Acute Presentation and Long-Term Rehabilitation Follow-Up of Ischemic Myelopathy Due to Clinically Suspected Fibrocartilaginous Embolism in an Adolescent Male: A Case Report and Review.

Ischemic myelopathy is uncommon in the pediatric population, with fibrocartilaginous embolism (FCE) being one of its rarest causes. We present the case of an otherwise healthy 17-year-old student who experienced sudden onset of severe low-back pain amidst intensive physical training, which rapidly deteriorated to complete sensory-motor paralysis of his lower limbs. He was treated with IV Methylprednisolone and anticoagulation after the initial work-up suggested spinal cord infarction.

Diagnostic approach to tinea capitis with kerion: A retrospective study.

Background: Kerion is an inflammatory type of tinea capitis manifesting as boggy crusted nodules. Diagnosis of kerion is often challenging due to high rates of false-negative mycological samples.

Methods: A retrospective study among children with kerion, prior to antifungal treatment, was conducted to assess rates of false-negative mycological samples.

Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Among Adolescents with Psoriasis: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study.

Few studies have reported an association between psoriasis and atopic comorbidity in adults. A population-based cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the possible association of psoriasis with allergic rhinitis or asthma among adolescents. Adolescents (16-18 years of age) medically evaluated for military service between 1999 and 2014 were included.

Long-term scopolamine treatment and dental caries.

Objectives: To investigate whether scopolamine, an anticholinergic agent which induces hyposalivation, represents a risk factor for the occurrence of dental caries.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out among sailors treated with scopolamine for seasickness. The study population included 370 young healthy male adults (18-30 years old) who served in the Israel Navy between 2012 and 2016.

Toll-like receptor-4 knockout mice are more resistant to optic nerve crush damage than wild-type mice.

Background: This study aims to investigate the role of the inflammatory response following optic nerve crush (ONC) in knockout mice for the toll-like receptor-4 gene (TLR4-/-) compared to wild-type (WT) mice.

Methods: ONC was induced in TLR4-/- and C57BL6 WT mice. Histological sections of the retina and optic nerve were analysed on days 1, 3 or 21 after injury.