Medicine
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Review Case Reports
Primary meningeal central nervous system lymphoma: A case report and literature review.
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and isolated meningeal PCNSL, without evidence of parenchymal involvement, is even less common, occurring in only 10% to 15% of cases. ⋯ Cases of PCNSL involving only the meninges are rare. Multimodal analysis of the CSF comprises an important component of the diagnostic work-up for patients with primary meningeal central nervous system lymphoma.
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Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is associated with adverse events. As there are no effective treatments, the early identification of high-risk patients is required. Individual studies have suggested the utility of brain natriuretic peptide in predicting CIN. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to systematically investigate the value of brain natriuretic peptide in predicting CIN in patients undergoing coronary angiography (CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ⋯ This study demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide could function as a novel potential marker for the early detection of CIN in patients undergoing CAG or PCI.
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Review Case Reports
Post-traumatic brain injury glioma: Characteristics, report of 2 cases report and literature review.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a pathogenetic factor in glioma remains controversial, and currently there is still no clear mechanism behind post-TBI glioma. Thus, we provide two case reports of post-TBI glioma contributing power to this research, and we provide a summary of the mechanisms of post-TBI glioma through literature review. ⋯ Although the epidemiological investigation between TBI and glioma is still controversial, there are still some important aspects here that can determine the possibility between TBI and gliomagenesis. Besides, we found that the reparative response of neural stem cells and the dysregulation of inflammatory cells are timportant theories of the mechanism of post-TBI glioma.
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Atherosclerosis remains a predominant cause of ischemic stroke (IS). Four miRNA polymorphisms associated with arteriosclerosis mechanism were meta-analyzed to explore whether they had predictive significance for IS. ⋯ This Meta-analysis showed that all 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms were associated with the risk of IS or SAO, even though the overall and subgroup analyses were not entirely consistent.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy and safety of video laryngoscope in indwelling gastric tube in severe coma patients: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
We designed this systematic review and meta-analysis protocol to provide new medical evidence for clinical management by comparing the prognostic outcomes of visual laryngoscopy with those of conventional blinded insertion methods. ⋯ The results of our review will be reported strictly following the PRISMA criteria and the review will add to the existing literature by showing compelling evidence and improved guidance in clinic settings.