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A Rare Case Of Epiglottitis In An Adult Male, Advait Apte, Audrey Driver, Pierce Elliot, Alina Sehar, John Fanning

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Confirmation Bias In The Diagnosis Of Preeclampsia: Unmasking Graves’ Disease In A Pregnant Patient With Chronic Hypertension, A Assad, L Williamson

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Tandem Cesarean Delivery And Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy Due To Hemorrhagic Pituitary Macroadenoma At Term Pregnancy, A Assad, A Stisher

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When Benign Takes A Bad Turn: A Bleeding Hepatic Adenoma, Ryland Beede, Lillian Royston, Soumyadeep Bag, Roger D. Smalligan

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Itchy Sarcoid: An Odd Presentation Of Systemic Disease, R Jake Beede, Meha S. Kumar, Dalton Frederick, Frank Roberson, Soumyadeep Bag, Roger Smalligan

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An Overlooked Bloody Risk: When Factor V Is Not Leiden, R Jake Beede, Lillian Royston, Soumyadeep Bag, Roger D. Smalligan

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The Weak Reveal: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Unmasking Graves' Disease, Audrey Driver, Kelsey Ivey

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Shone’S Complex In A Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges And Management Considerations, Shreya Grandhi, Daniel Caicedo

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High-Grade Undifferentiated Uterine Sarcoma Presenting As Suspected Ovarian Torsion, Christian Just, Lillian Royston, Leon Lewis

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Hijacked By Hormones: Acth-Secreting Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (Pnet) Causing Cushing’S Syndrome, Hope Lackey, Ahmed Qaedi, Ross Hardin, Ali Hachem, Farrah Ibrahim

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Ogilvie Syndrome As A Rare Adverse Effect Of Long-Acting Paliperidone In An Elderly Female With Chronic Schizophrenia, Bipul Mainali, Pavani Sayana, John David Grissom, Tarak Vasavada, Janaki Nimmagadda, Anupama Yedla, Clinton Martin

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A Case Of Delayed Cutaneous Manifestation Of Mrsa Bacteremia In A Hemodialysis Patient, Ndukeabasi Nze, Jenna Alkhatib, Morgan Caradonna, Soumyadeep Bag, Alan Baggett

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Compressed But Deadly: A Case Of Hydrofluorocarbon Intoxication Leading To Cardiac Arrest, Ahmed Qaedi, Hope Lackey, Jussi Niiranen

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A Case Of Nocardia Brain Abscess With Pancytopenia, Ahmed Qaedi, Noah Blackwood, Farrah Ibrahim, Ali Hachem

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Trousseau Syndrome In Ovarian Carcinoma: A Thrombotic Storm, Ahmed Qaedi, Noah Blackwood, Hinal Rathi, Ahmed Abdelhaleem, John Fanning

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From Crisis To Recovery: A Case Of Methotrexate Induced Seizures And Acute Renal Failure, Ahmed Qaedi, Charlotte Taus, Rosa Michel Ortega, Ali Hachem

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Axillary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: Unmasking A Puzzling Mass, Ahmed Qaedi, Chelsea Palmer

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A Gut-Wrenching Battle Within: An Unusual Case Of Pancreatic Desmoid Fibromatosis, Ahmed Qaedi, Ali Hachem, Farrah Ibrahim

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A Peculiar Side Effect From A Common Medication: Nifedipine-Induced Gingival Hyperplasia, Ahmed Qaedi, Allison Estep, Melanie Montgomery

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Biphasic Synovial Sarcoma: A Spark In A Tinderbox, Ahmed Qaedi, Hope Lackey, Claudia Warden, Amin Demerdash, Srilakshimi Bathini

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Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease Incidentally Diagnosed During Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: A Case Report, Ching-Yun Liao, Chung-Hao Chao, Chih-Chin Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

背景

髓鞘少突膠質細胞糖蛋白抗體相關疾病（MOGAD）是一種罕見的自體免疫發炎性疾病，主要涉及中樞神經系統（CNS），其主要特徵是視神經、腦部和脊髓脫髓鞘。我們報告一例最初疑似復發性中風的病例，該病例在住院中風復健期間最終確診為MOGAD。

病例概要

49歲女性，左側大腦半球梗塞，在中風後復健期間出現多次右側肢體肌力下降伴隨失語症。這些神經功能波動偏離了典型卒中的預期復健軌跡。卒中發作兩個月後行腦部磁振造影（MRI）檢查，結果顯示右側內囊後肢、腦橋及C1脊髓出現多處新發病灶。後續血清學檢查顯示抗髓鞘少突膠質細胞糖蛋白（MOG）IgG抗體陽性，而水通道蛋白4（AQP4）抗體陰性，確診為MOGAD。患者接受了甲潑尼龍治療及充分的復健治療，追蹤期間肌力顯著改善，未見脫髓鞘病灶復發。

結論

本案例凸顯了復健科醫師在早期發現類似中風的神經發炎性疾病的關鍵作用。復健科醫師處於獨特的領先地位，能夠透過持續的功能監測識別「危險信號」；任何偏離預期復健路徑或無法解釋的神經功能波動都應促使醫生進行進一步檢查。早期識別此類非典型模式，並及時進行免疫治療和多學科康復，可以預防永久性功能衰退，並優化長期預後。

Associations Between Contralesional Neuroplasticity And Motor Impairment Through Deep Learning-Derived Mri Regional Brain Age In Chronic Stroke (Enigma): A Multicohort, Retrospective, Observational Study, Gilsoon Park, Mahir Khan, Justin Andrushko, Nerisa Banaj, Michael Borich, Lara Boyd, Amy Brodtmann, Truman Brown, Cathrin Buetefisch, Adriana Conforto, Steven Cramer, Michael Dimyan, Martin Domin, Miranda Donnelly, Natalia Egorova-Brumley, Elsa Ermer, Wuwei Feng, Fatemeh Geranmayeh, Colleen Hanlon, Brenton Hordacre, Neda Jahanshad, Steven Kautz, Mohamed Salah Khlif, Jingchun Liu, Martin Lotze, Bradley Macintosh, Feroze Mohamed, Jan Nordvik, Fabrizio Piras, Kate Revill, Andrew Robertson, Christian Schranz, Nicolas Schweighofer, Na Jin Seo, Surjo Soekadar, Shraddha Srivastava, Bethany Tavenner, Gregory Thielman, Sophia Thomopoulos, Daniela Vecchio, Emilio Werden, Lars Westlye, Carolee Winstein, George Wittenberg, Jennifer Ferris, Chunshui Yu, Paul Thompson, Sook-Lei Liew, Hosung Kim

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Stroke leads to complex chronic structural and functional brain changes that specifically affect motor outcomes. The brain predicted age difference (PAD) has emerged as a sensitive biomarker of both sensorimotor and cognitive function after stroke. Our previous study showed a higher global brain PAD associated with poorer motor function after stroke. However, the association between local stroke lesion load, regional brain age, and motor impairment is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the associations between focal lesion damage, regional brain PAD in both hemispheres, and motor outcomes in chronic stroke, and to identify key predictors of motor impairment.

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A Narrative Review Of The Central Neural Control Of Swallowing And Its Implications For Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Kuo-Chang Wei, Tyng-Guey Wang, Ming-Yen Hsiao

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Swallowing is controlled by a distributed neural network spanning the brainstem central pattern generator, subcortical modulatory circuits, and cortical regions responsible for volitional planning and sensorimotor integration. Evidence from lesion studies, neuroimaging, and neurophysiology demonstrates that dysphagia arises from disruptions at different nodes of this network, producing lesion-specific impairment profiles rather than a uniform swallowing deficit. This network-based perspective has shifted rehabilitation from predominantly compensatory management toward mechanism-driven interventions aimed at restoring physiological function. Behavioral skill-training and resistance-based exercises harness motor learning and cortical plasticity, whereas neuromodulatory approaches—including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), pharyngeal electrical …

Preventing G-J Tube Dislodgement - A Device And Communication Innovation, Sarah Clark

2026

Abstract

The Problem: G/J tube dislodgement is a frequent complication in pediatric patients.

Leads to:

• Emergency department visits
• Hospital admissions
• Delays in nutrition/medication

Impact on Patients & Families:

• IV placement (traumatic)
• Radiation exposure
• Overnight hospital stays

Impact on Nurses & System:

• Increased workload (admissions, coordination)
• Occupied inpatient beds for stable patients
• Inefficient care processes

Aims/Objectives Aim: Reduce unplanned G/J tube dislodgements and related hospital utilization.

Objectives: Develop a breakaway connector prototype

Implementation and Evaluation:
Setting: Pediatric inpatient & outpatient system
Participants: Nurses (bedside, GI, IR), caregiver, innovation team
Process: Roundtable discussions → identified workflow gaps Communication/workflow audit Developed …

Exploring Relational Leadership And Psychological Safety During Ai Integration In The Workplace, Solmaz Kaynama

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This study explores employee psychological safety, or its lack, during artificial intelligence (AI) integration in the workplace through a relational leadership lens. The population included employees of for-profit business corporations currently integrating or adopting AI technologies (N = 14). Participants completed in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Results showed eight themes: relational leadership creates a psychologically safe workplace climate; unsupportive and dysfunctional leadership erodes trust and psychological safety; psychological safety determines whether employees speak up openly or hold back; employees’ experience daily work through workplace culture, pace, and remote or hybrid conditions; AI may delivers immediate productivity benefits while introducing new psychological and …

Beyond The Diagnosis: A Qualitative Exploration Of Men Living With Hiv, David R. Romanelli

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of men (18+ years old) living with HIV to better understand how they navigate identity, mental health, relationships, and healthcare systems after diagnosis. The method included a qualitative thematic analysis with 10 participants. Eight themes emerged from the data: (1) reactions, reflections, and meaning-making after diagnosis; (2) managing medication, treatment, and co-occurring conditions; (3) stigma, disclosure, and negotiation of identity; (4) substance use, housing instability, and socioeconomic stressors; (5) navigating the changing HIV landscape; (6) experiences with family and intimate relationships; (7) implications for mental health counseling; and (8) the role of community …

Reimagining Occupational Justice Beyond Anthropocentrism: A Humane Education Approach To Occupational Therapy Education, Macy Sutton

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Occupational therapy positions itself as a holistic, justice-oriented profession, yet many of its theories, practices, and educational standards reflect Eurocentric values and assumptions. Even occupational justice, the disciplinary concept specifically concerned with advancing a more just world, is steeped in coloniality. Critical scholars have increasingly critiqued particular oppressive structures embedded in the field, such as ableism and white supremacy; however, anthropocentrism remains largely unchallenged. In the occupational justice literature, anthropocentrism operates primarily through omission; that is, animals are absent from most scholarly works. This gap is significant because anthropocentrism contributes to prejudice, oppression, and discrimination not only toward animals and …

How To Reduce Inpatient Violence: A Theory Synthesis From Four Models, Arthur Walker

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Working in an inpatient setting inherently involves an increased risk of violence. This violence can affect both staff and patients alike and can lead to psychological trauma, serious bodily injury, and even death. To mitigate this risk, many models for preventing inpatient violence have been proposed for hospitals to implement. However, the evidence for the efficacy of these methods is inconsistent, and the theoretical underpinnings are varied and slim. This dissertation seeks to improve these models by re-examining the theoretical structures for common themes of four models for inpatient violence reduction and proposing additional recommendations informed by this synthesis. First, …

Varieties And Forms Of Capstone Experiences In U.S. Pharmacy Education, Mohammed A. Islam, Erfan Kohzadi, Laleh Zamirian

Health Professions Education

Purpose: In health professions education, capstone courses provide students with a culminating experience, enabling them to integrate and apply clinical and practice skills in real-world settings. With their growing adoption in Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) curricula, this study examined the prevalence, diversity, and structure of capstone courses across US programs. The aim was to identify emerging patterns that can inform the development of models aligned with accreditation standards, workforce expectations, and ongoing curricular improvement.

Methods: A systematic content analysis of 142 US pharmacy program websites was performed. The recorded data included course objectives, format, credit hours, course placement, teaching methods, …

Preparedness Of Recent Australian And New Zealand Podiatry Graduates: Insights From Practising Podiatrists, Katrina Reynolds, Michelle Mclean

Health Professions Education

Purpose. Transitioning to the workforce can be challenging for health professional graduates when they are not adequately prepared for clinical practice. This study explored the perceptions of practising podiatrists, including those who were also clinical supervisors, regarding the preparedness of recent graduates for clinical practice and identified potential improvements in podiatry education to enhance readiness.

Method. Registered, practising podiatrists in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) were recruited from December 2018 to May 2019 via professional organisations and social media. Data were collected through an online survey comprising closed and open-ended questions exploring perceptions of recent graduate preparedness, suggested program changes, …