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Diet Modification in Older Women with Fecal Incontinence
This study highlights the need for everyone to inquire and start conversations about fecal incontinence symptoms with patients and empowers clinicians to discuss simple lifestyle modifications that may be of great benefit.
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Nerve Disorders from Mutations in the BSCL2 Gene
The neuromuscular syndromes caused by BSCL2 gene mutations may mimic several other disorders, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Molecular and Cellular Correlates of Human Nerve Regeneration
Specific and objective measures of improvement after carpal tunnel decompression (i.e., electrodiagnostic testing, somatosensory function, and intraepidermal nerve fiber density) also correlated with upregulation of ADCYAP1/PACAP genes. These genes may be potential therapeutic targets in the future.
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Dermatomyositis Sine Dermatitis Is an Important Clinical Entity
Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disorder of skeletal muscle associated with a variety of auto-antibodies and specific muscle pathology but it may not have a skin rash. Muscle pathology and antibody determinations are important for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
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Randomized Diagnostic Trial of First-Line Genome Sequencing in Pediatric White Matter Disorders
The results of this study indicate that first-line genome sequencing in pediatric patients with suspected genetic white matter disease is more diagnostically efficient, defined as higher diagnostic efficacy and shorter time to diagnosis, than current standard of care approaches.
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Plasma Phospho-Tau217 Is a Promising Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
Validation and replication of findings in the use of the blood biomarker phospho-tau 217 for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease holds out the possibility for a new era in the early diagnosis and treatment of this debilitating illness.
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Scientists Observe Possible Relationship Between Autism Subtype, Cholesterol Levels
Results of this investigation confirm the challenges of understanding autism, its subtypes, and the arcane causes.
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Is It Dizziness or Dementia?
Researchers find certain systolic blood pressure changes may be connected with higher risk for dementia.
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Decitabine and Cedazuridine Tablets (Inqovi)
Inqovi should be prescribed to treat adults with myelodysplastic syndromes.
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Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Heart Failure
A comprehensive cardiorespiratory study of stable systolic heart failure patients showed Cheyne-Stokes breathing in the awake, upright position is related to hypercapnia and is independently associated with a higher risk of cardiac death.