Unusual Ventilatory Response to Exercise in Patient with Arnold-Chiari Type 1 Malformation after Posterior Fossa Decompression by Keely Smith, Ana M. Gomez-Rubio, Tomika S. Harris, Lauren E. Brooks, Ricardo A. Mosquera

“…We present a case of a 17-year-old Hispanic male with Arnold-Chiari Type 1 [AC-Type 1] with syringomyelia, status post decompression, who complains of exercise intolerance, headaches, and fatigue with exertion. …”
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Bilateral Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty with Soft Tissue Release for Bilateral Posterior Fracture Dislocation after Status Epilepticus by George El Rassi, Nabil Dib, Joseph Maalouly, Rita Moukarzel, Dany Aouad

“…We present a case of a 71-year-old female patient found to have simultaneous bilateral 4-part proximal humerus fractures following status epilepticus treated surgically with bilateral reverse shoulder arthroplasty with constraint and soft tissue release. …”
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Intra-Abdominal Bleeding during Pregnancy, Preterm Delivery, and Placental Polyp in a Long-Term Survivor of Neuroblastoma: A Case Report by Noriyoshi Watanabe, Junna Tsutsui, Satsuki Kakiuchi, Seung Chik Jwa, Hironori Takahashi, Naomi Kato, Nobuaki Ozawa, Haruhiko Sago, Michihiro Kitagawa

“…There are few reports of pregnancies in long-term survivors of pelvic neuroblastoma. Case. A 30-year-old Japanese woman with a history of pelvic neuroblastoma in her childhood, which was treated with surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation. …”
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Massive Orbital Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga argyrostoma Complicating Eyelid Malignancy by Anfisa Ayalon, Veronika Yehezkeli, Yossi Paitan, Krzysztof Szpila, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Elad Moisseiev

“…Observations. A 98-year-old man first presented to our clinic noted to have a fast-growing lesion on his right upper and lower eyelids. …”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…Snails are evolutionary old animals, with complex ecophysiological roles, living in rich microbial habitats such as soil and sediments or water. …”
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Management of Severe Epistaxis during Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Maria Grazia Piccioni, Martina Derme, Laura Salerno, Elisa Morrocchi, Francesco Pecorini, Maria Grazia Porpora, Roberto Brunelli

“…We reported a case of severe epistaxis in a pregnant patient, exploring all the different possible management options. Case. A 33-year-old primigravida, who was 38 weeks pregnant, presented with spontaneous severe left-sided epistaxis. …”
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Primary Dysgerminoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Rare Case Report by Biruck Gashawbeza, Bethel Dereje, Ferid A. Abubeker

“…Case Report. An 18-year-old nulligravid woman presented with a 12-month history of vaginal bleeding and discharge. …”
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Preschool abilities of children born preterm and low weight by Sasha A. Martínez-Espiet, Irene Sumaza Laborde, Leila Crespo Fernández, Maribel Campos Rivera, Frances Boulon Díaz

“…We evaluated a group of four years old children; 20 children born prematurely and 20 children born after a full gestation and desired weight, using the Beery-Buktenica visual-motor integration test. …”
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Developing in a Cutaneous Lichen Planus Lesion: A Rare Case by Saptarshi Ghosh, Sivasankar Kotne, P. B. Ananda Rao, S. P. V. Turlapati, Dillip Kumar Soren

“…We present a case of a 36-year-old male with a 10-year-long history of hypertrophic lichen planus who presented with a nonhealing ulcer in the left popliteal fossa. …”
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Chronic Q Fever with Vascular Involvement: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a Patient with Aortic Aneurysm Repair in the United States by Zanthia Wiley, Sujan Reddy, Kara M. Jacobs Slifka, David C. Brandon, John Jernigan, Gilbert J. Kersh, Paige A. Armstrong

“…We report a case of chronic Q fever with vascular involvement in a 77-year-old man with prior infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair, who lived near a livestock farm in the southeastern United States.…”
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Mobile phone addiction and negative emotions: an empirical study among adolescents in Jiangxi Province by Jin Luo, Guanqing Cai, Xiaofang Zu, Qiming Huang, Qing Cao

“…While previous studies have provided preliminary insights into this relationship, further in-depth exploration and research is required to fully understand the complex mechanisms behind these relationships and to identify any group differences.MethodsThis study collected questionnaire data from 493 adolescents aged 17-22 years old in Jiangxi Province. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation analysis, restricted cubic spline (RCS), and structural equation modelling (SEM) with the aim of exploring the mechanisms and differences in the effects of mobile phone addiction on negative emotions of different youth groups.ResultsThe findings of the study indicated notable discrepancies in mobile phone addiction by gender and place of residence. …”
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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Nasal Septum by Yuri Okumura, Kazuhiro Nomura, Takeshi Oshima, Atsuko Kasajima, Takahiro Suzuki, Eichi Ishida, Toshimitsu Kobayashi

“…We report an extremely rare case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the posterior edge of the nasal septum. An 11-year-old boy presented with frequent epistaxis and nasal obstruction persisting for one year. …”
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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by George Mwandia, Ryan Q. Simon, Hari Polenakovik, Katelyn J. Booher

“…We describe a case of gonococcal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in a 48-year-old sexually active female with alcoholic cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B. …”
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The Effect of a Combination of Vibration and External Cold on Pain Caused during Vaccine Injection in Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Zahra Unesi, Zahra Amouzeshi, Javad Jamavar, Fatemeh Mahmoudzadeh Zarandi

“…This study was conducted to determine the effect of combining vibration and external cold on pain caused by vaccine injection among six-month-old infants. Design. Randomized controlled trial. …”
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A Case of Von Hippel–Lindau Disease with Bilateral Pheochromocytoma and Ectopic Hypersecretion of Intact Parathyroid Hormone in an Adolescent Girl by Rym Belaid, Ibtissem Oueslati, Melika Chihaoui, Meriem Yazidi, Wafa Grira, Fatma Chaker

“…We report an observation of a primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an ectopic secretion of intact parathyroid hormone in a 17-year-old girl with von Hippel–Lindau disease and bilateral pheochromocytoma. …”
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Seborrheic Keratoses as the First Sign of Bladder Carcinoma: Case Report of Leser-Trélat Sign in a Rare Association with Urinary Tract Cancer by Aline Stollmeier, Bernardo Augusto Rosario, Bruna Loise Mayer, Gibran Avelino Frandoloso, Francisco Luiz Gomide Mafra Magalhães, Gustavo Lenci Marques

“…Case Presentation. A 67-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault by P. A. Dieng, M. S. Diop, A. G. Ciss, P. S. Ba, S. Diatta, M. Gaye, M. L. Fall, A. Ndiaye, M. Ndiaye

“…Authors report a case of stab wound by screwdriver, treated at cardiovascular center in Dakar. This is a 16-year-old boy who experienced physical aggression. He was assaulted with a screwdriver and had stab wound on the anterior wall of the chest. …”
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Les primates non humains ont-ils une théorie de l’esprit ? by Camille Guillier

“…Visual and auditory perspective-taking have nevertheless been reported in some Old World monkeys, as well as their understanding that knowledge is acquired through these sensory modalities. …”
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High Lyso-Gb3 Plasma Levels Associated with Decreased miR-29 and miR-200 Urinary Excretion in Young Non-Albuminuric Male Patient with Classic Fabry Disease by Sebastián Jaurretche, Germán R. Perez, Graciela Venera

“…In renal cells, exposure to Lyso-Gb3 is correlated with increased expression of Transforming Growth Factor-βeta (TGF-β). miR-21, miR-192, and miR-433 that promote fibrosis are activated by TGF-β, and miR-29 and miR-200 that suppress fibrosis are inhibited by TGF-β. A 23-year-old male was diagnosed with FD. αGalA decreased enzyme activity: 0.1 nmol/hour/liter; genotype: [c.317T>G (p.L106R)]; GFR: 104.4 mL/min/m2; urinary albumin excretion: 6.00 mg/day; plasma Lyso-Gb3: 124.5 nmol/L. …”
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Evidence that a STAT3 Mutation Causing Hyper IgE Syndrome Leads to Repression of Transcriptional Activity by Sameer Bahal, Maha E. Houssen, Ania Manson, Lorena Lorenzo, Mark A. Russell, Noel G. Morgan, Fariba Tahami, Sofia Grigoriadou

“…We present the case of a 19-year-old female with a mild form of Autosomal Dominant Hyper IgE syndrome (HIES) associated with a loss-of-function mutation in STAT3. …”
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