International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2021
Correlation between Plain X-ray Measurements and DXA Scans, and its possible use as a screening tool for performing DXA scans.
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between radiological parameters measured using a plain X-ray and DXA scan score, and whether a plain X-ray can be used as surrogate imaging modality when DXA scan is not readily available. ⋯ DXA imaging remains the gold standard for diagnosing osteoporosis and we advocate the use of CTI to detect the patients who need DXA screening in places where this modality is not readily available.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2021
Levels of anxiety sensitivity, somatosensory amplification and alexithymia in patients with unexplained infertility.
In this study, we aimed to focus on the psychological aspect of unexplained infertility by comparing their psychological features to those of infertile patients with a known causes and fertile patients. ⋯ In our study, it has been found out that; regardless of the knowledge of the aetiology of infertility, the levels of alexithymia, somatosensory amplification and anxiety sensitivity of infertile cases did not differ from those of fertile women. However, it has been shown that as the difficulty in identifying emotions increases in infertile cases, anxiety sensitivity, which may cause psychological infertility, also increases.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2021
Assessment of the optic nerve, optic disc, and perineural area using shear-wave elastography in patients with multiple sclerosis.
To observe and describe the stiffness changes of the optic nerve in the patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) with or without optic neuritis and healthy adults via shear wave elastography (SWE). ⋯ Shear wave elastography measurements of the optic nerve, optic disc, and perineural area do not contribute to the evaluation of optic neuritis in a patient with MS.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2021
Serum periostin levels in COVID-19: is it useful as a new biomarker?
Severe disease characterised by interstitial pneumonia may develop in some cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Periostin has been associated with many respiratory diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether periostin could be a useful new biomarker in the follow-up and severity assessment of the disease in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. ⋯ The current manuscript may be the first one performing periostin ELISA on COVID serum, and we believe that periostin can be used as a new biomarker.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Nov 2021
Bullying in individuals with cleft lip and palate: A Twitter analysis.
This study aimed to evaluate bullying in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) using Twitter analysis. ⋯ Twitter is an important platform, in which the bullying victims with CLP and their families feel free to share their personal experiences of being bullied and how they feel about it, while the others are standing against bullying and promoting social support for these individuals.