Background: Gliomas are the most common malignant primary brain tumor. Genomic characterization is necessary for diagnosis and treatment decisions, for which the brain is biopsied and can lead to delays in care, morbidity, and mortality. Here, we...
Background: Hypergranulation tissue (HGT) is recognized as a common complication after vaginoplasty, however it is not well represented in the literature. Silver nitrate is a common, first-line treatment for HGT. In this study, we examine silver...
Background: Surgery is the standard of care for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) reserved for patients who are not surgical candidates or decline surgery. The role of SBRT for medically operable...
Background: Thoracic aortic pathology most commonly reviewed at our institution includes aortic aneurysms, acute dissection and acute aortitis, all which are associated with distinct histologic and morphologic features. Spatial transcriptomics enables...
INTRODUCTION: In the context of value-based care, the influence of racial and socioeconomic factors on hip fracture outcomes remains underexplored. This study investigates the impact of the area deprivation index (ADI) on readmission rates and costs...
Funding Acknowledgement: This study was supported by a grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Background: The glenohumeral joint is the most frequently dislocated joint in the human body, and recurrent instability is common with...
Background: Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of p-tau181 have been associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The retina and vitreous have shown measurable quantities of phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181). The aqueous humor, which can be...
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The state hospital at Goldsboro opened in 1880 as North Carolina’s first institution to serve the Black mentally ill, and was the second such institution to open in the American South. And while there is a growing historiography on asylums...
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One of the most challenging groups of patients seen by neurologists today are those experiencing convulsive, seizure-like episodes – but in whom no abnormal neurologic activity is found. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures sit at the...
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is more prevalent in female patients and is frequently diagnosed during reproductive years. Patients with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have a decreased risk of relapse during pregnancy and this risk increases...