Trajectories of systemic immune inflammation index and mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study by Zhiyong Tang, Zhiyong Tang, Canlin Liao, Zerui Zhuang, Zhennan Xu, Mingfa Liu, Haixiong Xu

“…BackgroundSome studies have shown a strong link between the central nervous system and peripheral immune system, but the prognostic implications of dynamic peripheral immune-inflammatory responses in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) remain unclear. …”
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The Diagnosis Is in the Smear: A Case and Review of Spur Cell Anemia in Cirrhosis by Gabriella A. Raffa, Diana M. Byrnes, John J. Byrnes

“…Further workup was consistent with hemolysis, with peripheral smear demonstrating spur cells. The patient was treated with both steroids and IVIG, although she eventually expired. …”
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Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: a case series report by S. Naudžiūnaitė, R. Bunevičiūtė, B. Burnytė

“… Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant inherited peripheral nerve disorder characterized by recurrent, episodic local reversible peripheral nerve compression neuropathy that occurs spontaneously or after minor trauma. …”
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Young Woman with Unexplained Neutropenia and Neutrophils with Bilobed Nuclei: Marrow Findings by Martin Barnes, Victoria Shklar, Dipen Patel, Harry Staszewski

“…The liver and the spleen were not palpable. Peripheral flow cytometry was normal. Peripheral blood smear (PBS) demonstrated numerous Pelger–Huet anomalous neutrophils with characteristic “pince-nez” nuclei, without significant abnormalities in the other cell lines. …”
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Severe Case of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Pregnant Woman from Nigeria by Kruti Yagnik, Bilal Farooqi, Molly W. Mandernach, Anthony P. Cannella, Gautam Kalyatanda

“…A 28-year-old Nigerian woman with a 20-week intrauterine pregnancy presented with a five-day history of fever and diffuse joint pains. Evaluation of peripheral thin blood smear demonstrated a parasitemia of 9.8%. …”
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Context-dependent modulation of spatial attention: prioritizing behaviourally relevant stimuli by Noah Britt, Jackie Chau, Hong-jin Sun

“…While driving, participants underwent a peripheral cue-target paradigm where a roadside pedestrian avatar (target) appeared following a cylinder cue. …”
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Transcriptional Profiling at High Temporal Resolution Reveals Robust Immune/Inflammatory Responses during Rat Sciatic Nerve Recovery by Lingyan Xing, Qiong Cheng, Guangbin Zha, Sheng Yi

“…After peripheral nerve injury, immune/inflammatory responses are triggered, which are critical for nerve regeneration. …”
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Deranged aortic intima-media thickness, plasma triglycerides and granulopoiesis in Sl/Sld mice by Kottarappat N. Dileepan, Thomas P. Johnston, Yuai Li, Ossama Tawfik, Daniel J. Stechschulte

“…STUDIES were carried out to evaluate the impact of a high-fat dietary regimen on aortic wall thickness, peripheral blood leukocyte profile, and plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the mast cell-deficient Sl/Sld mouse. …”
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Latanoprost Induced Iris Pigment Epithelial and Ciliary Body Cyst Formation in Hypermetropic Eyes by Abhijit Anand Mohite, Rangarajan V. Prabhu, Thomas Ressiniotis

“…We report the first documented case of bilateral IPE and CB cysts in a hypermetropic patient with prior laser peripheral iridotomies (LPIs) as a rare, delayed side effect of topical Latanoprost treatment. …”
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Th22 Cells/IL-22 Serves as a Protumor Regulator to Drive Poor Prognosis through the JAK-STAT3/MAPK/AKT Signaling Pathway in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Yinan Yao, Guangdie Yang, Guohua Lu, Jiani Ye, Luyun Cui, Zhu Zeng, Junjun Chen, Jianying Zhou

“…It was initially found that Th22 cells were enriched in the peripheral blood of NSCLC patients. The level of Th22 cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was positively correlated with the TNM stage, lymph node metastasis, and clinical tumor biomarkers. …”
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Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty in a Patient with Keratoglobus and Chronic Hydrops Secondary to a Spontaneous Descemet Membrane Tear by Anton M. Kolomeyer, David S. Chu

“…Vision was 20/60 with pinhole. 360-degree peripheral corneal ectasia with mild neovascularization and hydrops was present. …”
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Building an open-source community to enhance autonomic nervous system signal analysis: DBDP-autonomic by Jessilyn Dunn, Varun Mishra, Md Mobashir Hasan Shandhi, Hayoung Jeong, Natasha Yamane, Yuna Watanabe, Bill Chen, Matthew S. Goodwin

“…Smartphones and wearable sensors offer an unprecedented ability to collect peripheral psychophysiological signals across diverse timescales, settings, populations, and modalities. …”
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A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Associated with Cryoglobulinemia Presenting with a Bullous Skin Eruption of the Lower Limbs by D. D. K. Abeyaratne, C. Liyanapathirana, C. L. Fonseka, P. W. M. C. S. B. Wijekoon

“…Blood investigations revealed a marked peripheral eosinophilia with positive P-ANCA. Skin biopsy was suggestive of leukocytoclastic vasculitis. …”
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A Unique Case of Autoimmune Retinopathy Associated with Anti-Alpha-Enolase Antibodies by Paul A. Kurz, Rachel E. Reem, Daryl E. Kurz, Richard G. Weleber

“…A 30-year-old male experienced recurrent, primarily peripheral visual field disturbances and minimal photopsia, with interval symptom resolution. …”
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Spindle Cell Melanoma Presenting as an Ulcer in a Black Diabetic by D. A. Gaskin, D. Brathwaite, N. Depeiza, P. S. Gaskin, J. Ward

“…There was a 1×1.5 cm ulcer with a necrotic base which bled easily on contact with no evidence of peripheral neuropathy nor arterial insufficiency. Microscopic examination of a biopsy of the lesion showed fascicles of spindle cells with plump nuclei and intracytoplasmic yellow-brown pigment. …”
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Effects of Microtubule Stabilization by Epothilone B Depend on the Type and Age of Neurons by Eun-Hae Jang, Aeri Sim, Sun-Kyoung Im, Eun-Mi Hur

“…Paradoxically, administration of MSAs, which have been widely prescribed to treat malignancies, is well known to cause debilitating peripheral neuropathy and axon degeneration. Despite the growing interest of applying MSAs to treat the injured or degenerating central nervous system (CNS), consequences of MSA exposure to neurons in the central and peripheral nervous system (PNS) have not been thoroughly investigated. …”
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Basal Cell Carcinoma: 10 Years of Experience by Emanuele Cigna, Mauro Tarallo, Michele Maruccia, Valentina Sorvillo, Alessia Pollastrini, Nicolò Scuderi

“…Although guidelines indicate 3 mm peripheral margin of excision in BCC <2 cm, in our experience, a margin of less than 5 mm results in a high risk of incomplete excisions.…”
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Vitreous Hemorrhage as Presenting Sign of Retinal Arteriovenous Malformation by Geraldine P. B. M. Accou, Fanny Nerinckx, Bart P. Leroy, Julie De Zaeytijd

“…To describe a patient with vitreous hemorrhage and peripheral retinal ischemia, eventually diagnosed with an underlying retinal arteriovenous malformation. …”
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Trigeminal Neuralgia, Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, and Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome: An Update by Mohammad Khan, Shamima Easmin Nishi, Siti Nazihahasma Hassan, Md. Asiful Islam, Siew Hua Gan

“…These types of pain can be experienced after nerve injury or as a part of diseases that affect peripheral and central nerve function, or they can be psychological. …”
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Basophilic Differentiation Transformed from Myelodysplastic Syndrome by Yasuhiro Tanaka, Atsushi Tanaka, Akiko Hashimoto, Kumiko Hayashi, Isaku Shinzato

“…We should keep in mind that MDS could transform to AML with basophilic differentiation when peripheral basophilia in addition to myeloblasts develops in patients with MDS.…”
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