Performance of the Fitbit Charge 2 and Galaxy Watch 2 compared with polysomnography in assessing patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

Wearable devices may be used to evaluate sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). This study compared the use of two wearable devices (the Fitbit Charge 2 (FC2) and Galaxy Watch 2 (GW2)) with that of polysomnography (PSG) for assessing the sleep time of OSA patients. A total of 127 consecutive patients with OSA underwent overnight PSG while wearing the FC2 and GW2 on their nondominant wrist.

High-on-Aspirin Platelet Reactivity Differs Between Recurrent Ischemic Stroke Associated With Extracranial and Intracranial Atherosclerosis.

Background And Purpose: Ischemic stroke recurs despite the use of antiplatelet agents. Various mechanisms are involved in recurrence due to intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) and extracranial atherosclerosis (ECAS). High-on-aspirin platelet reactivity (HAPR) may differ between recurrent stroke due to ICAS and ECAS.

TALE homeobox heterodimer GSM1/GSP1 is a molecular switch that prevents unwarranted genetic recombination in Chlamydomonas.

Eukaryotic sexual life cycles alternate between haploid and diploid stages, the transitions between which are delineated by cell fusion and meiotic division. Transcription factors in the TALE-class homeobox family, GSM1 and GSP1, predominantly control gene expression for the haploid-to-diploid transition during sexual reproduction in the unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. To understand the roles that GSM1 and GSP1 play in zygote development, we used gsm1 and gsp1 mutants and examined fused gametes that normally undergo the multiple organellar fusions required for the genetic unity of the zygotes.

Distal versus Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: Different Mechanisms.

Background: Clinical and radiological characteristics of middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarction may differ according to the location of occlusion.

Objectives: We investigated the difference between proximal and distal symptomatic MCA occlusion (MCAO) in patients with ischemic stroke. The factors associated with the imaging characteristics were also analyzed.

Intra-arterial thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke patients with active cancer.

Background And Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of intra-arterial thrombectomy (IAT) and prognosis for acute ischaemic stroke patients with active cancer.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 253 patients who underwent IAT within 24 h after stroke onset between January 2012 and August 2017. We classified the patients into active cancer (n = 26) and control groups (n = 227) and compared clinical data.

Venous infarction mimicking top of basilar syndrome; An uncommon complication of adult influenza infection.

Influenza infection increases the risk of ischemic stroke. Here, we represent a case of a 32year-old female who presented with acutely developed altered mental status after influenza A infection. The clinical manifestation and initial lesion on brain DWI mimicked top of basilar syndrome, but without an arterial occlusion or stenosis.