Bratisl Med J
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Mandibular condylar fractures account for 25 to 52 % of all mandibular fractures. Though current literature favors open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of condylar‑base and low condylar‑neck fractures, extraoral approaches are usually considered to be complicated by the risk of facial nerve injury and other possible complications. This study was undertaken to demonstrate that the periangular transmasseteric infraparotid surgical approach (TMIP) to condylar‑base and low condylar‑neck fractures provides excellent access to the bony fragments with minimal risk of complications such as facial nerve and parotid gland injury. ⋯ The periangular infraparotid transmasseteric approach to ORIF of condylar‑base and low condylar‑neck fractures is an effective and safe approach allowing accurate anatomic reposition and fixation of the fragments with minimum surgical complications (Tab. 1, Fig. 12, Ref. 21).
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Higher CSBP than brachial SBP in individual patient increases cardiovascular (CV) risk. For follow-up it is important to assess the reproducibility of such measurements. The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility of these differences, expressed as a CSBP/BrachSBP ratios. ⋯ In our study, a high proportion (60 %) of treated hypertensive patients had CSBP higher than brachial SBP, which may adversely influence their prognosis. This characteristic is highly reproducible. Taking into the account these differences may increase the exactness of CV risk estimation and may contribute to explanation of residual risk of individual patient (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 28).
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To determine the impact of telemedicine visits, compared to in-person visits, on patient satisfaction in an established community hospital-based multidisciplinary central nervous system (CNS) clinic. ⋯ Patients who opted for the telemedicine visits found them just as effective as in-person visits, saving time and travel costs as well as ensuring patient safety during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The telemedicine visit platform facilitates the multidisciplinary clinic model and should be considered for more widespread utilization (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 18).
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The present study aims to investigate whether elementary lesions detected at the time of the diagnosis, their distribution characteristics, and CT scoring can be predictive of a cytokine storm. ⋯ CT scoring at the time of admission can be used to predict cases that may develop cytokine storm later (Tab. 4, Fig. 2, Ref. 15).
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Thymoquinone (TQ) is the active compound extracted from Nigella sativa which has been reported to possess various pharmacological attributes. This study shows that Thymoquinone (TQ) is an Alzheimer's disease (AD) model cell line on amyloid-beta (Aβ) -induced U87 (human astrocytoma cell line) in β-amyloid (Aβ)-induced in vitro Alzheimer's Disease (AD) model. ⋯ In in vitro experiments, we determined that TQ has a protective effect by increasing antioxidant parameters in the amyloid beta-induced cell line (Fig. 4, Ref. 41). Text in PDF www.elis.sk Keywords: thymoquinone, amyloid-beta, U87, SOD, CAT, caspase-3.