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Medicina, Volume 57, Issue 9

September 2021 - 139 articles

Cover Story: Existential suffering refers to one’s angst from a perceived loss of meaning, hope, relationships, and a sense of self in thinking about death and dying. Quality palliative care not only takes care of patients’ physical pain and existential suffering but also fills their last days with opportunities for redemption, spiritual growth, and restoration of relations. Our paper proposes that this could be achieved through a holistic approach with a focus on spiritual care, as illustrated by a healing wheel involving healthcare professionals, the community, the patient, and a Higher Power. View this paper
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Articles (139)

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,614 Views
11 Pages

17 September 2021

Background and Objectives: The mirror neuron system in the sensorimotor region of the cerebral cortex is equally activated during both action observation and execution. Action observation training mimics the functioning of the mirror neuron system, r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,691 Views
10 Pages

16 September 2021

Background and Objectives: Physical and mental conditions are important risk factors for suicidality. However, there is no clear understanding of these relationships and the effect of co-occurrence on suicidality. We aimed to investigate the associat...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,984 Views
9 Pages

Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Patient with TAFRO Syndrome Treated with Cyclosporine A and Rituximab

  • Yuina Akagi,
  • Takashi Kato,
  • Yusuke Yamashita,
  • Hiroki Hosoi,
  • Shogo Murata,
  • Shuto Yamamoto,
  • Kenji Warigaya,
  • Taisei Nakao,
  • Shinichi Murata and
  • Takashi Sonoki
  • + 1 author

16 September 2021

TAFRO syndrome, a rare subtype of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease, manifests as thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticulin fibrosis, and organomegaly. Thrombotic microangiopathy, including renal dysfunction, is frequently associated with...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,187 Views
14 Pages

The Influence of Serum Uric Acid Level on Non-Motor Symptoms Occurrence and Severity in Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonisms—A Systematic Review

  • Anna Grażyńska,
  • Klaudia Adamczewska,
  • Sofija Antoniuk,
  • Martyna Bień,
  • Mateusz Toś,
  • Jakub Kufel,
  • Weronika Urbaś and
  • Joanna Siuda

16 September 2021

Background and Objectives: A growing number of studies correlated higher levels of serum uric acid (UA) with both: lower risk of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) occurrence and slower progression of the disease. Similar conclusions were made where studies co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
7,498 Views
5 Pages

Increased Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romanian Children

  • Adrian Vlad,
  • Viorel Serban,
  • Romulus Timar,
  • Alexandra Sima,
  • Veronica Botea,
  • Oana Albai,
  • Bogdan Timar and
  • Mihaela Vlad

16 September 2021

Background and Objective: It is known that several viruses are involved in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new worldwide spread virus that may act as a trigger for the autoimmune...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,263 Views
11 Pages

ABCA1 rs1883025 and CYP4F2 rs2108622 Gene Polymorphism Association with Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Anti-VEGF Treatment

  • Ruta Mockute,
  • Alvita Vilkeviciute,
  • Vilma Jurate Balciuniene,
  • Reda Zemaitiene and
  • Rasa Liutkeviciene

16 September 2021

Background and Objectives: The age-related macular degeneration (AMD) pathophysiology is multifactorial, as it consists of interactions between aging, genetic, and environmental factors. We aimed to determine a relationship between AMD and the genes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,412 Views
10 Pages

Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation of Painful Spinal Bone Metastases Performed under Local Anesthesia: Feasibility Regarding Patient’s Experience and Pain Outcome

  • Adrian Kastler,
  • Daniel-Ange Barbé,
  • Guillaume Alemann,
  • Georges Hadjidekov,
  • Francois H. Cornelis and
  • Bruno Kastler

15 September 2021

Background and objectives: To assess the pain relief of bipolar RFA combined or not with vertebroplasty in patients with painful vertebral metastases and to evaluate the feasibility and tolerance of the RFA procedure performed under local anesthesia....

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,767 Views
8 Pages

Prognostic Factors in Lung Adenocarcinoma with Bone Metastasis Treated with EGFR-TKIs

  • Tzu-Hsuan Chiu,
  • Chun-Yu Lin,
  • Meng-Heng Hsieh,
  • Shu-Min Lin and
  • Yueh-Fu Fang

15 September 2021

Background and Objectives: Patients who have advanced lung cancer and bone metastasis (BM) often suffer from skeletal-related events (SREs) that lead to poor quality of life and poor prognosis. Our study aimed to investigate the prognostic factors in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,483 Views
12 Pages

Do Long-Term Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Increase Susceptibility to Geriatric Syndromes in Older Adults?

  • Güzin Çakmak,
  • Sencer Ganidağlı,
  • Eyyüp Murat Efendioğlu,
  • Ercüment Öztürk and
  • Zeynel Abidin Öztürk

15 September 2021

Background and Objectives: Type 2 diabetes is one of the common chronic diseases in the elderly. It is thought that long-term complications of type 2 diabetes will negatively affect the quality of life in elderly individuals. It is possible that geri...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,202 Views
5 Pages

Cervical Twin Heterotopic Pregnancy: Overview of Ectopic Pregnancies and Scanning Detection Algorithm

  • Antonios Koutras,
  • Zacharias Fasoulakis,
  • Michail Diakosavvas,
  • Athanasios Syllaios,
  • Athanasios Pagkalos,
  • Athina A. Samara,
  • Georgios Tsatsaris,
  • Thomas Ntounis,
  • Marianna Theodora and
  • Michael Sindos
  • + 1 author

15 September 2021

Background: Ectopic pregnancy is the leading cause of gestation-related deaths during the first trimester. Cervical twin heterotopic pregnancies, when ectopic, constitute a small and rare part of gynecological surgery. Case Presentation: A 30-year-ol...

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