In a review and meta-analysis, serious spinal pathologies accounted for 3% of cases of LBP, with higher rates in complex care settings.

Moreover, each new differential diagnosis list, patient profile and confirmed diagnosis will enrich the DSS knowledge base and improve the system self-learning capabilities as well as accuracy.

Early-onset colorectal cancer cases have surged globally, with incidence rates increasing in 27 of 50 countries or ...

For 6 years, a college cross-country skier experiened pain that kept her from school and skiing. Finally, she was diagnosed with Nutcracker syndrome.

The diagnostic process starts with taking a thorough medical history, which will include any cognitive, functional, and behavioral changes as obtained from a close family member or other person who ...

Bronchiectasis carries a rather large differential diagnosis list. In a young patient with diffuse bronchiectasis, congenital disorders should be considered. The most common congenital disorder to ...

Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic neuropathic pain disorder that is important to include in the differential diagnosis of head or facial pain.

The mathematical basis for generating a ranked differential diagnosis list based on statistical probabilities is known as Bayesian analysis.

Purpose: To create a practical desk reference for clinicians focused on the differential diagnosis of individuals presenting with features that suggest an inherited disorder of connective tissue.

In an ideal world, the physician examines the patient and reduces the differential diagnosis list to a single one possible entity, which we call a ‘diagnosis’, even if it is not yet verified ...