THE EFFECT OF DAMAGE TO THE WHITE MATTER NETWORK AND PREMORBID INTELLECTUAL ABILITY ON POSTOPERATIVE VERBAL SHORT-TERM MEMORY AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH BRAIN LESIONS.

The effect of damage to the white matter network and premorbid intellectual ability on postoperative verbal short-term memory and functional outcome in patients with brain lesions.

Cognitive reserve is the capacity to cope with cognitive decline due to brain damage caused by neurological diseases.Premorbid IQ has been investigated as a proxy for cognitive reserve.To date, no study has focused on the effects of premorbid IQ in patients with brain tumors, considering the damage to white matter tracts.We investigated whether a h

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Egoistic and altruistic behaviors in tobacco control campaign: the role of social media exposure, interpersonal communication and attitudes

IntroductionA growing body of research has examined the relationship between media exposure to health campaign information and health behaviors, yielding inconsistent findings.To address this inconsistency, it is crucial to investigate the underlying mediation and moderation mechanisms.Building upon the social diffusion model, this study explores t

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Low flow low gradient aortic stenosis: clinical pathways

Aortic stenosis patients with severe LV dysfunction and low cardiac output present with relatively low transvalvular gradients.It is difficult to distinguish them from aortic sclerosis and LV dysfunction with low cardiac output.The former condition is severe AS with LV dysfunction and latter is primarily a contractile dysfunction.Dobutamine stress

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Mediterranean seabird conservation: what can we do?

Human activities in the Mediterranean determine, to a large extent, the availability of food and breeding sites for seabirds, the two most important ecological requirements for breeding seabirds.Food availability is highly dependent on fisheries activities Eyebright and the availability of breeding sites is largely related with tourism pressure.Con

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