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Open AccessHigh prevalence of fatty liver and its association with metabolic syndrome among rural adults with chronic hepatitis C: Implications for primary healthcare
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) virus infection is a global health concern that is associated with significant liver-related morbidity and mortality. Owing to the inflammatory pathway, CHC can causefatty liver, live...
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Open AccessPerfusion Defects and Collateral Flow Patterns in Acute Small Subcortical Infarction: a 4D Dynamic MRI Study
The hemodynamic changes of acute small subcortical infarction (SSI) are not well understood. We evaluate the hemodynamic changes and collaterals in acute SSI using perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A...
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Open AccessArtificial neural networks improve LDCT lung cancer screening: a comparative validation study
This study proposes a prediction model for the automatic assessment of lung cancer risk based on an artificial neural network (ANN) with a data-driven approach to the low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) standa...
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Open AccessPrediction of fall events during admission using eXtreme gradient boosting: a comparative validation study
As the performance of current fall risk assessment tools is limited, clinicians face significant challenges in identifying patients at risk of falling. This study proposes an automatic fall risk prediction mod...
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Open AccessAccuracy and complications of CT-guided pulmonary core biopsy in small nodules: a single-center experience
Computed tomography (CT)-guided pulmonary core biopsies of small pulmonary nodules less than 15 millimeters (mm) are challenging for radiologists, and their diagnostic accuracy has been shown to be variable in...
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Open AccessDiffusion tensor imaging for assessment of microstructural changes associate with treatment outcome at one-year after radiofrequency Rhizotomy in trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by facial pain that may be sudden, intense, and recurrent. Neurosurgical interventions, such as radiofrequency rhizotomy, can relieve TN pain, but their mechanisms an...
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Open AccessComparisons of outcomes in stroke subtypes after intravenous thrombolysis
The purpose of this study was to analyze the outcomes and complications between stroke subtypes after intravenous thrombolysis. A total of 471 patients with acute ischemic stroke after intravenous thrombolysi...
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Open AccessScreening for pulmonary tuberculosis in type 2 diabetes elderly: a cross-sectional study in a community hospital
Tuberculosis is one of the major infectious diseases in Taiwan. It has an especially high prevalence in diabetes patients, in whom it is usually asymptomatic and are more likely to result in drug-resistant tub...
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Risk factors for internal carotid artery injury in adults during simple nasopharyngeal surgeries
The purpose of this study attempted to analyze the potential risk factors for internal carotid artery injury during simple nasopharyngeal surgeries with or without an endoscopic aid. One hundred and seventy m...
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Chronic cigarette smoke exposure enhances brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in rats with traumatic brain injury
The involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in regulating neuronal survival during neuron differentiation, growth, and maturation, and during the regeneration of injured nerve cells, has alread...
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Dexamethasone inhibits ICAM-1 and MMP-9 expression and reduces brain edema in intracerebral hemorrhagic rats
The molecular mechanism of hemorrhagic stroke is unclear, and the identification of therapeutic agents for attenuating post-stroke brain damage remains an unresolved challenge. Dexamethasone (DEX) is used clin...
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Stent-graft treatment of traumatic carotid artery dissecting pseudoaneurysm
Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare but serious complication following blunt or penetrating trauma. These lesions are difficult to repair surgically. Endovascular management...
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Prospective variants screening of connexin genes in children with hearing impairment: genotype/phenotype correlation
The crucial role of gap junctions, which are composed of connexin (CX) protein, in auditory functions has been confirmed by numerous studies. In this study, we investigate the prevalence and phenotype/genotype...
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Open AccessEvaluation of the pathophysiology of classical trigeminal neuralgia by blink reflex study and current perception threshold testing
We recruited 49 patients with classical trigeminal neuralgia (TN) according to the latest guidelines of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, and divided them into an acute (≤30 days onset; 1...
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Treatment of postoperative residual hepatolithiasis after progressive sleeting of associated bile duct strictures through the T-tube tract
Purpose: The authors report their experience with the treatment of intrahepatic bile duct strictures associated with hepatolithiasis.
