Microwave Specular Measurements and Ocean Surface Wave Properties.

Microwave reflectometers provide spectrally integrated information of ocean surface waves several times longer than the incident electromagnetic (EM) wavelengths. For high wind condition, it is necessary to consider the modification of relative permittivity by air in foam and whitecaps produced by wave breaking. This paper describes the application of these considerations to microwave specular returns from the ocean surface.

Genetic and immune predictors for hypersensitivity syndrome to antiepileptic drugs.

Hypersensitivity syndrome reactions (HSR) to antiepileptic drugs (AED) are associated with severe clinical cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR). We aimed (1) to assess HSRs to AEDs using the in vitro lymphocyte toxicity assay (LTA) in patients who manifested HSRs clinically; (2) to correlate LTA results with the clinical syndrome; (3) to correlate LTA results with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele B∗1502 (HLA-B∗1502) positivity in a Han Chinese-Canadian population; and (4) to determine the cytokine network in this population. Patients that developed fever and cutaneous eruptions in the presence or absence of organ involvement within 8 weeks of exposure to carbamazepine (CBZ), phenytoin (PHY), or lamotrigine (LTG) were enrolled.

The remarkably high prevalence of epilepsy and seizure history in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the umbrella term that describes the range of adverse developmental outcomes that may occur in the offspring of mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy. FASD is associated with several comorbidities including epilepsy. The objective of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of epilepsy or a history of seizures in subjects with FASD and the contribution of relevant risk factors.

Hyperphosphatasia with neurologic deficit: a pyridoxine-responsive seizure disorder?

This report describes the case of a 4 1/2-year-old female with developmental delay and tonic-clonic seizures, persistently elevated serum alkaline phosphatase activity, and low serum pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. Born at term to consanguineous parents, she was dysmorphic and delayed at 5 months. At 11 months, seizures and microcephaly were evident but skeletal and cerebral imaging, karyotyping, and genetic metabolic tests were unremarkable.