Mechanical Thrombectomy System for the Treatment of Intermediate-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The CLEAR Study by Wenguang Zhang, Tao Hu, Song Ding, Zhouming Wang, Tao Zhang, Hongyao Hu, Xin Fang, Honggang Pang, Mingjin Guo, Bo Yu, Hui Zhuang, Nuofu Zhang, Baoshi Han, Qiguang Wang, Mingzhi Cai, Kuan Wang, Pingfan Guo, Bin Xu, Peiliang Fang, Shengxian Tu, Yi Jiang, Hongyu Shi, Zhenwen Yang, Xinwei Han, Hongyan Tian, Jun Pu, Xiaoming Zhang

“…One patient experienced clinical deterioration within 48 hours, and none experienced major AEs, device-related pulmonary vascular injury, cardiac injury, or major bleeding within 48 hours. …”
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COVID-19 infection: neurological symptoms and encephalitis by A. Jasionis, R. Mameniškienė

“…Finally, we discuss the possible mechanisms by which the virus can enter the brain and cause injury. …”
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Acute Oxalate Nephropathy following Ingestion of Averrhoa bilimbi Juice by Sreeja Nair, Jacob George, Sajeev Kumar, Noble Gracious

“…Plant toxins are known to cause acute kidney injury in tropical countries. We report two cases of acute kidney injury with tubular oxalate deposition following ingestion of Averrhoa bilimbi fruit juice. …”
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Differences in Muscle Activities and Kinematics between Forefoot Strike and Rearfoot Strike in the Lower Limb during 180° Turns by Naruto Yoshida, Shun Kunugi, Takehiro Konno, Akihiko Masunari, Satoru Nishida, Takashi Koumura, Naoyuki Kobayashi, Shumpei Miyakawa

“…An investigation into the grounding method that prevents injury is necessary in future studies. # Levels of Evidence Level 3b…”
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Anterior Segment Imaging in Combat Ocular Trauma by Denise S. Ryan, Rose K. Sia, Marcus Colyer, Richard D. Stutzman, Keith J. Wroblewski, Michael J. Mines, Kraig S. Bower

“…To evaluate the use of ocular imaging to enhance management and diagnosis of war-related anterior segment ocular injuries. Methods. This study was a prospective observational case series from an ongoing IRB-approved combat ocular trauma tracking study. …”
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Can Chronic Nitric Oxide Inhibition Improve Liver and Renal Dysfunction in Bile Duct Ligated Rats? by Mona Fouad Mahmoud, Sara Zakaria, Ahmed Fahmy

“…The present study showed that BDL was associated with liver injury and renal impairment. BDL increased liver NO content and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. …”
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Pseudoaneurysm of the Perforating Peroneal Artery following Ankle Arthroscopy by Ichiro Tonogai, Eiki Fujimoto, Koichi Sairyo

“…The perforating peroneal artery injury was repaired by performing end-to-end anastomosis. …”
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Occipitocervical Dislocation in Low-Energy Trauma by Celeste Tavolaro, Richard Bransford, Aditya Yerrapragada, Carlo Bellabarba, Haitao Zhou

“…Traumatic occipitocervical dislocation (OCD) is described in the literature as a potentially fatal injury secondary to high-energy trauma. We describe a case of OCD occurring in a patient who sustained a ground-level fall whose only clinical symptom was posterior neck pain without neurologic compromise. …”
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Comparative Neuroprotective Effects of Dexamethasone and Minocycline during Hepatic Encephalopathy by Maha Gamal, Zainab Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Eshra, Laila Rashed, Nivin Sharawy

“…Methods. 48 male albino rats were divided into 4 groups: control group, acute liver injury (ALI) group, minocycline pretreated ALI group, and dexamethasone pretreated ALI group. 24 hours after acute liver injury serum ammonia, liver enzymes, brain levels of heme oxygenase-1 gene, iNOS gene expression, nitrite/nitrate, and cytokines were measured. …”
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Radial Nerve Neuropraxis due to Compression by C-Arm Fluoroscopy in Spine Surgery: A Case Report by João Bragança, Matthieu Hanauer, Guillaume Racloz

“…Introduction. Peripheral nerve injury is a well-known surgical complication related to the position of the patient. …”
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Profile of Torso Trauma Following Road Traffic Accidents by Nandkishor Shinde, Vikram Siddareddy, Mohammed Abdul Baseer, Afia Kauser, Ayeesha Uzma

“…Of 165 abdominal trauma cases splenic injuries were the most frequent solid organ injuries 63.6 while bowel injuries were the most common hollow viscous injuries 15.2. …”
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Brachialis Muscle Rupture in a Pediatric Patient Followed Up by Ultrasound Examinations: A Rare Case Report by Akihiro Yamaji, Masafumi Uesugi, Hiroshi Kamada, Harumitsu Ichimura, Masashi Yamazaki

“…Isolated brachial muscle injuries are relatively rare injuries and reportedly occur during forced elbow extension. …”
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Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Volar Barton Fracture: A Clinical Study by Afzaal Rafeeq Ansari, Ashok Rawat, Utsav Aman

“…Introduction: A Barton’s fracture is a compression injury with a marginal shearing fracture of the distal radius. …”
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Possible Role of Interaction between PPARα and Cyclophilin D in Cardioprotection of AMPK against In Vivo Ischemia-Reperfusion in Rats by Giselle Barreto-Torres, Sabzali Javadov

“…Activated AMPK protects the heart from cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury and is associated with inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (PTP) opening. …”
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Original Report: “All inside vs Antero medial portal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique: which is better?” by Lalit Mohan Gupta, Vivek Vivek, Amresh Ghai, Munish Sood, Shalendra Singh, Vikas Dhawan

“…All were male patients. Sports injuries were the most common mode of injury in both groups constituting more than 60% of all the injuries. …”
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Ion Channels and Zinc: Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity and Neurodegeneration by Deborah R. Morris, Cathy W. Levenson

“…This paper discusses the role of the excitotoxic influx and accumulation of zinc, the mechanisms responsible for its cytotoxicity, and a number of disorders of the central nervous system that have been linked to these neuronal ion channels and zinc toxicity including ischemic brain injury, traumatic brain injury, and epilepsy.…”
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Etiology and Outcome of Acute Liver Failure: Experience from a Liver Transplantation Centre in Montreal by Geneviève Tessier, Edith Villeneuve, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve

“…BACKGROUND: Acute liver failure is a rare condition in which massive liver injury is associated with the rapid development of hepatic encephalopathy. …”
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Edwards Wasp Moth, Lymire edwardsii (Grote) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Ctenuchinae) by Dale H. Habeck, Frank W. Mead

“… The caterpillars of Edwards wasp moth frequently cause extensive injury to Ficus trees. Bratley (1929) called it the rubber tree caterpillar because of its injury to rubber trees (Ficus spp.). …”
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Postanoxic Burst Suppression Electroencephalogram in a Comatose Child Associated with Spontaneous Eyelid Opening by John R. Crawford

“…Spontaneous eye opening associated with burst suppression electroencephalogram has been reported in adults following postanoxic injury. Previous reports have correlated the onset of epileptiform bursts with the eye opening and attribute it to a brainstem-release phenomenon associated with poor prognosis. …”
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Bile Nephropathy in Flucloxacillin-Induced Cholestatic Liver Dysfunction by Basil Alnasrallah, John F. Collins, L. Jonathan Zwi

“…Kidney injury in the context of cholestatic liver dysfunction is not uncommon; this has been historically referred to as cholemic nephrosis implying a direct deleterious renal effect of cholemia. …”
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