Idiopathic scoliosis as a multifactorial disease: systematic review of current literature

Is Core Stability Exercise Effective in Correcting Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents? A Systematic Review

 Background and purpose: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common type of scoliosis and the most complex deformity of the spine and trunk with significant complications. In this systematic review, the effectiveness of core stability exercises (CSE) in improving this disorder is discussed. Materials and methods: This review was carried out using the Preferred Reporting Items for...

Genetic aspects of idiopathic scoliosis – literature review

Results 558 abstracts were identified, 51 full texts were obtained and 18 were analyzed. The genes polymorphisms with the evidence of association to occurrence or progression of IS were identified. Both the papers confirming or denying genetic background of IS were found. The genes presenting polymorphisms susceptible to be related to IS were as follows: estrogen receptors (ER), melatonin recep...

Idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease: a systematic literature review.

BACKGROUND Multicentric Castleman's disease describes a group of poorly understood lymphoproliferative disorders driven by proinflammatory hypercytokinaemia. Patients have heterogeneous clinical features, characteristic lymph node histopathology, and often deadly multiple organ dysfunction. Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) causes multicentric Castleman's disease in immunosuppressed patients. The caus...

Performance Evaluation of Medical Image Retrieval Systems Based on a Systematic Review of the Current Literature

Background and Aim: Image, as a kind of information vehicle which can convey a large volume of information, is important especially in medicine field. Existence of different attributes of image features and various search algorithms in medical image retrieval systems and lack of an authority to evaluate the quality of retrieval systems, make a systematic review in medical image retrieval system...

Dogs as Disease and Cancer Detectors: A Literature Review