Search Results for: diagnosis

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

Comparing survival predicted by the diagnosis-specific Graded Prognostic Assessment (DS-GPA) to actual survival in patients with 1-10 brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jul 11, 2019 Multiple prognostic models for predicting survival after treatment for brain metastases have been developed. One of them, the diagnosis-specific Graded Prognostic Assessment (DS-GPA), has been ... Read more

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019

Reflectance confocal microscopy may enhance the accuracy of histopathologic diagnosis: a case series.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jul 12, 2019 Although histopathology is the time-honored gold standard diagnostic measure in dermatology, several factors may detract from an accurate microscopic diagnosis. Limiting factors include: human error, ... Read more

July 13, 2019

The value of cerebrospinal fluid α-synuclein and the tau/α-synuclein ratio for diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders with Lewy pathology.

Parkinson's Disease Literature

Publication date: Jul 10, 2019 Parkinson’s disease (PD), Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are three of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. Up to 20% of these ... Read more

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

Diagnosis and Management of Autonomic Dysfunction in Dementia Syndromes.

Parkinson's Disease Literature

Publication date: Jul 10, 2019 Autonomic dysfunction is common in dementia, particularly in the Lewy body dementias. This review considers the evidence for autonomic dysfunction in dementia, common symptoms and ... Read more

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

Evaluation of the Number-Needed-to-Biopsy Metric for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jul 10, 2019 To date, no concerted effort has been made to date to evaluate the literature on number-needed-to-biopsy (NNB) metrics, particularly to account for the differences in ... Read more

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

Towards computerized diagnosis of neurological stance disorders: data mining and machine learning of posturography and sway.

Parkinson's Disease Literature

Publication date: Jul 08, 2019 We perform classification, ranking and mapping of body sway parameters from static posturography data of patients using recent machine-learning and data-mining techniques. Body sway is ... Read more

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

The ESMO clinical practise guidelines for early breast cancer: diagnosis, treatment and follow-up: on the winding road to personalized medicine.

Precision Medicine Literature

Publication date: Jul 09, 2019 Loi, S. The ESMO clinical practise guidelines for early breast cancer: diagnosis, treatment and follow-up: on the winding road to personalized medicine. 04970. 2019 Ann ... Read more

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019

Is dermoscopy a good tool for the diagnosis of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma? A meta-analysis.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Mar 14, 2019 Introduction: Dermoscopy is a low-cost examination performed by a dermatologist and good for the diagnosis of pigmented lesions. However, dermoscopy diagnosis of lentigo maligna (LM) ... Read more

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019

The Role of Precision Medicine in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Rare Cancers.

Precision Medicine Literature

Publication date: Jun 19, 2019 Rare cancers pose unique challenges for patients and their physicians arising from a lack of information regarding the best therapeutic options. Very often, a lack ... Read more

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

Establishing a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

Multiple Sclerosis Media

Publication date: Jul 02, 2019 Key opinion leaders break down the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis relapse given currently available understandings and criteria. Concepts Keywords Air Real multiple sclerosis Algorithm Migraine ... Read more