Compared to cortical lesions, spatial neglect following subcortical stroke is most frequently seen as a mild and transient phenomenon. Since this assumption is based on only few observations, we reexamined the prognosis and severity of spatial neglect in patients with circumscribed right-sided basal ganglia or thalamic lesions in the acute and in the chronic phase of the stroke. On average, 1.1...

. Where the Story Begins The incidence of cervical cancer in the US has declined dramatically over the last half century and continues to decline to this day. In 1975, the incidence of cervical cancer was 14.8 per 100,000 women; by the year 2013 that number was only 6.4 per 100,000. Similarly, the mortality due to cervical cancer during the same period was reduced from 5.6 to 2.3 women per 100,...

HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy INTRODUCTION Oral melanoma accounts for approximately 1% of all melanomas. In contrast to cutaneous melanoma, the risk factors for development of oral melanoma are largely unknown. Immunosuppressive states, including HIV infection and iatrogenic immunosuppression, are associated with an increased risk of melanoma development. Pregnancy has not been fo...

most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), is the primary cause of cervical cancer. HPV infection is a necessary but not sufficient precursor to cervical cancer. While the cumulative lifetime incidence of acquiring HPV is 70 to 80 percent in many countries, the vast majority of women with HPV infection will not develop cancer (see PATH’s fact sheet, Natural History of Cervical Cancer)....

This study develops a spectroscopic algorithm for detection of cervical high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs). We collected reflectance and fluorescence spectra with the quantitative spectroscopy probe to measure nine spectroscopic parameters from 43 patients undergoing standard colposcopy with directed biopsy. We found that there is improved accuracy for distinguishing HSIL from ...

BACKGROUND Acute symmetric deep cerebellar lesions suggest toxic exposure. OBJECTIVE To describe a patient with striking neurologic and magnetic resonance image features. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Emergency department and office. METHODS Personal observation. RESULTS A middle-aged man had a day of unsteadiness, followed by acute and pronounced cerebellar signs. The degree of disabil...

Certain diets essentially identical with those previously reported as causing an elevation of the blood pressure of rats have failed to produce any elevation. Examination of micro sections from the kidneys of these rats, with the aid of special stains, has failed to demonstrate any vascular lesions similar to those previously described by Calder. Evidence of tubular atrophy was present to a min...

BACKGROUND High rates of false-negative results constitute a routine problem in cytology laboratories. Of currently available internal quality control methods, 10% random review is the least effective in detecting false-negatives in routine screening. There is evidence that 100% rapid review and rapid prescreening perform well for this purpose. This study compared the performance of rapid presc...

BACKGROUND Screening of anal cancer in HIV-infected MSM with anal cytology results in high rates of false positive results and elevated burden of high-resolution anoscopies. High-risk HPV up-regulates p16 and Ki67 expression in epithelial cells. We assessed the usefulness of P16/Ki-67 immunostaining cytology for the diagnosis of precancerous anal lesions. METHODOLOGY Cross-sectional multicent...

Bony Bankart lesions are a common finding in patients with anterior glenohumeral dislocation. Although there are no defined guidelines, small bony Bankart fractures are typically treated arthroscopically with suture anchors. The 2 main techniques used are double- and single-row suture anchor stabilization, with debate over superiority. Biomechanical studies have shown improved reduction and sta...