International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Neck Pain in Rounded Shoulder Posture: Clinico-Radiologic Correlation by Shear Wave Elastography.
The frequency of neck pain increases in adolescents and young adults. Using smart phones and computers for a long time causes posture disorders such as rounded shoulder (RSP) and forward head postures, and these posture disorders cause neck pain. The aim of the study is to analyse the correlation between shoulder and neck angles and the stiffness of the upper trapezius and pectoralis minor muscles in patients with RSP. ⋯ The upper trapezius muscle stiffness increased in RSP. It can reveal the relationship between RSP and neck pain.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Anti-seizure medications and risk of suicide: Re-addressing the issue.
Although suicidal behaviour in epilepsy is a complex phenomenon, evidence suggests that suicide rates are higher amongst individuals with epilepsy than the general population. Yet, it has been a decade since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has passed a warning with anti-seizure medications (ASMs) and risk of suicide, the scientific community is still far from a final answer to this association. Since the available data are not methodologically strong enough to support or reject the claimed increased risk of suicide using ASMs, the dilemma continues. Through this perspective, authors sought to list certain important issues that the past studies often over-looked, which play a vital role in determining the true relationship between the use of ASMs and the risk of suicide.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Review Meta AnalysisD-dimer levels is associated with severe COVID-19 infections: A meta-analysis.
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation. Excluded typical manifestation of pneumonia and acute respiratory symptoms, COVID-19 patients also have abnormal D-dimer concentration in the serum, but the results are controversial. ⋯ Our meta-analysis showed that the severity of patients with COVID-19 significance related to D-dimer concentrations. This may be helpful for the clinic COVID-19 patients.