PURPOSE Epileptic spasms sometimes begin after the first year of life, and such seizures are recognized as late-onset spasms (LOS). The prognosis of LOS is poor, and a treatment strategy has not been established. This study aimed to assess the short- and long-term effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) therapy for LOS. METHODS We investigated the rate of LOS in 22 patients (14 boys and...

The origin of the late preindustrial Holocene (LPIH) increase in atmospheric methane concentrations has been much debated. Hypotheses invoking changes in solely anthropogenic sources or solely natural sources have been proposed to explain the increase in concentrations. Here two high-resolution, high-precision ice core methane concentration records from Greenland and Antarctica are presented an...

In the title salt {systematic name: 4-diphenyl-methyl-1-[(E)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-yl]piperazin-1-ium 2,4,6-trinitro-pheno-late), C(26)H(29)N(2) (+)·C(6)H(2)N(3)O(7) (-), the cinnarizinium cation is protonated at the piperazine N atom connected to the styrenylmethyl group; the piperazine ring adopts a distorted chair conformaiton. In the crystal, bifurcated N-H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bonds link the comp...

The purpose of this study is to analyze health at the transition from the Late Antique (LA) to the Early Medieval (EM) period in Croatia. Results of the analyses of skeletal remains are compared with historical and archaeological data to test the hypothesis that the transition was catastrophic. An additional objective is to determine whether the transition was a uniform process, or differential...

We exploit the ease with which highly motile early endosomes are distinguished from static late endosomes in order to study Aspergillus nidulans endosomal traffic. RabS(Rab7) mediates homotypic fusion of late endosomes/vacuoles in a homotypic fusion- and vacuole protein sorting/Vps41-dependent manner. Progression across the endocytic pathway involves endosomal maturation because the end product...

Methods In a prospective study involving 12 Swedish HIV clinics, all newly diagnosed patients, >18 years, are invited to participate to explore what characterize a late presenters (LP), defined by CD4 <350 and/or AIDS diagnosis, from those diagnosed earlier. Demographic and biomedical data are collected as well as HIV-related symptoms and AIDS diagnosis. Four questionnaires are completed; medic...