a capsule endoscope with use of a transparent hood and real-time viewer Capsule endoscopy relies on an intact swallowing mechanism and unimpeded passage of the capsule through the pylorus [1]. A new method for endoscopic placement of the capsule is described. A transparent hood (MH-464; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan), whose inside wall is lined with vinyl tape, is attached to the tip of the endoscope (...

BACKGROUND Total hip arthroplasty involves division of the joint capsule, which can cause receptor damage, affecting postural stability and increasing the risk of falls. The aim of this study was to determine whether postural stability can be disturbed by total hip arthroplasty from a postero-lateral approach. MATERIAL AND METHODS Static balance was quantified with the use of a two plate tens...

BACKGROUND Although confluent white matter lesion (WML) is associated with cognitive impairment, the mechanism explaining this association is controversial. We aimed to investigate comprehensively the MRI predictors of cognitive impairment in confluent WML. METHODS Among 45 lacunar stroke patients who had confluent WML, we evaluated the association of executive function [Mattis Dementia Ratin...

Lower motoneuron abnormalities have been extensively documented in the murine model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, whereas information on corticospinal neurons in these mice is very limited. We investigated 1) mRNA levels of inflammation-related molecules in the deep layers in which corticospinal neurons reside, 2) corticospinal neurons labeled from tracer injections in the corticos...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the rehabilitation results among baseball players who presented pain and medial rotation deficit in their shoulders. METHODS Out of 55 baseball players assessed between April and June 2009, it was observed that 20 presented pain at some instant during throwing movements. They were advised to undergo a rehabilitation program with exercises ...

The paper reports the record of Pseudochromadora gomoi sp.n. in circalittoral habitats (at depths 47–59 m) Romanian Black Sea waters. species is characterized by a unispiral amphidial fovea, presence lateral alae stretching from posterior end cardia to level cloacal opening, but also shows unique features found other Desmodorida genera (i.e., precloacal ventral ala males similar several Desmodo...

Bilateral infusions of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) into the lateral hypothalamus (LH) produce gastric erosions in rats. The present study attempted to determine the neural pathways that mediate this effect. In order to interrupt axonal transmission, knife cuts (KC) were made in different planes adjacent to the LH. In separate groups of rats, KC were made anterior, posterior or lateral to the LH...

Various shapes of congenital abnormalities of the meniscus have been reported. Among them, the double-layered meniscus is rare. This article describes a 22-year-old man with a double-layered lateral meniscus who reported right knee pain with no history of trauma. The double-layered lateral meniscus included both the upper and lower meniscus. The anterior and posterior edge of the upper meniscus...

There have been differing descriptions of the anterolateral structures of the knee, and not all have been named or described clearly. The aim of this study was to provide a clear anatomical interpretation of these structures. We dissected 40 fresh-frozen cadaveric knees to view the relevant anatomy and identified a consistent structure in 33 knees (83%); we termed this the anterolateral ligamen...

All sectors of the human cerebral cortex receive dense cholinergic input. The origin of this projection is located in the Ch4 cell group of the nucleus basalis of Meynert. However, very little is known about the location of the pathways which link the cholinergic neurons of the nucleus basalis to the human cerebral cortex. This question was addressed in whole-hemisphere sections processed for t...