Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy due to mesencephalic infarction diagnosed by ZOOM DWI by Shangpei Wang, Yajie Cai, Xiaosan Wu, Sunhong Yan, Longsheng Wang

“…Conventional diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain showed a suspicious restriction in the left midbrain periaqueductal region. …”
Get full text

The Survey of Behavioral Systems in Relation to Test Anxiety: A Comparative Study by Amir ABDOLHOSSEINI, Najmeh SAFARIOLYAEI, Pooyesh GANJI, Ali Morad Heidari GORJI, Roya BALLAZADEH

“…Conclusion: Test Anxiety was corresponded with brain systems behavior theory, and anxiety increased in the avoidance system activation. …”
Get full text

Cerebral Fat Embolism That Was Initially Negative on DiffusionWeighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Seung Je Go, Yun Su Mun, Seung Ho Bang, Yong Han Cha, Young Hoon Sul, Jin Bong Ye, Jae Guk Kim

“…The diagnosis of cerebral fat embolism is clinical, but brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) is helpful. …”
Get full text

Pediatric Posterior Fossa Epidural Hematomas by Hakan Karabağlı, Mert Şahinoğlu, Ahmet Selim Karagoz, Burak Gezer

“…CT findings including hematoma thickness, hydrocephalus, presence of fourth ventricular compression, relation with cerebral venous sinuses and other associated brain injuries were evaluated. Results: The patient group consists of two girl and six boy. …”
Get full text

D-Serine Production, Degradation, and Transport in ALS: Critical Role of Methodology by John P. Crow, John C. Marecki, Misty Thompson

“…Localization studies within the brain suggest that mSOD1 and subsequent glial activation could contribute to the alterations in SR and D-serine seen in ALS. …”
Get full text

Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Substance Use among University Students by David A. F. Haaga, Sarina Grosswald, Carolyn Gaylord-King, Maxwell Rainforth, Melissa Tanner, Fred Travis, Sanford Nidich, Robert H. Schneider

Get full text

Phytocannabinoids: a new frontier in Alzheimer’s disease management by Jagadeesh S. Rao

“…The pathogenic characteristics encompass the existence of amyloid plaques outside the cells, neurofibrillary tangles inside the cells, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and the loss of synapses. The altered brain endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been linked to the progression of AD. …”
Get full text

Label free, capillary-scale blood flow mapping in vivo reveals that low-intensity focused ultrasound evokes persistent dilation in cortical microvasculature by YuBing Y. Shen, Jyoti V. Jethe, Ashlan P. Reid, Jacob Hehir, Marcello Magri Amaral, Chao Ren, Senyue Hao, Chao Zhou, Jonathan A. N. Fisher

“…However, neuromodulatory effects that persist from hours to days have also been reported. The brain’s ability to provide blood flow to electrically active regions involves a multitude of non-neuronal cell types and signaling pathways in the cerebral vasculature; an open question is whether persistent effects can be attributed, at least partly, to vascular mechanisms. …”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of European bat lyssavirus 1 pathogenicity in the mouse model. by Elisa Eggerbauer, Florian Pfaff, Stefan Finke, Dirk Höper, Martin Beer, Thomas C Mettenleiter, Tobias Nolden, Jens-Peter Teifke, Thomas Müller, Conrad M Freuling

“…Immunohistochemistry of mouse brains showed that the virus distribution in the brain depended on the inoculation route. …”
Get full text

Mediastinal Hydatid Cyst Rupturing into the Pleural Cavity Associated with Pneumothorax: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mohd Shameem, Rakesh Bhargava, Zuber Ahmad, Nazish Fatima, Naveed Nazir Shah

“…Hydatid cysts are usually located in the liver, lungs and brain. Mediastinal hydatid disease is very rare and has been noted only anecdotally in the literature. …”
Get full text

Why It Is Not Always Anxiety: A Tough Diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome by Carmen Elena Cervantes, Hsien Lee Lau, Tina Ataian Binazir, Keith O. O’Brien, Jonathan S. Cross

“…Previous electroencephalogram (EEG) and brain and cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were unremarkable. …”
Get full text

Nasogastric Tube Feeding-Induced Esophageal Bezoar: Case Description by Jad A. Degheili, Mikhael G. Sebaaly, Ali H. Hallal

“…Patient sustained anoxic brain injury after resuscitation, rendering him ventilator dependant along with nasogastric tube feeding, initially. …”
Get full text

Is There a Link between Mitochondrial Reserve Respiratory Capacity and Aging? by Claus Desler, Thomas Lau Hansen, Jane Bruun Frederiksen, Maiken Lise Marcker, Keshav K. Singh, Lene Juel Rasmussen

“…Based on examples from the energy requiring tissues such as brain, heart, and skeletal muscle, we propose that the age-related decline of oxidative phosphorylation decreases the reserve respiratory capacity of the affected tissue, sensitizes the cells to surges in ATP demand, and increases the risk of resulting pathologies.…”
Get full text

Clinical studies with drugs and biologics aimed at slowing or reversing normal aging processes—emerging results and future perspectives by Ricardo P. Garay

“…The association of the senolytic drugs dasatinib and quercetin was well tolerated, with low brain penetration of dasatinib and undetectable levels of quercetin. …”
Get full text

Effects of Bacterial-Fungal Coinfection on Biochemical Parameters and Organ Structure in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) by Alexander Atanasoff, Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Atanas Bozhkov, Çiğdem Ürkü

“…Bacteriological samples from the kidney, spleen, liver, and blood were cultured on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) and Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHIA), revealing the presence of Yersinia ruckeri, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on their physiological, morphological, and biochemical traits. …”
Get full text

Structural Predictive Model of Presenilin-2 Protein and Analysis of Structural Effects of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Mutations by Alejandro Soto-Ospina, Pedronel Araque Marín, Gabriel de Jesús Bedoya, Andrés Villegas Lanau

“…Alzheimer’s disease manifests itself in brain tissue by neuronal death, due to aggregation of β-amyloid, produced by senile plaques, and hyperphosphorylation of the tau protein, which produces neurofibrillary tangles. …”
Get full text

Post-retrieval noradrenergic activation impairs subsequent memory depending on cortico-hippocampal reactivation by Hendrik Heinbockel, Gregor Leicht, Anthony D Wagner, Lars Schwabe

“…In a three-day study, we measured brain activity using fMRI during initial encoding, 24 hr-delayed memory cueing followed by pharmacological elevations of glucocorticoid or noradrenergic activity, and final recall. …”
Get full text

Stroke after Initiating IV Penicillin for Neurosyphilis: A Possible Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction by Vineet Punia, Appaji Rayi, Adithya Sivaraju

“…Within six hours of first dose of IV crystalline penicillin G, he was found to have hemineglect and difficulty moving the left leg. MRI of the brain showed multiple acute ischemic strokes. Immediate MRA ruled out vascular occlusion. …”
Get full text

Wyburn-Mason disease: Management of a Spetzler-Martin grade 5 arteriovenous malformation with predominant thalamic involvement by Jovan Dhatt, BS, Karis Houser, Kathryn A Szymanski, BS, Kelly Halderman, BS, Michael Kuwabara, MD

“…Wyburn-Mason disease (WMD) is a rare congenital phakomatosis known for its complex arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) predominantly affecting the brain and ocular structures. We present the case of a 19-year-old female with an unruptured Spetzler-Martin grade 5 left thalamic AVM, who initially exhibited progressive visual impairment and migraines. …”
Get full text

Metastatic Lesion of the Tibia from Renal Cell Carcinoma by Piotr Młodożeniec, Krzysztof Balawender, Mateusz Zasadny

“…Additionally, the patient was enrolled to sunitinib treatment and was disease free at one year of follow-up. 13 months after diagnosis of cancer, she was suffering a major stroke of the brain that caused her to die. Conclusion. The treatment of patients with osseous metastases of renal cell cancer depends on the number of metastases, location of metastases, and overall health of the patient. …”
Get full text