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Planning a sustainable neurosurgery mentorship program in a war-torn country: experience from Iraq
The importance of mentorships in medical education and neurosurgery is highly attributed to the support and encouragement of the advances and...
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Microsurgical clipping of large MCA aneurysm in a 2-month-old child
BackgroundCerebral aneurysms in children have a low incidence and accounts for less than 4% of all cerebral aneurysms. These aneurysms have been...
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Changes in the correlation between substantia nigra hyperechogenicity area and Parkinson’s disease severity at different Hoehn and Yahr stages
BackgroundIt is debatable whether the area of substantia nigra hyperechogenicity (SN+) in transcranial sonography (TCS) is related to Parkinson’s...
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Faster and farther towards the abyss: global health accelerators instead of tangible changes
Global health accelerators have become the leading expression of global health engagement and policy. While accelerators seem to be the strategy of...
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OCD in children: phenomenology, impairment, and psychiatric co-morbidity—an experience from Kashmir
IntroductionObsessions are recurrent ego-dystonic thoughts, images, or urges followed by compulsion to reduce them. The phenomenology of...
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Maternal hypothyroidism and the risk of preeclampsia: a Danish national and regional study
BackgroundMaternal hypothyroidism in pregnancy has been proposed to increase the risk of preeclampsia, but uncertainties persist regarding the...
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of chronic peri-adolescent cannabinoid exposure on schizophrenia-like behaviour in rodents
BackgroundThe link between cannabis use and schizophrenia is well-established in epidemiological studies, especially among adolescents with...
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Heterogeneity of social participation in patients three months after total knee arthroplasty: a latent profile analysis
BackgroundSocial participation is an important index of rehabilitation and social reintegration in patients after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)....
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Automatic reorientation to generate short-axis myocardial PET images
BackgroundAccurately redirecting reconstructed Positron emission tomography (PET) images into short-axis (SA) images shows great significance for...
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Ethnozoological study of medicinal animals used by the inhabitants of the Kucha District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
BackgroundAn ethnozoological study of medicinal animals in the Kucha district, Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, was conducted to investigate and...
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Impact of COVID-19 in the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and clinical outcomes in cancer patients: a cohort study
PurposeTo determine the incidence of VTE and clinical outcomes in a cohort of cancer patients and COVID-19 infection, and to establish possible...
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Treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa and Future Directions: A Review
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) comprises rare genetic disorders characterized by skin and mucosal membrane blistering induced by mechanical trauma....
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Dosimetric implications of kidney anatomical volume changes in 177Lu-DOTATATE therapy
IntroductionThis study aims to evaluate the use of CT-based whole kidney parenchyma (WKP) segmentation in 177 Lu-DOTATATE dosimetry. Specifically, it...
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The association between visceral fat obesity and prefrailty in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe prevalence of obesity is escalating. Previous research has concentrated on the link between frailty and obesity; however, the...
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Single Position Prone Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Review of the Current Literature
Purpose of ReviewSpinal fusion, vital for treating various spinal disorders, has evolved since the introduction of the minimally invasive Lateral...
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Clinical presentation and surgical outcomes in patients with Shone’s complex: a systematic review
ObjectiveShone’s complex comprises of a combination of congenital cardiac anomalies causing obstructions in the left ventricle’s inflow and outflow...
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Anti-biofilm activity of 445 nm and 970 nm diode laser on mixed species colonies of- aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and porphyromonas gingivalis cultured on titanium discs -an in vitro study
To assess and compare the anti-microbial efficacy of 445 nm and 970 nm diode laser on mixed species biofilm of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans ...
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Thoracolumbar fusions for adult lumbar deformity show superior QALY gain and lower costs compared with upper thoracic fusions
PurposeAdult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with sagittal plane deformity (N) or structural lumbar/thoraco-lumbar (TL) curves can be treated with...
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Mechanism insights and therapeutic intervention of tumor metastasis: latest developments and perspectives
Metastasis remains a pivotal characteristic of cancer and is the primary contributor to cancer-associated mortality. Despite its significance, the...