Aim Schizophrenia is a mental disorder and one of the suspected causes is cytokines. One of them is tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Cytokines have the potential to affect cognitive function. The study aimed to find a correlation of TNF-α level with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score in patients with schizophrenia (PwS)...

By Mustafa M. Amin, Abdul Rasyid, Elmeida Effendy, Nurmiati Amir, Nurmiati Amir, Dwi Anita Suryandari

Aim To report our indications and limitations about the use of external fixation in children.Methods It was retrospectively reviewed all tibial fractures treated with monolateral and hybrid external fixator, at our three Centres. It was included 32 fractures which did not show an acceptable reduction after an attempt under anaesthesia. The exclusio...

By Michele Bisaccia, Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Salvatore Di Giacinto, Andrea Schiavone, Simone Lazzeri, David Gomez-Garrido, Juan Antonio Herrera-Molpeceres, Umberto Ripani, Cristina Ibáñez-Vicente, Giuseppe Rollo, Enrico Maria Bonura, Raffaele Franzese, Luigi Meccariello, Auro Caraffa

Aim The gradual increase in shoulder implants in active elderly patients has appeared in a parallel increase in periprosthetic humeral fractures. The aim of this study was to investigate the advantages of using strut grafting with plate fixation during periprosthetic humerus fractures.Methods Thirty patients diagnosed with periprosthetic humeral fr...

By Giuseppe Rollo, Michele Biserni, Gazi Huri, Christian Carulli, Mario Ronga, Michele Bisaccia, David Gomez-Garrido, Nezih Ziroglu, Enrico Maria Bonura, Andrea Alberto Ruberti, Andrea Schiavone, Luigi Meccariello

The aim of this review was to identify all types of injuries connected to the gestures of dancers and understand the associated biomechanical patterns. This is the first step in the definition of a prevention program that lacks in this kind of athletic activity. A search of Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane database from 1990 to 2019 using t...

By Giuseppe Rinonapoli, Marta Graziani, Paolo Ceccarini, Cristina Razzano, Francesco Manfreda, Auro Caraffa

Aim To identify E. coli from chicken meat, establish their antibiotic resistance profiles and to confirm ESBL isolates with real time PCR, as well as to identify risk factors and farming practice associated with the antimicrobial resistance E. coli. Methods The study included 100 chicken skin samples collected randomly from retail supermarkets, but...

By Vildana Hadžić-Hasanović, Anesa Jerković-Mujkić, Ermin Hasanović, Azra Bačić, Mirsada Hukić

Aim Multifragmentary segmental femoral shaft fracture is a high energy injury frequently associated with life-threatening conditions. The aim of this study was to compare the use of bio metallic open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) (plate with allograft bone strut) with minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO) fixation for the treatment of...

By Giuseppe Rollo, Mario Ronga, Enrico Maria Bonura, Rocco Erasmo, Michele Bisaccia, Paolo Pichierri, Antonio Marsilio, Andrea Pasquino, David Gomez Garrido, Raffaele Franzese, Andrea Schiavone, Luigi Meccariello

Aim To assess the effect of snakehead fish extract administration in angiogenesis focusing on the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), nitric oxide (NO) and VEGF receptor 2 (R2) expression is ischemic stroke models. Methods An experimental study was conducted on 5 groups of ischemic stroke rats models: Group K-without carotid artery ...

By Iskandar Nasution, Hasan Sjahrir, Syafruddin Ilyas, Muhammad Ichwan

Aim To assess ten-year risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) using the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) in respondents over 18, in Primary Health Centre in Banja Luka. Methods A prospective study was conducted using data from a population with undiagnosed T2DM in Primary Health Centre in Banja Luka. Eligible respondents were those aged 18 t...

By Suzana Savić, Saša Stanivuković, Biljana Lakić

Aim Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is a disease mostly caused by Candida albicans and affects the quality of life of women especially in the form of chronic recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC). Nigella sativa is known to have several effects such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, immune stimulation and anticancer properties. The aim of thi...

By Muhammad Rusda, Muhammad Fidel Ganis Siregar, Aznan Lelo, Syafruddin Ilyas, Ratna Akbari Ganie, Yusuf Effendi, Poppy Anjelisa Zaitun Hasibuan, Raden Roro Lia Iswara

In contrast to classical appendectomy where the appendiceal stump is secured by a single or double ligature, in laparoscopic appendectomy various ways of securing the stump are mentioned. Each of these methods has advantages and disadvantages. Since different possibilities exist for closing the stump, it is very important to find the optimum method...

By Samir Delibegović, Reuf Karabeg, Milan Simatović