Publications by authors named "T Levinson"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the functional outcomes of adults with acute infectious encephalitis, focusing on West Nile virus encephalitis (WNVE) compared to other types such as VZV and HSV1.
- A total of 105 patients were analyzed, revealing that WNVE and VZV patients were generally older and had worse clinical outcomes at discharge compared to HSV1 patients.
- Notably, WNVE exhibited a pronounced inflammatory response, and the findings suggest a prevalence of WNVE and VZV over HSV1, highlighting the need for further research on West Nile virus infections.
Objectives: The incidence of autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) has risen in the last decade, yet recent studies are lacking. We compared the epidemiology of autoimmune and infectious encephalitis cases in Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (TASMC) between 2010 and 2020.
Methods: All encephalitis cases, aged 18 and above, admitted to TASMC between the years 2010 and 2020 were reviewed for demographic, clinical, laboratory, and imaging data and categorized based on etiology.
Background: Acute kidney injury associated with the underlying inflammatory process of an acute bacterial infection affects patient morbidity and mortality. Clinicians use creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) to assess this renal injury, however, these measures may lag behind and change only once significant kidney injury has occurred. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is up-regulated by inflammation and infection and may serve as an early detection biomarker of kidney injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiological springs can be used in nature for energy conservation and ultra-fast motion. The loading and unloading rates of elastic materials can play an important role in determining how the properties of these springs affect movements. We investigate the mechanical energy efficiency of biological springs (American bullfrog plantaris tendons and guinea fowl lateral gastrocnemius tendons) and synthetic elastomers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Impairment in intrinsic motivation (IM), the drive to satisfy internal desires like mastery, may play a key role in disability in psychosis. However, we have limited knowledge regarding relative impairments in IM compared to extrinsic motivation (EM) or general motivation (GM), in part due to limitations in existing measures.
Methods: Here we address this gap using a novel Trait Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation self-report scale in a sample of n = 243 participants including those with schizophrenia, psychosis-risk, and healthy controls.