Nervus intermedius sectioning for the treatment of geniculate neuralgia.

Objective: Geniculate neuralgia (GN) is a rare facial pain syndrome characterized by severe stabbing pain in the ear canal. The exact cause of GN remains unclear; however, it is thought that the nervus intermedius (NI) is the primary implicated structure. When medical management fails, surgical interventions are offered to treat the pain.

Determination Of Burn Size In Mouse Models Of Burn Injury: A Scoping Review Of Studies Leveraging Scald And Contact Burns.

Burns are a leading cause of non-fatal injury worldwide and leave survivors with significant complications, including prolonged hypermetabolism. Rodent models are commonly used to better understand the molecular underpinnings of burn injury. However, there is a lack of congruency in methodological reporting standards, particularly with regard to the reporting of burn size.

Development and validation of a new measure for forced migrants/refugees: the Screening of Refugees Self-Report (ScoRE-SR).

Purpose: To remedy the lack of a measure that jointly assesses the psychological status and impact of migration stressors among forced migrants, we developed and tested the Screening of Refugees Self-Report (ScoRE-SR) Questionnaire.

Method: Four institutions with expertise on posttraumatic symptomatology and/or migration stressors developed the ScoRE-SR through an iterative process also involving consultation with migrants and experts. The measure consists of 54 items on functioning, migration stressors, and posttraumatic symptomatology.

Managing anxiety in men undergoing surveillance in the NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme: A survey of screening staff in England.

Background: AAA is an enlargement in the aorta that can increase in size and rupture. In England, the National Health Service (NHS) AAA Screening Programme offers screening to all men aged 65 to identify those with an AAA. Men with small or medium sized aneurysm enter surveillance where they receive ultrasound scans annually or every three months respectively.

Dolphins share Toxoplasma gondii Type II genotypes with terrestrial animals: Evidence of terrestrial T. gondii contamination in marine environments.

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals, leading to toxoplasmosis. Dolphins are invaluable sentinel species informing potential risks of zoonotic pathogen infection in humans through raw or undercooked seafood consumption. Between 2019 and 2023, 14 dolphins from coastal New South Wales, Australia were examined as part of ongoing marine animal health monitoring programs.