Bilateral facial nerve palsy as a presentation of coexisting neuroborreliosis and post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
This report shows that the symptoms of bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy may completely resolve if thorough clinical investigation and an appropriate early treatment are applied.PMID:38168526 | PMC:PMC10797239 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.440 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Katarina Bla žina Ivan Martinez Manuela Foro Znika Source Type: research

Cultivating Andrija Štampar's legacy: from international health and positive health to person-centered care
Croat Med J. 2023 Dec 31;64(6):444-447. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.444.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38168527 | PMC:PMC10797240 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.444 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Juan E Mezzich Marijana Bra š Veljko Đorđević Slavko Ore šković Neda Pjeva č Snje žana Kaštelan Source Type: research

Informal care: the indispensable pillar of care for complex patients
Croat Med J. 2023 Dec 31;64(6):448-451. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.448.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38168528 | PMC:PMC10797235 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.448 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aleksandar D žakula Maja Banadinovi ć Karmen Lon čarek Dorja Vo čanec Source Type: research

Forty years of successful assisted reproductive technologies in Croatia
Croat Med J. 2023 Dec 31;64(6):377-382. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.377.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38168518 | PMC:PMC10797233 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.377 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Velimir Šimunić Source Type: research

Cognitive functioning is prognostic in patients with IDH1-wild type and MGMT-unmethylated high-grade gliomas
CONCLUSION: Cognitive functioning in the domain of verbal fluency was associated with overall survival independently of age and the extent of surgery. Cognitive functioning could be an important stratifying tool in this group of patients lacking other predictors.PMID:38168519 | PMC:PMC10797236 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.383 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Uro š Smrdel Andreja Cirila Škufca Smrdel Anja Podlesek Marija Skoblar Vidmar Gregor Kos Jana Markovic Jana Jereb Jana Knific Tina Rus Source Type: research

4-phenyl butyric acid improves hepatic ischemia/reperfusion and affects gene expression of ABC transporter Abcc5 in rats
CONCLUSIONS: The use of PBA significantly positively affected IR injury, which makes PBA a candidate treatment to reduce liver IR.PMID:38168520 | PMC:PMC10797231 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.391 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: B ülent Güven Alpaslan Tanoglu Fatih Ozcelik Esra Guzel Tanoglu Neslihan Kaya Terzi Source Type: research

Effectiveness of the oxygen reserve index in detecting and preventing hyperoxia in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: FiO2 titration guided by ORi+SpO2 effectively prevents hyperoxia and reduces the exposure time to hyperoxia in critically ill patients.PMID:38168521 | PMC:PMC10797238 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.404 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aykut Sar ıtaş Pelin Uzun Sar ıtaş U ğur Uzun Source Type: research

Benign and malignant prostate neoplasms show different spatial organization of collagen
CONCLUSIONS: Collagen matrix spatial organization features, as well as its regulatory factors, could be potential biomarkers of malignant prostate neoplasms.PMID:38168522 | PMC:PMC10797232 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.413 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Taras Zadvornyi Nataliia Lukianova Oleksandr Mushii Anna Pavlova Olena Voronina Vasyl Chekhun Source Type: research

Formation and elimination of soluble fibrin and D-dimer in the bloodstream
In this study, we reviewed findings on the molecular mechanisms of the formation and dissolution of fibrin clots, fibrin-dependent activation of Glu-plasminogen by t-PA, and blood plasma behavior in the microcirculatory system. Finally, we proposed a model that explains the relations of D-dimer and soluble fibrin underlying the common and separate mechanisms of their formation and elimination.PMID:38168523 | PMC:PMC10797241 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.421 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anastasiia Udovenko Yevgen Makogonenko Daria Korolova Nadiya Druzhyna Volodymyr Chernyshenko Serhiy Komisarenko Source Type: research

Benign fasciculation syndrome and migraine aura without headache as possible adverse events after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination: a web-based survey
CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, our survey is the first to summarize patients' experiences of these phenomena occurring after BNT162b2 immunization. It is important to note that no causal relationship between vaccination and these phenomena can be inferred.PMID:38168524 | PMC:PMC10797237 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.430 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Grgur Salai Đivo Ljubičić Ru đer Novak Lovorka Grgurevi ć Source Type: research

Successful treatment of late obstetric ethylene glycol intoxication with ethanol via the enteral route: a case report
We present our department's emergent management of late-obstetric ethylene glycol intoxication. The parturient was stabilized by inhibiting ethylene glycol metabolism, alongside general supportive care measures. The enhancement of its toxic metabolites was eliminated by administering ethanol via the enteral route, which progressively improved the parturient's clinical course and led to the on-term delivery of a healthy child. Our case shows the importance of a meticulous emergent assessment, prompt diagnosis, and carefully planned multidisciplinary treatment in the emergency department in improving outcomes after ethylene ...
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dinka Luli ć Ivan Gornik Jadranka Pavi čić Šarić Mirjana Miri ć Anita Luki ć Ileana Luli ć Source Type: research

Bilateral facial nerve palsy as a presentation of coexisting neuroborreliosis and post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
This report shows that the symptoms of bilateral simultaneous facial nerve palsy may completely resolve if thorough clinical investigation and an appropriate early treatment are applied.PMID:38168526 | PMC:PMC10797239 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.440 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Katarina Bla žina Ivan Martinez Manuela Foro Znika Source Type: research

Cultivating Andrija Štampar's legacy: from international health and positive health to person-centered care
Croat Med J. 2023 Dec 31;64(6):444-447. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.444.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38168527 | PMC:PMC10797240 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.444 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Juan E Mezzich Marijana Bra š Veljko Đorđević Slavko Ore šković Neda Pjeva č Snje žana Kaštelan Source Type: research

Informal care: the indispensable pillar of care for complex patients
Croat Med J. 2023 Dec 31;64(6):448-451. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.448.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38168528 | PMC:PMC10797235 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.448 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aleksandar D žakula Maja Banadinovi ć Karmen Lon čarek Dorja Vo čanec Source Type: research

Forty years of successful assisted reproductive technologies in Croatia
Croat Med J. 2023 Dec 31;64(6):377-382. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2023.64.377.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38168518 | PMC:PMC10797233 | DOI:10.3325/cmj.2023.64.377 (Source: Croatian Medical Journal)
Source: Croatian Medical Journal - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Velimir Šimunić Source Type: research