Morning glory syndrome (MGS), an uncommon optic disc anomaly, is characterized by a funnel-shaped, excavated optic disc surrounded by chorioretinal pigmentary disturbance. Generally, it is an isolated ocular abnormality. The authors describe two patients in whom MGS developed in association with brain abnormalities. In both cases, there was enlargement of the optic nerve that showed increased r...

Seeds of plants from Ipomoea genera contain numerous ergot alkaloids, including psychoactive ergine and ergometrine, and are often abused as so-called "legal highs." In this work, an analytical method for determination of ergine and ergometrine, and identification of other alkaloids was developed, optimized, and validated. Three extraction techniques, ultrasound-assisted extraction in bath, or ...

ent diffusion coefficient (ADC), from necrotic tumors, which show a low diffusion signal with high ADC. The final diagnosis is usually histological after surgical drainage. Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus is the most commonly isolated microorganism. According to the different series, the ratio between Gram stain and positive cultures ranges from 0% to 64%, which may first be explained by the ...