Characterization, occurrence, and molecular cloning of a lectin from Grifola frondosa: jacalin-related lectin of fungal origin.

A lectin named GFL was isolated from the fruiting body of the basidiomycete mushroom Grifola frondosa, which belongs to Aphyllophorales. The lectin had a molecular mass of 24 kDa on SDS-PAGE. The hemagglutinating activity of GFL was not inhibited by any monosaccharide, and inhibited only by porcine stomach mucin so far as tested.

A hippocampal lesion detected by high-field 3 tesla magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with temporal lobe epilepsy.

Nearly 80% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy have some types of lesion identified by conventional 1.5 tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We performed high-field 3 T MRI in a 5-year-old patient with recurrent complex partial seizures who was diagnosed as having right temporal lobe epilepsy based on the results of single photon emission computed tomography and ictal video-electroencephalogram monitoring, because 1.

Increase in diameter of ventricular septal defect and membranous septal aneurysm formation during the infantile period.

Serial changes in diameters of ventricular septal defect (VSD), and in the formation patterns of membranous septal aneurysm (MSA), were evaluated using two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography during the infantile period. We studied 65 patients with VSD, who were classified into three groups by clinical feature. The patients with severe respiratory symptoms and significant failure to thrive were classified as group A (n = 15).

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis developed after acute herpetic gingivostomatitis.

A child with acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) developed after acute herpetic gingivostomatisis was described. Inspite of the improvement of his gingivostomatitis, his consciousness gradually deteriorated and he was admitted to Nakadori General Hospital. His consciousness level was drowsiness and increased bilateral patellar reflexes were shown.