Malformations of cortical development are commonly associated with epilepsy. In the first 139 consecutive patients in the Göteborg epilepsy surgery series, parenchymal malformations were found in 56. 1% of the children and in 23.1% of the adults. Microdysgenesis (MDG), which was the most common parenchymal malformation, was found in 35. 1% of the children and in 16.7% of the adults. The aim of ...

BACKGROUND High blood pressure causes left ventricular hypertrophy, which is a negative prognostic factor among hypertensive patients. AIM To assess left ventricular geometric remodeling patterns in patients with essential hypertension or with hypertension secondary to parenchymal renal disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed data from echocardiograms performed in 250 patients with essent...

The effect of a single high-intensity light pulse with a duration of 1 ms on nighttime pineal activity of male Sprague-Dawley rats was investigated. 10 minutes after light exposure pineal N-actyltransferase activity and melatonin content were significantly reduced. These results show that the rat pineal is capable of responding to very short light flashes of high intensity.

The incidence of specific intracranial parenchymal lesions of HIV-infected patients varies considerably between countries. In the Republic of Korea, the number of HIV-infected patients is increasing, but little is known regarding the spectrum of intracranial parenchymal lesions in these patients. The aim of the present study was to obtain this information. To identify HIV patients with intracra...

Liver parenchymal cells play a dominant role in hepatic metabolism and thereby total body cholesterol homeostasis. To gain insight into the specific pathways and genes involved in the response of liver parenchymal cells to increased dietary lipid levels under atherogenic conditions, changes in parenchymal cell gene expression upon feeding a Western-type diet for 0, 2, 4, and 6 weeks were determ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this research project was the realization of an incremental bipolar radiofrequency generator with inline 4-electrode probe for partial renal resection without clamping of the vessels. METHODS The experimentation was carried out across two phases: the preliminary realization of a specific generator and an inline multielectrode probe for open surgery (Phase 1); system test...

Hepatic lipase (HL) is thought to be located at the vascular endothelium in the liver. However, it has also been implicated in the binding and internalization of chylomicron remnants in the parenchymal cells. In view of this apparent discrepancy between localization and function, we re-investigated the localization of HL in rat liver using biochemical and immunohistochemical techniques. The bin...

Chest radiographs were read from a sub-cohort of 386 factory workers with short term exposure to amosite asbestos (median exposure six months) and long follow up (median 25 years). Prevalence of abnormality was determined independently by two readers from the first film available after 20 years from first employment. Serial films were obtainable for 238 men (median interval from first to last f...

AIM We aimed to retrospectively examine the tolerability and efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). PATIENTS AND METHODS Adverse events were assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 4.0. The efficacy of TACE in parenchymal tumors (parenchymal response)...

conclusions ferric chloride is an effective haemostatic agent in controlling liver parenchymal tissue hemorrhage in an animal model. results the hemostasis time of ferric chloride concentration groups was significantly less than that of the control group (p value < 0.001). the pathologic examination showed the highest frequency of low grade inflammation based on the defined pathological grading...