Taste dysfunction after COVID-19: Analysis with functional near-infrared spectroscopy.

<br><b>Introduction:</b> According to official data, COVID-19 emerged in China in December 2019 and has spread worldwide since then.</br> <br><b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate differences in functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) recordings between convalescent COVID-19 patients and a healthy control group, which could help to clarify the pathomechanism of dysgeusia in COVID-19.</br> <br><b>Material and methods:</b> The study included 16 participants, comprised of 8 convalescent COVID-19 patients and 8 healthy controls.

Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome due to a Mutation Presenting with Deep White Matter Cysts.

We report on the first Polish patient diagnosed with the Aicardi-Goutières syndrome 5 (AGS5). AGS is caused by mutations in one of 9 genes () which stimulate the type I interferon response. The diagnosis was confirmed by identifying a compound heterozygous mutation p.

PIGN encephalopathy: Characterizing the epileptology.

Objective: Epilepsy is common in patients with PIGN diseases due to biallelic variants; however, limited epilepsy phenotyping data have been reported. We describe the epileptology of PIGN encephalopathy.

Methods: We recruited patients with epilepsy due to biallelic PIGN variants and obtained clinical data regarding age at seizure onset/offset and semiology, development, medical history, examination, electroencephalogram, neuroimaging, and treatment.

Nursing Care During Neonatal Electroencephalographs.

Background: Electroencephalography (EEG) enables the precise evaluation of a neonate's condition. Three factors that determine the quality of care during this procedure are knowledge, experience, and attitude. The role of the nurse during EEG recordings was evaluated in this study, and the requirements for successfully performing neonatal EEGs, along with practical suggestions, are presented.

Crystal and molecular structure of a new cobalt complex of quinine.

A new cobalt complex of quinine, C20H25Cl3CoN2O2, was obtained from a mixture of saturated alcohol solutions of CoCl2 6H2O and quinine. The X-ray structure analysis of a single crystal revealed that the complex is a zwitterion in which the positive charge is localised on the protonated nitrogen atom, N1, of the quinuclidine fragment and the negative charge is shared by the three chlorine atoms. The cobalt atom coordinates the chlorines and the nitrogen atom, N13, of the quinoline fragment.