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4, p=0.005) and time taken in hand-eye coordination tasks (r=0.2 for all levels, p<0.05). Reaction and response times were correlated with time taken in the hand-eye coordination test (r=0.2-0.4, p<0.01).
Individuals with neck pain had slower hand and foot reaction and response times and impaired hand-eye coordination, suggesting deficits in sensorimotor function. Training speed, as a function of acuity, and hand-eye coordination might be considered in clinical assessment. Further research is needed to identify potential underlying mechanisms of the slower and less well coordinated movement.
Individuals with neck pain had slower hand and foot reaction and response times and impaired hand-eye coordination, suggesting deficits in sensorimotor function. Training speed, as a function of acuity, and hand-eye coordination might be considered in clinical assessment. Further research is needed to identify potential underlying mechanisms of the slower and less well coordinated movement.Previous studies have suggested that the senile ptosis is mostly aponeurotic ptosis. Aponeurotic ptosis, the most common cause of acquired ptosis in elderly adults, results from disinsertion or dehiscence of the levator aponeurosis from the tarsal plate. Müller's Muscle is located below the levator aponeurosis, and its main function is to contribute to a few millimeter in upper eyelid elevation. In recent years, studies have shown that Müller's Muscle plays a more important role in the eye-opening process than previously reported. There are few reports on the changes of smooth muscle component with age in Müller's Muscle. As far as we know, it has not been written up previously. Through histological study on Müller's Muscle of Chinese cadaver specimens, we found that Müller's Muscle contained obvious smooth muscle components above the upper edge of the tarsus in the specimen of a child. However, in elderly specimens, we observed that the smooth muscle components decreased gradually even faded away from originated inferior branch of levator superioris muscle to upper margin of tarsus. We hypothesized that the number of smooth muscle components in Müller's Muscle gradually decreases, with the increase of age, which further affects the function of Müller's Muscle in assisting levator muscle, and further causes or aggravates ptosis. Our hypothesis needs to be further verified by more autopsy histological studies of different ages and genders, so as to provide a new idea for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of ptosis.
To assess the cerebral hemodynamic data associated with transient cerebral hemodynamic disturbance (TCHD), including cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) and watershed shift ischemia (WSI), by whole-brain (WB) computed tomography perfusion (CTP) before and after revascularization for ischemic moyamoya disease.
A total of 115 consecutive patients with ischemic moyamoya disease underwent revascularization. All patients underwent WB-CTP 24 hours before operation and on the day of onset of TCHD and 6 months after revascularization. The volumes of delay time (DT) >3 seconds and mismatch and relative cerebral blood flow <30% were calculated in 3 time points.
Of the 115 patients, 18 115 had TCHD, comprising 10 with CHS and 8 with WSI. selleckchem Compared with the brain volume of DT >3 seconds before revascularization, the volume decreased significantly (P < 0.05) on the day of CHS. The volume of mismatch in 3 time points indicated no significant differences (P > 0.05). The volume of relative cerebral blood flow <30% showed obvious differences of significance among 10 patients with CHS (P < 0.05) at 3 time points. In the WSI group, the volume of DT >3 seconds, mismatch, and DT >3 seconds showed significant differences, relatively (P < 0.05), at 3 time points. At the time of onset of TCHD, DT >3 seconds and mismatch in the CHS group were dramatically lower than those in the WSI group (P < 0.05). DT >3 seconds in the no-TCHD group showed significant differences (P < 0.05) at 3 time points.
WB-CTP could be used to assess the cerebral hemodynamic characteristics before and after revascularization. DT >3 seconds and mismatch played important roles in evaluating distinct features of TCHD.
3 seconds and mismatch played important roles in evaluating distinct features of TCHD.Bioactive metabolites derived from the phylum Actinobacteria represent many of the existing antimicrobial drugs. Compared with other bacterial pathogens, direct preliminary screening by diffusion assays is a limiting factor against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and different methodologies have been used to improve the search for new molecules. However, the concern remains that most of the previously discovered molecules replicate by conventional procedures. The combination of multidisciplinary approaches with new technologies could advance the discovery of new leads against Mtb like considering the unexplored Actinobacteria jointly with selective and integrative procedures.The distribution of freshwater and marine microplastics (MPs) varies due to the difference in fresh and seawater densities and MP sources. This study aims to investigate the abundance of MPs and their possible sources in surface waters of different ecosystems, such as sea, lagoon, and lake. We classified MPs in terms of their color and type and established the relationship between the MPs in surface waters with different characteristics. The mean MP abundance (33 particles L-1) detected herein was higher than that in the previously conducted studies. Fragment particles (37.95%) were determined to be the dominant MP type, and the predominant MP color was blue (75.28%). As for the seasonal MP distribution, its highest content (48.03 particles L-1) was observed in autumn, unlike that reported by other studies. The findings of this study reveal the effects of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge and current flow on the MP distribution in the study area. link2 This study aims to provide representative data on the MP abundance and distribution, as well as MP-affecting parameters for similar aquatic areas in other parts of the world.Genetic testing is currently the leading edge of clinical care when it comes to diagnostics. However, many questions remain unanswered even when employing next-generation sequencing techniques due to our inability to decode genetic variations and our limited repertoire of available diagnoses. Accordingly, diagnostic yields for current genomic screenings are less then 50% and fail to provide the whole picture, leaving the remaining patients without a definitive diagnosis. Human phenotypic/disease expression is explained by alterations not only at the genome, but also at the transcriptome, proteome and metabolome levels. These "higher" complexity levels represent at wealth of information, and diagnostic screenings tests at these levels have been shown to significantly improve diagnostic yields in specific populations compared to conventional diagnostic workup or gold standards in use (7-30% increase in diagnostic yields, depending on the population, approach and gold standard being compared against). However, these are not yet routinely available to clinicians. Due to their dynamic and modifiable nature, tapping into data from different omics will improve our understanding of the pathophysiological bases underlying (many yet to characterize) human disorders. We herein review how alterations at these levels (e.g. post-transcriptional and post-translational) may be pathogenic, how such tests may be implemented and in which situations they are of significant utility.Pitt-Hopkins syndrome is a rare neurodevelopment disorder caused by haploinsufficiency of the transcription factor 4 (TCF4). The main clinical symptoms of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome are severe development delay, intellectual disability, characteristic facial phenotype, and breathing abnormalities, including episodic hyperventilation. Different pathogenic variants can lead to Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. The most common are large deletions at 18q21 encompassing the TCF4 gene and frameshifting/nonsense single nucleotide variants. However, variants in noncoding regions can also lead to Pitt-Hopkins syndrome by disrupting the normal pre-mRNA splicing machinery. Here we describe three patients with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome caused by a large deletion in chromosome 18, a nonsense variant, and a novel variant located in intron 11 of TCF4 c.922+5G > A. Using RT-PCR analysis and minigene splicing assay we showed that this intronic variant leads to exon 11 skipping resulting in a formation of a premature stop codon. To our knowledge, this is the first functional annotation of a splicing variant in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
A long diagnostic delay in multiple sclerosis (MS) reduces the chance of early access to disease modifying therapies with potential to impact on disease trajectory. link3 The aims of this study were to determine the delay in diagnosis of MS and its associated factors in Iran.
Our study was conducted on 536 MS patients who were selected from Multiple sclerosis registry database and neurology clinics in southern part of Iran. Data were collected via a face-to-face interview administered questionnaire. A multiple linear regression model was used to control for the effect of potential confounding factors on the delay of MS diagnosis.
The mean of diagnostic delay was 7.0 months. Single patients were diagnosed on average 1.33 months later compared with those who were married (P = 0.007). Those who were registered with a family physician reported an average of 1.42 months longer delay in diagnosis than others (P = 0.004). For each year of older age at diagnosis, the delay was 1.04 months longer (P < 0.001). On the other hand, those who had migraine were diagnosed 1.58 months earlier than others (P < 0.001). Participants with a vision problem as the initial symptom were diagnosed 1.48 months earlier than those with sensory symptoms (P < 0.001), and 1.28 months earlier than those with headache/dizziness (P = 0.093). It was also suggested that the diagnostic delay was shortened over the study period (on average 1.06 months per year, P < 0.001).
Easy access to a neurologist, raising health literacy in the general population, and improving the family physicians' alertness about MS symptoms can shorten the delay of MS diagnosis.
Easy access to a neurologist, raising health literacy in the general population, and improving the family physicians' alertness about MS symptoms can shorten the delay of MS diagnosis.
This study aims to investigate the genetic predisposition of haptoglobin (Hp) genotype as a predictor for cerebral vasospasm (CV) after acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) in the Egyptian population. This permits CV risk factors stratification of patients with aSAH. Hence, it will guide the treatment plan and intensive monitoring for those patients.
The study was carried out at El Matareya Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. We studied 50 patients with aSAH who were prospectively recruited and followed up by transcranial Doppler (TCD) examination for 14 days following aneurysmal rupture to early detect hemodynamic changes associated with CV and also the occurrence of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) as a secondary outcome. In this study, we attempted to analyze Hp genotyping as a potential predictor of CV and DCI during the acute phase of aneurysmal SAH.
As a part of result analyses, among studied patients, 34 patients (68 %) developed CV and 19 patients (38 %) developed DCI. Only history of hypertension [RR = 1.
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4, p=0.005) and time taken in hand-eye coordination tasks (r=0.2 for all levels, p<0.05). Reaction and response times were correlated with time taken in the hand-eye coordination test (r=0.2-0.4, p<0.01).
Individuals with neck pain had slower hand and foot reaction and response times and impaired hand-eye coordination, suggesting deficits in sensorimotor function. Training speed, as a function of acuity, and hand-eye coordination might be considered in clinical assessment. Further research is needed to identify potential underlying mechanisms of the slower and less well coordinated movement.
Individuals with neck pain had slower hand and foot reaction and response times and impaired hand-eye coordination, suggesting deficits in sensorimotor function. Training speed, as a function of acuity, and hand-eye coordination might be considered in clinical assessment. Further research is needed to identify potential underlying mechanisms of the slower and less well coordinated movement.Previous studies have suggested that the senile ptosis is mostly aponeurotic ptosis. Aponeurotic ptosis, the most common cause of acquired ptosis in elderly adults, results from disinsertion or dehiscence of the levator aponeurosis from the tarsal plate. Müller's Muscle is located below the levator aponeurosis, and its main function is to contribute to a few millimeter in upper eyelid elevation. In recent years, studies have shown that Müller's Muscle plays a more important role in the eye-opening process than previously reported. There are few reports on the changes of smooth muscle component with age in Müller's Muscle. As far as we know, it has not been written up previously. Through histological study on Müller's Muscle of Chinese cadaver specimens, we found that Müller's Muscle contained obvious smooth muscle components above the upper edge of the tarsus in the specimen of a child. However, in elderly specimens, we observed that the smooth muscle components decreased gradually even faded away from originated inferior branch of levator superioris muscle to upper margin of tarsus. We hypothesized that the number of smooth muscle components in Müller's Muscle gradually decreases, with the increase of age, which further affects the function of Müller's Muscle in assisting levator muscle, and further causes or aggravates ptosis. Our hypothesis needs to be further verified by more autopsy histological studies of different ages and genders, so as to provide a new idea for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of ptosis.
To assess the cerebral hemodynamic data associated with transient cerebral hemodynamic disturbance (TCHD), including cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) and watershed shift ischemia (WSI), by whole-brain (WB) computed tomography perfusion (CTP) before and after revascularization for ischemic moyamoya disease.
A total of 115 consecutive patients with ischemic moyamoya disease underwent revascularization. All patients underwent WB-CTP 24 hours before operation and on the day of onset of TCHD and 6 months after revascularization. The volumes of delay time (DT) >3 seconds and mismatch and relative cerebral blood flow <30% were calculated in 3 time points.
Of the 115 patients, 18 115 had TCHD, comprising 10 with CHS and 8 with WSI. selleckchem Compared with the brain volume of DT >3 seconds before revascularization, the volume decreased significantly (P < 0.05) on the day of CHS. The volume of mismatch in 3 time points indicated no significant differences (P > 0.05). The volume of relative cerebral blood flow <30% showed obvious differences of significance among 10 patients with CHS (P < 0.05) at 3 time points. In the WSI group, the volume of DT >3 seconds, mismatch, and DT >3 seconds showed significant differences, relatively (P < 0.05), at 3 time points. At the time of onset of TCHD, DT >3 seconds and mismatch in the CHS group were dramatically lower than those in the WSI group (P < 0.05). DT >3 seconds in the no-TCHD group showed significant differences (P < 0.05) at 3 time points.
WB-CTP could be used to assess the cerebral hemodynamic characteristics before and after revascularization. DT >3 seconds and mismatch played important roles in evaluating distinct features of TCHD.
3 seconds and mismatch played important roles in evaluating distinct features of TCHD.Bioactive metabolites derived from the phylum Actinobacteria represent many of the existing antimicrobial drugs. Compared with other bacterial pathogens, direct preliminary screening by diffusion assays is a limiting factor against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and different methodologies have been used to improve the search for new molecules. However, the concern remains that most of the previously discovered molecules replicate by conventional procedures. The combination of multidisciplinary approaches with new technologies could advance the discovery of new leads against Mtb like considering the unexplored Actinobacteria jointly with selective and integrative procedures.The distribution of freshwater and marine microplastics (MPs) varies due to the difference in fresh and seawater densities and MP sources. This study aims to investigate the abundance of MPs and their possible sources in surface waters of different ecosystems, such as sea, lagoon, and lake. We classified MPs in terms of their color and type and established the relationship between the MPs in surface waters with different characteristics. The mean MP abundance (33 particles L-1) detected herein was higher than that in the previously conducted studies. Fragment particles (37.95%) were determined to be the dominant MP type, and the predominant MP color was blue (75.28%). As for the seasonal MP distribution, its highest content (48.03 particles L-1) was observed in autumn, unlike that reported by other studies. The findings of this study reveal the effects of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge and current flow on the MP distribution in the study area. link2 This study aims to provide representative data on the MP abundance and distribution, as well as MP-affecting parameters for similar aquatic areas in other parts of the world.Genetic testing is currently the leading edge of clinical care when it comes to diagnostics. However, many questions remain unanswered even when employing next-generation sequencing techniques due to our inability to decode genetic variations and our limited repertoire of available diagnoses. Accordingly, diagnostic yields for current genomic screenings are less then 50% and fail to provide the whole picture, leaving the remaining patients without a definitive diagnosis. Human phenotypic/disease expression is explained by alterations not only at the genome, but also at the transcriptome, proteome and metabolome levels. These "higher" complexity levels represent at wealth of information, and diagnostic screenings tests at these levels have been shown to significantly improve diagnostic yields in specific populations compared to conventional diagnostic workup or gold standards in use (7-30% increase in diagnostic yields, depending on the population, approach and gold standard being compared against). However, these are not yet routinely available to clinicians. Due to their dynamic and modifiable nature, tapping into data from different omics will improve our understanding of the pathophysiological bases underlying (many yet to characterize) human disorders. We herein review how alterations at these levels (e.g. post-transcriptional and post-translational) may be pathogenic, how such tests may be implemented and in which situations they are of significant utility.Pitt-Hopkins syndrome is a rare neurodevelopment disorder caused by haploinsufficiency of the transcription factor 4 (TCF4). The main clinical symptoms of Pitt-Hopkins syndrome are severe development delay, intellectual disability, characteristic facial phenotype, and breathing abnormalities, including episodic hyperventilation. Different pathogenic variants can lead to Pitt-Hopkins syndrome. The most common are large deletions at 18q21 encompassing the TCF4 gene and frameshifting/nonsense single nucleotide variants. However, variants in noncoding regions can also lead to Pitt-Hopkins syndrome by disrupting the normal pre-mRNA splicing machinery. Here we describe three patients with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome caused by a large deletion in chromosome 18, a nonsense variant, and a novel variant located in intron 11 of TCF4 c.922+5G > A. Using RT-PCR analysis and minigene splicing assay we showed that this intronic variant leads to exon 11 skipping resulting in a formation of a premature stop codon. To our knowledge, this is the first functional annotation of a splicing variant in Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
A long diagnostic delay in multiple sclerosis (MS) reduces the chance of early access to disease modifying therapies with potential to impact on disease trajectory. link3 The aims of this study were to determine the delay in diagnosis of MS and its associated factors in Iran.
Our study was conducted on 536 MS patients who were selected from Multiple sclerosis registry database and neurology clinics in southern part of Iran. Data were collected via a face-to-face interview administered questionnaire. A multiple linear regression model was used to control for the effect of potential confounding factors on the delay of MS diagnosis.
The mean of diagnostic delay was 7.0 months. Single patients were diagnosed on average 1.33 months later compared with those who were married (P = 0.007). Those who were registered with a family physician reported an average of 1.42 months longer delay in diagnosis than others (P = 0.004). For each year of older age at diagnosis, the delay was 1.04 months longer (P < 0.001). On the other hand, those who had migraine were diagnosed 1.58 months earlier than others (P < 0.001). Participants with a vision problem as the initial symptom were diagnosed 1.48 months earlier than those with sensory symptoms (P < 0.001), and 1.28 months earlier than those with headache/dizziness (P = 0.093). It was also suggested that the diagnostic delay was shortened over the study period (on average 1.06 months per year, P < 0.001).
Easy access to a neurologist, raising health literacy in the general population, and improving the family physicians' alertness about MS symptoms can shorten the delay of MS diagnosis.
Easy access to a neurologist, raising health literacy in the general population, and improving the family physicians' alertness about MS symptoms can shorten the delay of MS diagnosis.
This study aims to investigate the genetic predisposition of haptoglobin (Hp) genotype as a predictor for cerebral vasospasm (CV) after acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) in the Egyptian population. This permits CV risk factors stratification of patients with aSAH. Hence, it will guide the treatment plan and intensive monitoring for those patients.
The study was carried out at El Matareya Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. We studied 50 patients with aSAH who were prospectively recruited and followed up by transcranial Doppler (TCD) examination for 14 days following aneurysmal rupture to early detect hemodynamic changes associated with CV and also the occurrence of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) as a secondary outcome. In this study, we attempted to analyze Hp genotyping as a potential predictor of CV and DCI during the acute phase of aneurysmal SAH.
As a part of result analyses, among studied patients, 34 patients (68 %) developed CV and 19 patients (38 %) developed DCI. Only history of hypertension [RR = 1.
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