• Alterations in hearing function of patients with glucose disorders 

      Vergou Z., Paschou S.A., Bargiota A., Koukoulis G.N. (2019)
      Objective: To study the prevalence of hearing impairment in patients with various glucose disorders. Patients and methods: A total of 499 individuals were studied, 51 patients with type 1 (TIDM), 188 patients with type 2 ...
    • Association Between Sleep Disturbances and Frailty: Evidence From a Population-Based Study 

      Balomenos V., Ntanasi E., Anastasiou C.A., Charisis S., Velonakis G., Karavasilis E., Tsapanou A., Yannakoulia M., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Hadjigeorgiou G., Sakka P., Scarmeas N. (2021)
      Objective: To explore the association between both self-reported quality and quantity sleep characteristics and frailty status in a large non–sex-specific population of older individuals in Greece. Design: Cross-sectional ...
    • Comparative safety and efficacy of paracetamol versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents in neonates with patent ductus arteriosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 

      Katsaras D.N., Katsaras G.N., Chatziravdeli V.I., Papavasileiou G.N., Touloupaki M., Mitsiakos G., Doxani C., Stefanidis I., Dardiotis E. (2022)
      Aim: Ibuprofen and indomethacin are the preferred drug treatment for patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm neonates. The comparative safety and efficacy of paracetamol as an alternative has not yet been well established. ...
    • Developing inclusive practices through collaborative action research 

      Argyropoulos, V. S.; Nikolaraizi, M. A. (2009)
      This paper highlights the framework and discusses the results of an action research network which aimed to promote academic access in two general educational settings within which a pupil with blindness and a deaf pupil ...
    • Down syndrome: Verbal short-term memory from preschool years to old age 

      Katsarou D., Zisi V. (2022)
      Down syndrome is due to a chromosomal abnormality in the 21 pair of chromosomes. The language development of people with Down syndrome is related to the development of their cognitive functions. Although it is not clear ...
    • Evaluation of nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity of aminosidine (paromomycin)-allopurinol combination in dogs with leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum: A randomized, blinded, controlled study 

      Kasabalis D., Chatzis M.K., Apostolidis K., Xenoulis P.G., Buono A., Petanides T., Leontides L.S., Polizopoulou Z.S., Steiner J.M., Suchodolski J.S., Saridomichelakis M.N. (2019)
      Canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum is a widespread zoonotic disease. Although aminosidine can be an effective treatment, current therapeutic recommendations do not advocate its use, mainly due to concerns ...
    • Evaluation of the Perceptions, Attitudes and Practices among Greek Non-Professional Athletes Visiting a Public Hospital during March 2022, towards COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Consequences on Sports Training and Sports Activity 

      Marinos G., Lamprinos D., Georgakopoulos P., Kavoukidis N., Oikonomou E., Zoumpoulis G., Siasos G., Schizas D., Nikolopoulos A., Botonis P.G., Damaskos C., Rachiotis G., Lagiou P., Orfanos P. (2022)
      Sports have been majorly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. After the lockdown period, vaccination and protocols were implemented to return to normality. We aimed to assess the attitudes and practices related to COVID-19 ...
    • Hearing and vision health for people with dementia in residential long term care: Knowledge, attitudes and practice in England, South Korea, India, Greece, Indonesia and Australia 

      Dawes P., Leroi I., Chauhan N., Han W., Harbishettar V., Jayakody D.M.P., Jones L., Konstantinou A., Maharani A., Martini A., Politis A., Prabhakar S., Prew S., Prouskas C., Russell G., Sturrock A., Sunarti S., Taylor J., Vorvolakos T., Worthington M. (2021)
      Objectives: Up to 90% of people with dementia in long term care (LTC) have hearing and/or vision impairment. Hearing/vision difficulties are frequently under-recognised or incompletely managed. The impacts of hearing/vision ...
    • Investigating deaf students' use of visual multimedia resources in reading comprehension 

      Nikolaraizi, M.; Vekiri, I.; Easterbrooks, S. R. (2012)
      MIXED RESEARCH DESIGN was used to examine how deaf students used the visual resources of a multimedia software package that was designed to support reading comprehension. The viewing behavior of 8 deaf students, ages 8-12 ...
    • Population Attributable Fractions for Modifiable Risk Factors of Incident Dementia in Cognitively Normal and Mild Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: Data from Two Cohort Studies 

      Wezeman S.L., Uleman J.F., Scarmeas N., Kosmidis M.H., Dardiotis E., Geeske Peeters M.E.E., Olde Rikkert M.G.M. (2022)
      Background: Recent global meta-analyses show that 40% of dementia cases can be attributed to twelve modifiable risk factors. Objective: To investigate how health promotion strategies may differ in specific populations, ...
    • Saddle Nose with Recurrent Sinusitis and Arthralgias: a Not-to-lose Diagnosis 

      Syrmou V., Simopoulou T., Bogdanos D.P., Alexiou I. (2022)
      Nasal and lung features in a patient with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA, formerly called Wegener’s). A 39-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of recurrent sinusitis, nose deformity (Figure 1A), low grade ...
    • Trends in prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment over 30 years: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 

      Bourne R.R.A., Steinmetz J.D., Flaxman S., Briant P.S., Taylor H.R., Resnikoff S., Casson R.J., Abdoli A., Abu-Gharbieh E., Afshin A., Ahmadieh H., Akalu Y., Alamneh A.A., Alemayehu W., Alfaar A.S., Alipour V., Anbesu E.W., Androudi S., Arabloo J., Arditi A., Asaad M., Bagli E., Baig A.A., Bärnighausen T.W., Parodi M.B., Bhagavathula A.S., Bhardwaj N., Bhardwaj P., Bhattacharyya K., Bijani A., Bikbov M., Bottone M., Braithwaite T., Bron A.M., Butt Z.A., Cheng C.-Y., Chu D.-T., Cicinelli M.V., Coelho J.M., Dagnew B., Dai X., Dana R., Dandona L., Dandona R., Del Monte M.A., Deva J.P., Diaz D., Djalalinia S., Dreer L.E., Ehrlich J.R., Ellwein L.B., Emamian M.H., Fernandes A.G., Fischer F., Friedman D.S., Furtado J.M., Gaidhane A.M., Gaidhane S., Gazzard G., Gebremichael B., George R., Ghashghaee A., Golechha M., Hamidi S., Hammond B.R., Hartnett M.E.R., Hartono R.K., Hay S.I., Heidari G., Ho H.C., Hoang C.L., Househ M., Ibitoye S.E., Ilic I.M., Ilic M.D., Ingram A.D., Irvani S.S.N., Jha R.P., Kahloun R., Kandel H., Kasa A.S., Kempen J.H., Keramati M., Khairallah M., Khan E.A., Khanna R.C., Khatib M.N., Kim J.E., Kim Y.J., Kisa A., Kisa S., Koyanagi A., Kurmi O.P., Lansingh V.C., Leasher J.L., Leveziel N., Limburg H., Majdan M., Manafi N., Mansouri K., McAlinden C., Mohammadi S.F., Mohammadian-Hafshejani A., Mohammadpourhodki R., Mokdad A.H., Moosavi D., Morse A.R., Naderi M., Naidoo K.S., Nangia V., Nguyen C.T., Nguyen H.L.T., Ogundimu K., Olagunju A.T., Ostroff S.M., Panda-Jones S., Pesudovs K., Peto T., Syed Z.Q., Ur Rahman M.H., Ramulu P.Y., Rawaf D.L., Rawaf S., Reinig N., Robin A.L., Rossetti L., Safi S., Sahebkar A., Samy A.M., Saxena D., Serle J.B., Shaikh M.A., Shen T.T., Shibuya K., Shin J.I., Silva J.C., Silvester A., Singh J.A., Singhal D., Sitorus R.S., Skiadaresi E., Skirbekk V., Soheili A., Sousa R.A.R.C., Spurlock E.E., Stambolian D., Taddele B.W., Tadesse E.G., Tahhan N., Tareque Md.I., Topouzis F., Tran B.X., Travillian R.S., Tsilimbaris M.K., Varma R., Virgili G., Wang N., Wang Y.X., West S.K., Wong T.Y., Zaidi Z., Zewdie K.A., Jonas J.B., Vos T., GBD 2019 Blindness and Vision Impairment Collaborators, Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease Study (2021)
      Background: To contribute to the WHO initiative, VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, an assessment of global vision impairment in 2020 and temporal change is needed. We aimed to extensively update estimates of global vision ...