g20 world brain mapping initiative (neuroscience/n-20) is putting brain mapping on the top of global economic issues the society for brain mapping, therapeutics, and brain mapping foundation are propelling therapeutic advances in nano-neurosurgery, nano-bio-electronics, artificial intelligence, neuro-supercomputing and ‘cross-pollination’ among the bio-medical sciences and engineering worldwide...

introduction: renal colic can be managed by preventing the contraction movements of ureter muscles. by reducing acetylcholine in the nerve terminals, magnesium sulfate could be effective in this regard. the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on acute renal colic pain relief. method: the present study was a double-blind clinical trial in which the patients suffer...

the acute coronary syndrome due to the left main coronary artery (lmca) thrombosis is a clinically rare and catastrophic event.   we describe a young man ( smoker, alcoholic, and drug abuser) with a history of recent surgery and typical chest pain who had non-occlusive lmca thrombosis in coronary angiography. the thrombosis was successfully treated with two 180 µ/kg intracoronary boluses of ept...

BACKGROUND Stroke is the third leading cause of death in Puerto Rico. We examined the pre-hospital phase, management and case-fatality-rates (CFR) of patients discharged with acute stroke from the Carolina University of Puerto Rico Hospital during 2007. METHODS Trained personnel collected information on demographics, delay-time, mode-of-transportation, management, and mortality from all medic...

pocket infection of a cardiac device is usually treated by removing the device and re - implanting it in a new site after complete treatment of the infection. this report illustrates a complicated case of pocket infection in the wake of the implantation of a permanent pacemaker (cardiac resynchronization therapy). the patient was treated conservatively through daily irrigation and dressing, bro...

hemophiliac patients carry a high risk for blood born viruses particularly hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection. with introducing the new therapeutic modalities for hiv infection, the role of hcv in mortality and morbidity has been more prominent. hiv co-infection is a wellknown factor that accelerates the progression of liver injury leading to end stage liver failure. screening of hemophiliacs ha...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is common and endemic in many areas of iran, caused by species of a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus leishmania. there is not any effective vaccine against leishmaniasis; so, therapy is important for prevention and separation of disease. herbal extract for treatment of cl is cost-effective, applicable topically to lesions, and can avoid the deve...