2020
Risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis after successful treatment in a high burden setting: a cohort study
Cudahy PGT, Wilson D, Cohen T. Risk factors for recurrent tuberculosis after successful treatment in a high burden setting: a cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 789. PMID: 33097000, PMCID: PMC7585300, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05515-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM. tuberculosis infectionRecurrent tuberculosisSuccessful treatmentTuberculosis recurrenceHazard ratioSmear gradeTuberculosis infectionRisk factorsSmear-positive pulmonary tuberculosisCox proportional hazards modelSputum smear gradeRepetitive unit-variable number tandem repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typingHigh-burden settingsRisk of recurrenceProportional hazards modelSuccessful treatment completionRecurrent diseaseCohort studyPulmonary tuberculosisBurden settingsClinical presentationRecurrent episodesInitial episodeNumber tandem repeat typingTreatment completion
2016
Initiation of pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan: a dimensional, symptom cluster approach
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R, Mohamed S, Pietrzak R, Hoff R. Initiation of pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan: a dimensional, symptom cluster approach. BJPsych Open 2016, 2: 286-293. PMID: 27703791, PMCID: PMC5016711, DOI: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.002451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderAnxiolytics/sedatives/hypnoticsPTSD diagnosisUS Veterans Health AdministrationPhenotypic presentationInitiation of pharmacotherapyPrescription of antidepressantsSedative/hypnoticsVeterans Health AdministrationHeterogeneous phenotypic presentationsMilitary-related post-traumatic stress disorderHypnotic prescriptionsMedication classesPrescribing patternsFirst prescriptionMultivariable analysisPharmacological treatmentClinical guidelinesInitial episodeUS veteransPTSD symptom clustersRe-experiencing symptomsSleep difficultiesHealth AdministrationSymptom clustersShould Patients Be Counseled About Possible Recurrence of Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Malhotra A, Wu X, Borse R, Matouk CC, Bulsara K. Should Patients Be Counseled About Possible Recurrence of Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage? World Neurosurgery 2016, 94: 580.e17-580.e22. PMID: 27521726, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhageAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageTomography angiographyBetter outcomesBenign natural courseNew neurologic signsComputed tomography angiographyHistory of traumaPossibility of recurrenceDigital subtraction angiographyRecurrent hemorrhageSevere headacheVascular anomaliesNeurologic signsCase reportNatural courseInitial episodeSixth decadeSubarachnoid bleedSudden onsetPossible recurrenceLower riskPatientsPrevious episodes
2014
Understanding Regional Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Initial Episodes of Prostate Cancer Care
Wang SY, Wang R, Yu JB, Ma X, Xu X, Kim SP, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Gross CP. Understanding Regional Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Initial Episodes of Prostate Cancer Care. Medical Care 2014, 52: 680-687. PMID: 25023913, PMCID: PMC4129645, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary proceduresPatient characteristicsTreatment modalitiesTreatment intensityEnd Results-Medicare databaseProstate cancer careSpecific treatment modalitiesContribution of patientHospital referral regionsInitial treatmentCancer careInitial episodeNoncancer controlsProstate cancerQuintile 5Referral regionsSubstantial geographic variationCare costsMedicare expendituresCostly modalityTreatment factorsMean expenditureLowest expenditure quintileSurgeryModalities
2013
Amygdala Connectivity Differs Among Chronic, Early Course, and Individuals at Risk for Developing Schizophrenia
Anticevic A, Tang Y, Cho YT, Repovs G, Cole MW, Savic A, Wang F, Krystal JH, Xu K. Amygdala Connectivity Differs Among Chronic, Early Course, and Individuals at Risk for Developing Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2013, 40: 1105-1116. PMID: 24366718, PMCID: PMC4133672, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsAmygdala connectivityHigh riskSymptom severityOrbitofrontal cortexWhole-brain functional connectivityHR individualsResting-state connectivitySchizophrenia symptom severityFunctional magnetic resonanceAmygdala seedArousal nucleiInitial episodeSchizophrenia neuropathologyChronic schizophreniaBrainstem regionsIllness phasePsychosis onsetElevated riskAmygdala circuitsEarly courseComparison subjectsFunctional alterationsClinical groupsFunctional connectivity
2006
Treatment and Prevention of Depression in Women.
Sinha R, Rush A. Treatment and Prevention of Depression in Women. 2006, 45-70. DOI: 10.1037/11434-002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffective maintenance therapySerious public health problemTreatment of depressionMajor depressive disorderPrevention of depressionPublic health problemMental health servicesMaintenance therapyChronic disordersInitial episodeDepressive disorderMajor depressionRecurrent depressionEpisode treatmentHigh riskPrevention strategiesHealth problemsNumber of womenHealth servicesBehavioral treatmentSpecialized treatmentWomenDepressionPrevention approachesRecent evidence
1975
Glucagon secretion in acute and chronic pancreatitis.
DONOWITZ M, HENDLER R, SPIRO H, BINDER H, FELIG P. Glucagon secretion in acute and chronic pancreatitis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1975, 83: 778-81. PMID: 1200523, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-83-6-778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute pancreatitisPancreatic insufficiencyAlpha-cell responsivenessChronic pancreatic insufficiencyBasal glucagon levelsPancreatic glucagon concentrationsInfusion of alaninePrevious pancreatitisGlucagon responseAcute episodeGlucagon levelsGlucagon secretionChronic pancreatitisPlasma glucagonGlucagon concentrationsInitial episodeHealthy controlsPancreatitisCell responsivenessPatientsBasal statePrevious attacksSensitive indexInitial attackInsufficiency
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