Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School: Recent submissions
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Anxiety and depression in patients with suspected carpal tunnel syndrome – A case controlled study
(2019)Purpose Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy causing significant, and often disabling, pain. We aimed to establish the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients who were referred ...
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Pain in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2019)INTRODUCTION: Although chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) predominantly affects large myelinated fibers, many patients have pain. The aim of this paper is to systematically review the current ...
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Nocebo in cerebellar ataxia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled clinical trials
(2019)INTRODUCTION: Nocebo, the negative counterpart of the placebo phenomenon results in the induction of adverse events (AEs) following the administration of an inert substance. Nocebo has been demonstrated to be associated ...
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Imaging of Nonlinear and Dynamic Functional Brain Connectivity Based on EEG Recordings With the Application on the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
(2020)Since age is the most significant risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it is important to understand the effect of normal ageing on brain network characteristics before we can accurately diagnose ...
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Tremor after long term lithium treatment
(2019)Tremor is a common side effect of treatment with lithium. Its characteristics can vary and when less rhythmical, distinction from myoclonus can be difficult.
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126 Quality of life in idiopathic dystonia: a systematic review
(2019)Objective Dystonia is characterised by sustained muscular contractions frequently producing repetitive and twisting movements. The primary aim of this systematic review was to establish how quality of life (QoL) is affected ...
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Pain as a determinant of health-related quality of life in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
(2020)Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is an entrapment neuropathy accounting for up to 90% of nerve compression syndromes. It causes both positive and negative symptoms in the hands. These symptoms, especially pain, ...
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Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Perspectives of Oxidative Stress and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Narrative Review
(2020)Neurodegeneration is the term describing the death of neurons both in the central nervous system and periphery. When affecting the central nervous system, it is responsible for diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s ...
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Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study
(2019)Background With no effective treatments for cognitive decline or dementia, improving the evidence base for modifiable risk factors is a research priority. This study investigated associations between risk factors and ...
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Alcohol-induced autonomic dysfunction: a systematic review
(2020)Autonomic dysfunction is a known consequence of chronic and excessive alcohol consumption. The aim of this systematic review was to characterise this phenomenon, describe the frequency at which it occurs and to explore the ...
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Higher probability of prodromal Parkinson disease is related to lower cognitive performance
(2019)Objective Given the limited information on cognitive function before Parkinson disease (PD) clinical onset in the general population, we sought to assess prodromal PD (pPD) probability and relate it to detailed ...
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Assessing functional status using the IADL-extended scale: results from the HELIAD study - ERRATUM
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TNFRSF13C/BAFFR P21R and H159Y polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis
(2020)Recent studies implicate B cells in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis, and consequently, several molecules participating in B cell survival and proliferation, including B-cell activating factor (BAFF), have recently ...
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Cardiac autonomic function during intradialytic exercise training
(2019)Objectives: Cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a common feature in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) therapy, whilst is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac ...
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A novel homozygous SACS mutation identified by whole exome sequencing-genotype phenotype correlations of all published cases
(2020)ARSACS is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ataxia, spasticity, and polyneuropathy. A plethora of worldwide distributed mutations have been described so far. Here, we report two brothers, born to non-consanguineous ...
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Assessing functional status using the IADL-extended scale: results from the HELIAD study
(2019)OBJECTIVES: Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) have been operationalized as exhibiting a greater level of complexity than basic ADL. In the same way, incorporating more advanced ADLs may increase the sensitivity ...
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Effects of controlled dehydration on sleep quality and quantity: A polysomnographic study in healthy young adults
(2019)Dehydration is associated with several alternations in body homeostasis involving both physiological and mental aspects. In addition some studies have reported a negative effect of dehydration on subjectively assessed ...
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Dementia Prevalence in Greece: The Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Aging and Diet (HELIAD)
(2018)INTRODUCTION: Study of the epidemiology of dementia to gain insight into putative predisposing and prophylactic factors is the first step toward establishing effective preventive and therapeutic strategies for this ...
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Apolipoprotein ε4 allele is associated with frailty syndrome: results from the hellenic longitudinal investigation of ageing and diet study
(2019)Apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 allele has been associated with a number of age-related diseases but previous studies failed to identify any link with Frailty syndrome. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association ...