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Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 2

October 2018 - 22 articles

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Articles (22)

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
750 Views
7 Pages

Introduction. The brain in preterm babies is usually not fully developed and therefore early post-term events can have long-lasting neurodevelopment and cognitive outcomes. It is known that cerebral white matter connectivity is important for later in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
344 Views
5 Pages

Abdominal-Pelvic Pain in Female Patients with Endometriosis—A Review of the Literature

  • Dumitru Cristinel Badiu,
  • Marina Romina Sima,
  • Claudia Mehedintu,
  • Bogdan Mastalier,
  • Mihaela Mandu,
  • Liliana Florina Andronache,
  • Dan Nicolae Paduraru,
  • Anca Pantea Stoian and
  • Valentin Titus Grigorean

Abdominal-pelvic pain is the dominant symptom in endometriosis, one of the most common pathologies that affect women, being also a multifactorial disorder. Exploratory laparoscopy allows the correct assessment of the location as well as severity and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
613 Views
6 Pages

Postpartum Depression: Prevention and Multimodal Therapy

  • Anca Daniela Stanescu,
  • Denisa Oana Balalau,
  • Liana Ples,
  • Stana Paunica and
  • Cristian Balalau

A woman goes through many biological (hormonal, physical), psychological (emotional), and socio-cultural changes during pregnancy. Furthermore, changes also occur in the mother's familial and interpersonal world after childbirth. While some mothers h...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
336 Views
7 Pages

Biological Therapy in the Treatment of Melanoma

  • Simona Roxana Georgescu,
  • Mihaela-Roxana Ioghen,
  • Maria-Isabela Sarbu,
  • Alexandra-Florentina Ion,
  • Ela Ghita,
  • Cristina-Iulia Mitran,
  • Madalina-Irina Mitran,
  • Vasile Benea and
  • Mircea Tampa

Melanoma is one of the most aggressive tumors and its incidence is on the rise. The low rates of survival in metastatic melanoma has led to the development of new drugs for this type of patient, such as biological therapy which has shown remarkable r...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
327 Views
8 Pages

The Importance of Early Arthritis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Georgiana Iftimie,
  • Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu,
  • Mihaela Adela Iancu,
  • Anca Pantea Stoian,
  • Răzvan Hainăroșie,
  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Gheorghița Isvoranu,
  • Dragoș Marcu,
  • Tiberiu Paul Neagu and
  • Camelia C. Diaconu

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disorder that manifests predominantly in the synovial joint, where it causes a chronic inflammatory process, leading to early osteoarticular destructions. These destructions are progressive and irr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
298 Views
5 Pages

Sentinel Lymph Node in Early Stage Ovarian Cancer; A Literature Review

  • Irina Balescu,
  • Nicolae Bacalbasa,
  • Mihaela Vilcu,
  • Vladislav Brasoveanu and
  • Iulian Brezean

Although sentinel lymph node mapping has been widely implemented in gynecological malignancies in order to minimize the number of unnecessary lymph node dissections and to diminish postoperative morbidity rate, little is known about ovarian cancer se...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
670 Views
6 Pages

A Brief Review of the Literature on the Malignant Ureteral Obstruction

  • Sorin Lupu,
  • Adrian Brînză,
  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Dragoș Marcu,
  • Ileana Peride,
  • Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu,
  • Tiberiu Paul Neagu and
  • Laurian Maxim

Malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) caused by a primarily urological tumor or secondary to a late-stage malignancy can be difficult for the urologist to manage. Due to a lack of clinical data on the management of MUO, every case is particular and sh...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
454 Views
7 Pages

New Oral Anticoagulants and Their Reversal Agents

  • Crista L. Laslo,
  • Anca Pantea Stoian,
  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Dan N. Păduraru,
  • Oana Bodean,
  • Laura I. Socea,
  • Tiberiu Paul Neagu,
  • Ana Maria Alexandra Stanescu,
  • Dragoș Marcu and
  • Camelia C. Diaconu

Atrial fibrillation is a commonly encountered pathology in medical practice, and its prevalence has shown a continuous rise over the past years. Atrial fibrillation has a significant impact on patients' quality of life, not only due to the standard a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
354 Views
8 Pages

Quality of Life in Romanian Patients with Schizophrenia Based on Gender, Type of Schizophrenia, Therapeutic Approach, and Family History

  • Elena Alina Roșca,
  • Ovidiu Alexinschi,
  • Călin Brîncuș,
  • Valentin Petre Matei and
  • Ana Giurgiuca

The low quality of life of patients with schizophrenia has been extensively discussed and investigated. Various aspects from gender, socio-demographic profile, and/or type of neuroleptic treatment have been taken into account in describing this condi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
377 Views
8 Pages

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between nutrition status, executive cognitive functions, and cognitive flexibility; and to analyze the role of gender, age, and nutrition status in the prediction of executive...

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