INTRODUCTION The etiology of Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome (THS) is still unknown. The initial standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may not be sufficient for diagnosis, so dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI may be necessary to demonstrate the presence of lesions. METHODS Seven patients diagnosed with THS according to the International Headache Society criteria (beta version) were included into the stu...

UNLABELLED To analyse and compare standing thoracolumbar curves in normal weight participants and participants with obesity, using an electromagnetic device, and to analyse the measurement reliability. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional study was carried out. 36 individuals were divided into two groups (normal-weight and participants with obesity) according to their waist circumference. The...

AIMS The aim of this study was to evaluate the stress on the abutment teeth and framework ina unilateral maxillary defect which was restored by an obturator retained by resin-bonded extra coronal attachment. METHODS A three-dimensional finite element model of the human unilateral maxillary defect was constructed. Traditional obturator framework with four casting circumferential clasp was esta...

Hydrodynamic performance of the marine mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is studied with time-resolved particle image velocimetry. We evaluated inhalant flow, exhalant jet flow, suction performance and flow control capabilities of the mussels quantitatively. Inhalant flow structures of mussels are measured at the coronal plane for the first time in literature. Nutrient fluid is convected into ...

Context. The transition of the magnetic field from the ambient magnetic field to the ejecta in the sheath downstream of a coronal mass ejection (CME) driven shock is analyzed in detail. The field rotation in the sheath occurs in a two-layer structure. In the first layer, layer 1, the magnetic field rotates in the coplanarity plane (plane of shock normal and the upstream magnetic field), and in ...

Treatment of rigid and severe spinal deformities is challenging and risky. Preoperative halo-gravity traction can be used to progressively reduce the deformity before spinal fusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of halo-gravity traction for the correction of severe spinal deformities. Fifteen patients were reviewed retrospectively. Their mean age at the beginning of tr...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate and demonstrate the clinical and imaging features of symptomatic duodenal diverticula presenting as or mimicking acute abdomen. METHODS The imaging studies of 10 patients, all presenting with acute abdomen and diagnosed with duodenal diverticula as the possible underlying cause, over a time period of 20 months were retrospectively analyzed. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate condylar head remodeling after mandibular set-back sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) with rigid fixation in skeletal class III deformities. The correlation between condylar head remodeling and condylar axis changes was determined using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) superimposition. METHODS The CBCT data of 22 subjects (9 men and 13 women) who had undergone man...

There is a wide range of values reported in volumetric studies of the amygdala. The use of single plane thick magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may prevent the correct visualization of anatomic landmarks and yield imprecise results. To assess whether there is a difference between volumetric analysis of the amygdala performed with single plane MRI 3-mm slices and with multiplanar analysis of MRI ...

We report the case of an elderly woman with cervical deformity due to a large diffuse goiter and predictive data for a difficult airway, alteration of all thyroid hormone levels and an exposed wrist fracture. After a pre-block ultrasound scan, the supraclavicular approach to the brachial plexus was selected because the gland growth was in the anterior to posterior axis, without displacement of ...