, including a discussion of the impact of seasonal shift, spousal’s autoimmune disease, stress, and evolutionary changes in males postpartum. …”
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Unmasking Hepatitis A: A Case Study of Atypical Presentation in a Returning Traveler From Egypt by Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Claude M. Muvunyi, Ayman Ahmed

“…The initial assessment showed hemodynamic stability and abnormal liver function tests. This raise suspicion about the potential involvement of several infections including malaria, hepatitis, arboviral diseases such as Chikungunya, Yellow, and dengue fevers. …”
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Deciphering Autoimmune Pancreatitis, a Great Mimicker: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Satya Allaparthi, Mohammed Sageer, Mark J. Sterling

“…Workup showed elevated liver function tests (LFT) suggestive of obstructive jaundice, MRCP done showed diffusely enlarged abnormal appearing pancreas with loss of normal lobulated contours, and IgG4 antibody level was 765 mg/dL. …”
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Loeys-Dietz syndrome by Bogumiła Wójcik-Niklewska, Erita Filipek

“…To present a case of a child with ocular manifestations of Loeys-Dietz syndrome. A 6-year-old boy with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, confirmed by molecular genetic testing, presented with high myopia, subluxated lenses, dysmorphic features, and disorders of the osteoarticular and cardiovascular systems. …”
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In primary care, is measuring free-thyroxine plus thyroid-stimulating hormone to detect hypopituitarism cost-effective? A cost utility analysis using Markov chain models by Brian Shine, Tim James, Amanda Adler

“…Objective We examined whether it is cost-effective to measure free thyroxine (FT4) in addition to thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)) on all requests for thyroid function tests from primary care on adult patients.Background Hypopituitarism occurs in about 4 people per 100 000 per year. …”
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Patellar Tendinopathy Responding to Spinal Treatment: A Case Report Using Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy by Wilfried Serres, Joachim Van Cant

“…He reported experiencing pain during long-distance runs and interval training, as well as during functional tests. Treatment involved only repeated lumbar movement exercises, which elicited changes in knee pain and functional limitations…”
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Landau–Kleffner Syndrome Can Herald the Diagnosis of GRIN2A Gene Mutation by Ayman Khalil Ebrahim, Jaafar Jawad Makhlooq, Maryam Yusuf Busehail

“…A mutation in the GRIN gene which encodes NMDAR subunits can disrupt NMDAR function. In this article, we describe a 5-year-old boy who presented with aphasia and autistic- like behavior; during evaluation, subtle myoclonic jerks were noticed. …”
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Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism due to Rare Thyroglobulin Gene Variant (p.Cys1476Arg): A Delayed Diagnosis of Thyroid Dyshormonogenesis by Ghassan Mohamadsalih, Khalid Al Bureshad, Idris Mohammed, Shiga Chirayath, Elwaseila Hamdoun, Khalid Hussain

“…He was diagnosed by newborn screening that was confirmed by laboratory thyroid function testing; however, no further workup was done to understand the underlying cause. …”
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Neuropathic Cystinosis: A Rare Case Report by Ahmed Muthana, Rabab Farhan Thejeal, Ikhlas Ali Ahmed

“…The child had a few dysmorphic features such as frontal bossing and wrist widening. The renal function tests were abnormal. Brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) revealed changes in bilateral frontal primitive gyral pattern. …”
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A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Spinal Epidural Abscess Caused by Streptococcus mitis Bacteremia by Victoria S. Byrd, Attila S. Nemeth

“…Labs revealed leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver function tests and INR. Endoscopy demonstrated antral ulcers, duodenitis, and esophagitis. …”
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An Atypical Case of Primary Angiitis of Central Nervous System Featuring Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis and Multiple Cavernomas by Salil Gundewar, Pravin Naphade, Satish Nirhale, Prajwal Rao, Pranit Khandait

“…Evaluation includes laboratory tests such as complete blood count, renal function tests, urine routine microscopy, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA) by Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) and blot method, complement (C3 and C4) levels, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) evaluation and neuroimaging, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain. …”
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