Hemoglobin Decrements are Associated with Ischemic Brain Lesions and Poor Outcomes in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Background: Acute ischemic lesions seen on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are associated with poor intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) outcomes, but drivers for these lesions are unknown. Rapid hemoglobin decrements occur in the initial days after ICH and may impair brain oxygen delivery. We investigated whether acute hemoglobin decrements after ICH are associated with MRI ischemic lesions and poor long-term ICH outcomes.

Impact of dietary supplementation of L-citrulline to meat goats during gestation on reproductive performance.

Background: Meat goat production is a worldwide industry with products such as meat, milk, soap, and fiber being produced. There are approximately 2.6 million meat goats in the United States.

Rete anomaly of the middle cerebral artery: case series of 13 patients from the Northeastern United States.

Background: Rete middle cerebral artery (MCA) is a rare anomaly of the intracranial circulation that mimics congenital Moyamoya disease (MMD). Similar to MMD, it is reported almost exclusively in East-Asian ethnicities. Here, we report 13 patients with rete MCA anomaly from a predominantly non-Asian background in the USA.

Laser interstitial thermal therapy for cavernous malformations: a meta-analysis of individual patient-level data.

Objective: Several case series have investigated the use of laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) to treat cavernous malformations (CMs), for either seizure control or reduction of neurological symptoms and future hemorrhage risk. However, pooled outcomes are largely unknown. The authors aimed to quantify posttreatment seizure freedom, symptomatic progression or hemorrhage, perioperative complications, and imaging outcomes from the available literature.

Muscle activity during multi-step descent.

Background: Previous step studies have shown mechanical variances across steps in descent; however, muscle activity differences have not been examined across steps in a staircase. The purpose of this study was to quantify differences in muscle activity during step descent between step strategies (step-over-step and step-match) and across steps.

Methods: Twenty-five individuals descended a seven-step staircase at self-selected pace (rise: 15.