To evaluate efficacy and safety of budesonide oral suspension (BOS) in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We used pooled data from two 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials BOS 2.0 mg b.i.d. (phase 2 [MPI 101-06/NCT01642212] phase 3 [ORBIT1/SHP621-301/NCT02605837]) aged 11–17 years EoE dysphagia. Peak eosinophil counts, the Dysphagia Symptom Questionn...

Based on the psychoanalytic reading of Homer's Iliad whose principal theme is "Achilles' rage" (the semi-mortal hero invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel, hence "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a person's principal weakness), we aimed to assess whether "narcissistic rage" has an impact on several psychosocial variables in patients with severe physical illness across time. In 878...

Background Although considerable research has focused on the etiology and symptomology of adductor focal laryngeal dystonia (AD-FLD), little is known about the correlation between clinicians' ratings and patients' perception of this voice disturbance. This study has five objectives: first, to determine if there is a relationship between subjects' symptom-severity and its impact on their quality...

There is a longstanding belief that personality represents a structure that is stable over time, and changes, if at all, very slowly. Nonetheless, clinical and empirical evidence suggests that in patients with some Axis I disorders, the rate of personality disorders using DSM criteria decreases after treatment, suggesting that personality as assessed by phenomenological systems is state-depende...

UNLABELLED This study investigates the personality characteristics of individuals who have stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness. MATERIAL AND METHOD 700 final-year university students completed the "Dangerousness Scale,' the "Affective Reaction Scale" and 88 items of the "Defense Style Questionnaire" (DSQ). RESULTS The results showed that there is a strongly positive co...

Purpose Dietary and psychological status contributes to the development of coronary artery disease. However, these lifestyle factors may vary depending on ethnic environmental background, secondary prevention programs dealing with in a specific population are not well-established. We aimed assess dietary characteristics Korean patients acute syndrome (ACS) analyze their interactions as independ...