Patient falls in hospital conditions are among the most common serious adverse events following a cerebrovascular insult at all stages of the disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of falls in patients with cerebrovascular disease. A clinical case-control observational study was conducted in this investigation. The sample consis...

By Aleksandar Nenadović, Olivera Đurović, Snezana Stanković, Biljana Georgievski-Brkić, Milica Milivojević, Marjana Vukičević, Svetlana Radević, Snežana Radovanović

Hepatitis A virus is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, with approximately 1.5 million cases annually. Clinical manifestations of the hepatitis A virus infection range from asymptomatic to acute liver failure. Cholestatic viral hepatitis A is a rare clinical manifestation characterized by a prolonged course, refractory pruritus, immi...

By Nemanja Đorđević, Predrag Čanović, Dejan Petrović, Nataša Minić, Željko Mijailović

The incidence of liver cancer is increasing globally. Fatty acids in lipid metabolism are associated with cancer risk by maintaining cancer cell membrane structure and transducing cancer signaling, and their increased synthesis promotes tumor growth, angiogenesis, and tumor metastasis. After identification of the ELOVL3 gene involved in fatty acid ...

By Yiyang Chen, Wanbang Zhou, Yiju Gon, Xi Ou

Lentigo maligna (LM) represents an in situ melanoma that develops on chronically photo-damaged skin. Clinical diagnosis of LM is often difficult, even for experienced dermatologists. The aim of the study was to analyze the clinical and dermoscopic features of patients with pathohistologically verified lentigo maligna (LM) and to determine a possibl...

By Danica Tiodorović, Danijela Popović, Slađana Cekić, Milica Radić, Aleksandar Popović, Nataša Vidović, Andrija Jović

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects mental health. Our study aimed to investigate whether the act of mandatory and prolonged in-hospital quarantine is a contributing risk factor for impaired mental health among individuals with confirmed COVID-19 infection. A mixed survey-based cross-sectional study included 300 COVID-19 patients who filled...

By Marina Malobabić, Jelena Stojanov, Goran Stanojević, Miloš Stević, Vuk Milošević, Aleksandar Stojanov

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) represents a multisystemic disease characterized by antibody production, complement activation, and immune complexes deposition. Certain types of malignancies occur more often, and conversely, some of them occur less often in SLE patients. Mucosal melanoma of the anorectal region represents a rare form of melanoma...

By Aleksandar Popović, Ivan Petković, Andrija Rančić, Aleksandra Dimitrijević, Vesna Brzački, Stefan Stankov, Andrija Jović, Sonja Stojanović

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has led to significant public health problems, severe complications, and functional impairment in persons who have recovered from this disease. A 60-years-old male deconditioned patient was transferred from Corona 4 Center to the Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the University C...

By Vesna Grbović, Aleksandra Jurišić-Škevin, Nataša Marković, Kristina Mladenović, Marina Petrović-Stanković, Kristina Mitrović, Dejan Aleksić, Stefan Simović, Željko Todorović, Nataša Zdravković-Petrović

Traumatic injury to the cervical segment of the spinal cord causes disability and quadriplegia. Upper extremity mobility and restoration of hand function for people with quadriplegia is a priority. With coordinated electrical stimulation of peripheral muscles and nerves, known as functional electrical stimulation (FES), this is possible. Upper limb...

By Ranka Ogurlić, Anka Vukićević, Emira Švraka

Diabetes is one of the most common diseases among hospitalized patients due to COVID-19. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of diabetic and non-diabetic patients with COVID-19 that may lead to death. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted among patients admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19. The data, in...

By Mehrnaz Ahmadi, Javad Zarei, Ali Hadianfard, Touba Moghadam

Preschool children are a particularly sensitive group in need of special care concerning health, safety, food, and nutrition. Furthermore, habits formed at an early age tend to be retained even in adulthood. Therefore, parents as the first educators of their children are responsible for the development of healthy eating habits and the quality of nu...

By Marija Marković, Zorica Stanisavljević-Petrović, Anastasija Mamutović