Fabrication of Shape Memory Polymer Endovascular Thrombectomy Device for Treating Ischemic Stroke.

Stroke is the second result for death and ischemic stroke constitutes most of all stroke cases. Ischemic stroke takes place when blood clot or embolus blocks cerebral vessel and interrupts blood flow, which often leads to brain damage, permanent disability, or death. There is a 4.

Single Component Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Polymer Composites for Interventional Endovascular Embolization of Intracranial Aneurysms.

Intracranial aneurysm is the abnormal focal dilation in brain arteries. When untreated, it can enlarge to rupture points and account for subarachnoid hemorrhage cases. Intracranial aneurysms can be treated by blocking the flow of blood to the aneurysm sac with clipping of the aneurysm neck or endovascular embolization with embolics to promote the formation of the thrombus.

Higher minor hemoglobin A2 levels in multiple sclerosis patients correlate with lesser disease severity.

Objective: To define whether minor adult hemoglobin A2 (HbA2, α2δ2) exerts any protective activity in multiple sclerosis (MS).

Methods: HbA2 levels were measured in 146 MS patients with high performance liquid chromatography and association with MS Severity Scores (MSSS) were determined. HbA2 associations with blood count parameters were also studied using blood counts evaluated on the same day of high performance liquid chromatography sampling.

Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: relationship between the electrophysiological findings and neuropathic pain.

[Purpose] Ulnar nerve neuropathies are the second most commonly seen entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremities after carpal tunnel syndrome. In this study, we aimed to evaluate pain among ulnar neuropathy patients by the Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs pain scale and determine if it correlated with the severity of electrophysiologicalfindings. [Subjects and Methods] We studied 34 patients with clinical and electrophysiological ulnar nerve neuropathies at the elbow.

Association between smoking and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: Although smoking is known to cause various symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, there have been no reports regarding the relationship between smoking and cognitive impairment in MS. Studying the effects of cigarette smoking in MS patients is imperative as there is a high prevalence of cognitive impairment in MS patients. In this study we examined the potentially deleterious effects of heavy smoking on mentation of patients with MS.

Multiple sclerosis presents with psychotic symptoms and coexists with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Psychiatric symptoms are not infrequent during MS, yet onset of MS with psychosis is rarely encountered. A 27-year-old Caucasian male was admitted due to numbness in his right arm and difficulty in walking.

Influences of socio-demographics on depression and anxiety in patients with complex partial and tonic-clonic seizures.

Aim: To compare the levels of anxiety and depression in patients with milder epilepsy characterized by complex partial seizures versus more severe epilepsy comprised of generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

Methods: A total of 60 patients aged between 18 and 80 admitted with seizures were prospectively enrolled. Patients with history of any psychiatric disorders were excluded.

A 17-year-old female with systemic lupus presents with complex movement disorder: possible relationship with antiribosomal p antibodies.

Complex movement disorder is a relatively rare presentation of neurolupus. Antiphospholipid antibodies are associated with movement disorders likely via aberrant neuronal stimulation. Antiribosomal P antibodies have been previously associated with neuropsychiatric disorders but their correlation with movement disorder was not previously established.