Is gut microbiota of patients with ALS different from that of healthy individuals?

Background/aim: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Several studies have shown that alterations of microbiota increase the risk of neurodegenerative disorders. We aimed to reveal whether there is a difference in the gut microbiota of patients with ALS.

The impact of transparency on hemispheric lateralization of idiom comprehension: An rTMS study.

Previous neuropsychological data have equivocal suggestions concerning hemispheric involvement during idiom comprehension. The possible contribution of idioms transparency to the lateralization of figurative language comprehension has not been investigated using an interference technique. To analyse the cortical lateralization of idiom transparency processing, we employed inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during the processing of opaque idioms, transparent idioms, and non-idiomatic literal phrases.

Episodic Oculomotor Nerve Palsy with Intracranial Hypertension and Carcinomatous Meningitis.

The classically affected cranial nerve from intracranial hypertension is the sixth nerve. Carcinomatous meningitis can cause persistent or progressive cranial nerve palsies by infiltrating them in the subarachnoid space. Here we present a rare case of episodic, short-lasting, and unilateral oculomotor nerve palsy associated with carcinomatous meningitis and intracranial hypertension in a 44-year-old woman diagnosed with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma.