DICE is a shared-bus multiprocessor based on a distributed shared-memory architecture, known as Cache-Only Memory Architecture (COMA). Unlike previous COMA proposals for large-scale multiprocessing, DICE utilizes the COMA to effectively decrease the gap between modern high-performance microprocessors and the bus. As microprocessors become faster and demand more bandwidth, the already limited sc...

PURPOSE To determine the etiology of short-term mortality in patients with status epilepticus (SE). METHODS 920 episodes of SE were recorded among 750 patients in a 10-year period. According to the clinical assessment, sequence of events that led to death in a particular case showed two major causes of death: (1) underlying disease, and (2) complications caused by convulsions, therapy or coma...

The clinical sign of coma is a common feature in critical care medicine. However, little information has been put forth on the correlations between coma and cerebral imaging methods. The purpose of the article is to compile the available information derived from various imaging methods and placing it in a context of clinical knowledge of coma and related states. The definition of coma and the c...

Records of coma and post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) were collected for a group of 38 patients with closed head injury. The results confirmed earlier studies indicating that patients may have short or negligible coma but report prolonged PTA. Comparison of eight patients with prolonged PTA (> 7 days) and short coma (< 6 hours) with the rest of the group on MRI in the acute stage showed that these p...

The Bacillus subtilis genome encodes eleven Rap proteins, which are conserved tetratricopeptide-containing regulatory proteins. Of those characterized to date, all except RapI negatively regulate response regulators, including Spo0F, ComA and DegU, via protein-protein interactions. RapD has not yet been fully characterized. It was examined whether RapD inhibits the expression of spoIIE, srfA an...

Temporary lens opacities in diabetic coma were noted by Lawrence, Oakley, and Barne (1942) and thought to be common if the lens was carefully examined. This does not appear to have been frequently discussed, but Sheldon and Pyke (i 968) showed pictures of opacities in the lens of a girl aged Io years, which cleared rapidly with treatment of the diabetic coma. Neuberg, Griscom, and Burns (1958) ...

COMA machine is similar to that in a traditional shared memory machine, there are a few aspects that differentiate the AMs from the cache memory in traditional cache-coherent multiprocessors [8]. One important aspect unique to COMA is that the backing store of the AMs in a COMA machine is disks of secondary storage. So, unlike a traditional multiprocessor cache, write-back to the backing store ...

Objective. To report an unusual cause of coma in an adult. Design. Case report. Setting. University teaching hospital. Patient. A previously healthy 53-year-old man initially presented with altered mental status and progressed to coma. He was found to be substantially hyperammonemic and did not improve with lactulose therapy and continuous venovenous hemodialysis. Results. Biochemical testing r...

A 45-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic man was in a hypoglycaemic coma for one month but recovered after continuous infusion of glucose and insulin. An isolated neurological deficit, motor aphasia, persisted after recovery from the coma. Repeated computerized tomography did not demonstrate any abnormal findings attributable to coma or aphasia. Precise follow-up examinations of aphasia showed ...

BACKGROUND Myxedema coma is a life-threatening and emergency presentation of hypothyroidism. However, the clinical features and outcomes of this condition have been poorly defined because of its rarity. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational study of patients diagnosed with myxedema coma from July 2010 through March 2013 using a national inpatient database in Japan. We investigate...