Evaluation and Management of Acute-Onset Hemiparesis in an Adolescent With Leukemia.

Emergency departments (EDs) are alert to the possibility of stroke and the need for early interventions to improve long-term clinical outcomes. However, new-onset hemiparesis in pediatric patients with leukemia may be due to a number of different etiologies, including most common side effects from chemotherapeutic agents. We present a case of a 15-year-old boy with pre-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy, having recently received a high-dose methotrexate infusion in addition to intrathecal methotrexate therapy, who presented to our ED with acute right-sided hemiparesis.

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight (Apocynaceae).

Cynanchum auriculatum is a climbing vine belonging to the Apocynaceae family and shows very similar morphology to Cynanchum wilfordii, a medicinal plant. The complete chloroplast genome of C. auriculatum was generated by de novo assembly using the small amount of whole genome sequencing data.

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of an important medicinal plant Cynanchum wilfordii (Maxim.) Hemsl. (Apocynaceae).

Cynanchum wilfordii (Maxim.) Hemsl. is a traditional medicinal herb belonging to the Asclepiadoideae subfamily, whose dried roots have been used as traditional medicine in Asia.

Analysis of factors related to arm weakness in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ratio of significant weakness in the affected arm of breast cancer-related lymphedema patients to their unaffected side. Another purpose was to identify factors related to arm weakness and physical function in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Methods: Consecutive patients (n = 80) attended a single evaluation session following their outpatient lymphedema clinic visit.

Utilization of real-time PCR to detect Rangifer Cornu contamination in Cervi Parvum Cornu.

Cervi parvum cornu (CPC) is a well-known ethnopharmacological source, whereas Rangifer cornu (RC) is not considered to be a major source. CPC is distributed in sliced form. Addition of RC to CPC has become an issue in CPC distribution because the appearance of sliced RC is not different from sliced CPC.

Effects of supervised exercise therapy in patients receiving radiotherapy for breast cancer.

Purpose: Postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer has a number of associated complications. This study examined whether supervised moderate-intensity exercise could mitigate the complications that occur during radiotherapy.

Patients And Methods: Forty women were randomized before radiotherapy after various operations for breast cancer.

Identification of Panax species in the herbal medicine preparations using gradient PCR method.

In order to identify the existence of Panax species in herbal medicine preparations, the Ginseng specific marker primer was selected and created based on the sequence of Korean ginseng DNA fragment, 359 bp. The gradient PCR was performed on 40 types of the herbal medicines including the 7 types of Araliaceae that are in the same family with the Panax ginseng using the created Ginseng maker primer. As result, Panax notoginseng (Chinese), Panax japonicus (Japanese) and Panax quinquefolius (American), along with Panax ginseng (Korean) were the only ones amplified.