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Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1

March 2018 - 22 articles

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Articles (22)

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,973 Views
6 Pages

Androgenic Alopecia—The Risk–Benefit Ratio of Finasteride

  • David L. Rowland,
  • Ion G. Motofei,
  • Ioana Păunică,
  • Petrișor Banu,
  • Mihaela F. Nistor,
  • Stana Păunică and
  • Vlad D. Constantin

Finasteride is currently approved and largely used as a therapeutic option for androgenetic alopecia. Apparently a safe drug and effective at the onset of its application, several concerns have since appeared over the years regarding the frequency an...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
1,099 Views
9 Pages

Vascular Neurocognitive Disorders and the Vascular Risk Factors

  • Carmen V. Albu,
  • Vlad Pădureanu,
  • Mihail V. Boldeanu,
  • Ana M. Bumbea,
  • Anca Ş. Enescu,
  • Dana M. Albulescu,
  • Cristian A. Siloși and
  • Aurelia Enescu

Dementias are clinical neurodegenerative diseases characterized by permanent and progressive transformation of cognitive functions such as memory, learning capacity, attention, thinking, language, passing judgments, calculation or orientation. Dement...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
374 Views
5 Pages

Emergency Surgery on Mentally Impaired Patients: Standards in Consenting

  • Mihai Păduraru,
  • Ahmed Saad and
  • Krystian Pawelec

Emergency surgery is often performed on the elderly and susceptible patients with significant comorbidities; as a consequence, the risk of death or severe complications are high. Consent for surgery is a fundamental part of medical practice, in line...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
274 Views
8 Pages

Positive Surgical Margins in Nephron-Sparing Surgery; The Great Unknown

  • Dan Spinu,
  • Oana M. Bodean,
  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Dan Mischianu,
  • Ioana Oprea and
  • Radu D. Marcu

There is a currently a general trend towards organ-preserving surgery, and urology is no exception. Specifically, nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) has gained general acceptance for T1a renal cell carcinoma (guidelines recommendations). Moreover T1b, T2...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
271 Views
10 Pages

Mandatory Multidisciplinary Approach for the Evaluation of the Lymph Node Status in Rectal Cancer

  • Marian Diaconescu,
  • Cosmin V. Obleaga,
  • Cecil S. Mirea,
  • Mihai C. Ciorbagiu,
  • Emil Moraru and
  • Ionica D. Vilcea

Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently reported malignancy and also the third leading cancer-related cause of death worldwide. Lymph node evaluation, both preoperatively and postoperatively, represents an important aspect of the diagnosis and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
306 Views
7 Pages

The Importance of Circulating Tumor Products as ‘Liquid Biopsies’ in Colorectal Cancer

  • Alina S. Miscoci,
  • Cristian D. Pirvu,
  • Veronica Calborean,
  • Costin T. Streba,
  • Otilia C. Rogoveanu,
  • Vlad Padureanu and
  • Cristin C. Vere

Liquid biopsies represent an array of plasma analysis tests that are studied to evaluate and identify circulating tumor products, especially circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Examining such biomarkers in the plasma of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
545 Views
7 Pages

Pelvic Floor Disorders in Gynecological Malignancies. An Overlooked Problem?

  • Oana M. Bodean,
  • Radu D. Marcu,
  • Dan A. Spinu,
  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Camelia C. Diaconu,
  • Octavian Munteanu,
  • Nicoleta Taus and
  • Monica Cirstoiu

Cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vulvar, and vaginal cancers affect women of a broad age spectrum. Many of these women are still sexually active when their cancer is diagnosed. Treatment options for gynecological malignancies, such as gynecological su...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,106 Views
6 Pages

Management of Deep Space Infections of the Neck

  • Emil Mărginean,
  • Sargarovschi Egor,
  • Ciprian Venter,
  • Alina Pantiș,
  • Oana Vălenaș,
  • Ildiko Sorban,
  • Maria Domuța,
  • Cristian Bălălău,
  • Răzvan Scaunasu and
  • Bogdan Popescu

Infections of the deep neck spaces often present a clinical challenge for the ENT surgeon. Management of these complex suppurations of the neck requires in fact a multidisciplinary approach due to possible complications like mediastinitis, septic sho...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
414 Views
11 Pages

Human life occurs within a complex bio-psycho-social milieu, a heterogeneous system that is integrated by multiple bidirectional interrelations existing between the abstract-intangible ideas and physical-chemical support of environment. The mind is t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
1,064 Views
5 Pages

The Psychosocial Impact of Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women

  • Liana Pleș,
  • Romina M. Sima,
  • Delia Carp,
  • Camelia Alexăndroaia,
  • Denisa O. Bălălău,
  • Anca D. Stănescu and
  • Octavian G. Olaru

The aim of this study was to identify how the method of delivery and birth experience interfere with maternal psychological status early after puerperium. We conducted a prospective study on 148 women after puerperium from November 2017 to January 20...

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