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Course of illness

MedGen UID:
116631
•Concept ID:
C0242656
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Disease Progression; Progression, Disease
SNOMED CT: Course of illness (246453008)

Definition

A process that manifests as the worsening of a disease over time. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Nutrition in Critical Care Medicine - Guideline of the German Society for Nutritional Medicine (DGEM).
Elke G, Hartl WH, Kreymann KG, Adolph M, Felbinger TW, Graf T, de Heer G, Heller AR, Kampa U, Mayer K, Muhl E, Niemann B, Rümelin A, Steiner S, Stoppe C, Weimann A, Bischoff SC
Clin Nutr ESPEN 2019 Oct;33:220-275. Epub 2019 Jul 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.05.002. PMID: 31451265
Progress in diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder among children and adolescents: an international perspective.
Findling RL, Stepanova E, Youngstrom EA, Young AS
Evid Based Ment Health 2018 Nov;21(4):177-181. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1136/eb-2018-102912. PMID: 30327338Free PMC Article
Treatment of cancer pain.
Portenoy RK
Lancet 2011 Jun 25;377(9784):2236-47. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60236-5. PMID: 21704873

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Narrative Review of Low-Intake Dehydration in Older Adults.
Beck AM, Seemer J, Knudsen AW, Munk T
Nutrients 2021 Sep 9;13(9) doi: 10.3390/nu13093142. PMID: 34579019Free PMC Article
Management of myelofibrosis.
Vannucchi AM
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2011;2011:222-30. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2011.1.222. PMID: 22160038
Childbirth and mental disorders.
Leight KL, Fitelson EM, Weston CA, Wisner KL
Int Rev Psychiatry 2010;22(5):453-71. doi: 10.3109/09540261.2010.514600. PMID: 21047159Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Bjornsson AS, Didie ER, Phillips KA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2010;12(2):221-32. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. PMID: 20623926Free PMC Article
Gender and schizophrenia.
Canuso CM, Pandina G
Psychopharmacol Bull 2007;40(4):178-90. PMID: 18227787

Diagnosis

Neonatal Sepsis-Newer Insights.
Bethou A, Bhat BV
Indian J Pediatr 2022 Mar;89(3):267-273. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03852-z. PMID: 34170492
Progress in diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder among children and adolescents: an international perspective.
Findling RL, Stepanova E, Youngstrom EA, Young AS
Evid Based Ment Health 2018 Nov;21(4):177-181. Epub 2018 Oct 16 doi: 10.1136/eb-2018-102912. PMID: 30327338Free PMC Article
Psychosis in Children and Adolescents.
McClellan J
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018 May;57(5):308-312. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.01.021. PMID: 29706159
Childhood cerebellar ataxia.
Fogel BL
J Child Neurol 2012 Sep;27(9):1138-45. Epub 2012 Jul 4 doi: 10.1177/0883073812448231. PMID: 22764177Free PMC Article
Eating disorders.
Patel DR, Phillips EL, Pratt HD
Indian J Pediatr 1998 Jul-Aug;65(4):487-94. doi: 10.1007/BF02730877. PMID: 10773895

Therapy

Neonatal Sepsis-Newer Insights.
Bethou A, Bhat BV
Indian J Pediatr 2022 Mar;89(3):267-273. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03852-z. PMID: 34170492
Prognosis and improved outcomes in major depression: a review.
Kraus C, Kadriu B, Lanzenberger R, Zarate CA Jr, Kasper S
Transl Psychiatry 2019 Apr 3;9(1):127. doi: 10.1038/s41398-019-0460-3. PMID: 30944309Free PMC Article
Psychosis in Children and Adolescents.
McClellan J
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018 May;57(5):308-312. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.01.021. PMID: 29706159
Cancer and radiation therapy: current advances and future directions.
Baskar R, Lee KA, Yeo R, Yeoh KW
Int J Med Sci 2012;9(3):193-9. Epub 2012 Feb 27 doi: 10.7150/ijms.3635. PMID: 22408567Free PMC Article
Body dysmorphic disorder.
Bjornsson AS, Didie ER, Phillips KA
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2010;12(2):221-32. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2010.12.2/abjornsson. PMID: 20623926Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study.
Zhou F, Yu T, Du R, Fan G, Liu Y, Liu Z, Xiang J, Wang Y, Song B, Gu X, Guan L, Wei Y, Li H, Wu X, Xu J, Tu S, Zhang Y, Chen H, Cao B
Lancet 2020 Mar 28;395(10229):1054-1062. Epub 2020 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30566-3. PMID: 32171076Free PMC Article
Neonatal palliative care.
Parravicini E
Curr Opin Pediatr 2017 Apr;29(2):135-140. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000464. PMID: 28092282
Primary neuroleptospirosis.
Panicker JN, Mammachan R, Jayakumar RV
Postgrad Med J 2001 Sep;77(911):589-90. doi: 10.1136/pmj.77.911.589. PMID: 11524519Free PMC Article
Symptom assessment.
Ingham JM, Portenoy RK
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1996 Feb;10(1):21-39. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70325-7. PMID: 8821558
Wegener granulomatosis: an analysis of 158 patients.
Hoffman GS, Kerr GS, Leavitt RY, Hallahan CW, Lebovics RS, Travis WD, Rottem M, Fauci AS
Ann Intern Med 1992 Mar 15;116(6):488-98. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-116-6-488. PMID: 1739240

Clinical prediction guides

Neonatal Sepsis-Newer Insights.
Bethou A, Bhat BV
Indian J Pediatr 2022 Mar;89(3):267-273. Epub 2021 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s12098-021-03852-z. PMID: 34170492
The somatic symptom scale-8 (SSS-8): a brief measure of somatic symptom burden.
Gierk B, Kohlmann S, Kroenke K, Spangenberg L, Zenger M, Brähler E, Löwe B
JAMA Intern Med 2014 Mar;174(3):399-407. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12179. PMID: 24276929
Eating in eating disorders.
Treasure J, Cardi V, Kan C
Eur Eat Disord Rev 2012 Jan;20(1):e42-9. Epub 2011 Jan 27 doi: 10.1002/erv.1090. PMID: 21275008
Management of myelofibrosis.
Vannucchi AM
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2011;2011:222-30. doi: 10.1182/asheducation-2011.1.222. PMID: 22160038
Gender and schizophrenia.
Canuso CM, Pandina G
Psychopharmacol Bull 2007;40(4):178-90. PMID: 18227787

Recent systematic reviews

Early biomarkers for prediction of severe manifestations of dengue fever: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.
Moallemi S, Lloyd AR, Rodrigo C
Sci Rep 2023 Oct 14;13(1):17485. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-44559-9. PMID: 37838744Free PMC Article
Sex and gender differences in symptoms of early psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Carter B, Wootten J, Archie S, Terry AL, Anderson KK
Arch Womens Ment Health 2022 Aug;25(4):679-691. Epub 2022 Jun 24 doi: 10.1007/s00737-022-01247-3. PMID: 35748930
A systematic review of neuropsychological and psychiatric sequalae of COVID-19: implications for treatment.
Vanderlind WM, Rabinovitz BB, Miao IY, Oberlin LE, Bueno-Castellano C, Fridman C, Jaywant A, Kanellopoulos D
Curr Opin Psychiatry 2021 Jul 1;34(4):420-433. doi: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000713. PMID: 34016818Free PMC Article
Course of illness in comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder patients.
Amerio A, Tonna M, Odone A, Stubbs B, Ghaemi SN
Asian J Psychiatr 2016 Apr;20:12-4. Epub 2016 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2016.01.009. PMID: 27025465
Diagnostic validity of comorbid bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a systematic review.
Amerio A, Odone A, Liapis CC, Ghaemi SN
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2014 May;129(5):343-58. Epub 2014 Feb 7 doi: 10.1111/acps.12250. PMID: 24506190

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