Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Neurosurgery*, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea Background: Cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) and lacunar infarcts (LIs) are mostly caused by small vessel disease (SVD). Whereas the main pathomechanism behind LIs is SVD, a variety of mechanisms could be re...

Studies of full-thickness, small intestinal preparations have shown that maximal anion secretion [indexed by short-circuit current (I(sc))] during intracellular cAMP (cAMP(i)) stimulation is transient and followed by a decline toward baseline. Declining I(sc) is preceded by decreases in transepithelial conductance (G(t)), which in the small intestine reflects the lateral intercellular space (LI...

Purpose The low-income subsidy (LIS) substantially lowers out-of-pocket costs for qualifying Medicare Part D beneficiaries who receive orally administered chemotherapy. We examined the association of LIS with the use of novel oral immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs; lenalidomide and thalidomide) among beneficiaries with myeloma, who can receive either orally administered or parenteral (bortezomib-ba...

Background Treatment of chronic anal fissure has been directed at relaxing increased sphincter tone. Lateral internal sphincterotomy (LIS), since its introduction in 1951 by Eisenhammer, has been considered the gold standard approach with healing rate of approaching 95%. However, concerns have been raised about postoperative impairment of faecal incontinence after LIS. Actually, the incidence o...

Two young patients are described who made complete recovery from locked-in syndrome (LIS) after snakebites. LIS was a presenting feature in a patient of presumed snake bite who showed complete response to polyvalent Anti-snake venom (ASV). This case suggests that elapid snake bite should be suspected in unresponsive patient found in early morning in endemic areas of snake bite in monsoon season...

Memories of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) most often are recounted as emotionally positive events. At present, no satisfactory explanatory model exists to fully account for the rich phenomenology of NDEs following a severe acute brain injury. The particular population of patients with locked-in syndrome (LIS) provides a unique opportunity to study NDEs following infratentorial brain lesions. We...

Collaboration as a phenomenon is germane to educational success. This is because it creates a platform for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and skills. This study is concentrated on collaboration among library and information professionals in West Africa. It established perception of LIS Educators in West Africa about collaboration, identified areas of collaboration and the extent of LIS Educat...

Permission is hereby granted for the reproduction and use of this document for all educational and non-commercial purposes.Acknowledgements This LIS functionality toolkit project was conceived during the Strategic Summit, a conference presented by the Association for Pathology Informatics (API) on June 8, 2012, in Pittsburgh. This event was planned and convened to discuss the future of laborato...

To meet a perceived need for information professionals engaging in projects on document and knowledge management, a new course on Enterprise Information Portals (EIP) and Intranets has been established at the Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS). The aim of the course has been to provide the graduates with a better understanding of fundamental theoretical, methodological and ...