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A new systems-level evaluation shows microglial account activation like a enhancing element in typical epilepsies.
Microvascular decompression (MVD) and vagoglossopharyngeal rhizotomy (VGR) are effective treatment for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GN). However, surgical choice is controversial due to the need to maximize pain relief and reduce complications.

To retrospectively compare safety, efficacy, long-term quality of life (QOL), and global impression of change following MVD and VGR for treatment of GN.

Patient database reviews and telephone surveys were conducted to assess baseline characteristics and long-term outcomes. The effects of pain and complications on QOL were assessed using Brief Pain Inventory-Facial (BPI-Facial) questionnaire. Complication tolerance and surgery satisfaction were sorted using the global impression of change survey.

Of 87 patients with GN, 63 underwent MVD alone, 20 underwent VGR alone, and 4 underwent VGR following a failed MVD. The long-term rate of pain relief was slightly, but not significantly, lower following MVD than VGR (83.6%vs 91.7%, P=.528). https://www.selleckchem.com/products/unc0379.html However, long-term complications occurred much more frequently following VGR (3.0%vs 50.0%, P<.001). The BPI-Facial, which evaluates pain and complications, showed that MVD had better postoperative QOL than VGR (P<.001). However, 91.7% of patients who underwent VGR experienced no or mild complications. There was no significant difference in the overall satisfaction rates between the groups (83.3%vs 83.6%, P>.99).

Although VGR resulted in lower postoperative QOL due to a high complication rate, most of these complications were mild. The overall satisfaction rates for the 2 surgeries were similar.
Although VGR resulted in lower postoperative QOL due to a high complication rate, most of these complications were mild. The overall satisfaction rates for the 2 surgeries were similar.
A periodic serosurvey of dengue seroprevalence is vital to determine the prevalence of dengue in countries where this disease is endemic. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dengue immunoglobulin G (IgG) seropositivity among healthy Malaysian adults living in urban and rural areas.

A total of 2598 serum samples (1417 urban samples, 1181 rural samples) were randomly collected from adults ages 35-74y. The presence of the dengue IgG antibody and neutralising antibodies to dengue virus (DENV) 1-4 was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the plaque reduction neutralisation test assay, respectively.

The prevalence of dengue IgG seropositivity was 85.39% in urban areas and 83.48% in rural areas. The seropositivity increased with every 10-y increase in age. Ethnicity was associated with dengue seropositivity in urban areas but not in rural areas. The factors associated with dengue seropositivity were sex and working outdoors. In dengue IgG-positive serum samples, 98.39% of the samples had neutralising antibodies against DENV3, but only 70.97% of them had neutralising antibodies against DENV4.

The high seroprevalence of dengue found in urban and rural areas suggests that both urban and rural communities are vital for establishing and sustaining DENV transmission in Malaysia.
The high seroprevalence of dengue found in urban and rural areas suggests that both urban and rural communities are vital for establishing and sustaining DENV transmission in Malaysia.
Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) is a treatment option for several cervical pathologies. Various graft materials such as autografts, titanium mesh cages (TMC), or poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) cages are used. Additional posterior fixation (PF) to provide extra support and improve stability is sometimes performed initially, or later as supplementary treatment.

To describe our retrospective study of 119 consecutive cases of ACCF with synthetic grafts, in 3 cohorts of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), infectious and neoplastic processes, and trauma, with special focus on need for supplementary PF.

A total of 135 adult patients treated with ACCF between January 2005 and January 2018 were identified. Patients lost to follow-up were excluded, and 119 remaining patients were included for retrospective clinical and radiological assessment.

Synthetic grafts were used in 116 (97%) cases. Only 9 (8%) ACCF cases required later supplementary PF, where 7 (78%) cases were multilevel. There was a statistically significant difference in revision rate with PF for single-level compared to multilevel ACCFs (P=.001). Revision rates with PF were 2%, 29%, and 7% in CSM, infectious and neoplastic processes, and trauma cohorts, respectively.

The results indicate that ACCF is a safe and effective treatment for degenerative and traumatic cervical spine disorders, with low complication and revision rates. Single-level ACCF can be performed without additional PF. Multilevel ACCF (n>2) and pathologies affecting bone quality seem to be risk factors for material subsidence and instability. In these cases, additional PF should be considered.
2) and pathologies affecting bone quality seem to be risk factors for material subsidence and instability. In these cases, additional PF should be considered.In recent years, large-scale oceanic sequencing efforts have provided a deeper understanding of marine microbial communities and their dynamics. These research endeavors require the acquisition of complex and varied datasets through large, interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts. However, no unifying framework currently exists for the marine science community to integrate sequencing data with physical, geological, and geochemical datasets. Planet Microbe is a web-based platform that enables data discovery from curated historical and on-going oceanographic sequencing efforts. In Planet Microbe, each 'omics sample is linked with other biological and physiochemical measurements collected for the same water samples or during the same sample collection event, to provide a broader environmental context. This work highlights the need for curated aggregation efforts that can enable new insights into high-quality metagenomic datasets. Planet Microbe is freely accessible from https//www.planetmicrobe.org/.
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