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Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 2

October 2024 - 37 articles

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Articles (37)

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,544 Views
10 Pages

Borderline Personality Disorder: A Narrative Review on Effective Psychotherapies

  • Marina Neri,
  • Antonino Reitano,
  • Lavinia Rinnone,
  • Antonio Bruno,
  • Fabrizio Turiaco,
  • Felicia Matilde Ferreri,
  • Carmela Mento,
  • Maria Rosaria Anna Muscatello and
  • Fiammetta Iannuzzo

31 October 2024

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by pervasive patterns of relational instability, chronic feelings of emptiness, sense of abandonment, self-injurious and anticonservative attempts. Pharmacological treatm...

  • Review
  • Open Access
278 Views
6 Pages

Memory Impairment in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome; What Is the Evidence?

  • Luciano Luiz Alt,
  • Amanda Delai Bortolini,
  • Bruna Santin Andreis,
  • Caroline Arais Schmidt,
  • Giovana Rugeri,
  • Maria Clara Tonini Pagliarin,
  • Maria Eduarda Dupond Kindel,
  • Maria Fernanda Almeida Costa,
  • Nathália Lorenzoni Costa and
  • Pedro Henrique Sarmento Dariz
  • + 1 author

30 October 2024

Objectives. Although COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory system, it can also cause neurological complications like memory impairment, which may be part of post-COVID-19 Syndrome. Identifying these impairments is challenging due to the lack of app...

  • Review
  • Open Access
261 Views
8 Pages

Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Involved in Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

  • Andreea Pușcașu,
  • Florin Bobîrcă,
  • Alexandra Bolocan,
  • Ion Daniel,
  • Octavian Andronic and
  • Dan Nicolae Păduraru

30 October 2024

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complex condition with high prevalence in the global population, implying multiple complications for the entire organism. It is essential to understand its implications in the development and evolution of other pathologi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
321 Views
11 Pages

Pancreatic Cancer; From Effective Prevention and Early Diagnosis to Personalized Therapy

  • Adrian Silaghi,
  • Dragos Serban,
  • Bogdan Gaspar,
  • Valentin Verlas,
  • Dragos Epistatu,
  • Cristian Paius,
  • Roxana Sfetea,
  • Liliana Andronache,
  • Ioana Paunica and
  • Irina Ruxandra Strambu
  • + 3 authors

30 October 2024

Despite substantial improvements in survival rates for most cancers, pancreatic cancer still remains a leading cause of death from malignancy. The disease has no symptoms in the initial stages, it can early invade the surrounding organs, and treatmen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
395 Views
11 Pages

Obesity in Children: Systematic Review over a 6-Year Period, Including the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Cecilia Curis,
  • Valeriu Ardeleanu,
  • Lavinia Alexandra Moroianu,
  • Corina Manole,
  • Roxana Adriana Stoica,
  • Florentina Gherghiceanu and
  • Anca Pantea Stoian

30 October 2024

Although obesity is a frequently formulated diagnosis at all ages, due to the long-term projection of the consequences of this condition in children it is a real public health problem. The etiology of obesity is multiple and its complexity requires a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
288 Views
10 Pages

Current Principles for the Surgical Treatment of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

  • Catalin Savin,
  • Luiza Tarca,
  • Irina Balescu,
  • Sorin Petrea,
  • Bogdan Gaspar,
  • Lucian Pop,
  • Valentin Varlas,
  • Adrian Hasegan,
  • Gabriel Petre Gorecki and
  • Cristina Martac
  • + 3 authors

30 October 2024

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. It is usually diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease, mainly because it is asymptomatic for a long time after the onset. Consequently, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma...

  • Review
  • Open Access
336 Views
8 Pages

Hepatotoxicity Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

  • Flaviu Muresan,
  • Olga Hilda Orasan,
  • Angela Cozma,
  • Madalina Daiana Bancos,
  • Lorena Ciumarnean,
  • Mircea Vasile Milaciu,
  • Tinca Codruta Pocol,
  • Nicoleta Valentina Leach,
  • Teodora Gabriela Alexescu and
  • Ovidiu Vasile Fabian
  • + 2 authors

30 October 2024

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are an effective immunotherapeutic approach for cancers affecting the lung, skin, kidney, mammary gland, or certain hematologic malignancies. Regarding the prognosis of these oncological conditions, treatments with...

  • Review
  • Open Access
465 Views
6 Pages

Giant Adrenal Myelolipomas: A Literature Review

  • Mircea Hogea,
  • Anda Hogea,
  • Marius Moga,
  • Roxana Dragomir,
  • Simona Grigorescu and
  • Bogdan Socea

31 October 2024

Myelolipomas are described as small tumors, with some authors referring to sizes less than 4 cm in diameter. However, when greater than 10 cm, myelolipomas are labeled as giant tumors and thus, have a definite indication for surgical resection. Myelo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
679 Views
12 Pages

Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Complications in the Digestive Tract

  • Ioana Paunica,
  • Vlad Denis Constantin,
  • Dragos Serban,
  • Cristian Paius,
  • Bogdan Gaspar,
  • Dragos Epistatu,
  • Valentin Verlas,
  • Roxana Sfetea,
  • Liliana Florina Andronache and
  • Cristian Balalau
  • + 3 authors

31 October 2024

Diabetes mellitus presents an increasing prevalence and severe multisystemic complications, with notable personal, professional and social implications. Diabetes is generally known by hyperglycemia and subsequent metabolic disorders. In addition to h...

  • Review
  • Open Access
562 Views
11 Pages

Challenges of Anticoagulant Treatment in Atrial Fibrillation with Liver Disease

  • Alina Doina Nicoara,
  • Andra Iulia Suceveanu,
  • Ionut Eduard Iordache,
  • Iulia Tania Andronache,
  • Andreea Nelson Twakor,
  • Andreea Georgiana Sunda,
  • Ioan Cristian Nichita,
  • Anca Pantea Stoian,
  • Felix Voinea and
  • Adrian Paul Suceveanu

31 October 2024

Managing anticoagulation therapy in individuals with atrial fibrillation who also have liver disease is highly challenging due to altered blood clotting processes and the risk of bleeding due to liver dysfunction. The literature highlights the comple...

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