Lattice separation and measures by James Ponnley

“…The effects of lattice separation such as normality, almost normal, slightly normal on various lattice-derived measure are investigated and generalizations of earlier work on 0-1 valued measures are obtained.…”
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Prune Belly Syndrome in a Female Newborn following In Vitro Fertilization-Induced Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ibraheem M. Alkhawaldeh, Jaber H. Jaradat, Mohammad Al-Jafari, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Samer Irshaid Alrahamneh

“…Clinical symptoms can range from stillbirth to significant renal and respiratory abnormalities to almost normal children. Treatment typically involves surgical repair of the abdominal wall defect and urinary tract abnormalities, early orchiopexy, and supportive management of related problems. …”
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A Foreign Body Granuloma of the Buccal Mucosa Induced by Honeybee Sting by Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Yohei Nakayama, Yumiko Matsusue, Miyako Kurihara, Takahiro Yagyuu, Tadaaki Kirita

“…The mass was 20 mm in diameter, elastically firm, partly mobile without pain or tenderness, and covered with almost normal mucosa. MR image did not delineate the lesion clearly. …”
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Fundus Autofluorescence in Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome by Fernando Marcondes Penha, Eduardo Vitor Navajas, Fábio Bom Aggio, Eduardo B. Rodrigues, Michel Eid Farah

“…Thirty days later, BCVA was 20/20 in both eyes and the complimentary exams were almost normal, despite an ICGA that showed few small hypofluorescent lesions. …”
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Two Patients with Extremely Elevated Tumor Markers: Where Is the Malignancy? by Patrick P. J. van der Veek, Wouter H. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, Alexandra M. J. Langers, Bart van Hoek

“…Liver biochemistry and serum CA19-9 concentration decreased to almost normal values (45 kU/L) after biliary stenting. …”
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A Case with Significant Proteinuria Caused by Secreted Protein from Urothelial Carcinoma by Masanori Sakakima, Yoshihide Fujigaki, Hideo Yasuda, Akashi Togawa, Tomoyuki Fujikura, Atsushi Otsuka, Seiichiro Ozono, Akira Hishida

“…Immunofluorescence study showed no deposition of immunoreactanct, and electron microscopy showed almost normal glomerulus without electron dense deposit. …”
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Vitreous Hemorrhage following High-Altitude Retinopathy by Arjun Shrestha, Rinkal Suwal, Biju Shrestha

“…A macular OCT scan showed almost normal-appearing fundus. Conclusions. Vitreous hemorrhage following climbing high altitude can be one of the manifestations of high-altitude retinopathy.…”
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Transient Global Amnesia with Reversible White Matter Lesions: A Variant of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome? by Tomoki Nakamizo, Ippei Tsuzuki, Takashi Koide

“…Although the initial magnetic resonance image (MRI) was almost normal, the fluid attenuation inversion recovery (FLAIR) images of the MRI on the next day revealed several small foci of high intensity areas in the fronto-parieto-occipital subcortical white matter, presumed to be vasogenic edema in PRES. …”
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Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…His jaundice and liver enzyme levels improved markedly on withdrawal of the drug, returning to almost normal in five weeks. Treating inflammatory bowel disease effectively while trying to limit iatrogenic disease is a continuous struggle. …”
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Huge Intravascular Tumor Extending to the Heart: Leiomyomatosis by Suat Doganci, Erkan Kaya, Murat Kadan, Kubilay Karabacak, Gökhan Erol, Ufuk Demirkilic

“…Physical examination was almost normal except bilateral pretibial edema. On magnetic resonance venography, there was an intravenous mass, which is originated from right internal iliac vein and extended into the inferior vena cava. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute-Onset Spastic Quadriparesis Caused by a Chondroma of the Cervical Spine by Kaori Momota, Toshihiko Nishisho, Ryo Miyagi, Shunichi Toki, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Yoichiro Takata, Toshinori Sakai, Akihiro Nagamachi, Toru Maeda, Koichi Sairyo

“…At the one-year follow-up, the manual muscle testing results were almost normal. Surgeons should keep in mind the possibility of benign tumors including chondroma of the cervical spine when a patient presents with acute-onset quadriparesis.…”
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Improvement of Blood Plasmalogens and Clinical Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Oral Administration of Ether Phospholipids: A Preliminary Report by Shiro Mawatari, Shinji Ohara, Yoshihide Taniwaki, Yoshio Tsuboi, Toru Maruyama, Takehiko Fujino

“…The levels of ether phospholipids in peripheral blood reached to almost normal levels after 24 weeks. Furthermore, some clinical symptoms of PD improved concomitantly. …”
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Increased Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation in a Danish Nationwide Cohort: The Mediating Role of Postoperative Complications by Brix ATH, Petersen TG, Nymark T, Schmal H, Lindberg-Larsen M, Rubin KH

“…Subsequent amputation resulted in an increased mortality the month after a subsequent amputation (overall HR 3.2 (CI 2.8– 3.7) in women and HR 3.2 (CI 2.8– 3.6) in men) and almost normalized after the first year. The proportion of the mortality risk that potentially could be reduced by preventing sepsis was 16% (CI 11.7– 20.3) for women and 17% (CI 13.4– 20.4) for men. …”
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