Introduction Readmissions in the ED are multifaceted. A recent metaanalysis showed that less than a quarter of readmissions could be considered avoidable [1]. Less is known regarding the systemic causes of readmissions [1]. Research till now, has focused on the risk factors predictive of readmissions and identifying the most common diagnosis [2-4]. A study was undertaken to identify factors ass...

Verner et al. (2013) recently questioned whether the association between cord levels of PCB-153 (poly chlorinated biphenyl-153) and birth weight reported in our recent metaanalysis (Govarts et al. 2012) might be attributable to the influence of gestational weight gain (GWG), a factor that may be related to both PCB-153 concentrations and birth weight. By using simulated data in a physiologicall...

Methods We performed a systematic review on the association between fatty acids and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), mild cognitive impairment and cognitive decline. Studies were selected if they were systematic reviews, observational studies, or randomized controlled trials which covered the thematic overlap not detailed in earlier systematic reviews. RCT and prospective studies needed to l...

NMDA Receptors and Epileptogenesis in Human Cortical Dysplasia: A Metaanalysis Kang Yang1, Ce Zhang2, Jing Su3, Yue Lang3 and Jian Yin1* 1Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, Dalian 116044, P. R. of China 2Department of Pharmacy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Liaoning, Dalian 116044, P. R. of China 3Epi...

Existing studies have shown that gray matter changes may be involved in the pathophysiology of major depression disorder (MDD). However, whether the severity of the disease can affect the change of gray matter was still controversial. The aim of the present study is to identify the changes of gray matter on patients with currently depressed MDD (cMDD) using metaanalysis based on the reported st...