Ti år med Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikk by Ilmi Willbergh, Pål Aarsand

“…I tidsskriftets første leder fremhevet redaktørene at utdanning er et politisk slagfelt der ulike synspunkter, agendaer, ideologier, meninger og erfaringer møtes. Blant annet skriver de at «tidsskriftet skal være et sted for nytenk-ende og skarpe analyser som åpner for nye perspektiver på pedagogiske problemstillinger og institusjoner» (2015, s. 2). …”
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Transcriptome analysis of novel B16 melanoma metastatic variants generated by serial intracarotid artery injection by Jenny C. Kienzler, Erick M. Contreras, Janet Treger, Linda M. Liau, Geoffrey C. Owens, Robert M. Prins

“…Principal component analysis of differentially expressed genes showed that 4th generation melanoma cells isolated from the brain, lung and meninges from one lineage were distinct from those of the other three lineages. …”
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Cerebral Wegener’s Granuloma: Surgery Mandatory for Diagnosis and Treatment by Federico Nicolosi, Giovanni Nodari, Giannantonio Spena, Elena Roca, Karol Migliorati, Giacomo Esposito, Roberto Stefini, Marco Fontanella, Pier Paolo Panciani

“…The involvement of the central nervous system in case of Wegener granulomatosis (WG) is infrequent and usually leads to cranial nerve abnormalities, cerebrovascular events, and seizures. Meningeal involvement is quite rare and usually is due to the spreading from adjacent disease in the skull base. …”
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An Asymptomatic Large Anterior Sacral Meningocele in a Patient with a History of Gestation: A Case Report with Radiological Findings by Mehmet Beyazal

“…Anterior sacral meningocele is characterized by herniation of the meningeal sac due to a developmental bone defect in the front of a sacrum bone. …”
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Meningiomatosis Restricted to the Left Cerebral Hemisphere Presenting with Frontal Lobe Seizure: A Short Communication by Biniyam A. Ayele, Hilina Dagnachew, Meskerem Nimani, Jarsso Tadesse Hirbu

“…Although seizures are cortical phenomena that typically originate from lesions affecting cortical neurons, meningiomas, which arise from the meningeal lining, can still induce seizures due to their proximity to the cerebral cortex. …”
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Pediatric optic neuritis: literature review by S. Bubnytė, J. Andrulionytė

“…In children, optic neuritis is rarely associated with multiple sclerosis, more often it can be associated with specific infections, such as diseases of the adjacent sinuses or orbital structures and infectious or infiltrative diseases of the brain or meninges, or it may develop as a separate pathological condition. …”
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Coccidioidomycosis of the Vocal Cords Presenting in Sepsis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Curtis Converse, Atish Dey, Samuel Decker, Sarkis Arabian, Michael Neeki

“…Most cases involve exclusively pulmonary manifestations while less than one percent present with disseminated infection, usually with meningeal or skin involvement. In this case, a patient with a history of odynophagia, sore throat, productive cough, weight loss, and abnormalities on chest radiograph presented with sepsis and diabetic ketoacidosis. …”
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Acute Hydrocephalus due to Secondary Leptomeningeal Dissemination of an Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma by Andreas M. Stark, Heinz-Herrmann Hugo, H. Maximilian Mehdorn, Friederike Knerlich-Lukoschus

“…MRI now ruled out local tumor progression but revealed meningeal contrast enhancement along the medulla, the myelon, and the cauda equina. …”
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Rheumatoid Meningoencephalitis: A Feared Condition in the Era of TNF Blockers by Fernando Figueroa Rodriguez, Kwon Minkyung, Sruthi Jinna, Sohail Farshad, Francisco Davila

“…Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncommon, and most of the times, it is secondary to vasculitic processes or extra-articular rheumatoid nodules. Meningeal involvement is extremely rare. In the literature, there are a few case reports, series, and retrospective studies which have demonstrated the association of rheumatoid (aseptic) meningoencephalitis after starting tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. …”
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Linfoma primario del sistema nervioso central. Presentación de un caso by Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Yanisleidys Valladares Urquiza, Martha Yudey Rodríguez Pino, Icilany Villares Álvarez

“…Los linfomas primarios del sistema nervioso central son una variedad poco común de linfoma no Hodgkin extranodal, que pueden afectar cerebro, médula espinal, ojos, meninges y nervios craneales. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 51 años de edad, que acude a consulta por cefalea y se comprobó papiledema causado por lesión encefálica que requirió tratamiento quirúrgico. …”
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The arteriel blood supply of brain in angora goats by I. Hakkı Nur

“…<p> The brain is supplied with the internal carotid artery arising from the rete mirabile epidurale rastrale that is formed by maxillar artery, not with branches of the vertebral artery, condylar artery and meningeal medial artery.<p> Giving the cerebral medial artery, the internal carotid artery continues as the cerebral rastral artery. …”
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Progression and diagnostic challenges of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma in a non-infant: a case report with 5-year follow-up by Yan Yang, Xuzhu Chen, Xin Liu, Shiguang Li

“…It has good biological and behavioral characteristics and occasionally has malignant characteristics, such as multiple intracranial lesions, postoperative progression or recurrence, meningeal diffusion, and metastasis. We present a non-infant with DIG who underwent tumor progression. …”
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A Case of Nonfunctioning Pituitary Carcinoma That Responded to Temozolomide Treatment by Haruko Morokuma, Takao Ando, Takuya Hayashida, Ichiro Horie, Naoko Inoshita, Fumi Murata, Ikuko Ueki, Kan Nakamura, Misa Imaizumi, Toshiro Usa, Atsushi Kawakami

“…The pituitary carcinoma was accompanied by meningeal dissemination with cerebral and L1 spinal bone metastasis. …”
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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system with renal involvement: a case report and literature review by Jun Li, Zhaojiao Li, Yifeng Shi, Jiajie Chen, Heng Zhao, Xueye Mao, Shan Li, Huiying Wang, Qiang Meng, Lingchun Liu

“…Brain MRI revealed multiple cerebral infarctions, microbleeds, and meningeal enhancement. Ultimately, the patient was diagnosed with IVLBCL through a brain tissue biopsy, and involvement of the kidneys was suspected. …”
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Infectious encephalitis diagnosis and treatment in immunosupressed patients: a case report and review of literature by M. Jokubaitis, J. Valaikienė

“…Therefore, infectious meningoencephalitis should be suspected in all immunosuppressed patients with acute focal neurological symptoms, even in the absence of fever and meningeal signs. Accordingly, physician should thoroughly evaluate patient’s history, perform detailed physical examination, and carefully interpret test results. …”
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Central Nervous System Lymphoma: The Great Mimicker—A Single-Institution Retrospective Study by Danielle A. Bazer, Ewa Zabrocka, Nicholas Koroneos, Agnieszka Kowalska

“…Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare, aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma contained in the brain and the spinal cord as well as the meninges, cranial nerves, eyes, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). …”
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Intraparenchymal Hematoma as the Beginning of an Arteriovenous Malformation. Case Report by Juan Ibrahim García Leonard, Ada Sánchez Lozano, Masleidy Valladares Valle

“…On physical examination, she had dysarthria, left hemiparesis and meningeal signs. The initial computed tomography scan showed a right parietooccipital intraparenchymal hematoma opening to the ventricular system. …”
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Nrf2 phosphorylation contributes to acquisition of pericyte reprogramming via the PKCδ pathway by Rika Sakuma, Yusuke Minato, Seishi Maeda, Hideshi Yagi

“…We revealed that oxidative stress and pNrf2 induced by stroke proceeded the expression of nestin in meningeal cells and reactive PCs within the post-stroke area. …”
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Isolated Sporothrix schenckii Monoarthritis by Aram Barbaryan, Wissam El Atrouni, Stefania Bailuc, Matthew W. Jones, Maharshi Bhakta, Khaldoun Haj Mahmoud, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov

“…In patients with underlying risk factors (HIV, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, organ transplant patients, immunosuppressive medications, steroids, and malignancies), it can often have disseminated visceral, osteoarticular, meningeal, and pulmonary involvement. Sporothrical arthritis most commonly infects knee joint followed by hand and wrist joints. …”
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Case report: Guillain-Barré syndrome and possible association with Lyme disease by I. Muliuolis, E. Tilindytė, R. Samaitienė

“…This case report presents an 8-year-old boy who was admitted to the hospital because of progressive weakness in the extremities, meningeal signs, bilateral facial nerve paresis, and areflexia. …”
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