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Effectiveness of denosumab for fracture prevention in real-world postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a retrospective cohort study by Lai, E. C.-C., Lin, T.-C., Lange, J. L., Chen, L., Wong, I. C. K., Sing, C.-W., Cheung, C.-L., Shao, S.-C., Yang, Y.-H. Kao

“…Summary To determine denosumab’s effectiveness for fracture prevention among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in East Asia, the risk of fracture was…”
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Oral corticosteroid bursts and severe adverse events: a critical appraisal by Shao, S.‐C., Kuo, L.‐T., Lai, E. C.‐C., Chi, C.‐C.

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Fractures and the increased risk of suicide: a population-based case-control study by Chang, C-F, Lai, E C-C, Yeh, M-K

“…A high rate of suicide has been reported in patients who sustain fractures, but the association remains uncertain in the context of other factors. The aim of…”
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Understanding pathways to social inequalities in childhood unintentional injuries: findings from the UK millennium cohort study by Campbell, M, Lai, E T C, Pearce, A, Orton, E, Kendrick, D, Wickham, S, Taylor-Robinson, D C

“…Childhood unintentional injuries (UI) are common but continue to happen more often to children living in less advantaged socioeconomic circumstances (SEC). Our…”
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Partial hepatectomy for ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma by Yang, T., Sun, Y. F., Zhang, J., Lau, W. Y., Lai, E. C. H., Lu, J. H., Shen, F., Wu, M. C.

“…Background Improvements in surgical technique and perioperative care have made partial hepatectomy a safe and effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma…”
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The ALSSQOL : Balancing physical and nonphysical factors in assessing quality of life in ALS by SIMMONS, Z, FELGOISE, S. H, MCCLUSKEY, L, BREMER, B. A, WALSH, S. M, HUFFORD, D. J, BROMBERG, M. B, DAVID, W, FORSHEW, D. A, HEIMAN-PATTERSON, T. D, LAI, E. C

“…There is no generally accepted instrument for measuring quality of life (QOL) in patients with ALS. Current instruments are either too heavily weighted toward…”
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Selective hepatic vascular exclusion versus Pringle manoeuvre in liver resection for tumours encroaching on major hepatic veins by Zhang, J., Lai, E. C. H., Zhou, W.-P., Fu, S., Pan, Z., Yang, Y., Lau, W. Y., Wu, M.-C.

“…Background: Control of bleeding is crucial during liver resection, and several techniques have been developed to achieve this. This study compared the safety…”
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Accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration : A clinicopathologic study by LITVAN, I, AGID, Y, JELLINGER, K, PEARCE, R. K. B, BARTKO, J. J, GOETZ, C, JANKOVIC, J, WENNING, G. K, BRANDEL, J. P, LAI, E. C, VERNY, M, RAY-CHAUDHURI, K, MCKEE, A

“…The accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is unknown. To determine its diagnostic accuracy, we presented 105 cases with known…”
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Accuracy of clinical criteria for the diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome) by LITVAN, I, AGID, Y, MCKEE, A, JELLINGER, K, MANGONE, C. A, PEARCE, R. K. B, JANKOVIC, J, GOETZ, C, BRANDEL, J. P, LAI, E. C, WENNING, G, D'OLHABERRIAGUE, L, VERNY, M, CHAUDHURI, K. R

“…We assessed the validity and interrater reliability of neurologists who, using four different sets of previously published criteria for the clinical diagnosis…”
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An investigation of two interventions for micrographia in individuals with Parkinson’s disease by Bryant, MS, Rintala, DH, Lai, EC, Protas, EJ

“…Objective: This pilot study was designed to compare a change in micrographia between using grid lines and parallel horizontal lines as visual cues in…”
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Alleviation of drenching sweats following subthalamic deep brain stimulation in a patient with Parkinson's disease — A case report by Sanghera, M.K, Ward, C, Stewart, R.M, Mewes, K, Simpson, R.K, Lai, E.C

“…Abstract We report a patient with Parkinson's disease whose whole body drenching sweats were completely alleviated by stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus…”
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Effects of levodopa on forward and backward gait patterns in persons with Parkinson's disease by Bryant, M S, Rintala, D H, Hou, J G, Lai, E C, Protas, E J

“…Backward walking is difficult for persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). It is unknown how levodopa influences backward gait patterns, especially when compared…”
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Peripherally induced oromandibular dystonia by Sankhla, Charulata, Lai, Eugene C, Jankovic, Joseph

“…OBJECTIVES Oromandibular dystonia (OMD) is a focal dystonia manifested by involuntary muscle contractions producing repetitive, patterned mouth, jaw, and…”
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Laparoscopic versus open repair for strangulated groin hernias: 188 cases over 4 years by Yang, GPC, Chan, CTY, Lai, ECH, Chan, OCY, Tang, CN, Li, MKW

“…Introduction Currently transabdominal pre‐peritoneal and totally extraperitoneal repairs are the two standard laparoscopic approaches for groin hernia repair…”
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Effect of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I on progression of ALS : A placebo-controlled study by LAI, E. C, FELICE, K. J, FESTOFF, B. W, GAWEL, M. J, GELINAS, D. F, KRATZ, R, MURPHY, M. F, NATTER, H. M, NORRIS, F. H, RUDNICKI, S. A

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Notch signaling: control of cell communication and cell fate by Lai, Eric C

“…Notch is a transmembrane receptor that mediates local cell-cell communication and coordinates a signaling cascade present in all animal species studied to…”
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Managing concomitant gallbladder stones and common bile duct stones in the laparoscopic era: A systematic review by Li, MKW, Tang, CN, Lai, ECH

“…Background: There is still no consensus on the ideal management of common bile duct (CBD) stones. This article aims to review the management of concomitant…”
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The value of database controls in pilot or futility studies in ALS by CZAPLINSKI, A, HAVERKAMP, L. J, YEN, A. A, SIMPSON, E. P, LAI, E. C, APPEL, S. H

“…To evaluate the use and reliability of database controls in place of a placebo group in pilot or "futility" ALS trials. We compared the rates of disease…”
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An evaluation of self-administration of auditory cueing to improve gait in people with Parkinson’s disease by Bryant, MS, Rintala, DH, Lai, EC, Protas, EJ

“…Objective: To evaluate a self-administration of auditory cueing on gait difficulties in people with Parkinson’s disease over a one-week period. Design: Single…”
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Micro RNAs are complementary to 3′ UTR sequence motifs that mediate negative post-transcriptional regulation by Lai, Eric C

“…Micro RNAs are a large family of noncoding RNAs of 21-22 nucleotides whose functions are generally unknown. Here a large subset of Drosophila micro RNAs is…”
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