Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease, affecting approximately 2% of women and 4% of men residing in Western communities.No systematically reviewed data are available about the prevalence of this disease in Asia, the most heavily populated continent. Methods PubMed/Medline, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched for
The autoimmune encephalitides are a group of autoimmune conditions targeting the central nervous system and causing severe clinical symptoms including drug-resistant seizures, cognitive dysfunction and psychiatric disturbance.Although these disorders appear to be antibody mediated, the role of innate immune responses needs further clarification.Inf
Background: Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) is a commonly performed procedure by interventional radiology and urology to treat urinary obstruction.In this procedure, a catheter is percutaneously placed into the renal pelvis for urinary diversion or hemorrhagic cystitis.Material type, catheter size, and catheter shape (anti-dislodgement feature) ulti
May body oil Solveig Fagermoen,1 Glenys Hamilton,2 Anners Lerdal1,3 1Department of Nursing Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 2GAH Consulting, Boston, MA, USA; 3Department of Research, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway Background: Personal factors are key elements to understand peoples' health
Mastering wheelchair driving skills is essential for the safety of wheelchair users (WUs), yet the acquisition of these skills can be Wooden Figure challenging, and training resources can be costly or not available.Technologies such as virtual reality (VR) have grown in popularity as they can provide a motivating training environment without the ri