Experimental investigations were conducted to determine the influence of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic channels containing aligned circular obstacles (with diameters of 172 µm and 132 µm) on the flow velocity and pressure drop under steady-state flow conditions. A significant PDMS bulging was observed when the fluid flow initially contacted the obstacles, but this phenomenon decrease...

Cerebral edema resulting in elevated intracranial pressure is a well-known complication of galactosemia. Lumbar puncture was performed for the diagnosis of clinically suspected bacterial meningitis. Herniation of cerebral tissue through the foramen magnum is not a common problem in neonatal intensive care units because of the open fontanelle in infants. We present the case of a 3-week-old infan...

was placed on the side, back, and knees, alternately; and a dose of ergot and borax was given, which-brought on a few mild pains. During one of these the membranes ruptured; but the pains again recurred, at long intervals, and she slept. 16th.?The head has descended partially through the brim. The pains, under the influence of the cold douche and galvanism, have become' stronger and more freque...

Among primates, partial or complete posterior closure of the orbit has been widely accepted as a shared derived characteristic justifying an exclusive tarsier-anthropoid clade, while some regard the tarsier lateral orbit as an elaborated postorbital bar (POB). To test these competing hypotheses while minimizing the confounding effect of tarsier orbital hypertrophy, we compared tarsiers and othe...

introduction traumatic lumbar spondylolisthesis is rare disease and in the literature, different surgical approaches, including anterior, posterior, or combined approaches (posterior and anterior) are used to treat the lesion. case presentation we treated a case of traumatic lumbosacral spondylolisthesis using posterior approach and the patient showed a satisfactory outcome. at the final follow...

BMJ 2007;335:719-20 doi: 10.1136/bmj.39331.702951.47 • Age under 1 year and presence of bruise, swelling, or laceration (>5 cm) on the head • Dangerous mechanism of injury • Clinical suspicion of non-accidental injury • Loss of consciousness lasting more than fi ve minutes (witnessed) • Post-traumatic seizure but no history of epilepsy • Abnormal drowsiness • Suspected open or depressed skull i...

bilateral vocal cord paralysis is a rare and preventable complication of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. herein, we report a fatal case of bilateral vocal cord paralysis after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (acd/f). a 65-year-old man with cervical spine trauma and anterior cord syndrome, following car overturn presented to our emergency department. the patient had c6-t10 prola...

A case of severe craniosynostosis-radial aplasia (Baller-Gerold) syndrome is described in a newborn male, following a pregnancy complicated by polyhydramnios and intrauterine growth retardation. Death occurred after two hours owing to a prolonged apnoeic spell. Extensive agenesis of the frontal and parietal bones, resulting in a very large fontanelle, in addition to coronal bilateral craniosyno...