Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4571/1710038
The Urofacial (Ochoa) Syndrome
N Hazzab, S Mrhar, H Nassih, A Bourrahouat and I Aitsab
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 12, 2021
The urofacial (Ochoa) syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by congenital obstructive uropathy and abnormal facial expression. We reported the case of a child aged six-years-old, the second child of consanguineous parents, the father reported that she has suffered from episodes of urinary tract infection, and enuresis. She was admitted in our department for an urinary tract infection. The clinical examination showed a characteristic, inverted, facial expression. The urea a...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/1410114
Incidence of Skeletal Muscle Injury with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Qatar
Liaquat Ali, Adnan Khan, Mohammad Alhatou, Osama Elalamy, Beatriz Canibano, Ghulam Adeli, Ahmed Mohammad, Khawaja Haroon, Suhail Hussain, Suha Elmaki, Yahya Imam, Mary Metreenj, Ansaf Ahmed, Jessy Jacob, Lucy Karugu, Neelima John, Kazi Muntaha, Mirza Baig and Ambreen Iqrar
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 08, 2021
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is new genus of beta coronavirus that produces diverse neurologic manifestations like myalgia, headache, delirium, anosmia, ageusia, acute ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, seizures, encephalopathy and rarely Guillain Barr syndrome (GBS), meningoencephalitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). 20% of severe COVID-19 intensive care unit admissions are because of some neurological deficits. SARSCoV- 2 virus are very resemblanc...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410162
Vitamins and Provitamins Intake as New Insights to Prevent and/or to Treat breast Cancer: A Systemic Review
Laya A, Koubala BB, Pathak KP and Bueno V
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 10, 2021
Female Breast Cancer (BC) is the most diagnosed cancer across the world. The present systematic review aimed to update the new insights of vitamins and provitamins to prevent and/or to treat BC. Vitamins and provitamins are natural products that have been implicated to prevent and to treat BC. However, it is still scarce and non-consensual as reported in the literature. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify studies through PubMed, Medline, and AMBASE up to June 27, 2021 solely...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710046
Cardiac Arrhythmia Associated with Remdesivir in COVID-19
Sristee Niraula, MD, Shital Oli, MD and Janette Lee, MD
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 15, 2021
During the pandemic, Remdesivir was approved as a treatment for severe COVID-19. Little is known about its adverse side effects, as it had not been in clinical use prior to the pandemic, and we continue to learn more daily about its impact-both positive and negative-on our patients. In this case report, we present a patient who developed sinus bradycardia on the third day of Remdesivir administration, NSVT on the fifth day of Remdesivir, and whose arrhythmias resolved after cessation of Remdesiv...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3631/1510033
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Influence of Psychological Needs and Cultural Individualism on Problematic Internet Use
Ibrahim Arpaci, PhD, Kasım Karataş, PhD, Mustafa Baloğlu, PhD and Şahin Kesici, PhD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 08, 2021
This study presents a cross-cultural analysis of the influence of psychological needs and cultural individualism on problematic Internet use. The Individualism-Collectivism Scale, New Needs Assessment Questionnaire, and Internet Addiction Scale were used to collect data from American and Turkish college students. A structural equation modeling based multi-group analysis was employed to test the research model and hypothesized relationships. The results showed that there is a negative and signifi...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3907/1710061
Maxillary Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor: Case Report in a Hospital in Santiago de Chile
Hilda Moris Vidal, Nicolás Reyne Silva, Diego Bustamante Correa and Felipe Astorga Mori
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 04, 2021
17-year-old female patient who attended the Maxillofacial Surgery unit at “Hospital del Carmen”, Santiago de Chile. Due to increased facial volumen on the right side, persistence of tooth 5.3 and clinical abscence of tooth 1.3. Complementary studies: Orthopantomography and cone beam tomography were performed. The histopathological report of the excisional biopsy showed an adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, associated with tooth 1.3 in the maxillary region. The adenomatoid odontogenic tumor is a ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510234
The Placental Buffer Effect and the Pathophysiology of COVID-19: Possibilities for a Guide Aimed at Pregnant and Postpartum Women Considering Praxis: Theory, Clinical and Laboratory Observation
Luiz Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Barros D’Elia Zanella, MD iD and Miriane Marques Borges, MD
Article Type: Review/Hypothesis | First Published: November 05, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 causes placental changes that can lead to embryonic/foetal death. However, the pregnant woman who in other diseases is considered (e.g., H1N1) a risk group for the development of severe forms of the disease, in COVID-19 rarely evolves with severity, except when childbirth occurs, and the woman loses the bond with the placenta. The answer for the pregnant woman is in the immunosuppression promoted by the placenta, in the metabolism of tryptophan and phenylalanine (Try) and functions of...