The objective was to assess CSF dynamics of different shunt constructions in patients with adult hydrocephalus syndrome and correlate these findings to clinical outcome, neuroradiology, and the specifications of the shunts provided by the manufacturer. Thirty four patients with idiopathic adult hydrocephalus (normal pressure hydrocephalus) syndrome were included in a prospective, consecutive ca...

I N this issue of ANESTHESIOLOGY, Hakim et al. present results of a randomized trial of a pharmacologic intervention to prevent development of postoperative delirium in patients who demonstrated early signs of cognitive instability. Delirium is a serious and frequent postoperative complication that is frightening for patients and stressful for families. Delirium is associated with prolonged cri...

Abstract: This article interprets the story of Israel's politics before having a king, with main focus on Abimelek who viciously seized kingdom through violence and fratricide. The commits murder is finally cursed by Jotham escapes Fable. Jotham's fable, its political caricature, describes proud, selfish, dangerous thorn bush (Abimelek) as an act leadership that does not come from God. With nar...

Maraknya praktik judicial corruption yang diawali dengan pelanggaran kode etik Hakim, menuntut lembaga Komisi Yudisial untuk bertindak lebih tegas dalam mengawasi perilaku Hakim. Guna meminimalisir aksi “Hakim nakal” tersebut, KY memiliki pasal mengenai kewenangan penyadapan. Namun statusnya merupakan non-penyidik dan hanya berfungsi hakim, membuat beberapa pihak tidak menyetujui keberadaan pen...

Organized by three distinguished members of the JBS Editorial Board – Marc Bickle, PhD, of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Germany); Hakim Djaballah, PhD, of Institut Pasteur Korea (South Korea); and Lorenz Martin Mayr, PhD, of AstraZeneca (UK) – this special issue demonstrates how RNAi is enjoying a revival of popularity and is increasingly being applied to dis...