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Medication Complexity and Insomnia Severity in Psychiatric Outpatients: A Moderation Analysis Across Mood and Non-Mood Disorders

Background: Insomnia is common and occurs across psychiatric diagnoses. A prior analysis of this outpatient cohort found that psychotropic medication complexity was associated with insomnia severity, but whether this association is stronger in particular diagnostic groups was not...

Overcoming Subacromial Impingement, as a Term and Concept: Rationale and Proposals

Background/Objectives: Subacromial impingement syndrome has traditionally been described as pathological contact between the rotator cuff and the anterolateral aspect of the acromion and has long been regarded as a primary cause of shoulder pain and tendon injury. Despite a subst...

Decoding the causes of ischemic stroke despite ongoing oral anticoagulation and their clinical impact: the ASPERA-R study

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including vitamin K antagonists and direct OACs, reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), yet breakthrough ischemic stroke still occurs in 1-2% of patients annually despite adequate therapy. The mechanisms underlying these events rem...

Cerebral thrombosis and abscess: A child with 2 rare complications of tetralogy of Fallot

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. Rare cerebrovascular complications include brain abscess and cerebral thrombosis. Herein, we discuss a case of uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot presenting with cerebral thrombosis and multiple brain abscesse...

Determinant of women participation in self-help groups in Makuey Woreda, Gambella region, Ethiopia

In patriarchal societies, women experience heavy household responsibilities, less decision-making, and restricted access to credit and savings. Therefore, this study examines the determinants of women’s participation in self-help groups. In Makuey Woreda, Puokuath and Adura Kebel...