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2. Early Surgery Versus Exercise Therapy and Patient Education for Traumatic and Nontraumatic Meniscal Tears in Young Adults--An Exploratory Analysis From the DREAM Trial.
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DAMSTED, CAMMA, SKOU, SØREN T., HÖLMICH, PER, LIND, MARTIN, VARNUM, CLAUS, JENSEN, HANS PETER, STRANGE HANSEN, MOGENS, and BLOCH THORLUND, JONAS
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of early meniscal surgery versus exercise and education with the option of later surgery on pain, function, and quality of life in young patients with a meniscal tear, taking symptom onset into account. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. METHODS: In a randomized controlled trial (the "Danish RCT on Exercise versus Arthroscopic Meniscal surgery for young adults" [DREAM] trial), 121 patients aged 18-40 years with a magnetic resonance imaging--verified meniscal tear were randomized to surgery or 12 weeks of supervised exercise and patient education. For this exploratory study, the analyses were stratified by symptom onset (traumatic/nontraumatic). The main outcome was the difference in change after 12 months in the mean score of 4 Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score subscales (KOOS4) covering pain, symptoms, function in sport and recreation, and quality of life. RESULTS: Forty-two patients (69%) in the exercise therapy group and 47 (78%) in the surgery group were categorized as having a traumatic tear. We observed no difference in change in the KOOS4 after 12 months between the 2 treatment groups for either traumatic tears (18.8 versus 16.0 in the surgery versus exercise therapy groups; adjusted mean difference, 4.8 [95% confidence interval, -1.7 to 11.2]) or nontraumatic tears (20.6 versus 17.3 in the surgery versus exercise therapy groups; adjusted mean difference, 7.0 [95% confidence interval, -3.7 to 17.7]). CONCLUSION: In patients with traumatic and nontraumatic meniscus tears, early meniscal surgery did not appear superior to exercise and education in improving pain, function, and quality of life after 12 months. Further research is needed to confirm the clinical applicability of these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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3. Relationship Between Quantitative Tracheal Geometry and Clinical Course in Various Types of Vascular Ring
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Fukushima, Naoya, Maeda, Jun, Yoshimura, Yukihiro, Shibuya, Kazuhiko, Nagamine, Hiroki, and Miura, Masaru
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4. Association of Tecovirimat Therapy With Mpox Symptom Improvement: A Cross-sectional Study—King County, Washington, May–October 2022.
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Karmarkar, Ellora N, Golden, Matthew R, Kerani, Roxanne P, Pogosjans, Sargis, Chow, Eric J, Ignacio, Rachel A Bender, Ramchandani, Meena S, Kay, Meagan K, Cannon, Chase A, and Dombrowski, Julia C
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Background Data on tecovirimat effectiveness for human mpox are limited. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional interview-based study to identify associations between tecovirimat treatment and the mpox clinical course. Methods Using public health surveillance data from King County, Washington, we recruited and interviewed persons diagnosed with mpox during May–October 2022. We calculated descriptive statistics on demographics, vaccination status, comorbidities, and symptoms including 3 self-reported dates (symptom onset, first date of symptom improvement, and illness resolution). We used multivariable linear regression, stratified by illness severity, to evaluate the association of tecovirimat treatment with time to symptom improvement and time to illness resolution. We compared individuals who did not receive tecovirimat to participants who started tecovirimat early (≤5 days from symptom onset) and late (>5 days and ≤28 days from symptom onset) in their illness. Results Of 465 individuals diagnosed with mpox, 115 (25%) participated in this study. Eighty participants (70%) received tecovirimat and 43 (37%) initiated tecovirimat early. Sixty-eight (59%) reported severe symptoms during their illness, including proctitis (n = 38 [33%]), rectal bleeding (n = 27 [24%]), or severe pain (n = 24 [21%]). In the multivariable analysis, early tecovirimat was associated with shorter time to symptom improvement (−5.5 days, P =.04) among participants with severe illness but not among those with nonsevere illness (0.9 day, P =.66). Early tecovirimat was not associated with faster illness resolution, regardless of severity. Conclusions Our small study suggests that early tecovirimat initiation may hasten subjective symptomatic improvement in people with severe mpox. Larger randomized trials are needed to evaluate this finding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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5. Mortality after non-surgically treated acute type A aortic dissection is higher than previously reported.
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Teurneau-Hermansson, Karl, Ede, Jacob, Larsson, Mårten, Linton, Gustaf, Rosen, David von, Sjögren, Johan, Wierup, Per, Nozohoor, Shahab, and Zindovic, Igor
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AORTIC dissection , *MEDICAL registries , *NOSOLOGY , *MORTALITY , *MEDICAL screening , *DEATH rate - Abstract
Open in new tab Download slide OBJECTIVES It has been commonly accepted that untreated acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) results in an hourly mortality rate of 1–2% during the 1st 24 h after symptom onset. The data to support this statement rely solely on patients who have been denied surgical treatment after reaching surgical centres. The objective was to perform a total review of non-surgically treated (NST) ATAAD and provide contemporary mortality data. METHODS This was a regional, retrospective, observational study. All patients receiving one of the following diagnoses: International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 4410, 4411, 4415, 4416 or ICD-10 I710, I711, I715, I718 in an area of 1.9 million inhabitants in Southern Sweden during a period of 23 years (January 1998 to November 2021) were retrospectively screened. The search was conducted using all available medical registries so that every patient diagnosed with ATAAD in our region was identified. The charts and imaging of each screened patient were subsequently reviewed to confirm or discard the diagnosis of ATAAD. RESULTS Screening identified 2325 patients, of whom 184 NST ATAAD patients were included. The mortality of NST ATAAD was 47.3 ± 4.4%, 55.0 ± 4.4%, 76.7 ± 3.7% and 83.9 ± 4.3% at 24 h, 48 h, 14 days and 1 year, respectively. The hourly mortality rate during the 1st 24 h after symptom onset was 2.6%. CONCLUSIONS This study observed higher mortality than has previously been reported. It emphasizes the need for timely diagnosis, swift management and emergent surgical treatment for patients suffering an acute type A aortic dissection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Post-mortem examination of fatal acute type A aortic dissection: what does it teach us?
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Karadzha, Anastasiia, Schaff, Hartzell V, Frye, Robert L, Bois, Melanie C, Crestanello, Juan A, Bagameri, Gabor, Greason, Kevin L, and Shrestha, Malakh L
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Open in new tab Download slide OBJECTIVES Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) remains a highly life-threatening condition. This study investigates factors associated with fatal ATAAD prior to surgical treatment. METHODS We reviewed autopsy reports of ATAAD decedents who died before surgical intervention and underwent postmortem examination at our clinic from 1994 to 2022. RESULTS Among 94 eligible cases, 50 (53.2%) decedents had DeBakey type I dissection, and 44 (46.8%) had DeBakey type II dissection. Most were males, 63 (67%), and 72 (77%) had a history of hypertension. The median age was 70.5 years, and the type II group was a decade older than the type I group (P < 0.001). Decedents in the type II group predominantly died during the first hour after symptoms onset 16 (52%), while in the type I group, fatalities occurred between 1 h and 1 day, 27 (66%). The most common site of the intimal tear was the midportion of the ascending aorta, 45 (48%). The median ascending aorta size was 5 cm for the entire cohort, 5.2 cm for type I and 4.6 cm for type II (P < 0.045). CONCLUSIONS In this autopsy study of fatal acute aortic dissection, the median aortic size was below the current guideline threshold for elective repair. Type II acute aortic dissections were found more frequently than expected and were characterized by older age, advanced aortic atherosclerosis, smaller aortic size, a shorter interval from symptom onset to death and a higher frequency of syncope compared to type I dissection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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7. A dual-energy computed tomography-based radiomics nomogram for predicting time since stroke onset: a multicenter study
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Jiang, Jingxuan, Sheng, Kai, Li, Minda, Zhao, Huilin, Guan, Baohui, Dai, Lisong, and Li, Yuehua
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8. Dual-energy computed tomography angiography-based quantification of lesion net water uptake to identify stroke onset time
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Jiang Jingxuan, Guan Baohui, Zhou Jingyi, Gu Hongmei, Li Minda, Hua Ye, and Li Yuehua
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Stroke ,Symptom onset ,Dual-energy ,Computed tomography ,Net water uptake ,Science (General) ,Q1-390 ,Social sciences (General) ,H1-99 - Abstract
Objectives: To explore whether dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) angiography can provide reliable quantitative information on net water uptake (NWU) of ischemic brain to identify stroke patients within 4.5 h. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 142 patients with stroke occurrence and who underwent DECT angiography between August 2016 and May 2022. DECT angiography manual drawn the ischemic area by referring to the normal area of the contralateral hemisphere and follow-up images. The NWU in the ischemic area was determined using virtual non-contrast and monoenergetic (VNC &VM) images acquired from DECT angiography. The NWU values in the ischemic area were compared between stroke patients within and beyond 4.5 h. The diagnostic performance of the NWU values derived from the VNC and VM images was assessed through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Additionally, Furthermore, we examined the correlation between the NWU values and the stroke onset time. Results: Seventy-eight (54.93 %) stroke patients underwent DECT angiography and within 4.5 h. These patients with lower median National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) scores on admission than those beyond 4.5 h (p
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9. Rapid review and meta-analysis of serial intervals for SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants
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Zachary J. Madewell, Yang Yang, Ira M. Longini, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Alessandro Vespignani, and Natalie E. Dean
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Serial interval ,Generation time ,COVID-19 ,Symptom onset ,Generation interval ,Incubation period ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Abstract Background The serial interval is the period of time between symptom onset in the primary case and symptom onset in the secondary case. Understanding the serial interval is important for determining transmission dynamics of infectious diseases like COVID-19, including the reproduction number and secondary attack rates, which could influence control measures. Early meta-analyses of COVID-19 reported serial intervals of 5.2 days (95% CI: 4.9–5.5) for the original wild-type variant and 5.2 days (95% CI: 4.87–5.47) for Alpha variant. The serial interval has been shown to decrease over the course of an epidemic for other respiratory diseases, which may be due to accumulating viral mutations and implementation of more effective nonpharmaceutical interventions. We therefore aggregated the literature to estimate serial intervals for Delta and Omicron variants. Methods This study followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. A systematic literature search was conducted of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, and preprint server medRxiv for articles published from April 4, 2021, through May 23, 2023. Search terms were: (“serial interval” or “generation time”), (“Omicron” or “Delta”), and (“SARS-CoV-2” or “COVID-19”). Meta-analyses were done for Delta and Omicron variants using a restricted maximum-likelihood estimator model with a random effect for each study. Pooled average estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are reported. Results There were 46,648 primary/secondary case pairs included for the meta-analysis of Delta and 18,324 for Omicron. Mean serial interval for included studies ranged from 2.3–5.8 days for Delta and 2.1–4.8 days for Omicron. The pooled mean serial interval for Delta was 3.9 days (95% CI: 3.4–4.3) (20 studies) and Omicron was 3.2 days (95% CI: 2.9–3.5) (20 studies). Mean estimated serial interval for BA.1 was 3.3 days (95% CI: 2.8–3.7) (11 studies), BA.2 was 2.9 days (95% CI: 2.7–3.1) (six studies), and BA.5 was 2.3 days (95% CI: 1.6–3.1) (three studies). Conclusions Serial interval estimates for Delta and Omicron were shorter than ancestral SARS-CoV-2 variants. More recent Omicron subvariants had even shorter serial intervals suggesting serial intervals may be shortening over time. This suggests more rapid transmission from one generation of cases to the next, consistent with the observed faster growth dynamic of these variants compared to their ancestors. Additional changes to the serial interval may occur as SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and evolve. Changes to population immunity (due to infection and/or vaccination) may further modify it.
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10. The Good Clinical Outcome for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy--Does Time Still Matter?
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Sila, Dalibor, Marinovic, Marko, Vojtková, Mária, Kirsch, Philipp, Rath, Stefan, and Charvát, František
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The primary target was an investigation of the factors predicting a good clinical outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke after treatment with mechanical thrombectomy. Additionally, we compared the treatment results in known and unknown symptom onset time groups.We retrospectively analyzed the data from 2012 to 2020 and divided 240 patients into the known and unknown symptom onset time groups. We looked for the variables predicting a good clinical outcome (NIHSS 0--4 at discharge) in both groups. In both groups, there was no statistically significant difference in good clinical outcomes (43% in the known symptom onset time group vs. 33.3% in the unknown symptom onset time group, p = 0.203). Factors predicting a good clinical outcome in both groups were lower NIHSS scores at admission, the presentation of pial arterial collaterals on admission CT angiography, and bridging intravenous thrombolysis. In the known symptom onset time group, lower age was also a factor predicting good outcome. Our clinical results of treatment by using mechanical thrombectomy were comparable in the known and unknown symptom onset time groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Rapid review and meta-analysis of serial intervals for SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants.
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Madewell, Zachary J., Yang, Yang, Longini Jr, Ira M., Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Vespignani, Alessandro, and Dean, Natalie E.
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Background: The serial interval is the period of time between symptom onset in the primary case and symptom onset in the secondary case. Understanding the serial interval is important for determining transmission dynamics of infectious diseases like COVID-19, including the reproduction number and secondary attack rates, which could influence control measures. Early meta-analyses of COVID-19 reported serial intervals of 5.2 days (95% CI: 4.9–5.5) for the original wild-type variant and 5.2 days (95% CI: 4.87–5.47) for Alpha variant. The serial interval has been shown to decrease over the course of an epidemic for other respiratory diseases, which may be due to accumulating viral mutations and implementation of more effective nonpharmaceutical interventions. We therefore aggregated the literature to estimate serial intervals for Delta and Omicron variants. Methods: This study followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines. A systematic literature search was conducted of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, and preprint server medRxiv for articles published from April 4, 2021, through May 23, 2023. Search terms were: ("serial interval" or "generation time"), ("Omicron" or "Delta"), and ("SARS-CoV-2" or "COVID-19"). Meta-analyses were done for Delta and Omicron variants using a restricted maximum-likelihood estimator model with a random effect for each study. Pooled average estimates and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are reported. Results: There were 46,648 primary/secondary case pairs included for the meta-analysis of Delta and 18,324 for Omicron. Mean serial interval for included studies ranged from 2.3–5.8 days for Delta and 2.1–4.8 days for Omicron. The pooled mean serial interval for Delta was 3.9 days (95% CI: 3.4–4.3) (20 studies) and Omicron was 3.2 days (95% CI: 2.9–3.5) (20 studies). Mean estimated serial interval for BA.1 was 3.3 days (95% CI: 2.8–3.7) (11 studies), BA.2 was 2.9 days (95% CI: 2.7–3.1) (six studies), and BA.5 was 2.3 days (95% CI: 1.6–3.1) (three studies). Conclusions: Serial interval estimates for Delta and Omicron were shorter than ancestral SARS-CoV-2 variants. More recent Omicron subvariants had even shorter serial intervals suggesting serial intervals may be shortening over time. This suggests more rapid transmission from one generation of cases to the next, consistent with the observed faster growth dynamic of these variants compared to their ancestors. Additional changes to the serial interval may occur as SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate and evolve. Changes to population immunity (due to infection and/or vaccination) may further modify it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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12. Federated learning‐based private medical knowledge graph for epidemic surveillance in internet of things.
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Wu, Xiaotong, Gao, Jiaquan, Bilal, Muhammad, Dai, Fei, Xu, Xiaolong, Qi, Lianyong, and Dou, Wanchun
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With the explosive development of the Internet of Things (IoT), it is convenient and important to collect health data from medical sensors and smart devices and construct medical knowledge graph. The knowledge graph contributes to investigating the connection between patient and disease, especially for epidemic surveillance. However, it is possible to cause the leakage of sensitive health information due to the untrusted data collector or various malicious attackers. In this paper, we attempt to utilise federated learning to construct a special knowledge graph, that is, individual‐symptom relationship diagram with local differential privacy (LDP‐ISRD), for epidemic risk surveillance, which presents the underlying infectious relationship among individuals. At first, we propose a federated learning‐based framework of LDP‐ISRD by utilising individuals' smart devices in IoT. Then, we leverage locations to determine the connection among individuals in terms of physical contact. Next, we propose a randomised algorithm PrivISRD to implement federated learning‐based LDP‐ISRD, which consists of symptom perturbation and aggregation. Finally, extensive experiments evaluate the impact of various parameters and results demonstrate that LDP‐ISRD has good performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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13. The association between symptom onset characteristics and prehospital delay in women and men with acute coronary syndrome
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Mirzaei, Sahereh, Steffen, Alana, Vuckovic, Karen, Ryan, Catherine, Bronas, Ulf G, Zegre-Hemsey, Jessica, and DeVon, Holli A
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Health Sciences ,Heart Disease - Coronary Heart Disease ,Cardiovascular ,Heart Disease ,Clinical Research ,Detection ,screening and diagnosis ,4.2 Evaluation of markers and technologies ,Acute Coronary Syndrome ,Aged ,Female ,Hospitalization ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Prospective Studies ,Risk Factors ,Sex Factors ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Symptom Assessment ,Time Factors ,Time-to-Treatment ,Acute coronary syndrome ,prehospital delay ,symptoms ,symptom onset ,sex differences ,treatment-seeking ,Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology ,Nursing ,Public Health and Health Services ,Cardiovascular medicine and haematology - Abstract
BackgroundA decision to delay seeking treatment for symptoms of acute coronary syndrome increases the risk of serious complications, disability, and death.AimsThe purpose of this study was to determine if there was an association between gradual vs abrupt symptom onset and prehospital delay for patients with acute coronary syndrome and to examine the relationship between activities at symptom onset and gradual vs abrupt symptom onset.MethodsThis was a secondary analysis of a large prospective multi-center study. Altogether, 474 patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome were included in the study. Symptom characteristics, activity at symptom onset, and prehospital delay were measured with the ACS Patient Questionnaire.ResultsMedian prehospital delay time was four hours. Being uninsured (β=0.120, p=0.031) and having a gradual onset of symptoms (β=0.138, p=0.003) were associated with longer delay. A diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (β=-0.205, p=0.001) and arrival by ambulance (β=-0.317, p
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14. Early Invasive Strategy Based on the Time of Symptom Onset of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
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Bae, SungA, Cha, Jung-Joon, Lim, Subin, Kim, Ju Hyeon, Joo, Hyung Joon, Park, Jae Hyoung, Hong, Soon Jun, Yu, Cheol Woong, Lim, Do-Sun, Kim, Yongcheol, Kang, Woong Chol, Cho, Eun Jeong, Lee, Sang Yeub, Kim, Sang Wook, Shin, Eun-Seok, Hur, Seung Ho, Oh, Seok Kyu, Lim, Seong-Hoon, Kim, Hyo-Soo, and Hong, Young Joon
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A limitation of the current guidelines regarding the timing of invasive coronary angiography for patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome is the randomization time. To date, no study has reported the clinical outcomes of invasive strategy timing on the basis of the time of symptom onset. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of invasive strategy timing from the time of symptom onset on the 3-year clinical outcomes of patients with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Among 13,104 patients from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry–National Institutes of Health, 5,856 patients with NSTE myocardial infarction were evaluated. The patients were categorized according to symptom-to-catheter (StC) time (<48 or ≥48 hours). The primary outcome was 3-year all-cause mortality. Overall, 3,919 patients (66.9%) were classified into the StC time <48 hours group. This group had lower all-cause mortality than the group with StC time ≥48 hours (7.3% vs 13.4%; P < 0.001). The lower risk for all-cause mortality in the group with StC time <48 hours group was consistent in all subgroups. Notably, emergency medical service use (HR: 0.31; 95% CI: 0.19-0.52) showed a lower risk for all-cause mortality than no emergency medical service use (HR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.46-0.65; P value for interaction = 0.008). An early invasive strategy on the basis of StC time was associated with a decreased risk for all-cause mortality in patients with NSTEMI. Because the study was based on a prospective registry, the results should be considered hypothesis generating, highlighting the need for further research. (iCReaT Study No. C110016) [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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15. A Meta-Analysis Study of SOD1-Mutant Mouse Models of ALS to Analyse the Determinants of Disease Onset and Progression.
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Ciuro, Maria, Sangiorgio, Maria, Leanza, Giampiero, and Gulino, Rosario
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A complex interaction between genetic and external factors determines the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Epidemiological studies on large patient cohorts have suggested that ALS is a multi-step disease, as symptom onset occurs only after exposure to a sequence of risk factors. Although the exact nature of these determinants remains to be clarified, it seems clear that: (i) genetic mutations may be responsible for one or more of these steps; (ii) other risk factors are probably linked to environment and/or to lifestyle, and (iii) compensatory plastic changes taking place during the ALS etiopathogenesis probably affect the timing of onset and progression of disease. Current knowledge on ALS mechanisms and therapeutic targets, derives mainly from studies involving superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) transgenic mice; therefore, it would be fundamental to verify whether a multi-step disease concept can also be applied to these animal models. With this aim, a meta-analysis study has been performed using a collection of primary studies (n = 137), selected according to the following criteria: (1) the studies should employ SOD1 transgenic mice; (2) the studies should entail the presence of a disease-modifying experimental manipulation; (3) the studies should make use of Kaplan–Meier plots showing the distribution of symptom onset and lifespan. Then, using a subset of this study collection (n = 94), the effects of treatments on key molecular mechanisms, as well as on the onset and progression of disease have been analysed in a large population of mice. The results are consistent with a multi-step etiopathogenesis of disease in ALS mice (including two to six steps, depending on the particular SOD1 mutation), closely resembling that observed in patient cohorts, and revealed an interesting relationship between molecular mechanisms and disease manifestation. Thus, SOD1 mouse models may be considered of high predictive value to understand the determinants of disease onset and progression, as well as to identify targets for therapeutic interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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16. Idling for Decades: A European Study on Risk Factors Associated with the Delay Before a Narcolepsy Diagnosis
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Zhang Z, Dauvilliers Y, Plazzi G, Mayer G, Lammers GJ, Santamaria J, Partinen M, Overeem S, del Rio Villegas R, Sonka K, Peraita-Adrados R, Heinzer R, Wierzbicka A, Högl B, Manconi M, Feketeova E, da Silva AM, Bušková J, Bassetti CLA, Barateau L, Pizza F, Antelmi E, Gool JK, Fronczek R, Gaig C, and Khatami R
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Zhongxing Zhang,1 Yves Dauvilliers,2– 4 Giuseppe Plazzi,5,6 Geert Mayer,7 Gert Jan Lammers,8,9 Joan Santamaria,10 Markku Partinen,11 Sebastiaan Overeem,12,13 Rafael del Rio Villegas,14 Karel Sonka,15 Rosa Peraita-Adrados,16 Raphaël Heinzer,17 Aleksandra Wierzbicka,18 Birgit Högl,19 Mauro Manconi,20 Eva Feketeova,21 Antonio Martins da Silva,22 Jitka Bušková,23 Claudio LA Bassetti,24,25 Lucie Barateau,2– 4 Fabio Pizza,5,26 Elena Antelmi,5,6 Jari K Gool,8,9 Rolf Fronczek,8,9 Carles Gaig,10 Ramin Khatami1,24 1Center for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Epileptology, Klinik Barmelweid AG, Barmelweid, Aargau, Switzerland; 2Sleep-Wake Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Gui-de-Chauliac Hospital, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; 3National Reference Centre for Orphan Diseases, Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, and Kleine-Levin Syndrome, Montpellier, France; 4Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier INM, Univ Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France; 5Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; 6IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; 7Neurology Department, Hephata Klinik, Schwalmstadt, Germany; 8Sleep Wake Center SEIN Heemstede, Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, Heemstede, the Netherlands; 9Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; 10Neurology Service, Institut de Neurociències Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 11Helsinki Sleep Clinic, Vitalmed Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; 12Sleep Medicine Center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, the Netherlands; 13Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; 14Neurophysiology and Sleep Disorders Unit, Hospital Vithas Nuestra Señora de América, Madrid, Spain; 15Neurology Department and Centre of Clinical Neurosciences, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; 16Sleep and Epilepsy Unit – Clinical Neurophysiology Service, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Research Institute Gregorio Marañón, University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; 17Center for Investigation and Research in Sleep, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland; 18Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Warsaw, Poland; 19Neurology Department, Sleep Disorders Clinic, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria; 20Neurology Department, EOC, Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland; 21Neurology Department, Medical Faculty of P. J. Safarik University, University Hospital of L. Pasteur Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic; 22Serviço de Neurofisiologia, Hospital Santo António/Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto and UMIB-Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; 23Department of Sleep Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czech Republic; 24Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; 25Department of Neurology, Sechenov First Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; 26Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCorrespondence: Yves Dauvilliers, National Reference Network for Narcolepsy, Sleep-Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Hopital Gui de Chauliac, INSERM U1061, Montpellier, UM1, France, Email ydauvilliers@yahoo.fr Ramin Khatami, Center for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Epileptology, Klinik Barmelweid AG, Barmelweid, CH-5017, Switzerland, Email ramin.khatami@barmelweid.chPurpose: Narcolepsy type-1 (NT1) is a rare chronic neurological sleep disorder with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) as usual first and cataplexy as pathognomonic symptom. Shortening the NT1 diagnostic delay is the key to reduce disease burden and related low quality of life. Here we investigated the changes of diagnostic delay over the diagnostic years (1990– 2018) and the factors associated with the delay in Europe.Patients and Methods: We analyzed 580 NT1 patients (male: 325, female: 255) from 12 European countries using the European Narcolepsy Network database. We combined machine learning and linear mixed-effect regression to identify factors associated with the delay.Results: The mean age at EDS onset and diagnosis of our patients was 20.9± 11.8 (mean ± standard deviation) and 30.5± 14.9 years old, respectively. Their mean and median diagnostic delay was 9.7± 11.5 and 5.3 (interquartile range: 1.7− 13.2 years) years, respectively. We did not find significant differences in the diagnostic delay over years in either the whole dataset or in individual countries, although the delay showed significant differences in various countries. The number of patients with short (≤ 2-year) and long (≥ 13-year) diagnostic delay equally increased over decades, suggesting that subgroups of NT1 patients with variable disease progression may co-exist. Younger age at cataplexy onset, longer interval between EDS and cataplexy onsets, lower cataplexy frequency, shorter duration of irresistible daytime sleep, lower daytime REM sleep propensity, and being female are associated with longer diagnostic delay.Conclusion: Our findings contrast the results of previous studies reporting shorter delay over time which is confounded by calendar year, because they characterized the changes in diagnostic delay over the symptom onset year. Our study indicates that new strategies such as increasing media attention/awareness and developing new biomarkers are needed to better detect EDS, cataplexy, and changes of nocturnal sleep in narcolepsy, in order to shorten the diagnostic interval.Keywords: cataplexy, diagnostic delay, misdiagnosis, symptom onset, machine learning
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17. Neonatal pneumothorax: symptoms, signs and timing of onset in the post-surfactant era.
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Andersson, J., Magnuson, A., and Ohlin, A.
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Aim: The primary objective was to describe the incidence, symptoms, clinical signs, and time of onset of neonatal pneumothorax in Örebro County during 2011- 2017. Secondary objectives were to describe risk factors, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and mortality and to compare preterm with term/post-term neonates. Materials and methods: This retrospective population-based descriptive study included all neonates born in Örebro County during 2011 - 2017 and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Örebro University Hospital at age <28 days with an x-ray verified diagnosis of “Pneumothorax originating in the perinatal period” in their medical record. Results: Seventy-five neonates matched the inclusion criteria. The incidence of neonatal pneumothorax in Örebro County during the study period was 3.1 (95% CI: 2.5 -3.8) per 1000 live births. All neonates were <48 h at debut of respiratory symptoms and the most common symptom was tachypnea. Twelve (16%) received invasive treatment. The mortality rate was 2 (3%), none due to pneumothorax. Conclusion: The incidence of 3.1 per 1000 live births was relatively high, but the frequency of invasive treatment and mortality was low, indicating a high proportion of mild pneumothoraces. The lack of patients aged >48 h indicates that most neonatal pneumothoraces now occur very early in life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. Predicting Symptom Onset in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease: "How Long Do I Have?".
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Predicting not just if but when cognitively normal individuals will develop the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia seems increasingly feasible, as evidenced by converging findings from several approaches and cohorts. These estimates may improve the efficiency of clinical trials by better identifying cognitively normal individuals at high risk of developing AD symptoms. As models are refined, the implications of disclosing estimates of the age of AD symptom onset must be examined, since telling a cognitively normal individual the age they are expected to develop AD symptoms may have different implications than disclosing increased risk for AD dementia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Factors impacting D-dimer levels in patients with acute ischemic cerebrovascular events.
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Hacialioglu, Recep-Ali, Kielkopf, Moritz, Branca, Mattia, Clenin, Leander, Boronylo, Anna, Silimon, Norbert, Göldlin, Martina B., Scutelnic, Adrian, Kaesmacher, Johannes, Mujanovic, Adnan, Meinel, Thomas R., Seiffge, David J., Heldner, Mirjam R., Liberman, Ava L., Navi, Babak B., Fischer, Urs, Arnold, Marcel, Jung, Simon, Bücke, Philipp, and Beyeler, Morin
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A better understanding of the factors influencing D-dimer levels in code stroke patients is needed to guide further investigations of concomitant thrombotic conditions. This study aimed to investigate the impact of time from symptom onset and other factors on D-dimer levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Data on consecutive AIS and TIA patients treated at our tertiary-care stroke center between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively assessed. Patients with available D-dimer levels were evaluated for eligibility. Multivariable non-linear regression analyses were performed. In total, 2467 AIS patients and 708 TIA patients were included. The median D-dimer levels differed between the AIS and TIA groups (746 µg/L [interquartile range 381–1468] versus 442 µg/L [interquartile range 244–800], p <0.001). In AIS patients, an early increase in D-dimer levels was demonstrated within the first 6 h (standardized beta coefficient [β] 0.728; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.324–1.121). This was followed by an immediate decrease (β −13.022; 95% CI −20.401 to −5.643) and then by a second, late increase after 35 h (β 11.750; 95% CI 4.71–18.791). No time-dependent fluctuation in D-dimer levels was observed in TIA patients. The time from symptom onset may affect D-dimer levels in patients with AIS but not those with TIA. Further studies confirming these findings and validating time-specific variations are needed to enable D-dimer levels to be used efficiently as an acute stroke and thrombotic risk biomarker. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. The Good Clinical Outcome for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy—Does Time Still Matter?
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Dalibor Sila, Marko Marinovic, Mária Vojtková, Philipp Kirsch, Stefan Rath, and František Charvát
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thrombectomy ,stroke ,outcome ,predictors ,CT angiography ,symptom onset ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
The primary target was an investigation of the factors predicting a good clinical outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke after treatment with mechanical thrombectomy. Additionally, we compared the treatment results in known and unknown symptom onset time groups. We retrospectively analyzed the data from 2012 to 2020 and divided 240 patients into the known and unknown symptom onset time groups. We looked for the variables predicting a good clinical outcome (NIHSS 0–4 at discharge) in both groups. In both groups, there was no statistically significant difference in good clinical outcomes (43% in the known symptom onset time group vs. 33.3% in the unknown symptom onset time group, p = 0.203). Factors predicting a good clinical outcome in both groups were lower NIHSS scores at admission, the presentation of pial arterial collaterals on admission CT angiography, and bridging intravenous thrombolysis. In the known symptom onset time group, lower age was also a factor predicting good outcome. Our clinical results of treatment by using mechanical thrombectomy were comparable in the known and unknown symptom onset time groups.
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21. Cholezystektomie bei akuter Cholezystitis – ein chirurgischer Notfall oder elektiv im nächsten Tagesprogramm?
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Gutt, Carsten and Schläfer, Simon
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Background: The treatment of acute cholecystitis is based on the German S3 guidelines on "Prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of gallstones", which was updated in 2018. If the patient has no contraindications for surgery, early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice. Objective: Current meta-analyses and studies confirm that for most patients the optimal period of time for surgical treatment is the first 24 h after hospitalization; however, there is an ongoing controversial discussion on how strictly the 24 h rule should be adhered to and under which circumstances it may be valid to deviate from it. Material and method: A systematic analysis of the current literature and a clinical evaluation were carried out. Results: For the diagnosis of an acute cholecystitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be carried out within the first 24 h after hospitalization regardless of the age and comorbidities of the patient as well as the severity of inflammation. If there is no special emergency situation, under certain circumstances surgery can be performed in the next dayʼs program. Discussion: This recommendation for early surgery for high-risk patients has so far been controversially discussed; however, current studies confirm that the advantages of early surgery outweigh the disadvantages also for this group of patients. The surgical risk should be individually assessed and be included in the treatment decision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. Congruence of the Medical Record and Subject Interview on Time of Symptom Onset in Patients Diagnosed With Acute Coronary Syndrome.
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Davis, Leslie L, McCoy, Thomas P, Riegel, Barbara, McKinley, Sharon, Doering, Lynn V, Dracup, Kathleen, and Moser, Debra K
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Humans ,Myocardial Infarction ,Medical Records ,Time Factors ,Aged ,Aged ,80 and over ,Middle Aged ,Emergency Service ,Hospital ,Female ,Male ,Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ,Acute Coronary Syndrome ,Acute coronary syndrome ,Congruence ,Interview ,Medical record ,Symptom onset ,Atherosclerosis ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Clinical Research ,Heart Disease - Coronary Heart Disease ,Heart Disease ,Cardiovascular ,Nursing - Abstract
BackgroundPast research has shown discrepancies between the time of symptom onset for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as documented in the medical record (MR) and patients' recall of the time assessed through subject interviews done later by researchers.PurposeThe aim of this study is to determine if there were differences between the time of symptom onset documented in the MR and subject interview taking into consideration sex, age group, and recall period for patients admitted to the emergency department for symptoms suggestive of ACS.MethodsA secondary analysis was conducted on data from the PROMOTION (Patient Response to Myocardial Infarction Following a Teaching Intervention Offered by Nurses) trial, a multicenter randomized clinical trial to reduce patient prehospital delay to treatment in ACS.ResultsOf the 3522 subjects with CAD enrolled into the trial, 3087 subjects completed 2-year follow-up. Of these, 331 subjects sought treatment in the emergency department for ACS symptoms and 276 patients (83%) had complete information on the time of symptom onset from both sources. Of the 276 patients, 25 (9%) had differing times more than 48 hours and were thus excluded. The median difference between the 2 sources was 45.0 minutes. When both times were examined, there were no significant differences in time by sex (P = .720) or by age group (P = .188). The median number of days between the interview and the date of symptom onset was 29.5 days. There was a significant correlation between differences in the time of symptom onset and the length of recall period (rs = 0.148, P = .023). In multivariable modeling, a longer recall period was associated with greater median differences in the symptom onset time (b = 13.2, P = .023).ConclusionThese results suggest that the time of symptom onset obtained at the time of the index event and documented in the MR is not interchangeable with data obtained later by research staff, especially if the interview is not conducted near the time of the index event.
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23. Before the door: Comparing factors affecting symptom onset to first medical contact for STEMI patients between a high and low-middle income country
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Amira Balbaa, Ahmed ElGuindy, Dan Pericak, Madhu K. Natarajan, and JD Schwalm
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STEMI ,Barriers ,Symptom onset ,Fist medical contact ,Low-middle income ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Background: Early reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been associated with preservation of left ventricular function and decrease in mortality. Symptom onset to first medical contact (FMC) time consumes the majority of total ischemic time, and remains one of the main reasons that patients do not receive timely care. With FMC to reperfusion time being effectively reduced in many parts of the world, the focus is now shifting to reducing symptom onset to FMC times. Methods: This mixed-methods observational study was designed to elucidate factors affecting symptom onset to FMC time at a regional cardiac center in a low-middle income country (LMIC) and a high-income country (HIC). A review of the Aswan Heart Center and Hamilton General Hospital STEMI registry in Egypt and Canada was conducted, and retrospective semi-structured questionnaires carried out for a convenience sample of 158 patients. Results: Gender, symptom type and severity were none-modifiable factors found between early and late presenters. Modifiable factors found were actions of bystanders, actions of patients, transportation method and time. Emotional factors also showed differences between the two groups. Conclusion: While some concepts are generalizable, contextual differences in demographics, risk factors, access and knowledge are identified. These factors can be used to inform tailored knowledge translation strategies to help reduce symptom onset to FMC in both LMIC and HIC.
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24. Pre-hospital delay, clinical characteristics, angiographic findings, and in-hospital mortality in young and middle-aged adults with acute coronary syndrome: a single-centre registry analysis
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Bauer, Dávid, Neuberg, Marek, Nováčková, Markéta, Kočka, Viktor, and Toušek, Petr
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There are several differences between younger and older adults with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, few studies have evaluated these differences. We analysed the pre-hospital time interval [symptom onset to first medical contact (FMC)], clinical characteristics, angiographic findings, and in-hospital mortality in patients aged ≤50 (group A) and 51–65 (group B) years hospitalised for ACS. We retrospectively collected data from 2010 consecutive patients hospitalised with ACS between 1 October 2018 and 31 October 2021 from a single-centre ACS registry. Groups A and B included 182 and 498 patients, respectively. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was more common in group A than group B (62.6 and 45.6%, respectively; P < 0.001). The median time from symptom onset to FMC in STEMI patients did not significantly differ between groups A and B [74 (40–198) and 96 (40–249) min, respectively; P = 0.369]. There was no difference in the rate of sub-acute STEMI (symptom onset to FMC > 24 h) between groups A and B (10.4% and 9.0%, respectively; P = 0.579). Among patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), 41.8 and 50.2% of those in groups A and B, respectively, presented to the hospital within 24 h of symptom onset (P = 0.219). The prevalence of previous myocardial infarction was 19.2% in group A and 19.5% in group B (P = 1.00). Hypertension, diabetes, and peripheral arterial disease were more common in group B than group A. Active smoking was more common in group A than group B (67 and 54.2%, respectively; P = 0.021). Single-vessel disease was present in 52.2 and 37.1% of participants in groups A and B, respectively (P = 0.002). Proximal left anterior descending artery was more commonly the culprit lesion in group A compared with group B, irrespective of the ACS type (STEMI, 37.7 and 24.2%, respectively; P = 0.009; NSTE-ACS, 29.4 and 21%, respectively; P = 0.140). The hospital mortality rate for STEMI patients was 1.8 and 4.4% in groups A and B, respectively (P = 0.210), while for NSTE-ACS patients it was 2.9 and 2.6% in groups A and B, respectively (P = 0.873). No significant differences in pre-hospital delay were found between young (≤50 years) and middle-aged (51–65 years) patients with ACS. Although clinical characteristics and angiographic findings differ between young and middle-aged patients with ACS, the in-hospital mortality rate did not differ between the groups and was low for both of them.
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25. Clinical performance of three fully automated anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 immunoassays targeting the nucleocapsid or spike proteins.
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Favresse, Julien, Cadrobbi, Julie, Eucher, Christine, Elsen, Marc, Laffineur, Kim, Dogné, Jean‐Michel, and Douxfils, Jonathan
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This study assesses the clinical performance of three anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 assays, namely EUROIMMUN anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid (IgG) ELISA, Elecsys anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 nucleocapsid (total antibodies) assay, and LIAISON anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 spike proteins S1 and S2 (IgG) assay. One hundred and thirty‐seven coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) samples from 96 reverse‐transcription polymerase chain reaction confirmed patients were chosen to perform the sensitivity analysis. Non‐SARS‐CoV‐2 sera (n = 141) with a potential cross‐reaction to SARS‐CoV‐2 immunoassays were included in the specificity analysis. None of these tests demonstrated a sufficiently high clinical sensitivity to diagnose acute infection. Fourteen days since symptom onset, we did not find any significant difference between the three techniques in terms of sensitivities. However, Elecsys performed better in terms of specificity. All three anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 assays had equivalent sensitivities 14 days from symptom onset to diagnose past‐COVID‐19 infection. We also confirmed that anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 determination before Day 14 is of less clinical interest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Characteristics of toddlers with early versus later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
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Miller, Lauren E, Dai, Yael G, Fein, Deborah A, and Robins, Diana L
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Autism spectrum disorder symptom emergence is heterogeneous, yet literature comparing young children diagnosed early versus later is relatively scant. Toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder between 12 and 18 months (n = 20), 19 and 24 months (n = 65), or 25 and 41 months (n = 27) were compared on demographics, developmental functioning, and symptoms. Later diagnosed children were more impaired than both younger groups on nonverbal reasoning, adaptive behavior, and autism spectrum disorder severity. Fine motor, receptive language, and social skills followed a linear pattern, with 25- to 41-month children more delayed than 19- to 24-month participants, who were more delayed than 12- to 18-month toddlers. Communication skills were similarly impaired across groups. Universal autism spectrum disorder screening before 18 months may detect toddlers when symptoms are milder and more amenable to intervention. The emergence of autism symptoms in childhood is variable, with some children showing signs of autism spectrum disorder very early, and others not being identified until much later. Although most children in the United States are not diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder until preschool, at ages 3–4 years, symptoms can be reliably detected at 14 months. It is less certain how those toddlers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder earlier versus later differ from each other clinically. This study revealed that young children diagnosed later in development, between ages 25 and 41 months, are more impaired on measures of cognitive, adaptive, and social functioning than their counterparts who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder earlier. All young children with autism spectrum disorder are impaired in communication to a similar degree, however. Universal autism screening at 18 months may identify toddlers with autism spectrum disorder when their symptoms are milder and more readily amenable to intervention. Repeated screening at 24 months is supported to detect those children missed by an earlier screening, who may be more severely affected. Caregivers should be encouraged to pursue diagnostic evaluation at an initial positive screening result to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. High clinical performance and quantitative assessment of antibody kinetics using a dual recognition assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG antibodies.
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Mairesse, Antoine, Favresse, Julien, Eucher, Christine, Elsen, Marc, Tré-Hardy, Marie, Haventith, Caroline, Gruson, Damien, Dogné, Jean-Michel, Douxfils, Jonathan, and Göbbels, Paul
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Several serological SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays have been developed recently but require external validation before widespread use. This study aims at assessing the analytical and clinical performance of the iFlash® anti-SARS-CoV-2 chemiluminescence assay for the detection of both IgM and IgG antibodies. The kinetics of the antibody response was also evaluated. The precision, carry-over, linearity, limit of blank, detection and quantification were assessed. Sensitivity analysis was performed by using 178 sera collected from 154 RT-PCR confirmed COVID-19 patients. The specificity analysis was performed from 75 selected non-SARS-CoV-2 sera with a potential cross-reaction to the SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay. This iFlash® SARS-CoV-2 assay showed excellent analytical performance. After 2 weeks since symptom onset, the sensitivities for IgM and IgG were 62.2% (95% CI: 52.3–71.2%) and 92.9%% (95% CI: 85.7–96.7%), respectively by using the cut-off provided by the manufacturer. After cut-off optimization (i.e. >2.81 for IgM and >4.86 for IgG), the sensitivity for IgM and IgG were 81.6 (95% CI: 72.7–88.1%) and 95.9% (95% CI: 89.4–98.7%), respectively. Optimized cut-off for IgG improved the sensitivity to reach 100% (95%CI: 87.6–100) from 28 days since symptom onset. This study shows that the iFlash® SARS-CoV-2 assay from YHLO biotechnology, has satisfactory analytical performance. Nevertheless, the sensitivity of the IgM is limited for a proper clinical use compared to IgG. The determination of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies from 28 days since symptom onset was associated with high sensitivity, especially using optimized cut-offs (i.e. 100%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Sex Differences in Prehospital Delay in Patients With Acute Stroke: A Systematic Review.
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Potisopha, Wiphawadee, Vuckovic, Karen M., DeVon, Holli A., Chang G. Park, and Hershberger, Patricia E.
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CINAHL database ,ONLINE information services ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,STROKE ,TIME ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,AGE distribution ,RACE ,TREATMENT delay (Medicine) ,SEX distribution ,MEDICAL care use ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEDLINE ,EMERGENCY medicine ,ACUTE diseases - Abstract
Background: In 2009, the window from symptom onset to administration of tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke was extended from 3 to 4.5 hours. Yet no systematic review has addressed prehospital delay by sex for stroke symptoms since this change. Purpose: We aimed to (1) compare prehospital delay times--the time from symptom onset to hospital arrival--between women and men with acute stroke or transient ischemic attack and (2) summarize factors influencing prehospital delay by sex. Methods: The CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, and PsycINFO databases were searched using PRISMA guidelines. Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) quantitative research articles published between May 2008 and April 2019, (2) investigation of prehospital delay among women and men 15 years or older who were given a diagnosis of acute stroke or transient ischemic attack, and (3) English-language publications. The Crowe Critical Appraisal Tool was used to evaluate the quality of studies. Results: Fifteen publications (n = 162 856) met inclusion criteria. Most studies (n = 11) showed no sex differences in prehospital delay. Four studies from Asian-Pacific countries and the United States showed that women had significantly longer prehospital delay compared with men. Older age, minority race/ethnicity (black and Mexican American), and underuse of emergency medical services were associated with prolonged prehospital delay in women. Conclusions: Most study authors found no differences in prehospital delay between women and men; however, women delayed longer in some Asian-Pacific and American studies. Findings of sex differences were inconclusive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. Response of anti-SARS-CoV-2 total antibodies to nucleocapsid antigen in COVID-19 patients: a longitudinal study.
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Favresse, Julien, Eucher, Christine, Elsen, Marc, Laffineur, Kim, Dogné, Jean-Michel, and Douxfils, Jonathan
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30. Delayed Symptom Onset Following Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion
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Ashley Olson, Michael J. Ellis, Erin Selci, and Kelly Russell
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Objective: (1) To examine the prevalence of delayed symptom onset (DSO) among pediatric sport-related concussion (SRC) patients as well as the effect of symptom onset on initial symptom severity, length of recovery, and development of delayed recovery; (2) to evaluate the impact of symptom onset on sideline management.Methods: We conducted a prospective study of pediatric SRC patients (
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31. Hypertension Is Associated With an Earlier Age of Onset of Huntington's Disease.
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Schultz, Jordan L., Harshman, Lyndsay A., Langbehn, Douglas R., and Nopoulos, Peg C.
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Background and Objective: Hypertension (HTN) is associated with worsening clinical outcomes in neurodegenerative diseases. The relationship between HTN and the age of diagnosis (ADx) of Huntington's disease (HD) is not clear, however. This study sought to determine if the presence of HTN in adult patients with premanifest HD was associated with an earlier ADx compared with normotensive patients with HD.Methods: Premanifest participants from Enroll-HD were included if they had a cytosine-adenine-guanine greater than or equal to 36, baseline diagnostic confidence level less than 4, baseline total functional capacity score greater than 11, and baseline motor score less than 21. There were 3020 premanifest participants with HD, and 293 reported a diagnosis of HTN. HTN was transformed into a time-dependent variable, and a Cox proportional hazard survival model determine if the presence of HTN affected the time to motor conversion. Baseline cytosine-adenine-guanine-age product score, cytosine-adenine-guanine repeat length, baseline age, sex, baseline body mass index, smoking history, and region were included as covariates.Results: Participants with HTN had an increased annualized hazard of motor conversion compared to normotensive participants with HD (hazard ratio, 1.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.64; P = 0.034).Conclusions: A previous study reported a protective effect of HTN in HD, but did not account for the fact that the prevalence of HTN increases with age. By controlling for this confounder, we more accurately outline the association between the ADx of HD to demonstrate that a diagnosis of HTN may be associated with an earlier ADx of HD. These results represent an association, however, and further investigation is warranted. © 2020 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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32. Data Visualization and Descriptive Analysis for Understanding Epidemiological Characteristics of COVID-19: A Case Study of a Dataset from January 22, 2020 to March 29, 2020.
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CHARVADEH, YASIN KHADEM and YI, GRACE Y.
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COVID-19 is a disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) that was reported to spread in people in December 2019. Understanding epidemiological features of COVID-19 is important for the ongoing global efforts to contain the virus. As a complement to the available work, in this article we analyze the Kaggle novel coronavirus dataset of 3397 patients dated from January 22, 2020 to March 29, 2020. We employ semiparametric and nonparametric survival models as well as text mining and data visualization techniques to examine the clinical manifestations and epidemiological features of COVID-19. Our analysis shows that: (i) the median incubation time is about 5 days and older people tend to have a longer incubation period; (ii) the median time for infected people to recover is about 20 days, and the recovery time is significantly associated with age but not gender; (iii) the fatality rate is higher for older infected patients than for younger patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Delayed Symptom Onset Following Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion.
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Olson, Ashley, Ellis, Michael J., Selci, Erin, and Russell, Kelly
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BRAIN concussion ,MEDICAL needs assessment ,RESEARCH assistants ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Objective: (1) To examine the prevalence of delayed symptom onset (DSO) among pediatric sport-related concussion (SRC) patients as well as the effect of symptom onset on initial symptom severity, length of recovery, and development of delayed recovery; (2) to evaluate the impact of symptom onset on sideline management. Methods: We conducted a prospective study of pediatric SRC patients (<20 years of age) evaluated at a multi-disciplinary concussion program. Patients underwent initial medical assessment by a single neurosurgeon and a structured interview by a research assistant. Patients were classified as experiencing early symptom onset (symptom onset <15 min from the time of the suspected injury; ESO) or DSO (≥15 min from the time of the suspected injury). Results: A total of 144 SRC patients (61.1% male; mean age 14.6 years, SD 1.8) evaluated a median of 5.0 days (IQR 4.0, 9.0) post-injury were included in the study. Among these patients, 120 (83.3%) reported experiencing ESO while 24 (16.7%) experienced DSO following injury. Among those that experienced DSO the median length of time from the suspected injury to symptom onset was 60.0 min (IQR 20.0, 720.0). No significant differences were observed in symptom severity at initial medical assessment (median Post-Concussion Symptom Scale score 20.0 vs. 18.0, p = 0.35), length of physician-document clinical recovery (median 22.0 vs. 24.0 days; p = 0.46) or the proportion of those who developed delayed physician-documented clinical recovery (34.4 vs. 42.1%, p = 0.52) among patients with ESO or DSO. Patients who reported experiencing ESO were significantly more likely to be immediately removed from play at the time of their suspected injury compared to those who experienced DSO (71.6% vs. 29.2%; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: This study suggests that an important proportion of children and adolescents who sustain an acute SRC experience DSO. DSO is associated with lower rates of immediate removal from play at the time of suspected injury. Secondary study findings highlight the need for improved sport stakeholder concussion education and standardized concussion protocols that mandate the immediate and permanent removal of all youth with a suspected concussion until they undergo medical assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1 patients participating in the UK FSHD registry can be subdivided into 4 patterns of self-reported symptoms.
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Banerji, Christopher R.S., Cammish, Phillip, Evangelista, Teresinha, Zammit, Peter S., Straub, Volker, and Marini-Bettolo, Chiara
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• Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy 1 (FSHD1) has 4 independent presentations. • Multiparity associates with later muscle weakness in FSHD1. • Paternal inheritance associates with earlier foot dorsiflexor weakness in FSHD1. Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominant incurable skeletal muscle disease. FSHD1 constitutes 95% of cases and is linked to truncation of the D4Z4 macrosatellite at 4q35. In most cases the condition initially presents with facial and proximal weakness of the upper limbs, but over the course of the disease involves lower limb and truncal muscles. Weakness is progressive and frequently asymmetric, which is a hallmark of the disease. Here we performed an analysis of 643 FSHD1 patients in the UK FSHD patient registry, investigating factors affecting rate of onset of 5 major FSHD symptoms: facial, periscapular, foot dorsiflexor, hip girdle weakness, and hearing loss. We found shorter D4Z4 repeat length associated with accelerated onset of each symptom. Furthermore, paternal inheritance of the pathogenic allele was associated with accelerated onset of foot dorsiflexor weakness, while pregnancy and carrying multiple children to term was associated with slower onset of all muscle symptoms. Lastly, we performed clustering analysis on age of onset of the 4 muscle symptoms across 222 patients. We identified 4 clinical presentations of FSHD1. A classical presentation (74%) and 3 facial sparing phenotypes: a mild presentation (5%) with later facial and periscapular involvement, an early shoulder presentation (10%) with accelerated periscapular weakness and an early foot presentation (9%) with accelerated foot dorsiflexor weakness. The mild presentation was associated with longer D4Z4 repeat lengths, while the early foot presentation had a female bias. We note, however that symptom progression differs significantly in these 4 clinical presentations independently of D4Z4 repeat length and gender, motivating investigation of further modifiers of FSHD1 severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. CrossFit-related hip and groin injuries: a case series.
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Everhart, Joshua S, Poland, Sarah, Vajapey, Sravya P, Kirven, James C, France, Thomas J, and Vasileff, W Kelton
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GROIN injuries ,HIP joint injuries ,PHYSICAL therapy - Abstract
To provide descriptive data on injury presentation and treatment and to identify risk factors for requiring surgical treatment for athletes presenting with CrossFit-related hip and groin injuries. CrossFit-related injuries (n = 982) were identified within a single hospital system from 2010 to 2017, with 83 (8.5% of total) identified hip or groin injuries. Patient demographics, injury diagnosis, surgical procedure and rehabilitation were assessed. Independent predictors of requiring surgery were analyzed via multivariate logistic regression analysis. Patients with hip or groin injuries were more often female (hip injuries: 63%; all injuries: 50%; P < 0.001) with mean age 34.3 years (standard deviation 10.9). Median symptom duration was 4 months with 70% reporting insidious onset. Most common diagnoses were femoral-acetabular impingement syndrome (34%), hamstring strain (11%), non-specific hip/groin pain (imaging non-diagnostic) (11%), hernia (7%) and iliotibial band syndrome (6%). Most (90%) required physical therapy (median 2 months). Surgery occurred in 24% (n = 12 hip arthroscopy, n = 5 inguinal hernia repair, n = 3 total hip arthroplasty), with 100% return to sport after arthroscopy or hernia repair. The only predictor of surgery was complaint of primarily anterior hip/groin pain (82% surgical patients, 46% non-surgical) (odds ratio 5.78, 95% confidence interval 1.44–23.1; P = 0.005); age, sex, body mass index, symptom duration and symptom onset (insidious versus acute) were non-significant (P > 0.25). CrossFit athletes with hip and groin injuries often present with prolonged symptoms with insidious onset. Most patients require several months of physical therapy and approximately one quarter require surgery. Patients presenting with primarily anterior hip/groin pain are at increased risk for requiring surgery. Level of Evidence IV, case series. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Results of Large, Randomized Clinical Trials
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Jauch, Edward C., Holmstedt, Christine, and Lyden, Patrick D, editor
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37. Diagnostic delays in 537 symptomatic cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in Saudi Arabia
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Anwar E. Ahmed
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MERS-CoV ,Symptom onset ,Early diagnosis ,Camel contact ,Saudi Arabia ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - Abstract
Background: Although the literature indicates that patient delays in seeking medical support for Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections are associated with poor clinical outcomes, delays in the diagnosis itself remain poorly understood in these patients. This study aimed to determine the median time interval from symptom onset to a confirmed diagnosis and to identify the potential predictors of this interval in Saudi Arabian MERS patients. Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with confirmed MERS who were publicly reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). Results: Five hundred and thirty-seven symptomatic cases of MERS-CoV infection were included. The median time interval between symptom onset and confirmation of the MERS diagnosis was 4 days (interquartile range 2–7 days), ranging from 0 to 36 days. According to the negative binomial model, the unadjusted rate ratio (RR) of delays in the diagnosis was significantly higher in older patients (>65 years) (RR 1.42), non-healthcare workers (RR 1.74), patients with severe illness (RR 1.22), those with an unknown source of infection (RR 1.84), and those who had been in close contact with camels (RR 1.74). After accounting for confounders, the adjusted rate ratio (aRR) of delays in the diagnosis was independently associated with unknown source of infection (aRR 1.68) and close contact with camels (aRR 1.58). Conclusions: The time interval from symptom onset to diagnosis was greater in older patients, non-healthcare workers, patients with severe illness, patients with an unknown source of infection, and patients who had been in close contact with camels. The findings warrant educational interventions to raise general public awareness of the importance of early symptom notification.
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38. Bridging the Gap Between Symptom Onset and Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis
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Christopher Hawke, Laura A. Passalent, Kala Sundararajan, Peter C. Coyte, Jeff A. Bloom, Anthony V. Perruccio, Nigil Haroon, Claire Bombardier, Robert D. Inman, and Y. Raja Rampersaud
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Delayed Diagnosis ,Primary care ,Rheumatology ,Internal medicine ,Spondylarthritis ,medicine ,Humans ,Spondylitis, Ankylosing ,In patient ,Symptom onset ,Axial spondyloarthritis ,HLA-B27 Antigen ,Ankylosing spondylitis ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Low back pain ,Wait time ,Back Pain ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Low Back Pain ,Axial Spondyloarthritis - Abstract
To evaluate a stratified screening process for the early identification of axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) with consideration of the following: 1) wait times from primary care to rheumatology screen, 2) incremental precision and accuracy from primary care to rheumatology screening, and 3) diagnostic delay.Adults with low back pain attending primary care at low back pain clinics prospectively underwent a primary standardized clinical screening. Patients with low back pain of3 months who experienced symptom onset at age50 years were referred for a comprehensive secondary screening by a physical therapist with advanced rheumatology training. At secondary screening, patients with features of inflammation were classified as being at a low, medium, or high risk for axial SpA versus no risk for axial SpA. Precision and accuracy of this screening strata were measured against a rheumatologist with expertise in axial SpA.Overall, 405 patients underwent primary and secondary screening in the present study. The study cohort had a mean ± SD age of 36.9 ± 9.9 years, and 55% were women. HLA-B27 was present in 14.4% of patients. Median wait time from primary screening to secondary screening was 15 days. Axial SpA risk assignment by rheumatologist was 64.9% for no risk or low risk for axial SpA and 35.1% for medium risk or high risk for axial SpA. The best combination of sensitivity (68%), specificity (90%), positive predictive values (80%), and negative predictive values (84%) was evident in the secondary screening. In this cohort, 15.6% of patients received a final diagnosis of axial SpA. Median low back pain duration from symptom onset to diagnosis was 2 years for nonradiographic axial SpA and 7 years for ankylosing spondylitis.A stratified interprofessional screening process can facilitate rapid diagnosis of persistent low back pain with high precision and accuracy in patients who have axial SpA.
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39. Effect of Moderate and Severe Persistent Hyperglycemia on Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage
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Kazunori Toyoda, Iryna Lobanova, Haruko Yamamoto, Chung Y. Hsu, Adnan I Qureshi, Daniel F. Hanley, Premkumar Nattanmai Chandrasekaran, Thorsten Steiner, Renee H Martin, Jose I. Suarez, and Wei Huang
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,Intracerebral hemorrhage ,Hematoma ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Multivariate analysis ,business.industry ,Odds ratio ,medicine.disease ,Glucose ,Hyperglycemia ,Internal medicine ,Diabetes mellitus ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Humans ,Medicine ,In patient ,Neurology (clinical) ,Symptom onset ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Cerebral Hemorrhage - Abstract
Background: We evaluated the effect of persistent hyperglycemia on outcomes in 1000 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage enrolled within 4.5 hours of symptom onset. Methods: We defined moderate and severe hyperglycemia based on serum glucose levels ≥140 mg/dL— Results: In the multivariate analysis, both moderate (odds ratio, 1.8 [95% CI, 1.1–2.8]) and severe (odds ratio, 1.8 [95% CI, 1.2–2.7]) hyperglycemia were associated with higher 90-day death or disability after adjusting for Glasgow Coma Scale score, hematoma volume, presence or absence of intraventricular hemorrhage, hyperlipidemia, cigarette smoking, and hypertension (no interaction between hyperglycemia and preexisting diabetes, P =0.996). Among the patients without preexisting diabetes, both moderate (odds ratio, 1.8 [95% CI, 1.0–3.2]) and severe (odds ratio, 2.0 [95% CI, 1.1–3.7]) hyperglycemia were associated with 90-day death or disability after adjusting for above mentioned potential confounders. Among the patients with preexisting diabetes, moderate and severe hyperglycemia were not associated with 90-day death or disability. Conclusions: Persistent hyperglycemia, either moderate or severe, increased the risk of death or disability in nondiabetic patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov ; Unique identifier: NCT01176565.
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40. Dual-energy computed tomography angiography-based quantification of lesion net water uptake to identify stroke onset time.
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Jingxuan J, Baohui G, Jingyi Z, Hongmei G, Minda L, Ye H, and Yuehua L
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Objectives: To explore whether dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) angiography can provide reliable quantitative information on net water uptake (NWU) of ischemic brain to identify stroke patients within 4.5 h., Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 142 patients with stroke occurrence and who underwent DECT angiography between August 2016 and May 2022. DECT angiography manual drawn the ischemic area by referring to the normal area of the contralateral hemisphere and follow-up images. The NWU in the ischemic area was determined using virtual non-contrast and monoenergetic (VNC &VM) images acquired from DECT angiography. The NWU values in the ischemic area were compared between stroke patients within and beyond 4.5 h. The diagnostic performance of the NWU values derived from the VNC and VM images was assessed through receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Additionally, Furthermore, we examined the correlation between the NWU values and the stroke onset time., Results: Seventy-eight (54.93 %) stroke patients underwent DECT angiography and within 4.5 h. These patients with lower median National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) scores on admission than those beyond 4.5 h (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the group within 4.5 h had lower NWU values than did the group beyond 4.5 h on all VNC and VM images (p < 0.001). The analysis revealed that the NWU values determined using the VM (60 keV) images had the highest predictive efficiency (AUC, 0.95; sensitivity, 100 %; and specificity, 89.06 %) and showed the strongest positive correlation with stroke onset time (r-value = 0.58, p < 0.001)., Conclusions: Our findings showed that DECT angiography-based quantification of NWU helps identify the stroke patients within 4.5 h with high predictive efficiency. Thus, NWU values determined using VM (60 keV) images could serve as a significant biomarker for stroke onset time., Competing Interests: The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Yuehua Li reports financial support was provided by 10.13039/501100001809National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 8225024 and No. 81871329). Yuehua Li reports financial support was provided by Shanghai Medical Rising Star Talent Fund; Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan (No. 20S31907300). If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2023 The Authors.)
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41. Spontaneous iliacus haematoma with femoral nerve palsy: an appeal to involve surgical teams early
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Theodore T Guild, Arvind von Keudell, Alexander M Crawford, and Brendan M Striano
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hematoma ,Femoral Neuropathy ,Decompression ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Case Report ,General Medicine ,Ilium ,03 medical and health sciences ,Surgical decompression ,Patient benefit ,0302 clinical medicine ,Femoral nerve ,Orthopedic surgery ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Symptom onset ,Femoral nerve palsy ,Medical journal ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Aged - Abstract
We report the case of a 68-year-old man who was placed on heparin as bridge therapy and subsequently developed an iliacus haematoma with associated femoral nerve palsy. His team involved the orthopaedic surgery team in delayed fashion after his symptom onset. Due to his active medical conditions, he did not undergo surgical decompression of his haematoma until late into his hospital course. Unfortunately, this patient did not regain meaningful function from his femoral nerve deficit. We believe this case highlights the high index of suspicion necessary for making this diagnosis as well as the repercussions of an untimely decompression for this acute, compressive neuropathy. Although we are surgeons and this is a surgical case, we hope to publish this case in a medical journal to raise awareness that surgical decompression does have a role in this diagnosis and should ultimately be pursued early in its course for optimal patient benefit.
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42. Comparison of two FDA-cleared EIA assays for the detection of Coccidioides antibodies against a composite clinical standard.
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Grys, Thomas E, Brighton, Anjuli, Chang, Yu-Hui, Liesman, Rachael, LaSalle, Cassie Bolster, and Blair, Janis E
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43. Is the Latency from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Onset to Diagnosis Improving?
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Mamarabadi, Mansoureh, Razjouyan, Hadie, and Golbe, Lawrence I.
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Background: Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neuropathologically defined disease with a broad clinical spectrum. It can initially be mistaken for other neurodegenerative diseases. Diagnosis of PSP earlier in the course may reduce its psychological and financial burden, permit earlier access to neuroprotective interventions, and avoid unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic measures. Our impression is that physicians are more aware of PSP in the 2010s than in the 1990s. This study tests that hypothesis using the latency from symptom onset to PSP diagnosis as a surrogate outcome. Methods: We reviewed records of 385 patients with "possible" or "probable" PSP from 1990 to 2016 at the Movement Disorders Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The time from symptom onset to diagnosis was calculated for each patient and labeled as latency. We used the Pearson correlation coefficient, Student's t‐test, and ANOVA as appropriate. Results: Our data show that the mean latency (SD) from symptom onset to diagnosis PSP, in months, was 43.76 (25.60) in the 1990s, 40.76 (28.73) in the 2000s, and 29.15 (16.80) in the 2010s (P <.001). There was also an inverse relationship between age at onset and latency (Pearson's r = −0.23, P <.001). This relationship did not affect the statistical significance of our main observation. Conclusion: Our finding suggests that there is a progressive reduction in the latency over the past three decades. It may reflect increased awareness of PSP by physicians in our referral area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Where do white matter alterations dovetail with the cascade model of Alzheimer's disease?
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Jacobs, Heidi I L and Buckley, Rachel F
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ALZHEIMER'S disease , *WHITE matter (Nerve tissue) , *BRAIN , *DEGENERATION (Pathology) - Published
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45. Diagnostic utility of the basophil activation test in natto-induced hypersensitivity
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Shinichi Takahashi, Michiyoshi Kouno, Sakiko Takeuchi, Chihiro Shiiya, Hisato Iriki, Takeshi Ouchi, Masayuki Amagai, Akiko Tanikawa, Hayato Takahashi, Fumiyo Yasuda-Sekiguchi, Risa Fukuda, and Yasuhiko Asahina
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Male ,Urticaria ,Basophil activation test ,Basophil Degranulation Test ,Basophil ,Incubation period ,Poly γ-glutamic acid ,Humans ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Symptom onset ,Pyrophosphatases ,Patient group ,Anaphylaxis ,Incubation ,Chronic urticaria ,Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases ,business.industry ,Soy Foods ,General Medicine ,RC581-607 ,medicine.disease ,Basophil activation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Case-Control Studies ,Immunology ,Female ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,business ,Food Hypersensitivity ,Natto-induced hypersensitivity - Abstract
Background Natto (fermented soybeans)-induced hypersensitivity is characterized by delayed symptom onset that hampers diagnosis. We aimed to clarify the clinical utility of the basophil activation test (BAT) in the diagnosis of natto-induced hypersensitivity. Methods Five patients with a history of anaphylaxis and chronic urticaria suspected of natto-induced hypersensitivity and seven with chronic spontaneous urticaria clinically unrelated to natto were enrolled in the patient and control groups, respectively. The BAT was performed with two incubation times, 15 min and 1 h, in combination with various concentrations of natto-mucilage extract. Results In controls, CD203c levels in basophils remained low in the 15-min incubation but were significantly increased in the 1-h incubation. In the patient group, in the 15-min condition, basophil CD203c was significantly upregulated by natto mucilage but not by soybean vs controls (P = 0.001). Low concentrations of natto mucilage were sufficient to upregulate basophil CD203c in the anaphylaxis cases, but high concentrations were required to induce the same effect in the urticaria cases. Finally, the dose-dependent pattern of the BAT results differed significantly between the anaphylaxis and urticaria cases (P = 0.006). Thus, a strong background reaction was observed in the BAT with 1 h incubation; 15 min of incubation was sufficient to identify patients with natto-induced hypersensitivity and may distinguish the clinical phenotype of natto-induced hypersensitivity, i.e., anaphylaxis or urticaria. Conclusions The BAT with a 15-min incubation period is useful in diagnosing natto-induced hypersensitivity.
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46. Rapid Handheld Continuous Electroencephalogram (EEG) Has the Potential to Detect Delirium in Older Adults
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Donna W. Roberson, Alexander M Schoeman, D. Erik Everhart, DaiWai M. Olson, Malissa Mulkey, Sonya R. Hardin, Sunghan Kim, Laura T Gantt, Cindy L. Munro, and Maura McAuliffe
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education.field_of_study ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Critically ill ,Population ,Signs and symptoms ,Emergency Nursing ,Electroencephalography ,Critical Care Nursing ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,nervous system diseases ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,mental disorders ,Medicine ,Delirium ,In patient ,Symptom onset ,medicine.symptom ,business ,education ,Portable EEG - Abstract
Background Delirium-related biochemical derangements lead to electrical changes that can be detected in electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns followed by behavioral signs and symptoms. Studies using limited lead EEG show a large difference between patients with and without delirium while discriminating delirium from other causes. Handheld rapid EEG devices may be capable of detecting delirium before symptom onset, thus providing an objective physiological method to detect delirium when it is most amenable to interventions. Objective The aim of this study was to explore the potential for rapid EEG to detect waveform pattern changes consistent with delirium status. Methods This prospective exploratory pilot study used a correlational design and mixed models to explore the relationships between handheld portable EEG data and delirium status. Results While being under powered minimized opportunities to detect statistical differences in EEG-derived ratios using spectral density analysis, sleep-to-wake ratios tended to be higher in patients with delirium. Conclusions Limited lead EEG may be useful in predicting adverse outcomes and risk for delirium in older critically ill patients. Although this population is at the highest risk for mortality, delirium is not easily identified by current clinical assessments. Therefore, further investigation of limited lead EEG for delirium detection is warranted.
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47. Demographic and geographic variations in the access time of pediatric patients presenting with staring spells.
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Goenka, Ajay, Fonseca, Laura D., and Kumar, Gogi
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• Staring spells are defined as behavioral inattention and 'daydreaming' • Access time is a lapse in time from symptom onset to seeking neurological care. • We assessed the social variations in access time in children with staring spells. • Access time varied based on age group, insurance, race/ethnicity, and county. • Populations in higher per capita personal income had significant less access time. To assess the demographic and geographic variations in access time – defined as years between the date of symptom onset and initial date of neurological care – in pediatric patients presenting with staring spells. We conducted a secondary analysis of a retrospective chart review study from 2011 to 2021. A total of 1,353 staring spell patients, aged 0 to 17.9 years, were analyzed for age, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance, county, average county annual per capita personal income, and access time. Patients aged 0–2.9 years had the shortest median access time of 0.3 years, compared to 1.2 years in patients aged 3–12.9 years and 1.0 year in patients aged 13–17.9 years. Statistically significant differences were seen based on race/ethnicity and insurance with White patients having shorter access time of 0.5 years compared to Black patients with 1.0 year and self-pay patients having the shortest access time of 0.4 years compared to patients with private insurance (0.7 years). Warren County had the largest annual per capita personal income of $65,855 and access time of 0.5 years compared to Preble county with the least annual per capita personal income of $45,016 and access time of 1.1 years. Demographic parameters of age, race/ethnicity, insurance, and annual county per capita personal income appeared to be associated with access time to initial neurological care in patients with staring spells. These associations need to be investigated further to ensure timely access to neurological care and to ensure equity in health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. A retrospective chart review study of symptom onset, diagnosis, comorbidities, and treatment in patients with binge eating disorder in Canadian clinical practice
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Gill, Simerpal K. and Kaplan, Allan S.
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49. Different rates of cognitive decline in autosomal dominant and late‐onset Alzheimer disease
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Buckles, Virginia D, Xiong, Chengjie, Goate, Alison, Graff-Radford, Neill, Jucker, Mathias, Levin, Johannes, Marcus, Daniel S, Masters, Colin L, McCue, Lena, McDade, Eric, Mori, Hiroshi, Moulder, Krista L, Bateman, Randall J, Noble, James M, Paumier, Katrina, Preische, Oliver, Ringman, John M, Fox, Nick C, Salloway, Stephen, Schofield, Peter R, Martins, Ralph, Vöglein, Jonathan, Morris, John C, Hassenstab, Jason, Network, Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's, Allegri, Ricardo, Berman, Sarah B, Chhatwal, Jasmeer P, Danek, Adrian, Fagan, Anne M, and Ghetti, Bernardino
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,physiopathology [Cognitive Dysfunction] ,Epidemiology ,late-onset Alzheimer disease ,comorbidities ,physiopathology [Alzheimer Disease] ,cognitive ,pathology [Alzheimer Disease] ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,Developmental Neuroscience ,Alzheimer Disease ,Humans ,Medicine ,Cognitive Dysfunction ,ddc:610 ,Symptom onset ,Cognitive decline ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,Late Onset Alzheimer Disease ,Cognition ,medicine.disease ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Neurology (clinical) ,Alzheimer disease ,autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Alzheimer's disease ,Prevention trials ,business - Abstract
As prevention trials advance with autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease (ADAD) participants, understanding the similarities and differences between ADAD and "sporadic" late-onset AD (LOAD) is critical to determine generalizability of findings between these cohorts. Cognitive trajectories of ADAD mutation carriers (MCs) and autopsy-confirmed LOAD individuals were compared to address this question. Longitudinal rates of change on cognitive measures were compared in ADAD MCs (n = 310) and autopsy-confirmed LOAD participants (n = 163) before and after symptom onset (estimated/observed). LOAD participants declined more rapidly in the presymptomatic (preclinical) period and performed more poorly at symptom onset than ADAD participants on a cognitive composite. After symptom onset, however, the younger ADAD MCs declined more rapidly. The similar but not identical cognitive trajectories (declining but at different rates) for ADAD and LOAD suggest common AD pathologies but with some differences.
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50. Comparison of four automated SARS-CoV-2 serological immunoassays in Lebanon
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Rita Feghali, Peter Finianos, Christian Haddad, Hamad Hasan, and Myrna Germanos
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Immunoassay ,Veterinary medicine ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,COVID-19 ,General Medicine ,Antibodies, Viral ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Serology ,Immunoglobulin G ,Humans ,Medicine ,Symptom onset ,Lebanon ,business - Abstract
Automated immunoassays have been introduced to complement real time PCR (RT-PCR) in the battle against SARS-CoV-2. This study compares four serological automated immunoassays by different manufacturers (Abbott, Euroimmun, Roche and Snibe) that are available in Lebanon with regards to specificities, sensitivities, inter-agreement and positive/negative distinction abilities. One hundred and fifty-seven samples (73 with a positive RT-PCR and 84 controls) were analyzed. The 73 study samples were divided into 3 time categories: ≤ 7 days, 8-13 days and ≥ 14 days based on time since first positive RT-PCR or first symptoms. The category "total days" was studied as the average of all the three time categories. All assays had 100% specificity and their sensitivities in the "total days" category ranged from 75.3% to 20.6% (Snibe IgM). The sensitivity was low for all at ≤ 7 days and increased gradually in the other time categories. The IgG assays by different manufacturers showed high inter-agreement. The assays also showed good positive/negative discriminative abilities after 14 days. The four studied automated immunoassays (except for Snibe IgM) show an adequate diagnostic performance when used 14 days after first positive PCR or first symptom onset.
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