Introduction Despite the wealth of evidence suggesting a protective role of lifestyle factors on Huntington’s disease (HD) onset and progression, their association with mortality has not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was […]
Objective Our study aimed to assess the association between all-cause mortality and the most prevalent chronic diseases in Spain, including diabetes mellitus. Design Population-based retrospective cohort study. Site Spanish population (Spanish National Health Survey). Participants […]
Introduction Identifying predictors of dementia and differences in mortality rates between dementia subtypes could contribute to the development of preventive strategies. Aims To identify risk factors for mortality in patients with dementia and to determine […]
Introduction Although a major goal of preoperative evaluation is to identify risk factors and improve postoperative outcomes, current clinical guidelines in Mexico indicate that preoperative spirometry should only be performed on patients with pulmonary disease. […]
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is attributed to SARS-COV-2 virus rapidly spreading around the world as a global health emergency. The difference in the rate of infection and disease severity has raised doubts about the impact […]
Introduction Despite the highly favorable prognosis, mortality occurs in nearly 2% of patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), in which decompressive craniectomy (DC) may be the only way to save the patient's life. The aim […]
Introduction A nosocomial outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred in the Toda Chuo General Hospital in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan in December 2020. The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of […]
Introduction HIV-associated mortality after a central nervous system opportunistic infection can reach up to 78%. In populations with limited economic resources, few studies have evaluated the clinical outcomes of these infections in patients with HIV. […]
Introduction Poor sleep hygiene and the hour of changing shifts are among the most important factors which affect the quality of services in the intensive care unit. The present study aimed to investigate the demographic […]
Introduction Articles published in the literature report neurological manifestations or “complications” of SARS-CoV-2 infection and conclude that the different neurological manifestations are relatively similar, but with different frequencies. This study aimed to determine the frequency […]