There is a cause-and-effect relationship between stress, sleep disorders and emotional brain function. Insufficient quality and duration of sleep can trigger or exacerbate anxiety in an individual. The study aims to assess the scores for sleep disorders and the level of stress depending on typological features of state and trait anxiety in patients...

By Anastasiia Zhyvotovska, Dmytro Boiko, Lesya Bodnar, Yurii Kozar, Yanina Martynenko, Rustam Isakov

Introduction/Aim. Keloid is a benign proliferative lesion of the dermal connective tissue. It is a challenging clinical problem, despite multiple therapies reported until now. The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of intralesional methotrexate in the treatment of keloid in comparison to intralesional triamcinolone. Methods. This is an ...

By Mohammed Abbas, Athraa Ali, Zaid Al-Attar

Hemophilia A is an antihemophilic factor deficiency which requires life-long treatment. The aim of this analysis was to present the effects of prophylactic non-factor replacement therapy in ten patients with hemophilia A. This retrospective analysis was conducted on ten male patients (4 children, 1 adolescent, and 5 adults) with severe hemophilia A...

By Miodrag Vučić, Božidar Lilić, Danijela Jovančić-Petković, Jelena Vučić

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 anemia in patients ...

By Srđan Marković, Đorđe Kralj, Tamara Knežević-Ivanovski, Miloš Mitrović, Olga Odanović, Vesna Brzački, Petar Svorcan

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had significant acute and long-term impact on people's health. As the available literature sources have shown that the premorbid conditions affect the course of COVID-19, we aimed to investigate the role of admission vitamin D concentration to predict the outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. An...

By Dunja Božić, Đorđe Stevanović, Mina Poskurica, Marina Petrović

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-thirds become resi...

By Katarina Vuleta-Nedić, Vladimir Vukomanović, Ana Ranković, Vesna Ignjatović, Svetlana Kocić

Evaluating dental students' grasp on managing dental care for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is paramount for effective treatment. The aim of the paper was to assess the understanding of dental students at a public university in northeastern Brazil about managing dental care for patients with ASD. In this cross-sectional study, two me...

By Silva Pereira, Santos Dos, Galdino Laureano, Santos Dos, Oliveira de, Paiva de, da Basto

When receiving anesthesia, patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to experience perioperative difficulties than those without this diagnosis. Aim. The aims of the paper were to highlight the correlation between OSA and increased risk of perioperative complications and present possible complications and pathophysiological mechan...

By Zoran Stamenković, Lidija Ristić

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have increased expression of somatostatin receptors (SSTR), where subtype 2 and 5 are the most common. Overexpression of the SSTR is an outstanding molecular target for inoperable and metastatic NETs that enables a unique approach of targeted diagnosis and treatment. In addition to SSTRs, neuroendocrine tumors also expr...

By Filip Veličković, Marina Vlajković, Miloš Stević, Nina Topić, Tamara Anđelković, Đuro Macut

The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of robotic-assisted gait treadmill training (Lokomat) as an adjunct to traditional physiotherapy in improving the range of motion, muscle strength and decreasing spasticity in lower extremities in children with cerebral palsy. Twenty-six participants, with mean 7.69 ± 2.90 years, levels I-...

By Dragana Đurić, Snežana Ilić, Alameri Shaima, Almenhali Ameera, Al Tariq