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Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-182X.jbsc-14-582
Mevci OzdemirCorresponding author
Pituitary abscess is extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as pituitary tumor pre-operatively. We document a case of a 64-year-old lady presented to the outpatient department with complaints of headache and blurring vision of right eye for one month. Based on preliminary investigations, a clinical d…
Dec 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-14-397
Ezra GabbayCorresponding author
Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG) is a rare cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD). It is often associated with monoclonal gammopathy and/or hematologic malignancy. We report a patient originally diagnosed with ITG in 1998. He presented with nephrotic-range protein…
Oct 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-15-726
Dao-Ming TongCorresponding author
Background: A higher incidence of symptomatic lacunar infarction (LI) was confirmed in metropolitan areas. The aim of this study was to determinethe prevalence characteristics and early predictors of LI in a population of elderly outpatients in northern China. Methods: From February 2011 to March 20…
Oct 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-15-691
Hany Abdel RahmanCorresponding author
Background. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare disease in the pediatric age group; it represents 1% of all pediatrics malignancies, however, it is the predominant malignancy arising in the nasopharynx in this age group. Although NPC is a chemo-radiosensitive disease yet, the optimal dose of ra…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-14-548
Pang AaronCorresponding author
This article has been retracted on 25 March 2016. VIEW THE RETRACTION NOTICE (https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-25-5867) Fibrous dysplasia is a rare disorder of bone that is uncommon in the head and neck region. Herein, we present a rare case of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia involving the…
Nov 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-14-418
Luigi CalifanoCorresponding author
This double-blind randomized studyevaluates the efficiency of the Quick Liberatory Rotation maneuver (QLR) in solving signs and symptoms of Posterior Canal BPPV in a short time follow-up comparing the efficiency of QLR vs. a sham maneuver (“Fake QLR”).The study was performed at an input-output terti…