Kirdlarp, Suppachok Srichatrapimuk, Sirawat Kiertiburanakul, Sasisopin Phuphuakrat, Angsana
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Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases
Clinical features of central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) are nonspecific. The decision for treatment of the disease in an endemic area is challenging. We aimed to study predictive factors for a definite diagnosis and outcome of patients with CNS-TB. A case-control study was performed in adults with a provisional diagnosis of CNS-TB in Thai...
Hailu, Bayuh Asmamaw Tadese, Fentaw Bogale, Getahun Gebre Molla, Asressie Miheretu, Birhan Asmame Beyene, Joseph
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundHIV is a major public health issue, especially in developing countries. It is important to track and design successful intervention programs to explore the spatial pattern, distribution, and associated factors of HIV Seropositivity. This study therefore showed the spatial variation of HIV Seropositivity and related factors in Ethiopia.Met...
Sali, Sohrab Farhadnejad, Hossein Asghari, Golaleh Teymoori, Farshad Mirmiran, Parvin Djazayeri, Abolghassem Azizi, Fereidoun
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
BackgroundTo investigate the association of low carbohydrate diet (LCD) score with the risk of type 2 diabetes among adults.MethodsThis cohort study was conducted on 4356 healthy participants aged ≥ 19 years old, who were followed-up for a mean duration of 3 years within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study. LCD score was calculated ...
Teymoori, Farshad Farhadnejad, Hossein Mirmiran, Parvin Nazarzadeh, Milad Azizi, Fereidoun
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundThe present study was conducted to investigate the association of dietary insulin index(II), insulin load(IL), glycemic index(GI), and glycemic load(GL) with the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD).MethodsThis cohort study was conducted within the framework of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study on 2198 subjects, aged≥19 years old, who wer...
Iwanami, Akira Saito, Kazuhiko Fujiwara, Masakazu Okutsu, Daiki Ichikawa, Hironobu
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BMC Psychiatry
BackgroundTo assess the safety and efficacy of long-term administration of guanfacine extended-release (GXR) in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).MethodsIn this open-label, long-term, phase 3 extension study in Japan, 150 patients transitioned from a double-blind trial, and 41 newly enrolled patients received once daily GX...
Bae, David J Tehrani, David M Rabadia, Soniya V Frost, Marlene Parikh, Rushi V Calfon-Press, Marcella Aksoy, Olcay Umar, Soban Ardehali, Reza Rabbani, Amir
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral pandemic precipitated by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Since previous reports suggested that viral entry into cells may involve angiotensin converting enzyme 2, there has been growing concern that angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and angiotensin II receptor blocker ...
Mathkour, Mansour Carsky, Katie Chabot, A Bert Werner, Cassidy Berry, John F Carr, Christopher Lockwood, Joseph D Keen, Joseph R Bui, Cuong J Biro, Erin E
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World neurosurgery
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) is a rare, highly malignant central nervous system neoplasm classified as an embryonal grade IV neoplasm by the World Health Organization. ATRT generally occurs in children younger than 3 years, with 85 pathologically confirmed cases reported in adults. It is most commonly supratentorial, with only 9 confirme...
Fombonne, Eric Green Snyder, LeeAnne Daniels, Amy Feliciano, Pamela Chung, Wendy
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Journal of autism and developmental disorders
This study examined lifetime medical and psychiatric morbidity reported by caregivers of 2917 autistic adults participating in the US research cohort SPARK. Participants were 78.4% male, 47.3% had intellectual disability, and 32.1% had persistent language impairments. Childhood language disorders (59.7%), speech/articulation problems (32.8%), sleep...
Babazadeh-Anvigh, Behnam Abedi, Vahideh Heydari, Samaneh Karamati, Dariush Babajafari, Siavash Najafi, Aida Rashidkhani, Bahram Shariati-Bafghi, Seyedeh-Elaheh Karamati, Mohsen
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Archives of Osteoporosis
SummaryThis is the first study to examine the potential association of adherence to the healthy eating index-2015 (HEI-2015) and bone health. Findings suggest that better diet quality (i.e., a higher HEI-2015 score) is significantly associated with a small but clinically important increase in bone mineral density among adult Iranian women.PurposeTh...
Salameh, Jean-Paul; Leeflang, Mariska Mg; Hooft, Lotty; Islam, Nayaar; McGrath, Trevor A; van der Pol, Christian B; Frank, Robert A; Prager, Ross; Hare, Samanjit S; Dennie, Carole;
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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents major challenges. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is used to diagnose a current infection, but its utility as a reference standard is constrained by sampling errors, limited sensitivity (71% to 98%), a...
