Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Now, more than ever, digital technology has made its way into the daily lives of billions across the globe, and the widespread use of this technology has also allowed a digital window into consumers' and patients' daily lives, respectively. In a similar way, the practice of medicine has digitally evolved with the application of electronic health records and development of wearable/portable consumer-based medical devices (eg, Apple Watch ECG and Kardia Mobile by AliveCor). ⋯ We also show the pragmatism of this decentralized process and how it will mitigate the limitations of conventional randomized controlled trials. Finally, while pushing the boundaries of tech, we also describe a few limitations of this rapidly growing field to understand better what gaps need to be bridged in the future.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 2023
Multicenter StudyPrevalence of and Risk Factors for Post-traumatic Headache in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.
To ascertain the prevalence of and risk factors for post-traumatic headache (PTH) attributed to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). ⋯ Post-traumatic headache is a prevalent sequela of mTBI that persists for at least 12 months in a considerable proportion of affected individuals. The attributable burden necessitates better patient follow-up, disease characterization, improved awareness of PTH in clinical practice, and identification of effective therapies.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Oct 2023
ReviewDiagnosis and Management of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic neurologic disease often preceded by infection. There has been increased interest in ME/CFS recently because of its significant overlap with the post-COVID syndrome (long COVID or post-acute sequelae of COVID), with several studies estimating that half of patients with post-COVID syndrome fulfill ME/CFS criteria. Our concise review describes a generalist approach to ME/CFS, including diagnosis, evaluation, and management strategies.