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Etiology

Etiology refers to the study of causation or origins of disease, examining the factors and mechanisms that lead to pathological conditions. Research published in Neurological Research and Therapy addressing etiological questions spans diverse medical domains, reflecting the multifactorial nature of disease causation…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 41× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2470-5020 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Etiology refers to the study of causation or origins of disease, examining the factors and mechanisms that lead to pathological conditions. Research published in Neurological Research and Therapy addressing etiological questions spans diverse medical domains, reflecting the multifactorial nature of disease causation. Published work has explored environmental exposures, such as investigations into cyanobacteria-derived toxins and their potential role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and examined trace element content in thyroid malignancies to understand potential causal relationships. Studies have investigated vascular abnormalities including splanchnic aneurysms and unexpected causes of myocardial ischemia in younger populations. Etiological research has also addressed inflammatory conditions through clinicopathologic analysis of granulomatous gastritis, explored predictive factors for colon cancer in patients with iron deficiency, and examined chronic liver disease patterns in specific populations. Additional work has considered behavioral and environmental factors, including the relationship between sleep pattern abnormalities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and therapeutic interventions such as ultraviolet B phototherapy in multiple sclerosis. Understanding etiology remains fundamental to medicine because identifying disease causes enables targeted prevention strategies, informs diagnostic approaches, and guides the development of mechanism-based treatments across neurological and systemic conditions.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Splanchnic Aneurysms & Possible Etiology

J. Demos NicholasCorresponding author
Professor of Surgery, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, 65 Bergen St, Newark, NJ 07103
Exact topic Digestive Disorders And Diagnosis doi:10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-19-2963

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 41 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Etiology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Neurological Research and Therapy (ISSN 2470-5020).

Journal editorial board
Ian J Martins · Australia Giuseppe Lanza · Italy Ion Codreanu · United States

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