The relationship between sleep disorders, level of psychological stress and state-trait anxiety in patients with anxiety disorders
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
Comparison between intralesional triamcinolone and intralesional methotrexate in the treatment of keloid
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
Effects of treatment using the semantic feature analysis method on the improvement of narrative discourse in persons with fluent aphasias
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
Non-factor replacement therapy: A new chapter in hemophilia a prophylaxis
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 in inflammatory bowel diseases treated by liposomal iron
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 role of serum vitamin D concentrations in predicting COVID-19 course and outcome
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
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
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
Pharmacokinetics of herb-drug interactions: Experimental models in Nigeria
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 intent was to spu...
By Mary Ologe, Yusuf Olalekan, Awodayo Adepiti, Olubunmi Atolani, Anoka Njan, Adedibu Tella, Ezekiel Iwalewa
Assessing dentistry students' knowledge of clinical dental management for autistic patients: A cross-sectional study at a public university in northeastern Brazil
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
Classification of postburn deformities of the breast
An increased survival of patients with extensive and critical burns has increased the number of scar deformities in various parts of the human body. Breast lesions particularly affect the physical and mental health of girls and women. Scar deformities manifest in the form of individual scars or large scar fields of the breast and chest. All of this...
By Feyta Ruslanovych, Zhernov Andriyovych, Shendryk Hrehorovych