A New Perspective On Arterioectatic Spinal Angiopathy with a Reversible Pattern: Cause or Consequence?

Objective: In 2022, arterioectatic spinal angiopathy (AESA) of childhood was reported as a fatal, progressive, multi-segment myelopathy associated with a unique form of non-inflammatory spinal angiopathy involving diffuse dilatation of the anterior spinal artery and cord congestion in children. In this study, we present four more cases of AESA, using early and long-term conventional imaging and flat detector computed tomography angiography (FDCTA) imaging to assess the probability of disease regression and prevent unnecessary interventions.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and radiological findings of four patients with AESA seen in two neuroradiology departments between 2014 and 2023.

Exploring the Influence of Concurrent Nutritional Therapy on Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Receiving Nusinersen Treatment.

Background This study examines spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a neuromuscular disease associated with malnutrition. Our goals are to assess how effectively screening tools can detect malnutrition and evaluate the impact of nutritional interventions on neurological outcomes, particularly motor functions. Methods Thirty-seven genetically diagnosed SMA patients (types 1, 2, and 3) under nusinersen therapy were included in the study.

Respiratory functions, respiratory muscle strength and fatigue in patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To compare PwPOMS and healthy controls in terms of respiratory functions, respiratory muscle strength, and fatigue, and investigate the determining role of fatigue on respiratory parameters.

Methods: Twenty-five PwPOMS and 15 healthy controls were included in the study. Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and expiratory pressures (MEP) were measured.

Herding towards pygmalion: Examining the cultural dimension of market and bank based systems.

The study aims to not only detect the presence of herd behavior in the countries studied, but also to examine the effect of cultural dimensions and market/bank-based systems on the herding behavior of financial market investors. The study employs the Cross-Sectional Standard Deviation and Cross-Sectional Absolute Deviation methods to analyze daily data from public companies traded in the capital markets in Emerging Seven and Group of Seven economies. The results suggest that being a member of E7-G7, a Future Oriented (FO), and a Performance Oriented (PO) cultures are the most important factors in explaining herd behavior.

Laser nanofabrication inside silicon with spatial beam modulation and anisotropic seeding.

Nanofabrication in silicon, arguably the most important material for modern technology, has been limited exclusively to its surface. Existing lithography methods cannot penetrate the wafer surface without altering it, whereas emerging laser-based subsurface or in-chip fabrication remains at greater than 1 μm resolution. In addition, available methods do not allow positioning or modulation with sub-micron precision deep inside the wafer.

First identification of canine parvovirus -2a/2b variant in unvaccinated domestic dogs with gastrointestinal signs in Türkiye.

Background: Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is the most common enteric virus that infects canids. CPV is the causative agent of a contagious disease defined mostly by clinical gastrointestinal signs in dogs. During the late 1970s, CPV-2 emerged as a new virus capable of infecting domestic dogs and growing across the world.

Evaluating the Efficiency of Various Treatment Methods in Cattle Cutaneous Papillomatosis.

In this study, we compared the effectiveness of various methods used in the treatment of cattle with cutaneous papillomatosis. Ivermectin, Tarantula cubensis extract, levamisole, autovaccine, and a combination of T. cubensis extract + levamisole were administered to the animals.

Laser-written wave plates inside the silicon enabled by stress-induced birefringence.

Laser writing enables optical functionality by altering the optical properties of materials. To achieve this goal, efforts generally focus on laser-written regions. It has also been shown that birefringence surrounding the modified regions can be exploited for achieving functionality.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Levels of Postmenopausal Women about Osteoporosis.

Background: Osteoporosis can be delayed by providing accurate and adequate information to people at risk. Therefore, we aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and behavior levels of women in the postmenopausal period, which is the largest group at risk.

Methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary Training and Research Hospital between 1 December 2018 and 1 May 2019 in 225 postmenopausal women who applied to the Family Medicine outpatient clinic and bone mineral density (BMD) outpatient clinics for BMD measurement or had previously had this measurement at least once.

Children With Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy Are at Increased Risk for Nephrolithiasis.

Background: Nephrolithiasis is not a well-documented condition in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It is possible that this condition was underestimated before the era of nusinersen because of a much shorter life expectancy. We present our observational data on nephrolithiasis and its possible risk factors in children with type 1 SMA.

Pentraxin-3, endothelin-1, some biochemical parameters and hematology in bovine respiratory disease complex.

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Background: Infectious bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC) is one of the world's major livestock problems.

Aims: The study aimed to determine the diagnostic importance of pentraxin-3, endothelin-1, clinical biochemistry, and hematological parameters in infectious BRDC.

A multicenter study of radiologically isolated syndrome in children and adolescents: Can we predict the course?

Objectives: To evaluate clinical characteristics, imaging features and etiological profile of Radiologically Isolated Syndrome (RIS) along with clinical and radiological follow-up.

Methods: Demographic, clinical and radiological data of patients younger than 18 years fulfilling the criteria for RIS were retrospectively analyzed. RIS was defined by the detection of lesions meeting the revised 2010 McDonald Criteria for dissemination in space on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the absence of any symptoms of demyelinating disease or an alternative cause for the MRI findings.

Advocacy at the Eighth World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.

The (WCPCCS) will be held in Washington DC, USA, from Saturday, 26 August, 2023 to Friday, 1 September, 2023, inclusive. The will be the largest and most comprehensive scientific meeting dedicated to paediatric and congenital cardiac care ever held. At the time of the writing of this manuscript, has 5,037 registered attendees (and rising) from 117 countries, a truly diverse and international faculty of over 925 individuals from 89 countries, over 2,000 individual abstracts and poster presenters from 101 countries, and a Best Abstract Competition featuring 153 oral abstracts from 34 countries.

Concomitant virus-induced gastrointestinal infection in dogs.

Many viruses are involved in concomitant infections, which are prevalent in nature. In mixed infections, one or both infectious agents may be increased, reduced, or both may be increased while the other is suppressed. Canine distemper virus (CDV) and Canine parvovirus- 2 (CPV-2) are important causes of gastroenteritis in dogs.

Approaches to identify canine distemper virus with neurological symptoms on the basis of molecular characterization of hemagglutinin and fusion genes.

Canine distemper virus (CDV), which causes severe infections in all domestic and wild carnivores, is transmitted by all secretions and excretions of infected animals. Despite the regular vaccination against it, CDV still manages to circulate in nature and is a worldwide problem in dogs. For many years in the world, the virus managed to circulate in nature.

Serum Levels of Neuropeptides in Epileptic Encephalopathy With Spike-and-Wave Activation in Sleep.

Background: Epileptic encephalopathy with spike-and-wave activation in sleep (EE-SWAS) is a syndrome of childhood, characterized by diffuse or generalized spike-wave activity in electroencephalography during non-rapid eye movement sleep. Neuropeptides have been demonstrated in several studies to function in the sleep-wake cycle and display convulsant and anticonvulsant features. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between EE-SWAS and neuropeptides such as dynorphin, galanin, ghrelin, leptin, melatonin, and orexin.

The effects of online exercise training on physical functions and quality of life in patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis.

Background: Patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (PwPOMS) frequently experience motor, sensory, and cognitive problems. Although exercise is known to be effective in adult patients with MS, there are still no studies investigating the effectiveness of exercise in PwPOMS. To examine the effectiveness of online exercise training on physical activity, muscle strength, functionality, gait, fatigue, and quality of life in PwPOMS.

Ocrelizumab in pediatric multiple sclerosis.

Background: Ocrelizumab is a recombinant humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal IgG1, approved by FDA and EMA for adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The data on the efficacy and safety of Ocrelizumab for pediatric MS cases are limited.

Objective: Here, we describe pediatric relapsing-remitting MS (P-RRMS) cases who were treated with Ocrelizumab as a disease-modifying drug.

Gendered Actions with a Genderless Robot: Gender Attribution to Humanoid Robots in Action.

The present study aims to investigate how gender stereotypes affect people's gender attribution to robots. To this end, we examined whether a robot can be assigned a gender depending on a performed action. The study consists of 3 stages.

Assessment of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies and magnetic resonance spectroscopy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.

Objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by the presence of various autoantibodies. Mild cognitive impairment developing in patients without significant neuropsychiatric (NP) symptoms was thought to be the result of immune-mediated myelinopathy. We aimed to determine the role of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG-Ab) in the neurological manifestations of childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) and if there is a correlation between various metabolite peaks in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and myelinopathy.