Supervisory CommitteeDr. Margaret-Anne Storey, (Department of Computer Science)SupervisorDr. Daniela Damian, (Department of Computer Science)Departmental MemberDr. Eric Manning, (Department of Computer Science)Departmental MemberDr. Gholamali Shoja, (Department of Computer Science)Departmental MemberDr. Rosaline Canessa, (Department of Geography)Outside M...

C orreondence To The Editor We read with interest the paper by Cai et al. These authors described two cases of persistent falcine sinus. We would like to add to the authors' discussion by mentioning a recent study of ours. We found that in 25 adult cadavers an extensive network of small tributaries within the falx cerebri could always be found, especially within its posterior one third (Fig.). ...

In this issue of the Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, Shoja et al characterize the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern, resistance mechanisms, and typing of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) isolates obtained from burn patients from a single center in Iran. They found that the rate of CRAB was high (92.5%) among burn patients. The most effective drugs with in vitro...

Editor—Blocking the nerve to vastus medialis can be cause of occasional motor weakness identified after adductor canal block (ACB), a common procedure for pain control knee and leg surgery. Although it results in less quadriceps muscle compared with femoral block, significant is occasionally seen.1Lynch J.R. Okoroha K.R. Lizzio V. Yu C.C. Jildeh T.R. Moutzouros Adductor versus anterior cruciate...

We describe a case of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVFs) in left parieto-insulo-occipital regions and cerebellum presenting with acute myelopathy followed by focal status epilepticus two-step clinical course. An 82-year-old male was admitted to our Neurology Unit for sudden weakness the legs fall upon waking morning, low back proximal leg pain, fever, diarrhea. He had history arte...

1. introduction composition and letter writing are some of the most important issues that have been addressed in the past. especially at the ninth and tenth centuries hegira (teimurian era), valuable works have been composed in this regard, as some have reviewed and attended to the structure, while others have collected the original and content of the letters by the past eminent scholars. these...