Safflower Improves Memory, Learning, and Behavior in Rats Subjected to Sleep Deprivation.

Background: Sleep is a physiological process that provides the body with a window for recovery and restoration. Intriguingly, even short-term sleep deprivation can impair brain memory, emotional capacity, information processing, and attention. Safflower () has been shown to attenuate memory loss and improve anxiety and depression.

A Typical Presentation of Cesarean Section Scar Endometriosis: A Case Report.

Endometriosis is the presence of ectopic functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Scar endometriosis is a rare condition that typically follows obstetrical and gynecological surgeries. Although the symptoms are non-specific and varying, scar endometriosis classically presents with cyclic pain at the site of incision during menstruation.

Clinical Presentation and Management of Severe Acute Renal Failure in McArdle Disease.

McArdle disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type V, is an autosomal recessive disease due to the absence of myophosphorylase activity, leading to the complete disruption of glycogen breakdown in muscles. We present a rare case of a Caucasian male, aged 26 years, who developed rhabdomyolysis-induced acute renal failure and uremic encephalopathy. Neurological examination and histopathological studies supported the diagnosis of McArdle disease.

An Unusual Case of Intestinal Malrotation Causing Duodenal Obstruction by a Looped Appendix.

BACKGROUND Bowel obstruction is a mechanical or functional obstruction of the intestines which prevents the normal movement of the products of digestion. Intestinal malrotation is one of the rarest causes of mechanical bowel obstruction. In adults, the incidence rate is 0.