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Vol 41, No 4 (2024)

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Authors in this issue:

Adedibu Tella, Aleksandar Mitić, Ana Ranković, Anita Stanković, Anoka Njan, Antonije Stanković, Assad Touraj, Awodayo Adepiti, Biljana Vučković, Danijela Đorđević-Radojković, Dejan Dobrijević, Dejan Nikolić, Dragan Stajić, Dragan Zlatanović, Dragana Stanojević, Đorđe Kralj, Emil Enchev, Ermin Đerlek, Evgeni Dimitrov, Ezekiel Iwalewa, Georgi Minkov, Goran Jovanović, Goran Koraćević, Hristina Čolović, Igor Spasić, Ina Konstantinović, Jelena Cvetković, Jelena Milošević, Jelena Popović, Jovana Šarić, Katarina Vuleta-Nedić, Marija Daković-Bjelaković, Marija Đorđević, Marija Nikolić, Mary Ologe, Mehmet Demirtas, Milena Kostić, Milena Trandafilović, Miloš Mitrović, Mina Karaman, Miodrag Damjanović, Mirjana Bogavac, Nenad Stošić, Olga Odanović, Olubunmi Atolani, Petar Svorcan, Rodoljub Jovanović, Ružica Janković-Tomašević, Sebahattin Memis, Sonja Dakić, Srđan Marković, Svetlana Apostolović, Svetlana Kocić, Tamara Knežević-Ivanovski, Tomislav Kostić, Vesna Brzački, Vesna Ignjatović, Vesna Živković, Vladimir Vukomanović, Yovcho Yovtchev, Yusuf Olalekan,

Published: 01.01.2024.

Contents

01.12.2023. Research paper
Addressing the unique needs of older adults in the emergency department: An important yet neglected issue

As the number of older adults seeking care in emergency departments (EDs) continues to rise, it is imperative that we prioritize research and reforms to enhance geriatric emergency care. The challenges facing older patients in the ED are multifaceted and complex....

By ASSAD TOURAJ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Neurorehabilitation in children neurorehabilitation in children with cerebrovascular insult: Why are we late?

Pediatric stroke (PS) is a rare disease with the global incidence of 1.2 -13/100,000, but nevertheless, is an important cause of disability in children. What makes it a challenging research topic is its alarming upsurge in the prevalence of 35%. The most prevalent motor deficit in that regard is hemiparesis in 50% to 80% of children with PS. Litera...

By HRISTINA ČOLOVIĆ, DRAGAN ZLATANOVIĆ, VESNA ŽIVKOVIĆ, ANITA STANKOVIĆ, DEJAN NIKOLIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Pharmacokinetics of herb-drug interactions: Experimental models in Nigeria

Introduction/Aim. Herbs have been a vital renewable source of medicine throughout human history as a large proportion of the global population still depends on them for their health benefits. The increasing popularity of herbal supplements has raised an obvious concern about the overall safety and potential interaction with other drugs in situ. The...

By MARY OLOGE, YUSUF OLALEKAN, AWODAYO ADEPITI, OLUBUNMI ATOLANI, ANOKA NJAN, ADEDIBU TELLA, EZEKIEL IWALEWA

01.12.2023. Research paper
The role of neuroplasticity in the etiology and treatment of depressive disorders

Introduction/Aim. Depression is a mood disorder that prevents the patients from performing everyday activities, due to the constant presence of negative feelings. Depression is a worldwide medical disorder which is highly prevalent and has therefore become a huge financial burden for the health system. Biological, psychological, and social factors ...

By INA KONSTANTINOVIĆ, MILENA TRANDAFILOVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Developing a severity classification of complicated intra-abdominal infections

Introduction/Aim. Currently, there is no classification reflecting the severity of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs). Therefore, we aimed to create one and facilitate the prognostic assessment of cIAIs in clinical practice. Methods. This was a single-center study conducted at a University Hospital Stara Zagora including 140 patients wi...

By EVGENI DIMITROV, GEORGI MINKOV, EMIL ENCHEV, YOVCHO YOVTCHEV

01.12.2023. Research paper
Sexual dimorphism of the mental foramen position in the population of southeast Serbia: A cone beam computed tomography stud

Introduction/Aim. Knowing the precise position of the mental foramen is of great clinical importance in dentistry due to significant anatomical structures that pass through this foramen. The aim of this study was to examine the sexual dimorphism of the horizontal and vertical position of the mental foramen in relation to constant anatomical landmar...

By ANTONIJE STANKOVIĆ, JELENA POPOVIĆ, MARIJA DAKOVIĆ-BJELAKOVIĆ, ALEKSANDAR MITIĆ, NENAD STOŠIĆ, MARIJA NIKOLIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Characteristics of the hemostasis mechanism in patients with SARS-CoV-2 viral infection

Introduction/Aim. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there was a significant number of cases accompanied by thrombosis. The precise pathophysiological mechanism remains unclear. The importance of the fibrinolytic mechanism in maintaining physiological hemostasis led us to explore its potential contribution to COVID-19-induced thromboembolism. This stu...

By IGOR SPASIĆ, DEJAN DOBRIJEVIĆ, BILJANA VUČKOVIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Acute myocardial infarction in patients under forty-five years of age: What has changed in ten years?

Introduction/Aim. The incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is declining in developed countries due to better prevention and more effective treatment of risk factors, however, the proportion of younger patients with AMI is increasing. The aim of the research was to compare patients under the age of 45 years with acute myocardial infarction...

By DANIJELA ĐORĐEVIĆ-RADOJKOVIĆ, MIODRAG DAMJANOVIĆ, SVETLANA APOSTOLOVIĆ, JELENA MILOŠEVIĆ, DRAGANA STANOJEVIĆ, GORAN KORAĆEVIĆ, RUŽICA JANKOVIĆ-TOMAŠEVIĆ, TOMISLAV KOSTIĆ, SONJA DAKIĆ, JELENA CVETKOVIĆ, JOVANA ŠARIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
The impact of attitudes on medication adherence in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Serbia

Introduction. Managing diabetes mellitus requires significant lifestyle changes and medication adherence. It has been shown that varying attitudes towards diabetes treatment can significantly impact self-care and health outcomes. This study investigated attitudes toward diabetes treatment among type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Serbia...

By MINA KARAMAN, MIRJANA BOGAVAC, DRAGAN STAJIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
Anemia in inflammatory bowel diseases treated by liposomal iron

Introduction/Aim. Anemia is a common extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Recognizing and treating anemia in patients with IBD is vital for improving the quality of life and reducing complications. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of the liposomal iron formulation in the treatment of a...

By SRĐAN MARKOVIĆ, ĐORĐE KRALJ, TAMARA KNEŽEVIĆ-IVANOVSKI, MILOŠ MITROVIĆ, OLGA ODANOVIĆ, VESNA BRZAČKI, PETAR SVORCAN

01.12.2023. Research paper
A rare case of coexistence of cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma and cervical ganglioneuroma: A possibility of radioiodine refractory thyroid cancer misdiagnosis

Introduction. Well-differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is curable in most patients with adequate surgical approach, radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression. However, around 2%-4% of cases experience a local recurrence in lateral cervical lymph nodes during a follow-up. Among these cases, nearly two-thir...

By KATARINA VULETA-NEDIĆ, VLADIMIR VUKOMANOVIĆ, ANA RANKOVIĆ, VESNA IGNJATOVIĆ, SVETLANA KOCIĆ

01.12.2023. Research paper
A rare case of limb anomalies: Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome

Introduction. Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) or congenital poikiloderma is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis with involvement of many systems. The risk of mesenchymal malignancy is high in this disease which is accompanied by skin findings such as skin atrophy, hypo-hyperpigmentation, short stature, growth retardation, hypogonadism, nail a...

By SEBAHATTIN MEMIS, MEHMET DEMIRTAS

01.12.2023. Research paper
Hybrid implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulism: A case report

Introduction. Edentulism is a condition characterized by the absence of all teeth in the upper and/or lower jaw. The problem of edentulism can be solved using conventional removable complete dentures and by the increasingly common creation of fixed prosthetic restorations on implants. The aim of the paper was to present the case of a patient who un...

By GORAN JOVANOVIĆ, MARIJA ĐORĐEVIĆ, ERMIN ĐERLEK, RODOLJUB JOVANOVIĆ, MILENA KOSTIĆ

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