Optimizing fibrin hydrogel toward effective neural progenitor cell delivery in spinal cord injury.

Transplantation of neural progenitor cell (NPC) possessing the potential to differentiate into neurons may guard against spinal cord injury (SCI)- associated neuronal trauma. We propose that autologous-like NPC may reduce post-transplant immune response. The study used the rat SCI model to prove this concept.

Determinants of Suboptimal Outcome Following Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis.

Background: Response to thymectomy in myasthenia gravis (MG) is influenced by various patient-, disease-, and therapy-related factors.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 128 patients with MG who underwent maximal thymectomy over 15 years was done to identify the determinants of suboptimal clinical outcome.

Results: Among the 128 patients, 62 (48.

Mucormycosis-induced ileocecal perforation: A case report and review of literature.

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare form of invasive mucormycosis with high fatality rate due to difficulty in establishing its diagnosis. The classic risk-factors include immunosuppression and metabolic derangement. A case of ileocecal mucormycosis following intracardiac repair of congenital heart disease in a 17-year-old boy is described here who lacked the typical risk-factors for mucormycosis.

Plasmacytoma of the clivus.

We report a case of solitary plasmacytoma of the clivus in a 55 year old male.