Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Functional Stroke Mimics: A Case-Control Study from Southern Portugal.

Background: Patients with functional neurological disorder presenting as stroke mimics or functional stroke mimics (FSMs) pose significant diagnostic challenges. In the acute phase, especially when patients are present within the therapeutic window for acute reperfusion treatments, a misdiagnosis of FSM can lead to unnecessary and costly interventions. Despite its clinical importance, the literature on the risk factors for FSM is limited.

A new toothless pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota with comments on the Chaoyangopteridae.

The Chaoyangopteridae is a clade of azhdarchoid pterosaurs that stands out in China, particularly in the Jehol Biota, as a Cretaceous group of medium-sized and high-crested pterosaurs. Herein, we describe a new species, Meilifeilong youhao gen. et sp.

Development of Rapid and Less Hazardous Plant DNA Extraction Protocol using Potassium Phosphate Buffer.

<b>Background and Objective:</b> Protocols commonly used in plant DNA extraction were known to be highly time-consuming and harmful due to the application of some hazardous reagents. Therefore, it was not applicable for such laboratories with limited resources as well as for high-throughput analysis. This study was aimed to develop a rapid yet less hazardous DNA extraction protocol for a plant using potassium phosphate buffer.