Some infectious diseases have been found to be associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. However, the relationship between herpes zoster dementia has received little attention. This study aimed investigate this association as well associations of antiviral treatments for incident using a large national sample.Cases were identified from Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database new diagnosis (ICD-9-CM code: 053) 1997 2013. Each individual case was compared 1 sex-, age-,...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with higher risk for fracture. Whether the medical treatment ADHD would mitigate remains unclear. In this study, we sought to investigate effect of methylphenidate on fracture, as well moderational role duration in a large national sample. Cases less than 18 years old were identified from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database new primary diagnosis (ICD-9:314) between 1996 and 2013. A total 6201 cases included study...

Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cancer‐related cause of mortality worldwide. Antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are commonly used Available evidence investigating association between SSRIs use and HCC risk limited. Objective The present study aimed to investigate if effect all kinds on was same or not using population‐based study. Methods nationwide herein Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database...

// Vincent Chin-Hung Chen 1,2 , Chiao-Fan Lin 2,3 Yi-Hsuan Hsieh Hsin-Yi Liang Kuo-You Huang 4 Wei-Che Chiu 5,6,* Yena Lee 7 Roger S. McIntyre 7,8 and Hsiang-Lin Chan 1 Department of Psychiatry, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan 2 University, Taoyuan, 3 Child Linkou Speech, Language Pathology Audiology, Chung Shan Medical Taichung, 5 Cathay General Taipei, 6 School Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, USA...

There has been growing interest in the association between infectious disease and mental disorders, but an enterovirus (EV) infection tic disorders not sufficiently explored. Herein, we aim to investigate EV incidence of a nationwide population-based sample using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. We identified individuals aged ≤18 years prior 2005 with inpatient diagnosis and/or history infection. Tic disorder was operationalized International Classification Disease,...

Comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are highly prevalent among heroin-dependent patients. We aim to investigate differences in dependence severity, depression, and quality of life between patients with without ADHD-screened positive.Heroin-dependent participants (n = 447) entering methadone maintenance treatment were divided into positive (ADHD-P) negative (ADHD-N) groups according scores Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). Mini-International Neuropsychiatric...

Article Abstract Objective: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease putatively associated with dementia. However, the epidemiologic evidence of relationship between psoriasis and dementia has been limited. We used large national sample to investigate this as well association systemic therapy for incident Methods: The cases were identified first recorded diagnosis (ICD-9-CM codes: 696.0, 696.1, or 696.8) 1996 2013 from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). Each...

The objectives of this investigation were to analyze auditory performance among Mandarin-speaking school-aged children with cochlear implants from their parents' perspective and derive predictive factors the performance.Parental survey implant outcome was developed, factor analysis performed by variance. Categorical regression Pratt measure relative importance approached performance.Chung Shan Medical University, School Speech Language Pathology Audiology, 7 major hospitals in Taiwan.A total...

To our knowledge, the association between antidepressant exposure and endometrial cancer has not been previously explored. Herein, we aim to investigate prescription, including novel antidepressants, risk for in a population-based study. Data analysis were derived from National Health Insurance Research Database. We identified 8392 cases with diagnosis of 82,432 matched controls. A conditional logistic regression model was used, adjusting potentially confounding variables (e.g., comorbid...

Recently, Shieh et al. have pointed out that Juang's password authenticated key agreement scheme and Chien al.'s remote authentication are vulnerable to some attacks. Therefore, they presented a modified protocol avoid those However, the authors of this article shall show two weaknesses, respectively. we improve weaknesses their schemes.

To our knowledge, no prior population-based study has been published wherein the primary aim was to evaluate whether an association between psychotropic drug prescription and cervical cancer exists. Herein we have conducted first that primarily aimed determine antidepressants use risk of invasive in general population.This is a utilizing Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. We identified 26,262 cases with 129,490 controls. adopted conditional logistic regression model as...

Background: Both virus-induced asthma and enterovirus (EV) infection are common in children; however, the relationship between EV has not been systematically investigated a cohort study. This nationwide population-based study association asthma. Methods: We used data from Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. The sample consisted of insured children who were younger than 18 years had 1997 2013 followed until December 2013. identified 36,935 with compared them based on age-,...

Background: We report the first nationwide population-based cohort study using Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database on association between enterovirus (EV) infection and incidence of sleep disorders in a pediatric population. Methods: Two matched groups children under 18 years age were included analyses for nonapneic disorder obstructive apnea (OSA). Among them, 316 subjects diagnosed with OSA during surveillance period, including 182 EV group 134 non-EV group. Results:...

A number of studies have confirmed the effectiveness cochlear implantation in children from a professional point view, with an emphasis on clinical outcomes speech perception, produ...

Neurodevelopmental abnormalities are considered to be one of the important causes schizophrenia. The offspring methylazoxymethanol acetate (MAM)–exposed mice recognized for dysregulation neurodevelopment and well-characterized with schizophrenia-like phenotypes. However, inhibition-related properties medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) hippocampus throughout adolescence adulthood have not been systematically elucidated. In this study, both 10 15 mg/kg MAM-exposed exhibited schizophrenia-related...

Manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection can range from self-limiting upper respiratory symptoms to various neurological complications, including speech and language impairment. But an association between impairment has not been sufficiently explored. In this study, we aim investigate the subsequent in a nationwide population-based sample using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. We identified 5,406 children with (International Classification Disease, Revision 9,...

This study investigated whether a self-designed assistive listening device (ALD) that incorporates an adaptive dynamic range optimization (ADRO) amplification strategy can surpass commercially available monaurally worn linear ALD, SM100. Both subjective and objective measurements were implemented. Mandarin Hearing-In-Noise Test (MHINT) scores the measurement, whereas participant satisfaction was measurement. The comparison performed in mixed design (i.e., subjects’ hearing status being mild...

Background:Response inhibition has been proposed as a core element of attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADHD two subtypes: the and combined subtype (ADHDcom) was considered to have more deficit, while inattentive (ADHDin) not (Barkley, 1997). The stochastic resonance model that noise exerts positive effect on cognitive performance for (Söderlund et al., 2007). current study addressed issue facilitation interference patients with by adopting cross-modality stop-signal task....