Patients with a fluent type of aphasia have semantically poor discourse, which is often uninformative for the interlocutor, having consequences for their daily life. One of the treatment methods used in clinical practice is the semantic feature analysis (SFA). The aim of this study was to determine the impact of this treatment method on the content...

By Tanja Milovanović, Mile Vuković, Sindi Mitrović

Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare metabolic disorder of the hem biosynthetic pathway that can cause severe neurological symptoms involving the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system. Diagnosis may be delayed due to variable symptoms that can mimic other diseases. A 23-year-old woman with abdominal pain, constipation, progressive deve...

By Stefan Todorović, Gordana Đorđević, Andrija Rančić, Dejan Aleksić

Primary varicella usually occurs in childhood and is generally self-limiting. In adults and immunocompromised individuals, it can have a more serious course. Obesity is one of the risk factors for a severe COVID-19 infection that can lead to immunosuppression among other systemic complications. This case report aims to present a rare co-infection o...

By Selma Habibović, Ahmo Habibović, Samir Vučelj, Lejla Ćeranić, Irfan Ćorović, Emina Ćorović-Ličina, Bojana Simović-Marković

Although COVID-19 is present in a milder form nowadays, systemic disorders caused by the virus lead to multiple organ malfunctions. Skin manifestations are the consequence of the disease itself but also the result of preventative measures taken to avoid the infection. They generally do not require pharmacotherapy except in severe cases. Depending o...

By Marija Tasić-Kostov

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 at a ten-year int...

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

Laryngectomy is a surgical procedure for the removal of the larynx, either entirely (total laryngectomy) or partially (partial laryngectomy). Rehabilitation of laryngectomy patients is a complex process that involves physical, psychological, and social aspects. To improve the quality of life of laryngectomy patients, rehabilitation consists of seve...

By Dina Rujević, Mirjana Petrović-Lazić

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

Standard biomarkers for the diagnosis and follow-up of chronic kidney disease patients are appropriate neither in early diagnostics, adequate follow-up and progression assessment nor in complication development risk assessment. For that reason, a search for new, more suitable biomarkers continues. Various studies suggested microRNAs as a potential ...

By Vladana Stojiljković, Nikola Stefanović, Marija Vukelić-Nikolić, Branka Đorđević, Jelena Bašić, Gordana Kocić, Tatjana Cvetković

Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic used orally or parenterally in the emergency department (ED) for the treatment of various infections, especially acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and community-acquired pneumonia. The side effects of the drug are mainly on the gastrointestinal system, while the central nervous system side effects are rare. Here...

By Sertaç Güler, Dilber Kocaşaban