Prospective Quantitative and Phenotypic Analysis of Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Its Clinical Relevance in Ischemic Stroke Patients.

The levels of platelet-derived extracellular vesicles (pEVs) have been reported as elevated in acute ischemic stroke (IS). However, the results of studies remain equivocal. This prospective, case-control study included 168 patients with IS, 63 matched disease controls (DC), and 21 healthy controls (HC).

Mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke - Five years of experience in Poland.

Objectives: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is not reimbursed by the Polish public health system. We present a description of 5 years of experience with MT in acute stroke in Comprehensive Stroke Centers (CSCs) in Poland.

Methods And Results: We retrospectively analyzed the results of a structured questionnaire from 23 out of 25 identified CSCs and 22 data sets that include 61 clinical, radiological and outcome measures.

Isolated internal carotid artery dissection in a long-distance runner.

We present a case of internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) in the precranial segment, which caused binocular visual impairment in a 49-year-old man during a marathon race. The incident lasted 3 h, after which the symptoms resolved. Imaging tests showed internal carotid artery dissection.

Development of the maxillary sinus from birth to age 18. Postnatal growth pattern.

Objectives: Anatomical and developmental descriptions of the maxillary sinus may be of great clinical importance. An understanding of age-related changes in the dimensions and volume of the normal maxillary sinus may help in the evaluation of radiographs and identification of sinus abnormalities. The aim of the present study was to define growth patterns of maxillary sinuses in children up to the age of 18 years and evaluate the correlation between normal age-related changes in dimensions and volume.

Accuracy of the anthropometric measurements of skeletonized skulls with corresponding measurements of their 3D reconstructions obtained by CT scanning.

Background: The anthropometric measurements of the skeletonized skull are crucial in the investigation of human remains, mostly for personal identification. The images of the skull are used if the superimposition or approximation of the facial appearance is to be performed. The aim of the study was to compare the accuracy of the anthropometric measurements of skeletonized skulls with corresponding measurements of their 3D reconstructions obtained by CT scanning.

Microencapsulated sodium butyrate administered to patients with diverticulosis decreases incidence of diverticulitis--a prospective randomized study.

Background: Microencapsulated sodium butyrate (MSB) has been previously associated with anti-inflammatory and regenerative properties regarding large bowel mucosa. We aimed to examine a role of MSB in patients with diverticulosis, hypothesizing its potential for reduction of diverticulitis episodes and diverticulitis prevention.

Methods: Seventy-three patients with diverticulosis (diagnosed in colonoscopy or/and barium enema or/and CT colography) were recruited for the study and randomized.

Difficulties in personal identification caused by unreliable dental records.

This paper demonstrates a case of personal identification that initially seemed straightforward, mainly because complete and comprehensive antemortem dental records of a missing person were made available for analysis. Skeletal remains were found and the skull (most crucial for human identification) was delivered for analysis. Comparative analysis of antemortem and postmortem dental records excluded identification, while the results of superimposition (simultaneously performed by another team member) revealed sufficient concordant points to establish identity.

Body mass estimation in modern population using anthropometric measurements from computed tomography.

Forensic anthropologists are able to estimate the stature of a skeleton, its sex and biological age at death, with a relatively high degree of accuracy. Body mass estimation from the stature and bi-iliac (maximum pelvic) breadth and femoral head breadth can be useful in forensic investigations involving unidentified skeletal remains. Predicting the body mass of skeletal remains always involves significant inaccuracy, however when body mass extremes are disregarded average figures provide the best estimation.

The conclusive role of postmortem computed tomography (CT) of the skull and computer-assisted superimposition in identification of an unknown body.

Computed tomography is commonly used in modern medicine, and thus, it is often helpful for medicolegal purposes, especially as part of the antemortem record. The application of postmortem computed tomography and 3D reconstruction of the skull in challenging cases is reported, and its valuable contribution to positive identification is discussed. This paper presents a case in which the body of an unknown individual is identified.

[Examination of the skull of Stanislaw Papczynski (1631-1701)--the founder of the fraternity of Marian Priests].

Procedures of identifying an individual on the basis of skeletal remains are of interest to anthropologists, anatomists, morphologists, physicians and criminologists. The results of such procedures are immensely significant, both from the cognitive point of view, as they allow for determining the range of variability of human traits, and from the practical standpoint, in forensic-medical procedures. The methodical aspect of the procedures represents an important problem since the reliability of the employed identification techniques determines the probability with which we can reconstruct the intravital appearance of an individual.