St. George's University

Awareness of Community Members in Sudan Toward Stroke in 2024

ABSTRACT Background Sudan ranks 27th globally in stroke‐related deaths, with an age‐adjusted death rate of 136.47 per 100,000 people. Adequate knowledge among the population, particularly during times of conflict, can improve stroke outcomes. Objectives To assess the Sudanese pop...

Lactation Failure in Postpartum Women Receiving a Dopamine Partial Agonist During Pregnancy

Background Third-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole can suppress prolactin secretion via the tuberoinfundibular pathway, leading to postpartum lactation failure. This case series assesses the clinical management of this under-recognized postpartum complication in women w...

Epistemological Anatomy: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Anatomical Knowledge

Anatomy is often regarded as settled knowledge. Yet anatomical propositions differ enormously in their evidentiary foundations, while textbooks and atlases frequently present them with similar certainty. How, then, does an anatomical observation become anatomical knowledge? We in...

Specification-Based Structural-Invariant Auditing Detects Silent Topological Failures in Generative 3D Heart Models: A Pilot Study

Poster presented at the 2026 Korean Society of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (KoSAIM) Annual Conference. Generative text-to-image-to-3D pipelines produce plausible anatomical models and report their own outputs as successful. A silent failure is a specification violation th...

One-year cancer incidence following acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective propensity-matched multi-center cohort study

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and cancer share overlapping pathophysiologic mechanisms, and stroke survivors may face an elevated short-term risk of incident malignancy, but population-level estimates remain limited. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the TriNetX US Co...

Exogenous melatonin and photoperiodic regulation of melatonin membrane receptors, steroidogenesis and testicular histomorphology in sexually mature guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)

Seasonal reproduction in birds is regulated by photoperiod and melatonin through receptor-mediated signaling. However, their combined effects on testicular steroidogenic pathways, melatonin receptor expression and antioxidant defence-related gene expression remain poorly understo...

Bibliometric mapping of the 100 most-cited publications on optic nerve and optic pathway glioma

Background: Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs), including optic nerve gliomas, are uncommon tumors of the anterior visual pathway that arise mainly in young children, often with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The literature is now substantial, but its structure is undescribed. We mapp...

Vasoconstrictor therapy for HRS-AKI in patients listed for liver transplantation: Translating evidence to the pretransplant setting

Hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) is a life-threatening complication of decompensated cirrhosis and carries significant implications for liver transplantation (LT) candidacy and outcomes. Terlipressin, a synthetic vasopressin analogue, has emerged as a first-line...

Sport, exercise, and physical activity in children with cardiovascular disease. A Clinical Consensus Statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) of the ESC, the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the ESC, and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC)

Regular physical activity offers numerous benefits to children's health and well-being and is essential for reducing cardiovascular risk in children with cardiovascular disease. Despite increasing evidence supporting its benefits, many young patients remain insufficiently active...

A Mixed-Methods Pilot Evaluation of Undergraduate Medical Students’ Perceptions of a Gameshow-Style Teaching Intervention: Implications for Continuing Professional Development

Continuing medical education (CME) and continuing professional development (CPD) providers face a persistent challenge in engaging time-pressured clinicians through interactive, low-resource formats. Undergraduate medical education has traditionally relied on didactic teaching, w...

Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp With Central Pseudocystic Degeneration

Inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFP) are uncommon benign lesions of the gastrointestinal tract that can mimic malignant neoplasms, cause intussusception, and be difficult to recognize radiologically. Previous descriptions in the medical literature have consistently noted them to be...

Does an alar ligament tubercle exist? Anatomical study with application to imaging interpretation and skull base approaches

Although numerous anatomical and radiological studies describe a "tubercle" of the alar ligaments at the medial OC as the alar ligament insertion, no systematic osteological investigation has evaluated the prevalence, morphology, and variability of this structure. Therefore, this...

Distinct fascicular and epineurial architecture of the obturator nerve: a comparative analysis with clinical and surgical relevance

Peripheral nerves of the lumbar plexus share a common origin but exhibit distinct anatomical and clinical features.Although the gross anatomy of these nerves has been described, differences in cross-sectional structure remain unclear.This study compared the histological architect...

Exploring the Association Between Colorectal Cancer Metastasis and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Nationwide Analysis

Background: Metabolic syndrome-associated conditions and malignancies frequently co-exist, influencing each other’s progression, severity, and prognosis. This study evaluates whether metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) contributes to an increased risk...

Hypertension in Young Adults in Nigeria: A Review of Prevalence and Emerging Trends

Abstract Background Hypertension is increasingly being observed among young adults in low- and medium-income countries, including Nigeria. Although national estimates show a rising burden over the last three decades, the extent to which these trends affect younger populations rem...

The Clinical Anatomist: From Anatomical Competency to Professional Identity

ABSTRACT Anatomy remains among the most resilient foundations of medicine, yet the professional who applies it most substantively to patient care has no defined professional identity, and the designation clinical anatomist is presently adopted by anyone who wishes to claim it. We...

Preoperative SGLT2 Inhibitor Use and Outcomes After Major Cardiac Procedures: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the TriNetX Network

Background/Objectives: Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors improve cardiorenal outcomes in patients with diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Their association with perioperative outcomes after major cardiac procedures remains uncertain. Methods: In...

Exploring the association between environmental exposure to phthalates and bisphenol A and changes in reproductive hormones in women: a cross-sectional study

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can harm the female reproductive system by disrupting hormonal balance. This study investigates the association between exposure to EDCs)- specifically, phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), and serum concentrations of estrogen (ES) and progester...

P1.020. Real-World Deviations From Standard Adjuvant Immunotherapy After Esophagectomy

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Therapies Background Adjuvant IO is recommended within 4–16 weeks post-esophagectomy, but delays and interruptions are common in practice. Trials like CheckMate 577 permitted treatment delays of up to 10 weeks. We evalua...

A Giant Primary Mediastinal Seminoma Presenting With Impending Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report

Completed CARE (CAse REport) reporting guideline checklist for the case report entitled “A Giant Primary Mediastinal Seminoma Presenting With Impending Superior Vena Cava Syndrome: A Case Report.” This checklist is provided in accordance with the CARE guidelines for case report r...