Premorbid anxiety and depression and baseline neurocognitive, ocular-motor and vestibular performance: A retrospective cohort study.

Concussion has become a growing concern among sport and healthcare practitioners. Experts continue to investigate ways to advance the quality of concussion evaluation, diagnosis and management. Psychological conditions have been reported to influence concussion assessment outcomes at baseline and post-concussion; however, little evidence has examined psychological conditions and their effect on multifaceted measures of concussion.

Maturation for Hemodialysis in the Ellipsys Post-Market Registry.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the maturation of the endovascular arteriovenous fistula system (EndoAVF) for 2-needle cannulation (2NC).

Materials And Methods: From October 2018 to June 2019, evaluation of 123 patients resulted in 95 arteriovenous fistulae, a rate of 63% (60 of 95) EndoAVF, and 37% (35 of 60) fistulae treated surgically. At 4 weeks, EndoAVF was not suitable for 2NC (defined as a palpable target vein [TV], 500 mL/min flow volume, and 5-mm diameter) underwent maturation procedures.

Hypertension secondary to renal hypoplasia presenting as acute heart failure in a newborn.

Introduction: Neonatal hypertension is defined as persistent systolic and/or diastolic blood pressures above the 95th percentile compared to other infants of similar gestational age and size. Neonatal hypertension is a rare condition, occurring in only 0.2-3.

DVL1 and DVL3 differentially localize to CYP19A1 promoters and regulate aromatase mRNA in breast cancer cells.

The CYP19A1 gene encodes aromatase, an enzyme that converts androgens into estrogens and consequently directly contributes to both the depletion of androgens and the synthesis of estrogens in several organs. Aromatase is critical for diverse biological processes such as proliferation, regulation of fat metabolism and hormone signaling. Additionally, it is also overexpressed in diverse cancers and drives hormone-dependent tumor progression and increases 17-β-estradiol (E) within tumors and the tumor microenvironment.

Rhabdomyolysis secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a systemic auto-immune disorder with a variety of presentations and wide spread organ involvement. We present a case report of a patient with an SLE exacerbation as well as concurrent rhabdomyolysis with massively elevated CPK (304,700 U/L). Though a rarely reported effect of SLE, rhabdomyolysis can be severe and potentially lethal secondary or concurrent to an acute SLE episode.

Factors Contributing to Disparities in Baseline Neurocognitive Performance and Concussion Symptom Scores Between Black and White Collegiate Athletes.

Background: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) concussion guidelines state that all NCAA athletes must have a concussion baseline test prior to commencing their competitive season. To date, little research has examined potential racial differences on baseline neurocognitive performance among NCAA athletes. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between Black and White collegiate athletes on baseline neurocognitive performance and self-reported symptoms.

Review of Vestibular and Oculomotor Screening and Concussion Rehabilitation.

Vestibular and oculomotor impairment and symptoms may be associated with worse outcomes after sport-related concussion (SRC), including prolonged recovery. In this review, we evaluate current findings on vestibular and oculomotor impairments as well as treatment approaches after SRC, and we highlight areas in which investigation is needed. Clinical researchers have intimated that recovery from SRC may follow certain clinical profiles that affect the vestibular and oculomotor pathways.

Wnt/β Catenin-Mediated Signaling Commonly Altered in Colorectal Cancer.

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in females and the third most common cancer diagnosed in males (Torre et al.). In 2012, there were about 1.

Laparotomy after using the gastroepiploic artery graft: retrogastric versus antegastric route.

Background: Most cardiac surgeons prefer the antegastric route for the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) graft. When placed anterior to the stomach, the RGEA pedicle may adhere to the greater omentum, or to the anterior abdominal wall, and may be injured during future abdominal operations.

Methods: To avoid this potentially lethal complication, we prefer to place the RGEA graft behind the stomach and the left lobe of the liver.

Traumatic superior mesenteric artery--portal vein fistula.

An interesting and rare case of traumatic superior mesenteric artery-to-portal vein arteriovenous fistula is presented. Initial operative control of the bleeding superior mesenteric artery injury required ligation of the superior mesenteric artery at its origin to prevent exsanguination in an extremely unstable patient with multiple injuries. Early postoperative visceral arteriography documented ligation of the superior mesenteric artery with a proximal superior mesenteric artery-to-portal vein arteriovenous fistula.

Nonpenetrating vascular injury to the subclavian artery.

Blunt subclavian artery injury has been uncommonly reported in the literature. Recent encounter with three such injuries prompted us to review our experience over the past 10 years uncovering only one additional case. These four cases and a review of pertinent literature form the basis for this article.

Necrosis of the colon as a complication of shock.

Colonic necrosis secondary to hypotension and shock in previously healthy, young patients is a rare occurrence with only ten cases reported in the literature. In all but one instance the necrosis was limited to the right colon. Three additional cases of transmural necrosis involving both the right and left colon following a documented episode of shock are reported.

Papillary-cystic neoplasm of the pancreas.

Papillary-cystic neoplasm of the pancreas is a rare tumor which has recently been described as a distinct, clinicopathological entity. Forty-four previously described cases from the literature and an additional 52 cases referred to in a brief abstract are reviewed. An additional case occurring in a 25-year-old woman is reported.

Massive degloving injury of the trunk.

A case of massive degloving injury of the perineum, thigh, and buttocks is presented. Hemostasis was achieved with a pneumatic anti-shock garment (PASG), followed by direct suturing of bleeding areas. A colostomy was performed.

Agenesis of the gallbladder: case report and familial investigation.

In this article we report a case of gallbladder agenesis, confirmed at laparotomy, and the subsequent investigation of that patient's family for others with evidence of agenesis. Ultrasonography was chosen as the principal diagnostic tool, and of the eight family members available for study, one was found to have no demonstrable gallbladder by either ultrasonography or oral cholecystography. The overall incidence of gallbladder agenesis is said to approximate 0.

Biliary lipid metabolism in the pregnant baboon.

The serum cholesterol value, bile acid pool size and kinetics as well as lipid composition of gallbladder bile have been studied in seven baboons during nine pregnancies. During pregnancy, the per cent decrease in the average serum cholesterol value ranged from 25.6 to 74.