SPONTANEOUS TIME ASYMMETRY DUE TO HORIZON

Spontaneous Pneumoperitoneum due to Constipation.

We report a rare case of spontaneous pneumoperitoneum. An 82-year-old Japanese male patient was referred to our hospital because of constipation and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a large amount of feces in the colon and rectum, and free air in the abdomen. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with gastrointestinal perforation. Emergency exploratory laparot...

Spontaneous Rupture of Uterus in Midtrimester Pregnancy Due to Increased Uterine Pressure with PreviousLaparoscopic Myomectomy

Spontaneous action potentials due to channel fluctuations.

A theoretical and numerical analysis of the Hodgkin-Huxley equations with the inclusion of stochastic channel dynamics is presented. It is shown that the system can be approximated by a one-dimensional bistable Langevin equation. Spontaneous action potentials can arise from the channel fluctuations and are analogous to escape by a particle over a potential barrier. The mean firing rate can be c...

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Corynebacterium sp.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Corynebacterium sp Sir, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a common complication of alcoholic liver cirrhosis and is usually caused by Gram-negative bacilli.' We report such a case due to Corynebacterium sp. An 80-year-old woman with a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis and ascites was transferred to our hospital because of change in mental status an...

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum due to paralytic rabies.

Rabies is a fatal disease resulting from rabies virus infection, causing severe neurological symptoms and ultimately death by destroying the nervous system. In general, a patient tends to see a neurologist or an infectious diseases physician, with very common and typical discipline-related signs and symptoms, such as hydrophobia, aerophobia, and mental disorders. However, we reported a rabies p...