AIM:To assess tomographic changes and subclinical edema detection in Fuchs’endothelial corneal dystrophy(FECD)through Scheimpflug tomography in a group of phakic patients contemplating cataract surgery.METHODS:A retr...
funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)(Japan Society for The Promotion of Science,21H02849);Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)(Japan Society for The Promotion of Science,23K07013);Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas(A)(Japan Society for The Promotion of Science,JP21H05173);Grant-in-Aid by the Smoking Research Foundation;Grant-in-Aid by the Telecommunications Advancement Foundation.
Background Ongoing debates question the harm of internet use with the evolving technology,as many individuals transition from regular to problematic internet use(PIU).The habenula(Hb),located between the thalamus and ...
funded by the Central Hessen Research Campus,Flexi Fund,Project No.20121_1_1.
Background:Atherosclerosis forms the pathological basis for the development of cardiovascular disease.Since pathological processes initially develop without clinically relevant symptoms,the identification of early mar...
Supported by the Science and Technology Project of Changzhou Health Commission,No.ZD202342.
BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)patients over the last decade.AIM To determine whether layer-specific global longitudinal strai...
BACKGROUND Paraganglioma(PGL)located in the retroperitoneum presents challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to its hidden location,lack of specific symptoms in the early stages,and absence of distinctive manifestat...
Hepatitis E virus(HEV)is hyperendemic in South Asia and Africa accounting for half of total Global HEV burden.There are eight genotypes of HEV.Among them,the four common ones known to infect humans,genotypes 1 and 2 a...
Objective:To evaluate the epidemiological,demographic,clinical features,treatment approaches,and survival of patients followed up for adrenal incidentaloma.Methods:Data from 46 patients who were treated and followed u...
supported by a grant of the University of Chile(UI-10/16)to EA.
Objective:Contribute to clarifying the existence of subclinical hearing deficits associated with aging.Design:In this work,we study and compare the auditory perceptual and electrophysiological performance of normal-he...
BACKGROUND Empty sella is an anatomical and radiological finding of the herniation of the subarachnoid space into the pituitary fossa leading to a flattened pituitary gland.Patients with empty sella may present with v...
Objective To investigate the relationship between carotid atherosclerosis(CAS)and subclinical left ventricular(LV)dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with preserved LV ejection fraction(LVEF).Methods A to...