Characteristics of Rice Hulls, Sawdust, Wood Shavings and Mixture of Sawdust and Wood Shavings, and Their Usefulness According to the Pen Location for Hanwoo Cattle.

In this study, two experiments were conducted to investigate the physicochemical characteristics (Exp. I) of bedding materials such as rice hulls (RH), sawdust (SD), wood shavings (WS) and sawdust+wood shavings (S+W; 1:1 in volume), and utilization of these beddings except RH (Exp. II) for rearing beef cattle.

Characteristics of Wet Distillers Grains on In vitro Ruminal Fermentation and Its Effects on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Finishing Hanwoo Steers.

Two experiments were conducted to determine the nutrient composition, in vitro ruminal ammonia concentrations and pH of wet distillers grains (WDG, produced from tapioca 70% and rice 30%) and to evaluate dietary effects of fermented total mixed ration (TMR) using WDG on the performance, blood metabolites and carcass characteristics of Hanwoo steers from mid fattening to slaughter. In Exp. I, average dry matter (DM), crude protein, ether extract, crude fiber, ash, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, and nitrogen free extract of seven WDG samples from an ethanol plant with different sampling dates were 19.

Lumbar discal cyst causing bilateral radiculopathy.

Background: Discal cyst is a rare lesion that can result in clinical symptoms typical of disc herniation manifesting as a unilateral single nerve root lesion. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of discal cyst resulting in bilateral radiculopathy.

Case Description: A 48-year-old female presented with bilateral sciatica and neurogenic claudication for 3 months.

Quercetin reduces the elevated matrix metalloproteinases-9 level and improves functional outcome after cerebral focal ischemia in rats.

Background: Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption mediated by matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) activation is a critical event during cerebral ischemia. The inhibition of MMP might be a potential approach to protect against secondary injury. The present study was designed to determine the effects of quercetin on BBB disruption and MMP activity, in a focal ischemia model induced by photothrombosis, in rats.

Aortic aneurysm complicated with pyogenic spondylitis following vertebroplasty.

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a commonly used procedure for the treatment of painful vertebral fractures induced by osteoporosis or metastatic disease. It is generally considered to be safe and effective. However, infectious complications can be serious.

Traumatic acute spinal subarachnoid hematoma.

This report describes a 66-year-old man who presented with progressive paraparesis after a fall. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an acute spinal hematoma at T11-12 with spinal cord compression. The patient underwent an emergency left T11-12 hemilaminectomy.

Osteochondroma of the cervical spine extending multiple segments with cord compression.

Involvement of the cervical spinal cord by a solitary osteochondroma is rare. We describe a case of cervical osteochondroma extending from C5 to C7 in a 16-year-old male. The tumor, arising from the inner aspect of the C6 spinous process, projected longitudinally into the spinal canal and compressed the spinal cord; this caused clinical symptoms associated with myelopathy and radiculopathy.

Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma: a case report and review of the literature.

The ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma is a rare postoperative complication, for which there are fifteen reported cases that have been surgically verified. The authors present a rare case of ectopic recurrence along the tract of the surgical route. A 12-year-old girl, who had undergone total removal of a suprasellar craniopharyngioma 4 years previously, presented with a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.