Fungal endophytes alleviate salt stress in wheat in terms of growth, ion homeostasis and osmoregulation.

Aims: This study examined the ability of isolated endophytic fungi to confer salt stress tolerance on wheat.

Methods And Results: Tolerance of pot-grown wheat in greenhouse to salt stress was measured by estimating emergence rate, growth, relative water content, photosynthetic pigments biosynthesis, Na and K contents, as well as sugar and proline levels under salt stress in inoculated wheat seedlings. Chaetomium coarctatum (66·7%) and Alternaria chlamydospora (56·7%) improved wheat seedling emergence under moderate salinity (2·5 dS m ) compared to noninoculated plant (50%).

Giant bipolar intramedullary nondysraphic spinal cord lipoma: A case report.

Introduction: Intramedullary spinal cord lipomas (IMSCL) are a rare entity, accounting for less than 1% of spinal tumors. Most cases are associated with lumbosacral dysraphism and occur predominantly in the pediatric population.

Material And Method: We report the case of an isolated bipolar lipoma, which was very large in the cervicodorsal region and small in the conus medularis.

[Dermoid cysts of the posterior cerebral fossa in children revealed by recurrent aseptic meningitis: Report of two cases and a review of the literature].

Introduction: Dermoid cysts of central nervous system are very rare. The usual clinical presentation is dominated by intracranial hypertension, epilepsy and cranial palsy. The revelation mode could be recurrent aseptic meningitis.