Peut-on utiliser des remèdes naturels pour la rhinite allergique ?
Certains remèdes naturels peuvent soulager les symptômes, mais leur efficacité varie d'une personne à l'autre.
Rhinite allergiqueRemèdes naturelsSymptômes
Complications
5
#1
Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec la rhinite allergique ?
Les complications incluent des sinusites, des otites et des troubles du sommeil.
Rhinite allergiqueSinusiteOtite
#2
La rhinite allergique peut-elle aggraver l'asthme ?
Oui, elle peut exacerber les symptômes asthmatiques chez les personnes sensibles.
Rhinite allergiqueAsthmeComplications
#3
Peut-on développer une sinusite chronique à cause de la rhinite allergique ?
Oui, l'inflammation persistante peut mener à des sinusites chroniques.
Rhinite allergiqueSinusite chroniqueComplications
#4
Les complications de la rhinite allergique sont-elles fréquentes ?
Elles sont courantes, surtout si la rhinite n'est pas bien contrôlée.
Rhinite allergiqueComplicationsContrôle des symptômes
#5
La rhinite allergique peut-elle affecter la qualité de vie ?
Oui, les symptômes peuvent perturber les activités quotidiennes et le sommeil.
Rhinite allergiqueQualité de vieSymptômes
Facteurs de risque
5
#1
Quels sont les facteurs de risque de la rhinite allergique ?
Les antécédents familiaux d'allergies, l'exposition aux allergènes et la pollution sont des facteurs de risque.
Rhinite allergiqueFacteurs de risquePollution
#2
L'âge influence-t-il le risque de rhinite allergique ?
Oui, la rhinite allergique peut apparaître à tout âge, mais elle débute souvent dans l'enfance.
Rhinite allergiqueÂgeEnfance
#3
La pollution de l'air augmente-t-elle le risque d'allergies ?
Oui, la pollution peut aggraver les symptômes et augmenter la sensibilité aux allergènes.
Rhinite allergiquePollutionSensibilité
#4
Les personnes ayant d'autres allergies sont-elles plus à risque ?
Oui, avoir d'autres allergies augmente le risque de développer une rhinite allergique.
Rhinite allergiqueAllergiesFacteurs de risque
#5
Le tabagisme est-il un facteur de risque pour la rhinite allergique ?
Oui, le tabagisme passif ou actif peut augmenter le risque et aggraver les symptômes.
Rhinite allergiqueTabagismeFacteurs de risque
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Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 3333 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA; Department of Family Medicine, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 3333 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA. Electronic address: eric.czech@utoledo.edu.
Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 3333 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA; Department of Family Medicine, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, 3333 Glendale Avenue, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milano, Italy; Personalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Rozzano, Milano, Italy.
The goal of the current study was to investigate the opinions of adult patients with epilepsy (PWE) with regard to the application of epilepsy surgery for their condition....
We surveyed all the consecutive adult PWE with at least one year history of epilepsy who were referred to our neurology clinics (Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) from September 2022 until Januar...
In total, 393 adult PWE participated in the study; 180 patients (45.8%) expressed that they would be willing to have surgery if their epilepsy doctor told them that brain surgery was guaranteed to sto...
Many patients with epilepsy are willing to have epilepsy surgery if their physician presented epilepsy surgery to them as an established safe and effective treatment option. The important values and p...
Many studies focus on knowledge and attitudes of unaffected people towards epilepsy and people with epilepsy (PWE). The perspective of PWE themselves is much less explored....
We invited PWE in Germany to answer a questionnaire on their knowledge and attitudes towards epilepsy and PWE....
The questionnaire was completed by 230 PWE (median age: 40 years; min./max.: 19/83; 66 % female). Of PWE, 22 % thought that PWE are more helpful, and 10 % thought that PWE are friendlier than other pe...
Although positive attitudes of PWE towards other PWE exist, we also found some reservations calling for psychosocial support. Most PWE had sufficient knowledge about risks of certain activities and ab...
This survey aimed to investigate the opinions of the parents of children with epilepsy with regard to the application of epilepsy surgery for their children....
We surveyed all the parents of children with epilepsy referred to our neurology clinic (Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) in April-July 2022. We collected their opinions about epilepsy surgery ba...
In total, 472 people participated in the study; 277 participants (58.7%) were willing to have epilepsy surgery for their child; the most common reason was to be able to discontinue the drugs. Sex (mal...
Most parents of children with epilepsy are willing to have epilepsy surgery for their children if their physician presents epilepsy surgery to them as an established, safe, and effective treatment opt...
Next generation sequencing (NGS) has greatly expanded our understanding of genetic contributors in multiple epilepsy syndromes, including focal epilepsy. Describing the genetic architecture of common ...
Targeted panel sequencing was performed on 96 patients with a strong clinical suspicion of genetic focal epilepsy. Patients had previously gone through a comprehensive diagnostic epilepsy evaluation i...
Six VOI in eight (8/96, 8.3%) patients were found in our cohort. Four likely pathogenic VOI were determined in six (6/96, 6.2%) patients, two DEPDC5 variants in two patients, one SCN1A variant in two ...
Sequencing of only five known epilepsy genes yielded a diagnostic result in 6.2% of our cohort and revealed multiple novel variants. Further research is necessary for a better understanding of the gen...
Anhedonia, the impaired ability to experience pleasure, is a core feature of major depressive disorder, one of the most common comorbidities in epilepsy. It is also reported as a clinical feature inde...
A consecutive sample of 211 people (118 female, 93 male, mean age 38.09 years) completed the Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) to determine the presence of anhedonia and the Hospital Anxiety and ...
Over one in three of the sample (35%) reported significant anhedonia on the SHAPS. While these patients were more likely to have a diagnosis of depression (p < 0.01), 30% of people without a diagnosis...
While anhedonia is well recognized as a feature of depression, our data suggests that it can be present in up to a third of people with epilepsy who do not have a diagnosis of depression. Cognitive di...
Epilepsy affects over 50 million individuals globally, making it the most prevalent chronic and serious neurological condition. A precise therapeutic strategy is complicated by poor understanding of t...
The incidence rate of epilepsy has importantly increased during the last decades due to the rising expectation of life. Special clinical aspects have to be considered for the correct diagnosis and dif...
Neuropsychological evaluation is an essential component of clinical care for people with epilepsy and also has a specialized role in predicting cognitive outcome after epilepsy surgery. Neuropsycholog...
Family burden (FB) in pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) is significantly higher than that in children with non-DRE. Epilepsy surgery is an established approach to treat DRE, and th...
We retrospectively analyzed data of families and pediatric patients with focal structural DRE treated with epilepsy surgery at our epilepsy center from April 2018 to November 2021. We examined the rel...
The study cohort included 31 children with DRE at a mean age of 9 years at surgery (range = 0-16) and a mean epilepsy duration of 3 years (range = 0-14). Cognitive impairment correlated with FB in chi...
In children with DRE, epilepsy surgery reduces FB. Given the considerable impact of families on the development and wellbeing of their children, the impact of epilepsy surgery should be communicated t...
Epilepsy is one of most common chronic neurological disorders, and the antiseizure medications developed by targeting neurocentric mechanisms have not effectively reduced the proportion of patients wi...