Scleritis Caused by In Vitro Linezolid-Resistant Nocardia asteroides.

Purpose. To describe a case of postoperative scleritis caused by a novel strain of Nocardia resistant to linezolid and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Methods.

Management of deep brain stimulator battery failure: battery estimators, charge density, and importance of clinical symptoms.

Objective: We aimed in this investigation to study deep brain stimulation (DBS) battery drain with special attention directed toward patient symptoms prior to and following battery replacement.

Background: Previously our group developed web-based calculators and smart phone applications to estimate DBS battery life (http://mdc.mbi.

Effect of serotonergic anorectics on food intake and induction of Fos in brain of mice with disruption of melanocortin 3 and/or 4 receptors.

Previous studies have indicated that type 3 or 4 melanocortin receptors (MCR) are downstream of the critical anorectic action of drugs that stimulate 5-HT(2C) receptors. To characterize further the receptor types involved, we have studied the effect of serotonergic anorectics in mice with genomic disruption of either MC3R or MC4R, or their combined knockout. In a first experiment, we showed that wild type (WT) and MC4R-/- mice showed comparable inhibition of food intake following acute treatment with dexnorfenfluramine.