Human Oral Keratinocytes Challenged by Streptococcus sanguinis and Porphyromonas gingivalis Differentially Affect the Chemotactic Activity of THP-1 Monocytes by Huajing Li, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Lijian Jin

“…The current findings on P. gingivalis-HOKs interactions with resultant paralysis of THP-1 cell chemotaxis provide further evidence that the keystone periodontopathogen P. gingivalis can evade innate defense and contribute to periodontal pathogenesis.…”
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Characterization of environmental and clinical surveillance inputs to support prospective integrated modeling of the polio endgame. by Kamran Badizadegan, Kimberly M Thompson

“…Clinical surveillance of patients that present with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) became an essential tool, and the need for standardized laboratory methods to detect polioviruses isolated from stool samples of AFP patients led to the development of the Global Poliovirus Laboratory Network (GPLN) in 1990. …”
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AVC isquêmico na infância associado à COVID - 19 by Victor Hugo Alves Diniz, Guilherme Barros de Mattos, Lucas Roncoletta Vicentino, Vinicius Camargo Achermann, Maria Clara Pimenta Figueiredo, Gustavo Manginelli Lamas, Flavia Faganello Colombo, Katia Maria Ribeiro Silva Schmutzler, Elizete Aparecida Lomazi

“…The patient, initially presenting with paresis and facial paralysis, tested positive for the coronavirus. Additional examinations suggest an acute vascular event without apparent risk factors. …”
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Respiratory Arrest in an Obese Pregnant Woman with Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Ayumi Iwashita, Yosuke Baba, Rie Usui, Akihide Ohkuchi, Shigeaki Muto, Shigeki Matsubara

“…Hypopotassemia (2.3 mEq/L), pulseless electrical activity, and muscle weakness suggested the presence of severe potassium deficiency, which may have caused respiratory muscle paralysis, leading to the respiratory arrest. Hypercapnea was severer than expected for compensatory hypoventilation, indicating the presence of concomitant severe hypoventilation, which may also have contributed to respiratory arrest. …”
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Thyroid Cancer: Behavior in Cienfuegos by José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja, Eslinda Cabanes Rojas

“…Transitory recurrent paralysis was the most frequent complication and Aguada de Pasajeros the most affected municipality. …”
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in Hepatitis C: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature by Ryan Nipp, Aaron Mitchell, Allyson Pishko, Ara Metjian

“…This case report describes a 57-year-old African-American male with chronic hepatitis C infection and cryoglobulinemia who presented with several episodes of transient confusion and paralysis and was found to have symptomatic hyperviscosity. …”
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Nursing management of facial neuritis in a patient with multiple myeloma during the interval between chemotherapy (1例多发性骨髓瘤患者化疗间歇期合并面神经炎的护理)... by ZHAO Jing (赵晶), LI Hui (李辉)

“…In addition to facial care, rehabilitation training and emotion care, Traditional Chinese Medicine characteristic nursing techniques such as acupoint application and acupuncture were carried out to relieve the symptoms of facial paralysis and anxiety of the patient, and ensure the following chemotherapy. …”
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THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTING ON SYRIA IN THE CONTEXT OF EMERGING MULTIPOLARITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by M. S. Khodynskaya-Golenischeva

“…At the same time, the thesis of the “paralysis” of the UN Security Council with reference to the conflict in Syria was actively used because of Russia’s position. …”
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Public knowledge of early stroke symptoms in the Vilnius region by A. Atkočiūnas, M. Mačionytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…The most commonly mentioned symptoms of stroke were one-sided face, arm or leg sensory disturbances, paralysis, or weakness (90.0%) and speech disorder (83.3%), with 82.1% and 81.5% respectively in 2019. …”
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High Submandibular Anteroparotid Approach for Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Condylar Fracture by Kamichika Hayashi, Takeshi Onda, Hirona Honda, Mitsuru Takata, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Hidetoshi Tamura, Masayuki Takano

“…Postoperative wound infection, parotid gland complications such as parotitis and salivary fistula, facial nerve dysfunction such as facial paralysis, and esthetic disorders such as scarring were not observed. …”
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Active surveillance for adult low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma—a review focused on the 30-year experience of Kuma Hospital— by Yasuhiro Ito, Akira Miyauchi, Makoto Fujishima, Masashi Yamamoto, Takahiro Sasaki

“…., permanent vocal cord paralysis, hypoparathyroidism) do not differ significantly between patients who underwent CS after AS and those who underwent immediate surgery (IS). …”
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Retracted: Design of LoRa Antenna for Wearable Medical Applications by Amer Alsaraira, Omar A. Saraereh, Ashraf Ali, Samer Alabed

“…Damage to the central nervous system that causes upper limb paralysis. For instance, severe spinal cord injuries, certain strokes or multiple amputations of the upper limbs can make it very difficult for a lot of individuals to go about their everyday lives since they cause them to lose function, control, and independence. …”
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Safe Transition to Pembrolizumab following Ipilimumab-Induced Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nicholas Gravbrot, Katalin Scherer, Srinath Sundararajan

“…After completing his third cycle of ipilimumab, he developed rapidly progressive ascending paralysis. He was diagnosed with ipilimumab-induced atypical Guillain-Barré syndrome and was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and corticosteroids. …”
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IL-17 and IL-22 in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma Are Elevated in Guillain-Barré Syndrome by Shujuan Li, Ming Yu, Haifeng Li, Hongliang Zhang, Yanfang Jiang

“…Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute autoimmune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease that causes rapidly progressing paralysis and occasionally respiratory failure. We hypothesized that interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-22 are elevated in GBS and participate in the autoimmune inflammatory response of GBS. …”
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Oligonucleotide-Based Therapy for FTD/ALS Caused by the C9orf72 Repeat Expansion: A Perspective by Stephanie A. Fernandes, Andrew G. L. Douglas, Miguel A. Varela, Matthew J. A. Wood, Yoshitsugu Aoki

“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and lethal disease of motor neuron degeneration, leading to paralysis of voluntary muscles and death by respiratory failure within five years of onset. …”
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Narcolepsy treatment: from exorcism and bloodletting to modern therapy with histamine receptor inverse agonists by E. Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė, R. Masaitienė

“… In this review article, we present the treatment of narcolepsy since ancient times when patients experiencing the phenomenon of incubus (today understood as sleep paralysis with hypnagogic or hypnopompic hallucinations) were “cured” during the sessions of exorcism. …”
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Effects of Edaravone, a Free Radical Scavenger, on Photochemically Induced Cerebral Infarction in a Rat Hemiplegic Model by Satoshi Ikeda, Katsuhiro Harada, Akihiko Ohwatashi, Yurie Kamikawa

“…The recovery of the paralysis in the edaravone-treated group was significantly earlier than that in the untreated group. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). …”
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Impact of deformed wing virus master variants (dwv-a, dwv-b, and dwv-c) in managed honey bee colonies of türkiye by Mustafa Emin Oz, Oguzhan Avci, Muge Dogan

“…While many colonies were without any clinical signs, in some of the apiaries where samples were collected, wing deformity, trembling, paralysis, swelling in the abdomen, loss of productivity, and dead bees were observed. …”
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Artificial intelligence in CT diagnosis: Current status and future prospects for ear diseases by Ruowei Tang, Pengfei Zhao, Jia Li, Zhixiang Wang, Ning Xu, Zhenchang Wang

“…Common ear diseases, such as hearing loss, tinnitus, facial paralysis and vertigo, affect the quality of life of millions in China. …”
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