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  • Sexual function is impaired in women and men with pulmonary hypertension 
    Hendriks, Paul M.; Staal, Diederik P.; Pastoor, Hester; Kolpa, Corine I.A.; van den Bosch, Annemien E.; Post, Marco C.; Boomars, Karin A. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023-07)
    Background: Sexual health related quality of life (SHRQoL) is an important pillar of health related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to investigate sexual functioning in men and women with pulmonary ...
  • Exposure to ambient air pollution and elevated blood levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase in a large Austrian cohort 
    Wirsching, Jan; Nagel, Gabriele; Tsai, Ming Yi; de Hoogh, Kees; Jaensch, Andrea; Anwander, Bernhard; Sokhi, Ranjeet S.; Ulmer, Hanno; Zitt, Emanuel; Concin, Hans; Brunekreef, Bert; Hoek, Gerard; Weinmayr, Gudrun (Elsevier, 2023-07-20)
    Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) is related to oxidative stress and an indicator for liver damage. We investigated the association between air pollution and GGT in a large Austrian cohort (N = 116,109) to better understand ...
  • Multi-leveled Nanosilicate Implants Can Facilitate Near-Perfect Bone Healing 
    Keshavarz, Mozhgan; Alizadeh, Parvin; Kadumudi, Firoz Babu; Orive, Gorka; Gaharwar, Akhilesh K.; Castilho, Miguel; Golafshan, Nasim; Dolatshahi-Pirouz, Alireza (American Chemical Society, 2023-05-03)
    Several studies have shown that nanosilicate-reinforced scaffolds are suitable for bone regeneration. However, hydrogels are inherently too soft for load-bearing bone defects of critical sizes, and hard scaffolds typically ...
  • Molecular Characterization and Clinical Relevance of Taxonomic Reassignment of Staphylococcus schleiferi Subspecies into Two Separate Species, Staphylococcus schleiferi and Staphylococcus coagulans 
    Naing, Soe Yu; Duim, Birgitta; Broens, Els M.; Schweitzer, Valentijn; Zomer, Aldert; Van Der Graaf-Van Bloois, Linda; Van Der Meer, Coby; Stellingwerff, Luutsen; Fluit, Ad C.; Wagenaar, Jaap A. (American Society for Microbiology, 2023-03)
    Staphylococcus schleiferi is an opportunistic pathogen in humans and dogs. Recent taxonomic reassignment of its subspecies (S. schleiferi subsp. schleiferi and S. schleiferi subsp. coagulans) into two separate species (S. ...
  • Exploring the emergence of morphological asymmetries around the brain’s Sylvian fissure: a longitudinal study of shape variability in preterm infants 
    De Vareilles, Héloïse; Rivière, Denis; Pascucci, Marco; Sun, Zhong Yi; Fischer, Clara; Leroy, François; Tataranno, Maria Luisa; Benders, Manon J.; Dubois, Jessica; Mangin, Jean François (Oxford University Press, 2023-06-01)
    Brain folding patterns vary within the human species, but some folding properties are common across individuals, including the Sylvian fissure’s inter-hemispheric asymmetry. Contrarily to the other brain folds (sulci), the ...
  • Socio-psychological determinants of second trimester maternal pertussis vaccination acceptance in the Netherlands 
    Immink, Maarten M.; van der Maas, Nicoline A.T.; de Melker, Hester E.; Ferreira, José A.; Bekker, Mireille N. (Elsevier, 2023-05-22)
    Background: A maternal tetanus-diphtheria-and-acellular-pertussis (Tdap) vaccine is offered to all pregnant women in the Netherlands in their second trimester since December 2019. However, former studies solely investigated ...
  • Sonomorphology of median nerve in relation to function: Important lessons from carpal tunnel but still complex 
    Stephan Goedee, H. (Elsevier, 2023-01)
  • Clinical Characteristics, Treatment Considerations, and Outcomes of Infants with Rhabdomyosarcoma 
    Yan, Adam P.; Venkatramani, Rajkumar; Bradley, Julie A.; Lautz, Timothy B.; Urla, Cristian I.; Merks, Johannes H.M.; Oberoi, Sapna (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-04)
    RMS most commonly presents in children and adolescents, however a subset of tumors are diagnosed in infants under one year of age. Due to the rarity of infant RMS, utilization of different treatment approaches and goals, ...
  • Airborne virus shedding of the alpha, delta, omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants and influenza virus in hospitalized patients 
    Ong, David S.Y.; de Man, Peter; Verhagen, Tim; Doejaaren, Gerda; Dallinga, Marloes A.; Alibux, Esmee; Janssen, Matthijs L.; Wils, Evert Jan (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2023-04)
    Airborne transmission is an important transmission route for the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Epidemiological data indicate that certain SARS-CoV-2 variants, like the omicron ...
  • Postoperative vasoplegia in lung transplantation: incidence and relation to outcome in a single-centre retrospective study 
    Verzelloni Sef, Alessandra; Ng Yin Ling, Clarissa; Aw, Tuan C.; Romano, Rosalba; Crescenzi, Oliviero; Manikavasagar, Venughanan; Simon, Andre; de Waal, Eric E.C.; Thakuria, Louit; Reed, Anna K.; Marczin, Nandor (Oxford University Press, 2023-06)
    Background: The incidence and clinical importance of vasoplegia after lung transplantation remains poorly studied. We describe the incidence of vasoplegia and its association with complications after lung transplantation. ...
  • Iatrogenic Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Post Neurosurgery: Frequency, Clinical Profile, Radiological Features, and Outcome 
    Kaushik, Kanishk; Van Etten, Ellis S.; Siegerink, Bob; Kappelle, L. Jaap; Lemstra, Afina W.; Schreuder, Floris H.B.M.; Klijn, Catharina J.M.; Peul, Wilco C.; Terwindt, Gisela M.; Van Walderveen, Marianne A.A.; Wermer, Marieke J.H. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023-05-01)
    Background: Prion-like transmission of amyloid-ß through cadaveric dura, decades after neurosurgical procedures, has been hypothesized as an iatrogenic cause of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). We investigated new and ...
  • How to Critically Appraise and Interpret Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Diagnostic Accuracy: A User Guide 
    Frank, Robert A.; Salameh, Jean Paul; Islam, Nayaar; Yang, Bada; Murad, Mohammad Hassan; Mustafa, Reem; Leeflang, Mariska; Bossuyt, Patrick M.; Takwoingi, Yemisi; Whiting, Penny; Dawit, Haben; Kang, Stella K.; Ebrahimzadeh, Sanam; Levis, Brooke; Hutton, Brian; McInnes, Matthew D.F. (Radiological Society of North America Inc., 2023-05)
    Systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies can provide the best available evidence to inform decisions regarding the use of a diagnostic test. In this guide, the authors provide a practical approach for clinicians ...
  • Taking aim at titanium 
    Frunt, Rowan; Smits, Simone; Maas, Coen (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023-05)
  • A comprehensive narrative review of epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia 
    Smith, Kelsey M.; Wirrell, Elaine C.; Andrade, Danielle M.; Choi, Hyunmi; Trenité, Dorothée Kasteleijn Nolst; Knupp, Kelly G.; Nordli, Douglas R.; Riva, Antonella; Stern, John M.; Striano, Pasquale; Thiele, Elizabeth A.; Zawar, Ifrah (Elsevier, 2023-07)
    Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM) is a generalized epilepsy syndrome with childhood-onset and 2:1 female predominance that consists of: 1. eyelid myoclonia with or without absence seizures, 2. eye closure induced seizures ...
  • Chronic Meningitis Due to Otitis Media With Cholesteatoma in a Five-Year-Old Child With a Cochlear Implant 
    van Oorschot, Hanneke D.; Helleman, Hiske W.; Smit, Adriana L. (Korean Audiological Society and Korean Otological Society, 2023-04)
    Cochlear implants (CIs) restore hearing in patients with severe-to-profound deafness. Post-CI meningitis is a rare but redoubted complication. We present the case of a five-year-old CI recipient who experienced an episode ...
  • Sex-based electroclinical differences and prognostic factors in epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia 
    Cerulli Irelli, Emanuele; Cocchi, Enrico; Ramantani, Georgia; Morano, Alessandra; Riva, Antonella; Caraballo, Roberto H.; Giuliano, Loretta; Yilmaz, Tülay; Panagiotakaki, Eleni; Operto, Francesca F.; Giraldez, Beatriz Gonzalez; Balestrini, Simona; Silvennoinen, Katri; Casciato, Sara; Comajuan, Marion; Fortunato, Francesco; Giallonardo, Anna T.; Gamirova, Rimma; Coppola, Antonietta; Di Gennaro, Giancarlo; Labate, Angelo; Sofia, Vito; Kluger, Gerhard J.; Gambardella, Antonio; Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenite, Dorothee; Baykan, Betul; Sisodiya, Sanjay M.; Arzimanoglou, Alexis; Striano, Pasquale; Di Bonaventura, Carlo; the EEM Study Group (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023-06)
    Although a striking female preponderance has been consistently reported in epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM), no study has specifically explored the variability of clinical presentation according to sex in this syndrome. ...
  • Chronic inflammatory neuropathies and their impact on activities and participation 
    Wonink, Henderyke A.; Kruithof, Willeke J.; Goedee, H. Stephan; Beelen, Anita (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023-07)
    Background: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN) are inflammatory neuropathies that can lead to considerable limitations in daily activities and in social participation. ...
  • Bias in observational studies on the effectiveness of in hospital use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 
    Hempenius, M.; Bots, Sophie H.; Groenwold, Rolf H.H.; de Boer, Anthonius; Klungel, Olaf H.; Gardarsdottir, H. (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2023-09)
    Purpose: During the first waves of the coronavirus pandemic, evidence on potential effective treatments was urgently needed. Results from observational studies on the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) were conflicting, ...
  • Using genomic scars to select immunotherapy beneficiaries in advanced non-small cell lung cancer 
    Donker, H. C.; van Es, B.; Tamminga, M.; Lunter, G. A.; van Kempen, L. C.L.T.; Schuuring, E.; Hiltermann, T. J.N.; Groen, H. J.M. (Nature Publishing Group, 2023-12)
    In advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), response to immunotherapy is difficult to predict from pre-treatment information. Given the toxicity of immunotherapy and its financial burden on the healthcare system, we ...
  • Health related quality of life of patients following mechanical valve replacement surgery for rheumatic mitral stenosis in Tanzania 
    Mutagaywa, Reuben K.; Cramer, Maarten J.; Chillo, Pilly; Khamis, Ramadhan H.; Boniface, Respicious; Muhozya, Anjela; Barongo, Aileen; Byomuganyizi, Moses; Kwesigabo, Gideon; Kamuhabwa, Appolinary; Nyangasa, Bashir; Kisenge, Peter; Chamuleau, Steven (BioMed Central, 2023-12)
    Background: The assessment of outcomes of interventions based on the patient’s perspective using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) has been increasingly highlighted in clinical practice. However, health related ...