Polysomnographic findings in the ultra-rare McLeod syndrome: further documentation of sleep apnea as a possible feature.

Study Objectives: McLeod syndrome is a very rare multisystemic neurodegenerative disease linked to mutations in the gene. It has cardiac, neurologic, and neuromuscular manifestations and shares similarities with Huntington's disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate sleep patterns of patients affected by McLeod syndrome.

Resistance and resilience of pelagic and littoral fishes to drought in the San Francisco Estuary.

Many estuarine ecosystems and the fish communities that inhabit them have undergone substantial changes in the past several decades, largely due to multiple interacting stressors that are often of anthropogenic origin. Few are more impactful than droughts, which are predicted to increase in both frequency and severity with climate change. In this study, we examined over five decades of fish monitoring data from the San Francisco Estuary, California, USA, to evaluate the resistance and resilience of fish communities to disturbance from prolonged drought events.

Case Report of Spontaneous Resolution of a Congenital Glioblastoma.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a rare, highly aggressive brain tumor associated with a poor outcome in both children and adults. Treatment usually involves a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, but ultimately it is incurable. Evidence suggests that congenital GBM may have a better prognosis with improved survival compared with GBM in older children.

Anncaliia algerae microsporidial myositis.

The insect microsporidian Anncaliia algerae was first described in 2004 as a cause of fatal myositis in an immunosuppressed person from Pennsylvania, USA. Two cases were subsequently reported, and we detail 2 additional cases, including the only nonfatal case. We reviewed all 5 case histories with respect to clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and management and summarized organism life cycle and epidemiology.