J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol
January 2021
Carbon dioxide (CO2), being an important greenhouse gas (GHG) significantly present in Earth's atmosphere, has been increasing because of several anthropogenic activities leading to global warming. Globally, various efforts have been made to confront climate change, and various CO2 capture and storage methods have been designed. This review aims at describing detailed studies about algae and the methods used by algae to capture and sequester carbon from the atmospheric environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildhood medulloblastoma is a case of a childhood brain tumour that requires close attention due to the low survival rate. Effective prognosis depends a lot on accurate detection of its subtype. The present study proposes a texture-based computer-aided categorization of childhood medulloblastoma samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnosis and Prognosis of brain tumour in children is always a critical case. Medulloblastoma is that subtype of brain tumour which occurs most frequently amongst children. Post-operation, the classification of its subtype is most vital for further clinical management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Neurosci
January 2016
Central neurocytomas are slow-growing primary brain tumors of neuronal origin having a predilection to arise mostly in the lateral ventricles. We report a case of a 9-year-old girl who presented with headache and vomiting of 1-month duration. Her magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of central neurocytoma of the third ventricle and was surgically managed, and tumor tissue was sent for histopathology and immunohistochemistry which confirmed the diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssam is a land of rich traditions and culture and advanced medical facilities that are comparable with facilities throughout the world. In this article, the history of development of Neurosciences in Assam is traced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 45-year-old gentleman presented with headache, dizziness, and unsteadiness of gait. On imaging, he was found to have a cerebellar and a spinal intramedullary hemangioblastoma. To rule out Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, we did screening of the whole abdomen with ultrasonography followed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen, and surprisingly, the patient was having bilateral adrenal pheochromocytoma and a hepatic cyst.
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