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The HASI-R had moderate inter-rater reliability [intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) 0·60]. This was better than all other HS physical sign outcome measures evaluated, which had poor inter-rater reliability (ICC<0·5). HASI-R had the highest intra-rater reliability (ICC 0·91). The HASI-R had good construct validity and demonstrated known-groups validity. The HASI-R was also the most preferred tool by all raters.

Results from the clinometric assessment of the HASI-R are encouraging, and support continued evaluation of this clinician-reported outcome measure.
Results from the clinometric assessment of the HASI-R are encouraging, and support continued evaluation of this clinician-reported outcome measure.
Optic pathway gliomas (OPG) are low-grade pilocytic astrocytomas accounting for 3-5% of pediatric intracranial tumors. Accurate and quantitative follow-up of OPG using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is crucial for therapeutic decision making, yet is challenging due to the complex shape and heterogeneous tissue pattern which characterizes these tumors. The aim of this study was to implement automatic methods for segmentation and classification of OPG and its components, based on MRI.

A total of 202 MRI scans from 29 patients with chiasmatic OPG scanned longitudinally were retrospectively collected and included in this study. Data included T
and post-contrast T
weighted images. The entire tumor volume and its components were manually annotated by a senior neuro-radiologist, and inter- and intra-rater variability of the entire tumor volume was assessed in a subset of scans. Automatic tumor segmentation was performed using deep-learning method with U-Net+ResNet architecture. A fivefold cross-validation y management.
This study presents methods for automatic segmentation of chiasmatic OPG tumors and classification into the different components of the tumor, based on conventional MRI. Automatic quantitative longitudinal assessment of these tumors may improve radiological monitoring, facilitate early detection of disease progression and optimize therapy management.
Imaging selected patients with proximal anterior circulation stroke who demonstrate limited infarct may benefit from endovascular treatment beyond conventional time limits. Our aim was to evaluate the results of the EVT group series arriving between 6 and 24 hours from the onset of symptoms with (ASPECTS) ≥7 to our hospital (with 24/7 interventional neuroradiology) comparing them with those obtained in our prospectively registered series arriving between 0 and 6 hours.

The inclusion criteria were ≥18years, an interval between stroke and endovascular treatment of 6-24 hours, prestroke score mRS 0-2, no intracranial haemorrhage, (NIHSS) scale 8-22 and infarct evaluated by CT scan ≥7 in ASPECTS scale. Data, including patient demographics, neuroimaging findings, procedural details, recanalization rates and 90-day mRS, were collected.

Twelve of the 14 (85.71%) endovascular group patients who came to our centre between 6 and 24 hours had good outcomes at 90days. To confirm our findings, we evaluated patients treated at our centre who met the selection criteria from January 2017 to September 2019. In this period, 382 patients with large vessel occlusion were treated endovascularly. 56 patients met all the criteria for inclusion and exclusion for our study. 31 of these 56 patients (56.36%) obtained a (mRS) scale ≤2 at three months. There was no significant difference (P=0.063).

In circumstances of difficult access to MRI or CT perfusion, a computed tomography of ASPECTS ≥7 is sufficient to indicate endovascular treatment in a stroke of known onset between 6 and 24 hours.
In circumstances of difficult access to MRI or CT perfusion, a computed tomography of ASPECTS ≥7 is sufficient to indicate endovascular treatment in a stroke of known onset between 6 and 24 hours.
To assess the efficacy and safety profile of add-on cannabidiol (CBD) in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome (DS) on clobazam and in the overall population of four randomized, controlled phase 3 trials.

Patients received plant-derived, highly purified CBD medicine (Epidiolex
in the USA; Epidyolex
in Europe; 100mg/ml oral solution) at a dose of 10 or 20mg/kg/day, or placebo for 14weeks. A subgroup analysis of patients on clobazam and meta-analysis by syndrome were conducted. The primary endpoint was percentage reduction in primary seizure type during the treatment period.

396 patients with LGS (49% on clobazam) and 318 patients with DS (64% on clobazam) were included. CBD treatment resulted in a reduction in primary seizure frequency vs placebo in the overall population (treatment ratio [95% confidence interval] LGS, 0.70 [0.62-0.80]; DS, 0.71 [0.60-0.83]) and in patients receiving clobazam (LGS, 0.56 [0.47-0.67]; DS, 0.63 [0.52-0.77]). The antiseizure efficacy of CBD was also demonstrated across other endpoints vs placebo (≥50% responder rate, total seizure frequency, number of seizure-free days, and Subject/Caregiver Global Impression of Change scores) in the overall populations and in patients receiving clobazam. There were higher incidences of somnolence and sedation in patients on CBD and clobazam. Most incidences of elevated transaminases occurred in patients on concomitant valproate and, to a lesser extent, clobazam.

Add-on CBD was effective in reducing seizures in the overall populations and in conjunction with clobazam. Somnolence and sedation occurred more frequently in patients on CBD and clobazam.
Add-on CBD was effective in reducing seizures in the overall populations and in conjunction with clobazam. Somnolence and sedation occurred more frequently in patients on CBD and clobazam.Understanding which factors influence the ability of individuals to respond to changing temperatures is fundamental to species conservation under climate change. We investigated how a community of butterflies responded to fine-scale changes in air temperature, and whether species-specific responses were predicted by ecological or morphological traits. Using data collected across a UK reserve network, we investigated the ability of 29 butterfly species to buffer thoracic temperature against changes in air temperature. First, we tested whether differences were attributable to taxonomic family, morphology or habitat association. CYT387 cell line We then investigated the relative importance of two buffering mechanisms behavioural thermoregulation versus fine-scale microclimate selection. Finally, we tested whether species' responses to changing temperatures predicted their population trends from a UK-wide dataset. We found significant interspecific variation in buffering ability, which varied between families and increased with wing length.
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