CHALLENGES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH TOURETTE SYNDROME AND COMORBID OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Challenges in the Diagnosis and Assessment in Patients with Tourette Syndrome and Comorbid Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Natalia Switch Overlay Szejko,1– 4 Kirsten R Müller-Vahl2 1Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; 2Clinic of Psychiatry, Socialpsychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; 3Department of Neurology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 4Department

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Synthesis and Olfactory Characterization of New Fragrant Materials through Chemical Modification of Methyleugenol Molecular Framework by Introducing Ester Functional Groups

There is a continuing search for materials having desirable fragrance properties.Such materials are sought either to replace costly natural materials or to provide new fragrances or perfume types, which have not heretofore been available.Hence, the objective of this paper is the synthesis and olfactory characterization of new fragrant materials thr

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DDX39 Overexpression Predicts a Poor Prognosis and Promotes Aggressiveness of Melanoma by Cooperating With SNAIL

This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value and molecular mechanism of DDX39 and its effector SNAIL in melanoma.First, overexpression of DDX39 in melanoma, which was identified by database analysis, was further validated in patient tissues.Cell growth, cell cycle, cell migration, and cell invasion assays were then performed to evaluate the

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Shrinking the lymphatic filariasis map of Zimbabwe: Reassessing the population requiring treatment through confirmatory mapping

Objectives: Zimbabwe is endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF) with 39 districts identified for mass drug administration (MDA) in 2014.The objective of this study was to reassess the current population requiring MDA.Methods: The LF confirmatory mapping method was used to evaluate the prevalence of circulating filarial antigens among school-aged chil

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