At 4 weeks post-surgery, the patient's anterior tibialis and quadriceps strength had improved from 2 to 3 out of 5 preoperatively to 4 out of 5. Routine fluoroscopy and high-magnification ...

A qualitative matrix analysis allowed for the development of implementation strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the system. Researchers from the US identified an ideal system to ...

Life expectancy in DMD has improved over time. Previous estimates pointed to a life expectancy of 25 years, with more recent data reporting a life expectancy of 31.7 years (95% CI, 27.4-36.0). 3,4 A ...

Between 2001 to 2011, annual age-adjusted incidence increased from 0.55/100,000 to 0.78/100,000, demonstrating an increasing trend with age. Incidence peaks in individuals over 70 years of age ...

Patients with MG who took C5 inhibitors saw greater reductions in concomitant OCS and NSIST use than did those who took efgartigimod. Rare Disease Advisor, a trusted source of medical news and feature ...

CF affects every racial and ethnic group and is currently estimated to afflict more than 30,000 individuals in the United States and at least 100,000 people worldwide. 1,2,5 1. Shteinberg M, Haq IJ, ...

Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare acquired autoimmune neurological disorder in which both T-cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms target healthy myelinated ...

Dan Lier has light chain (AL) amyloidosis—the most common form of amyloidosis. Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews former college basketball player Dan Lier, a ...

Individuals with advanced liver disease may also experience significant weight loss due to nausea and poor appetite. Candidates for liver transplantation may need to gain weight to optimize surgical ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of trials in CIDP was published in 2023, studying the outcomes of patients including at least 2 years of follow-up. Studies conducted over 1 to 2 years ...

Gastrointestinal involvement in systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a common complication and often leads to endoscopic findings. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are the second most frequent clinical ...

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