When Stroke Disguises as Dementia: A Case of Missed Cerebral Venous Thrombosis by Tina Moghadam Fard, Mehrnaz Hosseinzadeh, MohammadAli Shokri, Mostafa Almasi‐Dooghaee, Fatemeh Sadat Mirfazeli

“…Although some symptoms of cerebrovascular thrombosis are typical and lead to early diagnosis, they can sometimes present with rare and unusual symptoms, complicating the diagnostic process. …”
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Myalgia and Hematuria in Association with Clonidine and Arginine Administration for Growth Hormone Stimulation Tests by Meghan Glibbery, Adam Fleming, Rahul Chanchlani, Olufemi Abiodun Ajani, Norma Marchetti, Alexa Marr, M. Constantine Samaan

“…This case highlights an unusual combination of adverse reactions to clonidine and arginine in children undergoing GH stimulation testing to assess for GHD. …”
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A Simple Bone Cyst in Cervical Vertebrae of an Adolescent Patient by Adriana Bruges Boude, Lina González Vásquez, Fernando Alvarado-Gomez, María Constanza Bedoya, Andrés Rodríguez-Múnera, Luis Carlos Morales-Saenz

“…Spinal simple bone cysts, also known as solitary cysts, are extremely unusual benign primary bone tumors with few cases reported in the literature. …”
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Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland: A rare case report by Manisha Kamlesh Galani, Kamlesh Jamnadas Galani, Swati Nileshkumar Lakhani

“…This case underscores the significance of clinicians’ awareness regarding unusual tuberculosis presentations and the availability of advanced diagnostic tools to ensure timely and appropriate management.…”
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Meckel’s Diverticulitis as a Cause of an Acute Abdomen in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Laparoscopic Management by Ivilina Pandeva, Sumit Kumar, Atif Alvi, Hema Nosib

“…Its clinical presentation tends to be rather unusual and therefore commonly delaying diagnosis. …”
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Urinary Obstruction of Transplanted Kidney Caused by Uterine Adenomyosis and 2-Year Posthysterectomy Psoas Abscess in Conjunction with Transplanted Kidney by Yuta Takezawa, Yoshifumi Kadono, Takahiro Nohara, Atsushi Mizokami

“…Psoas abscess secondary to renal graft pyelonephritis is also uncommon. We present this unusual case and its treatment course. A 43-year-old female presented with renal dysfunction. …”
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Nonoperative Management of Proximal Tibiofibular Joint Synostosis after Tibial Intramedullary Nailing by David C. Ebbott, Alexander J. Johnson, Christopher Haydel

“…By the final 16-month postoperative follow-up, his symptoms had resolved completely. Although an unusual occurrence with limited data, we recommend nonoperative management for proximal TFJ synostosis caused by tibial nailing if implants are properly positioned and no other joints are affected.…”
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Miliary Tuberculosis-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Complicated with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Syndrome by Sz-Jiun Shiu, Ting-Ting Li, Bor-Jen Lee, Pin-Kuei Fu, Chen-Yu Wang, Sz-Iuan Shiu

“…A patient complicated with ARDS and HLH is unusual in critical care, and few case reports are present in PudMed. …”
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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Palatine Tonsil by Lucas Novaes Teixeira, Victor Angelo Martins Montalli, Luiz Carlos Santana Teixeira, Fabrício Passador-Santos, Andresa Borges Soares, Vera Cavalcanti de Araújo

“…The present paper aimed to describe an unusual case of MEC arising in the palatine tonsil.…”
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Development of speed and strength abilities of children aged 12-13 years in physical education classes in the COVID-19 pandemic by Olena Nesen

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has created unusual conditions for physical education teachers to work with schoolchildren. …”
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Occult Orbital Injury with Dagger Fragment with Resulting Pneumocephalus by Lucía Jáñez-García, Enrique Mencía-Gutiérrez, Esperanza Gutiérrez-Díaz, Luis F. Moreno-García-Rubio, Laura Zarratea-Herreros, Álvaro Bengoa-González, Silvia Pérez-Trigo

“…Orbital injuries with a knife in situ are very unusual. Early identification and removal of retained foreign bodies are essential.…”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Concurrent Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case Report of Diagnostic Challenges and Management Approaches by Sonu Rahul Tej Gaddam, Manideep Katta, Sumana Simarla, Pruthvi Raj Kukunoor, Manichandana Katta

“…Authors hereby, detail the case of a 29-year-old female with a rare combination of TTP and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), which presents challenges in diagnosis, clinical progression and therapeutic response. The patient had an unusual presentation of a ruptured ovarian cyst with haemoperitoneum, which was surgically treated with emergency laparotomy. …”
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Transient Complete Unilateral Oculomotor Nerve Palsy following Clipping of Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm: An Abstruse Phenomenon by Joe M. Das, Rashmi Sapkota, Manish Mishra

“…Conclusion. We describe a very unusual case of complete ONP following Acom aneurysm clipping and its management by masterly inactivity.…”
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Spondylodiscitis Caused by Enterobacter agglomerans by Jayaweera Arachchige Asela Sampath Jayaweera, Mahen Kothalawala, Balachandran Devakanthan, Sinnappoo Arunan, Dinithi Galgamuwa, Manori Rathnayake

“…Enterobacter agglomerans spondylodiscitis is unusual and there are, around the globe, only less than 31 suspected cases that have been previously reported. …”
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Multiple Bone Metastases as the First Manifestation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patient with Noncirrhotic Liver by Soo Ya Bae, Hyun Jung Kim, Hyun Ho Oh, Min Kwan Kwon, Jong Ho Lee, Moon Park, Byeong Seok Sohn

“…Extrahepatic metastasis seldom occurs in patients with early stage intrahepatic HCC and isolated bone metastases as a first documented extrahepatic metastasis is unusual presentation. In this report, we present a rare case of small solitary HCC (<3 cm) in noncirrhotic liver, presenting isolated bone metastases as a sole manifestation in patient with no well-known risk factors. …”
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Primary Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Spine in a Two-Year-Old Boy by Ali J. Electricwala, Jaffer T. Electricwala

“…., 2009). We report an unusual case of primary ES of the spine in a two-year-old boy, who presented to us with paraparesis and features of cauda equina syndrome. …”
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Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia Diagnosed following Knee Arthroscopy by John E. Zvijac, Sharhabil S. Ammus, Fernando Aran, Gary M. Kiebzak

“…Clinical suspicion for surgical patients with unusual repetitive postoperative bleeding should include previously undetected rare bleeding disorders even in adults.…”
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ETHOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF THE MAINTENANCE OF COAT COLOR POLYMORPHISM IN THE POPULATION OF THE NORTHERN RED-BACKED VOLE (MYODES RUTILUS) ROUND NOVOSIBIRSK by O. F. Potapova, M. A. Potapov, V. V. Panov, V. I. Evsikov

“…Some of its individuals possess an unusual black color of rump. Experimental studies have shown that mature males with the aberrant coloration outperform standard males in such adaptive characteristics as body mass and exploratory activity, rank higher in social hierarchy, have an optimal balance between amicability and aggressiveness, and are more attractive for receptive females. …”
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Asymptomatic Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma with Chest Wall Metastasis as an Initial Manifestation: An Autopsy Case by Tomoo Kakimoto, Mamoru Sasaki, Shojiroh Morinaga, Robert Nakayama, Naoto Minematsu

“…Clinical manifestations in PAIS are predominantly related to the pulmonary artery embolism, so cases with initial symptoms related to an extrapulmonary metastasis are unusual. The present report describes an 82-year-old man without any cardiopulmonary symptoms who was detected with an abnormal shadow on chest radiography during a routine health checkup. …”
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Blueprint for a high-performance biomaterial: full-length spider dragline silk genes. by Nadia A Ayoub, Jessica E Garb, Robin M Tinghitella, Matthew A Collin, Cheryl Y Hayashi

“…Patterns of variation among sequence repeats at the amino acid and nucleotide levels indicate that the interaction of selection, intergenic recombination, and intragenic recombination governs the evolution of these highly unusual, modular proteins. Phylogenetic footprinting revealed putative regulatory elements in non-coding flanking sequences. …”
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