Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "disease course"
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Coronaviruses and their relationship with multiple sclerosis: is the prevalence of multiple sclerosis going to increase after the Covid-19 pandemia?
(2022)The purpose of this review is to examine whether there is a possible (etiological/triggering) relationship between infection with various Coronaviruses, including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus-2 ... -
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Current evidence on the effect of dietary polyphenols intake on chronic diseases
(2017)Polyphenols are secondary metabolites of plants. They comprise several antioxidant compounds and they are generally considered to be involved in the defense against human chronic diseases. During the last years, there has ... -
Depth of anesthesia as a risk factor for perioperative morbidity
(2015)Introduction. The prognostic value of age, physical status, and duration of surgery on perioperative course has been extensively studied. However, the impact of deep hypnotic time (time when Bispectral Index values are ... -
Diagnosis and management of chronic coronary artery disease
(2007)Coronary artery disease (CAD) usually coexists with atherosclerosis of other arterial trees and is accelerated by several risk factors. It may remain asymptomatic for a long period affecting the vessel wall with no lumen ... -
The Effect of Disease Modifying Therapies on Disease Progression in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2015)Importance: A number of officially approved disease-modifying drugs (DMD) are currently available for the early intervention in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The aim of the present study was ... -
The efficacy of Natalizumab versus Fingolimod for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A systematic review, indirect evidence from randomized placebo-controlled trials and meta-analysis of observational head-to-head trials
(2016)Background: Although Fingolimod (FGD) and Natalizumab (NTZ) appear to be effective in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), they have never been directly compared in a randomized clinical trial (RCT). Methods and ... -
Endovascular treatment of traumatic internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm
(2016)Introduction Traumatic internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm (TICAP) is the most common cause of stroke in young adults. The treatment of TICAP with open surgery poses excess risk, thus during last decade endovascular ... -
Evaluation of Genotypes and Epidemiology of Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Greece: A Nationwide Study Spanning 24 Years
(2020)Background: Promising genetic treatments targeting the molecular defect of severe early-onset genetic conditions are expected to dramatically improve patients' quality of life and disease epidemiology. Spinal Muscular ... -
Expression of Fibroblast Activation Protein Is Enriched in Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer and Predicts Worse Survival
(2022)Background: Advanced prostate cancer (PC) may accumulate genomic alterations that hallmark lineage plasticity and transdifferentiation to a neuroendocrine (NE) phenotype. Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a key player ... -
A familial concurrence of schizophrenia and Gaucher's disease
(2007)Background: Gaucher's disease (GD) is the most frequently encountered lysosomal storage disease. Here, we describe and discuss the observed concurrence of schizophrenia and Gaucher's disease in two siblings. Methods: ... -
Fetal position in Alzheimer's disease. An anatomic body remodelling due to retrogenesis
(2018)Acquired fetal position by patients in end stage Alzheimer's disease is a quite common sign. The theory of retrogenesis was proposed to explain this anatomic remodelling of the human body. Copyright © 2018 Balkan Medical Union -
Fixed-dose combination therapy with dutasteride and tamsulosin in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
(2016)Despite their multifactorial etiology, male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) have been traditionally associated with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) because of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Several pharmaceutical ... -
A Focus on the Epidemiology of Uveitis
(2018)Purpose: Uveitis is a common, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular disease and includes multiple heterogeneous clinical entities. The prevalence of various types of uveitis depends upon multiple factors, such as age, sex, ... -
Frequency and risk factors of COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations: A nationwide study in greece (Greek obstructive lung disease epidemiology and health ecoNomics: GOLDEN study)
(2015)Background: COPD exacerbations and hospitalizations have been associated with poor prognosis for the COPD patient.Objective: To evaluate the frequency and risk factors of COPD exacerbations, hospitalizations, and admissions ... -
Generalization of Youden index for multiple-class classification problems applied to the assessment of externally validated cognition in Parkinson disease screening
(2013)Routine cognitive screening in Parkinson disease (PD) has become essential for management, to track progression and to assess clinical status in therapeutic trials. Patients with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) are more ... -
Genetic association analysis identifies variants associated with disease progression in primary sclerosing cholangitis
(2018)Objective Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a genetically complex, inflammatory bile duct disease of largely unknown aetiology often leading to liver transplantation or death. Little is known about the genetic ... -
Genotype-Phenotype Relationships in Inheritable Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Greek National Cohort Study
(2022)Background: Monogenic and polygenic inheritances are evidenced for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Pathogenic variations in surfactant protein-related genes, telomere-related genes (TRGs), and a single-nucleotide ... -
Geography of hospital admissions for multiple sclerosis in Greece
(2021)Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the 2nd most common, disability causing neurological disorder in young adults, known for its differences in prevalence according to geographical position. Data on MS epidemiology is ... -
The Greek (Hellenic) rheumatology over the years: from ancient to modern times
(2019)Rheumatology has its roots in ancient Greece. Hippocrates and other prominent Greek (Hellenes) physicians in ancient times, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine period were acute observers of disease course and of patients ...