epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders. studies have demonstrated that genetic factors have a strong role in etiology of epilepsy. mutations in genes encoding ion channels, neurotransmitters and other proteins involved in the neuronal biology have been recognized in different types of this disease. moreover, some chromosomal aberration including ring chromosomes will result i...

BACKGROUND Contagious Epididymitis (CE) due to Brucella ovis (B. ovis) is a contagious disease that impairs rams' fertility due to epididymis, testicle and accessory sexual gland alterations. An increased incidence of CE has been observed in South Eastern France ("PACA" region) since the Rev.1 vaccination against B. melitensis has been stopped in 2008. The objective of this study was to evaluat...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of the concentration of oval spermatozoa according to the strict morphology criterion in men with normal sperm concentration following the World Health Organization criteria on the results of classic IVF. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on review of patient charts, this study included infertile couples presenting with female causes for infertility or unexplain...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the semen of men with fertility problems. DESIGN A descriptive clinical study. SETTINGS Outpatient infertility clinic of a private hospital. PATIENT(S) One hundred thirteen men attending an infertility clinic in Athens. INTERVENTION(S) Semen samples were collecte...

BACKGROUND Globozoospermia is a rare (incidence of 0.1% among andrological patients) and poorly understood condition, but a severe disorder in male infertility. This case report detailed the course of treatment and protocol of a patient with type 1 globozoospermia using Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and oocyte activation by calcium ionophore, which yielded conception and birth of a he...

the ribs are essential structures of the osseous thorax that provide certain significant information and aid interpretation of radiologic images in daily routine practice. intrathoracic rib is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually discovered incidentally, but may cause in vain interventions in case of being unaware. we herein report an intrathoracic rib in a girl whose chest x-ray was stran...

abstract-cervicovaginal cytology is still a widely used cancer screening method that is well established in most countries. the present study aims at detecting and classifying squamous intraepithelial abnormalities and effects of certain infectious agents, particularly the cytopathic effects of human papillomavirus (hpv) in a series of cervicovaginal smears, according to the bethesda system (tb...

large intercoronary communications in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease constitute a very rare coronary artery anomaly in which there is a readily visible connection between the 2 coronary arteries with a unidirectional or bidirectional blood flow; consequently, this anomaly may be misinterpreted as a functioning collateral vessel, indicative of an unrecognized proximal coronar...

for the first time, a spectrum of morphological abnormalities have been produced in developingmouse embryos (n=50), by injecting (ip) 75 and 100 mg/kg of maternal body weight of a new quinazolinonederivative, 4(3h)quinazolinone-2-propyl-2-phenylethyl(qppe), on days 9, 10 and 11 of gestation.measurements of the length of the crown-rump (cr), weight of body of the embryos and placenta on day 17sh...

ultrasonography is the only practical method for obtaining images of the posterior segment of the eye when the light-conducting media are opaque. in this study, 182 dogs with ocular abnormalities presented to the department of veterinary surgery and radiology from december 2008-august 2010 were included. all the animals were subjected to detailed ophthalmic examination and b-scan ultrasonograph...