Pilot study of a comprehensive multidisciplinary inpatient-based approach to smoking cessation in patients with vascular disease by Tanner Kim, MD, Anand Brahmandam, MBBS, Dana Alameddine, MD, Rachel Forman, MD, Amin Hardik, MD, Lisa Fucito, PhD, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, Raul Guzman, MD, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS, MPH

“…Patients received brief counselling sessions regarding smoking cessation from specialties including vascular surgery, cardiology, neurology, and the smoking cessation program during the hospitalization using the gain-frame approach. …”
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Single-arm multicenter phase II study on aggressive local consolidative therapy in combination with systemic chemotherapy for stage IV non-small cell lung carcinoma with oligometas... by Takaaki Tokito, Kazuhiko Yamada, Hidenobu Ishii, Yuichi Takiguchi, Go Saito, Koichi Minato, Hisao Imai, Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoru Miura, Kageaki Watanabe, Yoshifusa Koreeda, Akira Ono, Naoki Furuya, Toshihiro Misumi, Kazushige Hayakawa, Etsuyo Ogo, Hiroaki Okamoto

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Device-assisted strategies for drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier to treat glioblastoma by Nassir Mokarram, Ayden Case, Nadia N. Hossainy, Johnathan G. Lyon, Tobey J. MacDonald, Ravi Bellamkonda

“…Thus, delivering drugs across the blood-brain barrier is an active research area in immunology, oncology, and neurology; moreover, novel methods are urgently needed to expand therapeutic options for central nervous system pathologies. …”
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Limb-Shaking Transient Ischemic Attacks Successfully Treated with External Carotid Artery Stenting by George N. Kouvelos, Christos Nassis, Nektario Papa, George Papadopoulos, Miltiadis I. Matsagkas

“…At the follow-up 12 months later, the patient remained neurologically intact with complete resolution of his symptoms. …”
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Hybrid Carcinoma of the Larynx: A Case Report (Adenoid Cystic and Adenocarcinoma) and Review of the Literature by Ilias Karasmanis, John K. Goudakos, Iosif Vital, Thomas Zarampoukas, Victor Vital, Konstantinos Markou

“…During the evaluation of the neurologic disease, a subglottic mass of the larynx was revealed accidentally in the imaging examination. …”
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An open window: the crucial role of the gut-brain axis in neurodevelopmental outcomes post-neurocritical illness by Victoria Ronan

“…For those patients who have experienced a direct neurologic insult, subsequent interventions may contribute to dysbiosis, which could compound injury to the brain. …”
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Diagnosis of a Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome in a Patient with Ischemic Stroke. Report of a Case by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Juan Ibrahim García Leonard, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…The case of a 77-year-old patient with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, systemic arterial hypertension and psychiatric disorder, who was admitted to the Neurology Service of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University Hospital in Cienfuegos with dysarthria and right hemiparesis is presented. …”
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Features of diagnostics and treatment of constipation at patients of elderly age by A. V. Kalinin, L. I. Butorova

“…Risk factors of constipation at people of elderly age include: change of pattern of nutrition (decrease of alimentary fibers content in ration); still lifestyle (compelled bed rest); presence of concomitant diseases (endocrine, neurologic, mental disorders – depression, dementia); drug-induced constipations; age-related changes of the large intestine. …”
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“White Cord Syndrome” of Acute Tetraplegia after Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Chronic Spinal Cord Compression: A Case Report by Kingsley R. Chin, Jason Seale, Vanessa Cumming

“…We postulate that this may have led to disruption in the blood brain barrier (BBB) and triggered a cascade of reperfusion injuries resulting in acute neurologic dysfunction. At 16 months postoperatively our patient is recovering slowly and is now a Nurick Grade 4.…”
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Novel Phenotype in Unbalanced 7;9 Translocation with Critical Incidental Finding by Julie Fischer, Luis Rohena

“…At the age of 12, due to persistent complex neurodevelopmental concerns, the patient was referred by neurology for whole-exome sequencing. This testing revealed an incidental pathogenic heterozygous KCNH2 deletion, which is associated with long QT-syndrome type II. …”
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Bacterial Spinal Epidural and Psoas Abscess in Pregnancy Associated with Intravenous Drug Use by Tirtza N. Spiegel Strauss, Sarah L. Pachtman, Burton Rochelson

“…Prompt recognition and treatment are necessary to prevent catastrophic neurologic consequences, and the diagnosis should be considered in pregnant patients presenting with back pain, especially in those with risk factors.…”
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All-Trans Retinoic Acid-Induced Pseudotumor Cerebri during Induction Therapy for Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review by Dylan Holmes, Prakash Vishnu, Russell K. Dorer, David M. Aboulafia

“…PC is a rare disorder characterized by neurologic and ocular signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, but with normal cerebrospinal fluid composition and normal brain imaging. …”
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Stabbing Yourself in the Heart: A Case of Autoimmunity Gone Awry by Hari Vigneswaran, Leslie Parikh, Athena Poppas

“…Within internal medicine, cardiac and neurologic pathology comprises a vast majority of patient complaints. …”
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Redefining Onyx HD 500 in the Flow Diversion Era by Richard Tyler Dalyai, Ciro Randazzo, George Ghobrial, L. Fernando Gonzalez, Stavropoula I. Tjoumakaris, Aaron S. Dumont, Robert H. Rosenwasser, Pascal Jabbour

“…Four patients experienced transient neurologic deficits in the immediate postoperative period and one in a delayed fashion. …”
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Dysuria, Urinary Retention, and Inguinal Pain as Manifestation of Sacral Bannwarth Syndrome by Josef Finsterer, Johannes Dauth, Kurt Angel, Mateusz Markowicz

“…Extensive urological investigations did not reveal a specific cause, which was why neurogenic bladder dysfunction was suspected. Neurologic exam revealed only mildly reduced tendon reflexes. …”
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Altered Structural and Functional Connectivity of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: An fMRI Study by Chengqing Zhong, Rong Liu, Cheng Luo, Sisi Jiang, Li Dong, Rui Peng, Fuqiang Guo, Pu Wang

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Identification of Biomarkers of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (ACM) by Plasma Proteomics by Sinda Zarrouk, Houda Ben-Miled, Nadia Rahali, Josef Finsterer, Fatma Ouarda

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Association of Alzheimer’s and Lewy body disease pathology with basal forebrain volume and cognitive impairment by Julia Schumacher, Stefan Teipel, Alexander Storch

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Structural brain basis of latent factors of executive functions in childhood by Yongjing Li, Keertana Ganesan, Claire R. Smid, Abigail Thompson, Roser Cañigueral, Jessica Royer, Boris Bernhardt, Nikolaus Steinbeis

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Personality Changes after Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease by Uyen Pham, Anne-Kristin Solbakk, Inger-Marie Skogseid, Mathias Toft, Are Hugo Pripp, Ane Eidahl Konglund, Stein Andersson, Ira Ronit Haraldsen, Dag Aarsland, Espen Dietrichs, Ulrik Fredrik Malt

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