Background: The preferred treatment for distal humeral intercondylar fractures is open reduction and internal fixation. While there is consensus about the posterior approach, several posterior approaches have been developed. It is debatable as to which approach is best.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current article focuses on the preparation and characterization of garbage enzyme (GE) and explores its applications in treating leachate. GE is prepared from fruit and vegetable wastes and characterized via analysis of metabolites, carbohydrates, proteins, antioxidants, and enzymatic activities. This study extends our understanding of GE by reporting the presence of various metabolites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEntrainment of the hippocampus by the medial entorhinal area (MEA) in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE), the most common type of drug-resistant epilepsy in adults, is believed to be mediated primarily through the perforant pathway (PP), which connects stellate cells in layer (L) II of the MEA with granule cells of the dentate gyrus (DG) to drive the hippocampal tri-synaptic circuit. Using immunohistochemistry, high-resolution confocal microscopy and the rat pilocarpine model of TLE, we show here that the lesser known temporoammonic pathway (TAP) plays a significant role in transferring MEA pathology to the CA1 region of the hippocampus independently of the PP. The pathology observed was region-specific and restricted primarily to the CA1c subfield of the hippocampus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTemporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common type of drug-resistant epilepsy in adults, with an unknown etiology. A hallmark of TLE is the characteristic loss of layer 3 neurons in the medial entorhinal area (MEA) that underlies seizure development. One approach to intervention is preventing loss of these neurons through better understanding of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objectives: Penicillin resistance has been reported in various studies to have no impact on the outcome of pneumococcal pneumonia. However, the importance of cephalosporin resistance has not been systematically studied. We conducted an analysis of patients with high-level cephalosporin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia (H-CRSPP).
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