Navigating the neurovascular maze of trigeminal neuralgia by Devyansh Nimodia, MBBS, Pratapsingh Hanuman Parihar, MD, Sakshi Dudhe, MBBS, Ravishankar Patil, MD, Paritosh N. Bhangale, MBBS, Rishitha Kotla, MBBS

“…MRI imaging indicated that the right trigeminal nerve is sandwiched between right superior cerebellar artery and hypertrophied right transverse pontine vein s/o left vertebral and basilor dolichoectasia with entrapment of trigeminal nerve between right SCA and right transverse pontine vein- (TYPE IV neurovascular compression). …”
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Impervious surface cover and number of restaurants shape diet variation in an urban carnivore by Tal Caspi, Monica G. Serrano, Stevi L. Vanderzwan, Janet Kessler, Christopher J. Schell, Benjamin N. Sacks

“…However, little is known about how environmental heterogeneity shapes dietary variation of organisms within cities. We examined the vertebrate prey components of diets of coyotes (Canis latrans) in San Francisco to quantify territory‐ and individual‐level dietary differences and determine how within‐city variation in land cover and land use affects coyote diet. …”
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Successful Management of Thyrocervical Trunk Aneurysm Ruptured into the Thoracic Cavity After Cesarean Section in Nonstable Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I by Nikola Mirković, Marko Prokić, Marija Novčić, Miloš Arsenijević, Snežana Sretenović, Dragan Knežević, Vojin Kovačević, Marija Šorak, Olivera Kostić

“…Urgent computer tomography angiography procedure showed extracranial artery, thyrocervical trunk aneurysm rupture, and vertebral aneurysm without rupture. The patient was urgently and successfully treated by endovascular coil embolization of a ruptured thyrocervical trunk aneurysm and subsequently thoracic drainage for massive hemothorax. …”
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Insight into the codon usage patterns and adaptation of Tembusu Virus by Fucheng Guo, Huiming Tan, Jinjin Yang, Rumin Jia, Ruichen Wang, Lie Wu, Fengzhi Pan, Kai Kang, Weitian Xie, Youquan Li, Kewei Fan

“…Analysis of dinucleotide distribution reveals significant suppression of CpG and UpA dinucleotides in the TMUV genome, reflecting adaptive pressures to evade vertebrate immune responses. During transmission, TMUV shows increasing alignment with host CUPs and a continuous reduction in CpG dinucleotides, potentially enhancing its fitness within host microenvironments. …”
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The Wildcat That Lives in Me: A Review on Free-Roaming Cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) in Brazil, Focusing on Research Priorities, Management, and Their Impacts on Cat Welfare by Luana S. Gonçalves, Daiana de Souza Machado, Maria Eduarda Caçador, Giovanne Ambrosio Ferreira, Christopher R. Dickman, Maria Camila Ceballos, Fabio Prezoto, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna

“…In Australia, for example, cats are responsible for the decline in many vertebrate populations and extinction of several native mammals. …”
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Genome sequences of four Ixodes species expands understanding of tick evolution by Alexandra Cerqueira de Araujo, Benjamin Noel, Anthony Bretaudeau, Karine Labadie, Matéo Boudet, Nachida Tadrent, Benjamin Istace, Salima Kritli, Corinne Cruaud, Robert Olaso, Jean-François Deleuze, Maarten J. Voordouw, Caroline Hervet, Olivier Plantard, Aya Zamoto-Niikura, Thomas Chertemps, Martine Maïbèche, Frédérique Hilliou, Gaëlle Le Goff, Jindřich Chmelař, Vilém Mazák, Mohamed Amine Jmel, Michalis Kotsyfakis, José María Medina, Michael Hackenberg, Ladislav Šimo, Fotini A. Koutroumpa, Patrick Wincker, Petr Kopáček, Jan Perner, Jean-Marc Aury, Claude Rispe

“…Abstract Background Ticks, hematophagous Acari, pose a significant threat by transmitting various pathogens to their vertebrate hosts during feeding. Despite advances in tick genomics, high-quality genomes were lacking until recently, particularly in the genus Ixodes, which includes the main vectors of Lyme disease. …”
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Alendronate versus Raloxifene for Postmenopausal Women: A Meta-Analysis of Seven Head-to-Head Randomized Controlled Trials by Tiao Lin, Shi-Gui Yan, Xun-Zi Cai, Zhi-Min Ying, Fu-Zhen Yuan, Xi Zuo

“…Although Aln was more effective than Rlx in increasing bone mineral density (BMD), no statistical differences were observed in reducing the risk of neither vertebral fractures (P=0.45) nor nonvertebral fractures (P=0.87) up to two-year followup. …”
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Effect of opercular deformity on morphological and transcriptomic profiling of gills in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) by Yuwei Wu, Qian Ma, Dihao Huang, Liuyong Wang, Qiling Zhou, Chunli Ran, Gang Chen

“…Skeletal deformities in the opercular complex, jaws, and vertebral column are the most common consequences. …”
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Posthospital Discharge Medical Care Costs and Family Burden Associated with Osteoporotic Fracture Patients in China from 2011 to 2013 by Zhao Xie, Russel Burge, Yicheng Yang, Fen Du, Tie Lu, Qiang Huang, Wenyu Ye, Weihua Xu

“…Hip fracture was the most frequent fracture site (62.6%), followed by vertebral fracture (34.2%). The mean direct medical care costs per patient totaled 3,910¥, while mean indirect medical costs totaled 743¥. …”
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Known and novel parvoviruses identified in domestic pigeons by Ewa Łukaszuk, Daria Dziewulska, Anthony Khalifeh, Joy M. Custer, Simona Kraberger, Arvind Varsani, Tomasz Stenzel

“…Abstract Background Parvoviridae is a family of single-stranded linear DNA viruses whose members infect both vertebrate and invertebrate species of animals, causing diseases of various systems and often associated with pathology of the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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A rapid method for the preparation of an in vitro osteoporosis model of calf vertebrae: histological and biomechanical study by Anli Shi, Anli Shi, Yijie Liu, Qiang Ma, Jiaxin Li, Jiawang Fan, Zhaohui Ge, Zhaohui Ge

“…The modulus of elasticity, yield stress, and ultimate stress of the vertebral bodies were all reduced in correlation with the decrease in bone mineral density, demonstrating a strong correlation between these parameters.InterpretationThe data from this study indicate that the decalcification method is effective and capable of rapidly establishing an osteoporotic model suitable for biomechanical testing of clinical devices. …”
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Elevated Incidence of Fractures in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients on Glucocorticoid-Sparing Immunosuppressive Regimens by B. J. Edwards, A. Desai, J. Tsai, H. Du, G. R. Edwards, A. D. Bunta, A. Hahr, M. Abecassis, S. Sprague

“…Fracture location included 8 (16.7%) foot, 12 (25.0%) vertebral, 3 (6.3%) hand, 2 (4.2%) humerus, 5 (10.4%) wrist, 10 (20.8%) fractures at other sites, and 7 (14.6%) multiple fractures. …”
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Verificação da possibilidade de validação do sistema DAVID® como instrumento avaliativo em diagnóstico ortopédico no processo de reintegração para o trabalho – estudo piloto... by Nelson Alexandre Campos Vinagre, Norbert Geissler, Andree Niklas, Fernanda Buffé

“…A análise do estado funcional da coluna vertebral de uma amostra aleatória de 236 pacientes, através da medição da força máxima isométrica utilizando o Sistema DAVID® de Avaliação foi feita levando em consideração o estado sócio-econômico dos pacientes. …”
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Stand-Alone Lateral Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Low-Grade Degenerative Spondylolisthesis by Luis Marchi, Nitamar Abdala, Leonardo Oliveira, Rodrigo Amaral, Etevaldo Coutinho, Luiz Pimenta

“…VAS and Oswestry scores showed lasting improvements in clinical outcomes (60% and 54.5% change, resp.). The vertebral slippage was reduced in 90.4% of cases from mean values of 15.1% preoperatively to 7.4% at 6-week followup (P<0.001) and was maintained through 24 months (7.1%, P<0.001). …”
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Dynamic changes of extracellular vesicles during zebrafish organogenesis by Linda-Marie Mulzer, Tim Felger, Luis E. Muñoz, Gesa Engl, Heiko Reutter, Mario Schiffer, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Fanni Annamária Boros, Friederike Zunke, Philipp Arnold, Alina C. Hilger

“…Despite its role as a well-established vertebrate model, little is known about EVs during zebrafish embryogenesis. …”
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Effectiveness rehabilitative therapy and Pridinol Mesylate in low back pain by Lorenza Lauricella, Noemi Calabrese, Dalila Scaturro, Domenico Migliorino, Michele Vecchio, Giulia Letizia Mauro

“…BackgroundSpondylarthritis is a degenerative disease involving the intervertebral disc, vertebral bodies, and adjacent soft tissues. Treatment aims to slow disease progression and manage symptoms through an interdisciplinary approach. …”
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Distinguishing classes of neuroactive drugs based on computational physicochemical properties and experimental phenotypic profiling in planarians. by Danielle Ireland, Christina Rabeler, Sagar Rao, Rudy J Richardson, Eva-Maria S Collins

“…Given that planarian behavioral MTS is an inexpensive true 3R (refine, reduce, replace) alternative to vertebrate testing and requires zero a priori knowledge about a chemical, it is a promising experimental system to complement in silico cheminformatics to identify new drug candidates.…”
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Influence of MHC on genetic diversity and testicular expression of linked olfactory receptor genes by Mingue Kang, Byeongyong Ahn, Jae Yeol Shin, Hye-Sun Cho, Jongan Lee, Chankyu Park

“…Abstract Background Olfactory receptor (OR) genes are highly polymorphic and form extensive families that recognize a wide range of vertebrate odorants. To explore the genetic diversity of MHC-linked OR genes and their connection to MHC genes, we conducted a combined haplotype analysis of MHC-linked OR and MHC class I genes to determine the influence of MHC on OR diversity, which could be associated with MHC-based mate selection. …”
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Analysis of the short-term effect of three different level pedicle screws in the treatment of thoracolumbar type A fractures by Alimujiang Yusufu, Abudula Abulaiti, Abuduwupuer Haibier, Junyi Ma, Yuan Ma

“…Abstract Objective The effects of three short-segment vertebral fixation methods—short-segment fixation (4s group), short-segment fixation across the injured vertebra (6s group), and long-segment fixation (8s group)—on the surgical efficacy of patients with type A thoracolumbar fractures were compared to identify the optimal fixation method. …”
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A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…Risk factors were reported for group 1: non-specific low back pain (smoking, overweight/obesity, negative recovery expectations), non-specific neck pain (high job demands, monotonous work); group 2: degenerative spinal disease (workers' compensation claim, degenerative scoliosis), and group 3: spinal tuberculosis (age, imprisonment, previous history of tuberculosis), spinal cord injury (age, accidental injury), vertebral fracture from osteoporosis (type 1 diabetes, certain medications, smoking), and neural tube defects (folic acid deficit, anti-convulsant medications, chlorine, influenza, maternal obesity). …”
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