Background: Following endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), the intracranial pressure (ICP) of some patients remains high immediately. The cause of this phenomenon is still controversial. The objective of this study is to explore the effect of postoperative lumbar puncture following ETV for obstructive hydrocephalus patients. Methods: 145 patients presenting with obstructive hydrocephalus und...

There are about 350 million hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers worldwide and chronic HBV is considered a major public health problem. The objective of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of the nucleos(t)ide analogues tenofovir (TDF) and entecavir (ETV) in the treatment of chronic HBV. A cross-sectional study was carried out from March-December 2013, including all patients with chro...

Preaxial polydactyly (PPD) is a common limb-associated birth defect characterized by extra digit(s) in the anterior autopod. It often results from ectopic sonic hedgehog (Shh) expression in the anterior limb bud. Although several transcription factors are known to restrict Shh expression to the posterior limb bud, how they function together remains unclear. Here we provide evidence from mouse c...

BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction is a common complaint associated with obstructive hydrocephalus. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) on the neuropsychological outcome in patients presenting with cognitive decline and obstructive hydrocephalus. METHODS A retrospective review of patients who underwent ETV at the University of Calgary ...

INTRODUCTION After a time of domination of shunt placement, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been increasingly applied in treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. AIM To assess the effectiveness of ETV in treatment of adults with three-ventricle hydrocephalus of different etiology. MATERIAL AND METHODS Ninety-six patients with obstructive hydrocephalus were studied: 24 with primary...

background & importance: idiopathic stenosis of the foramina of magendie and luschka is a rare cause of obstructive hydrocephalus involving the fourth ventricle. case presentation: we reported the case of a 40-year-old woman who developed headaches and vertigo for several months and more recently gait disturbance. the ct scan showed quadri-ventricular hydrocephalus involving mainly the fourth v...

background & importance: idiopathic stenosis of the foramina of magendie and luschka is a rare cause of obstructive hydrocephalus involving the fourth ventricle. case presentation: we reported the case of a 40-year-old woman who developed headaches and vertigo for several months and more recently gait disturbance. the ct scan showed quadri-ventricular hydrocephalus involving mainly the fourth v...

BACKGROUND Either combination treatment or monotherapy using agents with a high genetic barrier are recommended for the retreatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. In search of reasonable treatment, we compared the efficacy and safety of lamivudine (LAM) plus adefovir (ADV) and entecavir (ETV) alone for retreatment of patients with viral relapse after cessation of ADV. PATIENTS AND MET...

Emotional tone of voice (ETV) is essential for optimal verbal communication. Research has found that the impact of variation in nonlinguistic features of speech on spoken word recognition differs according to a time course. In the current study, we investigated whether intratalker variation in ETV follows the same time course in two long-term repetition priming experiments. We found that intrat...

BACKGROUND The reduction of hepatitis B virus replication to minimal levels is emerging as key therapeutic goal in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacies of adefovir (ADV) and entecavir (ETV) in CHB. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this prospective study, 100 naïve patients were assigned to treatment with ADV (33 HBeAg-positive and 19 HBeAg-neg...