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Dysphagia refers to dysfunction in the sensory and/or motor mechanisms that impact the safety and efficiency of swallowing at any point during its stages. Dysphagia can also negatively impact patient quality of life and lead to a slew of negative health outcomes including malnutrition, dehydration, and even death [8]. Globally, the prevalence of dysphagia ranges from 2 to 20% [9]. In North America,...
Smaoui Sana et al.
BMC Medical Education 2025; 25(1): 737
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Smaoui Sana et al.
BMC Medical Education 2025; 25(1): 737
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POLR3-related disorders encompass a range of heterogeneous conditions arising from autosomal recessive mutations in genes which encode the subunits of RNA polymerase III (POLR3), such as POLR3A, POLR3B, POLR1C and POLR3K [1, 2].
Biallelic variants in POLR3A or POLR3B genes have been predominantly associated with severe childhood-onset hypomyelinating...
Florio Caterina Angela et al.
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2025; 51(1): 191
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Florio Caterina Angela et al.
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2025; 51(1): 191
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Dysphagia is defined as impairment in swallowing function resulting in the difficulty or inability to transfer liquids and/or food from the mouth to the gastro-intestinal system [1, 2, 3, 4–5]. Despite the clinical observation that swallowing disorders are common in critically ill patients, the incidence of dysphagia in critically ill patients was not clear until very recently. Previously, an...
Bertschi Daniela et al.
Critical Care 2025; 29(1): 243
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Bertschi Daniela et al.
Critical Care 2025; 29(1): 243
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Thyroid storm (TS) is a life-threatening condition and presents with variable clinical manifestations of thyrotoxicosis. The incidence of thyroid storm ranges from 0.57 to 0.76 cases per 100,000 people in the United States annually [1]. It is characterized by fever, abdominal pain, tachyarrhythmia, multi-organ failure, and cardiogenic shock. TS is a medical emergency with a high mortality rate (8–25%)...
Lee Hyung Gon et al.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2025; 20(1): 273
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Lee Hyung Gon et al.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2025; 20(1): 273
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