Publications by authors named "Adam Cantor"
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- Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is caused by a specific type of bacteria and can lead to various symptoms, including rare cases of neuroretinitis, which affects vision.
- A 14-year-old girl experienced sudden vision loss after being scratched by cats, prompting her to seek emergency care, where doctors found significant swelling of the optic disc and other eye issues.
- The patient was treated with antibiotics and steroids, resulting in improved vision and resolution of her eye problems after completing the treatment.
Studies have reported increased intestinal permeability in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and its mouse model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). However, the mechanisms driving increased intestinal permeability that in turn exacerbate neuroinflammation during EAE remain unclear. Here we showed that vancomycin preserved the integrity of the intestinal barrier, while also suppressing gut trypsin activity, enhancing the relative abundance of specific and ameliorating disease during EAE.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough increasing evidence links microbial dysbiosis with the risk for psychiatric symptoms through the microbiome-gut-brain axis (MGBA), the specific mechanisms remain poorly characterized. In a diagnostically heterogeneous group of treated psychiatric cases and nonpsychiatric controls, we characterized the gut and oral microbiome, plasma cytokines, and hippocampal inflammatory processes via proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (H-MRSI). Using a transdiagnostic approach, these data were examined in association with schizophrenia-related symptoms measured by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute-onset anisocoria or mydriasis in children carries a broad differential diagnosis and includes both benign and life-threatening causes, ranging from systemic or topical drug use to peripheral or central nervous system disease. The topical anticholinergic agent glycopyrronium (approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June 2018) is used to treat hyperhidrosis. We present the first case series of pediatric patients presenting with acute mydriasis due to exposure to glycopyrronium wipes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report the long-term efficacy of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) in pediatric glaucoma following cataract surgery (GFCS).
Methods: ECP was performed on 35 eyes of 25 patients <16 years of age with GFCS. Patients were followed for a minimum of 2 years.
Introduction: To assess differences in associations of ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) as well as retinal and retrobulbar blood flow between men and women with primary open angle glaucoma (OAG).
Methods: A total of 116 patients with OAG (age 66.9 ± 10.
Background: To elucidate the potential impact of diabetes mellitus on primary open-angle glaucoma pathology through vascular deficiency.
Design: Cross-section analysis from a longitudinal, prospective study.
Participants: Eighty-four open-angle glaucoma patients (20 diabetic open-angle glaucoma patients and 64 non-diabetic open-angle glaucoma patients)
Methods: Patients were analyzed for ocular structure, ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), retrobulbar blood flow and retinal capillary perfusion.