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Medicina, Volume 59, Issue 4

April 2023 - 177 articles

Cover Story: Psychotherapy and psychosomatic rehabilitation have no curative effect in the treatment of ME/CFS. Nevertheless, patients suffer severely, and the specifics of this disease represent an enormous psychological challenge for them. A psychotherapeutic approach is outlined that takes into account two principles: that ME/CFS is a physical illness and curative treatment must therefore be physical, and that post-exertional malaise (PEM) is the cardinal symptom of ME/CFS which warrants tailored psychotherapeutic attention. View this paper
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Articles (177)

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,719 Views
10 Pages

21 April 2023

Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired blood disorder that causes a reduction in circulating platelets with the potential for bleeding. The incidence of ITP is slightly higher in adults and affects more women than men until 60 years, wh...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,211 Views
38 Pages

Pituitary Tumorigenesis—Implications for Management

  • Rodanthi Vamvoukaki,
  • Maria Chrysoulaki,
  • Grigoria Betsi and
  • Paraskevi Xekouki

21 April 2023

Pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs), the third most common intracranial tumor, are mostly benign. However, some of them may display a more aggressive behavior, invading into the surrounding structures. While they may rarely metastasize, they ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,582 Views
15 Pages

Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles-Loaded Bone Cement against an MRSA Induced-Osteomyelitis in a Rat Model

  • Young Suk Choi,
  • Young Hwan Kim,
  • Hye Min An,
  • Sung Kyoung Bae and
  • Young Koo Lee

21 April 2023

Background and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the cytotoxicity and antibacterial effects of AgNP-impregnated Tetracalcium phosphate-dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (TTCP-DCPD). Materials and Methods: Using in vitro experiments, the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,198 Views
16 Pages

21 April 2023

Background and Objectives: The global prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is 0.8%, affecting around 58 million people worldwide. Treatment with DAAs reduces all-cause HCV mortality by 49–68%. This work aims to determine whet...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,660 Views
24 Pages

21 April 2023

Background and Objectives: This systematic review aimed to clarify the effectiveness of virtual reality rehabilitation on physical outcomes for people with stroke. Materials and Methods: Articles were searched through PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Lib...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,690 Views
11 Pages

Design of a Convolutional Neural Network as a Deep Learning Tool for the Automatic Classification of Small-Bowel Cleansing in Capsule Endoscopy

  • Tiago Ribeiro,
  • Miguel José Mascarenhas Saraiva,
  • João Afonso,
  • Pedro Cardoso,
  • Francisco Mendes,
  • Miguel Martins,
  • Ana Patrícia Andrade,
  • Hélder Cardoso,
  • Miguel Mascarenhas Saraiva and
  • João Ferreira
  • + 1 author

21 April 2023

Background and objectives: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is a non-invasive method to inspect the small bowel that, like other enteroscopy methods, requires adequate small-bowel cleansing to obtain conclusive results. Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,443 Views
9 Pages

21 April 2023

Background and Objectives: Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy has become the first-line treatment for diabetic macular edema. However, it is still not clear whether anti-VEGF agents act on systemic blood vessels. The aim of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,251 Views
11 Pages

20 April 2023

Background and objectives: Herpes zoster (HZ) is caused by the reactivation of a pre-existing latent varicella zoster virus, which is one of the viruses that causes hearing loss, and hearing loss may occur due to a systemic immune response even if it...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,388 Views
8 Pages

20 April 2023

The presence of multiple accessory spleens in the abdominal cavity is typically limited to two, with cases involving a higher number being exceedingly rare. Concurrently, accessory spleen infarction is remarkably uncommon, primarily resulting from to...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,445 Views
11 Pages

Cervico-Dorsal Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess with Aspergillus fumigates following Pulmonary Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient

  • Vasile Deniss Mereuta,
  • Anca Sava,
  • Cristinel Ionel Stan,
  • Lucian Eva,
  • Gabriela Florenta Dumitrescu,
  • Nicolaie Dobrin,
  • Cornelia Tudorache,
  • Alexandru Chiriac,
  • Irina Ruxandra Strambu and
  • Dragos Andrei Chiran
  • + 1 author

20 April 2023

Invasive forms of aspergillosis of the nervous system are relatively rare and are usually diagnosed in immunocompromised patients. We present the case of a young female patient, treated in the last two months with corticosteroids and antifungal drug...

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