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LP may not be routinely required in the initial evaluation of typical patients with PTCS evaluated by experienced clinicians We caution, however, that further prospective study is required to determine potential risks and benefits of LP as a tool in the diagnosis of IIH before recommending general practice changes.

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder involving neuromuscular junctions and more than half of MG patients manifested with extraocular muscle weakness initially. In the remained patients, ocular weakness may occur later in the course of the disease. However, little data are available about ocular involvement in such patients. Therefore, the study aims to investigate ocular weakness in MG patients with nonocular onset and evaluate the associated factors influencing it.

In our monocentric retrospective study, 54 adult-onset patients with MG with nonocular onset were included and were followed up for at least 2 years from the onset. The primary outcome was the occurrence of ptosis, diplopia, or both. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to estimate the time to the ocular weakness, and log-rank tests were used to analyze the association between clinical characteristics and ocular weakness. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to identify factors associated with ocular invt of patients with MG with nonocular onset developed ocular weakness. Bulbar onset was an independent risk factor for ocular involvement, whereas pyridostigmine and immunotherapy were protective factors.

We aimed to recommend an efficient algorithm to detect the presence of specific pathologies of the lacrimal sac (LS). The charts of 296 patients who had undergone LS biopsy were reviewed retrospectively. The age, gender, history, examination and radiological findings, sac appearance, and pathology results of the patients were recorded. The power of our data to predict the presence of potential specific pathology was identified by regression analysis. After the causality evaluation of the statistical results, an algorithm was created to differentiate specific LS pathologies from chronic dacryocystitis. Our algorithm was mainly formed by deciding on radiological examination and biopsy according to the risk scoring created by the examination findings. A specific LS pathology was observed in 11 (3.7%) patients. When we applied the recommended algorithm to cases with a suspicion of specific pathology and/or found to have a specific pathology, 36.4% of the patients would not require radiological examination and 2procedures would continue to be performed. Specific LS pathologies can be detected adequately, whereas decreasing unnecessary examinations and procedures in cases without a specific pathology by using our algorithm.

Augmented reality (AR) is an imaging technology encompassing an interactive experience of a real-world environment enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information. It has been introduced to current medical practice to help the preoperative planning in many surgical fields.

The authors applied AR to the computed tomography angiography of 8 patient's legs. Computed tomography angiography images were processed into Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine files to make a prefabricated cutting guide and customized titanium plate. Also, three-dimensional reconstruction of the arterial supply of the leg was performed to identify the perforators.

Followed by preoperative marking of operative details on patient's skins in antero-posterior view, lateral view, and combination of both views. Inaccuracy of measurement was confirmed by duplex ultrasound which average error of the combination of antero-posterior and lateral viewed of both legs was lowest (0.7 ± 0.2 cm). Followed by lateral view (1.0 ± 0.3ive planning. Distortion in the depth view can be more accurate by combining of AR in antero-posterior and lateral view.Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19) is a pandemic disease with rapidly and widely disseminating to the world. Based on experiences about the H1N1, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus pandemics, pregnant women who are infected are disproportionately more likely to develop severe illness and need more hospitalizations, intensive care and finally die of diseases compared to those nonpregnant counterparts or those pregnant women without infection. Although more than one half of pregnant women with COVID-19 are asymptomatic, and as well as their symptoms are frequently mild, this observation presents a further challenge regarding service provision, prevention, and management, in which this may result in overlooking the risk of COVID-19 during pregnancy. As predictable, despite much advance in critical care in recent decades, during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women with COVID-19 are re up-to-date information about the impact of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant women and focus on clinical presentations and untoward pregnancy outcomes of these pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) is a catastrophic complication after aggressive head and neck cancer treatment. Endovascular embolization is an effective modality to manage CBS. However, some CBS may have recurrent CBS (rCBS) after endovascular management. This study aims to report the potential rCBS risk and endovascular management strategy.

Of the 225 patients with CBS referred for embolization in 13 years, 31 men and one woman (mean age, 55 years) with 35 rCBS with pseudoaneurysms formation were identified after endovascular management. Moreover, the rCBS preembolization angioarchitecture, rCBS cause, rCBS time interval, embolic materials selection, and final embolization clinical/angiographic outcomes were retrospectively analyzed.

rCBS with pseudoaneurysm due to disease progression (DP) occurred in 17 patients, while 15 patients had insufficient embolization (IE) with 18 rCBS. The mean rCBS timing interval was 76 days with 129 and 12 days due to DP or IE. The most common rCBS locations were the caro branches. It occurred within two weeks of CBS largely because of the underestimation of the extension of the affected carotid artery. In addition, DP is natural in head and neck cancer after aggressive treatment. Thus, endovascular management remained an effective method to manage rCBS.

Mental health insurance laws are intended to improve access to needed treatments and prevent discrimination in coverage for mental health conditions and other medical conditions.

The aim was to estimate the impact of these policies on mental health treatment utilization in a nationally representative longitudinal sample of youth followed through adulthood.

We used data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth and the Mental Health Insurance Laws data set. We specified a zero-inflated negative binomial regression model to estimate the relationship between mental health treatment utilization and law exposure while controlling for other explanatory variables.

We found that the number of mental health treatment visits declined as cumulative exposure to mental health insurance legislation increased; a 10 unit (or 10.3%) increase in the law exposure strength resulted in a 4% decline in the number of mental health visits. We also found that state mental health insurance laws are associated with reducing mental health treatments and disparities within at-risk subgroups.

Prolonged exposure to comprehensive mental health laws across a person's childhood and adolescence may reduce the demand for mental health visitations in adulthood, hence, reducing the burden on the payors and consumers. Further, as the exposure to the mental health law strengthened, the gap between at-risk subgroups was narrowed or eliminated at the highest policy exposure levels.

Prolonged exposure to comprehensive mental health laws across a person's childhood and adolescence may reduce the demand for mental health visitations in adulthood, hence, reducing the burden on the payors and consumers. Further, as the exposure to the mental health law strengthened, the gap between at-risk subgroups was narrowed or eliminated at the highest policy exposure levels.

To assess the complication rate of hindfoot nailing of acute fractures involving the tibiotalar joint, as well as mortality, patient reported outcome measures, and return to pre-injury activities.

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A systematic literature search for articles in English was completed using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases on April 23, 2020. Original research articles that assessed patients with acute intra-articular fractures of the ankle joint (malleolar ankle fractures and/or pilon fractures) that were treated with a locked hindfoot intramedullary nail, inserted retrograde through the plantar surface of the foot were selected for inclusion. Case reports (<4 patients), studies with non-locked implants, and non-English studies were excluded.Data Extraction and Synthesis A validated data extraction form was utilized, which included study demographics (authors, journal, date of publication, study design), patient characteristics, implant type, and reported outcomes. STA-4783 order Risk of bias for each included study was e joint motion and implant complications secondary to poor implant fixation persist. The literature to date has composed of primarily level IV studies with considerable bias. Further research is necessary to clarify the role of hindfoot nailing of acute ankle and pilon fractures.

Hindfoot nailing of acute ankle and pilon fractures in elderly patients and patients with diabetes is associated with complication rates comparable to other methods of fixation. Issues with elimination of subtalar joint motion and implant complications secondary to poor implant fixation persist. The literature to date has composed of primarily level IV studies with considerable bias. Further research is necessary to clarify the role of hindfoot nailing of acute ankle and pilon fractures.

The physician work Relative Value Unit (wRVU) scale is the primary determinant of compensation. Operative time, technical skill, effort, and surgical complexity contribute to wRVU allocation. The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between these factors and reimbursement for trauma procedures.

The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database was queried for orthopedic trauma procedures from 2016-18. Physician wRVU data was obtained from the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fee schedule. The primary outcome measured was mean wRVU per minute of operative time (wRVU/min). Wilcoxon rank-sum test and quantile regression were used to determine the association between wRVU, operative time, complication rate, upper or lower extremity procedure, and wRVU/min.

63 CPT codes or 107,171 cases queried. Median wRVU/min was significantly lower for longest 50% of procedures (0.119vs0.160, p<0.001) and higher for the top 50% with regard to complication rate (0.161vs0.124, p<0.001). Upper extremity procedures were reimbursed less than lower extremity (0.110vs0.145, p<0.001). Quintile regression showed that adjusted for complication rate, median wRVU/min decreased by 0.0005 (95% CI 0.0007-0.0003, R1=0.27, p<0.001) for every additional minute of operative time.

The 2020 wRVU scale does not allocate sufficient wRVUs to orthopedic trauma procedures with longer mean operative time or to procedures performed on the upper extremity. There is a negative correlation between operative time and hourly reimbursement, equating to a decrease of $64.96/hour per hour of operation.

Economic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Economic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.