Object The object of this study was to evaluate facial nerve outcomes in the surgical
treatment of large vestibular schwannomas (VSs; ≥ 2.5 cm maximal or extrameatal …

Objective: To determine the efficacy of anakinra (recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist)
in improving 28-day survival in sepsis patients with features of macrophage activation …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with progression to advanced chronic kidney
disease (CKD). We tested whether patients who survive AKI and are at higher risk for CKD …

Results Over a median follow-up time of 6.3 years, 899 participants reached the composite
end point of≥ 50% decline in eGFR from baseline or onset of ESRD. Elevated plasma levels …

Background: Similarities exist in the epidemiology and immunopathogenesis of periodontitis
and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the associations between their respective disease …

When patients develop acute kidney injury, a small fraction of them will develop end-stage
renal disease later. The severity of renal impairment in the remaining patients is uncertain …

Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are two often severe disorders with high heritabilities.
Recent studies have demonstrated a large overlap of genetic risk loci between these disorders …

Results A total of 36,980 patients were available for analysis. Mean age±SD was 66.8±11.4
years. The most deaths occurred in the MI+ AKI group (57.5%), and the fewest (32.3%) …

In terms of integration of the paretic upper extremity in activities of daily living (ADLs),
outcome is poor after stroke. Furthermore, amount of real-world arm use appears only weakly …

AKI is a major cause for acute in-hospital mortality and development of both late-stage CKD
and cardiovascular events. Perioperative care to prevent AKI must challenge the notion that …