ENIGMA OF EPILEPSY

Appearing and disappearing CT scan abnormalities in epilepsy in India--an enigma.

In 230 consecutive cases of epilepsy, CT abnormalities were found in 51.7%. Out of these, 91 cases (39.5%) had non specific abnormalities consisting mostly of ring lesions, hyperdense disc lesions with surrounding oedema in enhanced scans and in a small percentage hypodense lesions, generalised brain oedema and calcifications. All these cases were treated with anticonvulsant drugs alone. A foll...

Spanish Enigma: A History of the Enigma in Spain

The presentation of a brief study of the use of Enigma Machines in Spain, during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and later, until their final replacement.

The enigma of sepsis.

Sepsis remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality, and the pathophysiology of the disease is not clear. The definition of the clinical manifestations of sepsis is ever evolving. This review discusses the search for effective therapeutic interventions, hurdles in translational sepsis research, and new therapies in development in current clinical trials.

The Enigma of AADor

AADor (LB 3459) is an eclipsing, close binary (P = 0.26 d) consisting of a sdOB primary star and an unseen secondary with an extraordinary small mass. The secondary is possibly a former planet which may have survived a common-envelope phase and has even gained mass. In order to investigate on an existing discrepancy between the components’ mass derived from NLTE spectral analysis and subsequent...

The enigma of fatigue.