Aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are rarely encountered. In particular, due to frequent anatomic complexity and the presence of nearby critical structures, PICA origin aneurysms are difficult to treat. However, recent reports of anecdotal cases using advanced endovascular instruments and skills have made the results of endovascular treatment rather outstanding. PICA ...

Aneurysms arising from the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) to PICA communicating collaterals are very rare. Only five cases have so far been described in the literature. Here, we report the first case with multiple aneurysms occurring on separate inter-PICA communicating collateral arteries, where one of the PICA's was occluded proximally and reconstituted distally through the inter...

Pica is a life-threatening behavior displayed by many individuals with developmental disabilities. In the current study, automatic reinforcement maintained the pica of 3 participants. Following functional analyses of pica, response-effort manipulations were conducted in which the effort to obtain pica or alternative items was varied systematically. Several general relations emerged as a result ...

BACKGROUND There are many descriptions of the association of pica with iron deficiency in adults, but there are few reports in which observations available at diagnosis of iron deficiency were analyzed using multivariable techniques to identify significant predictors of pica. We sought to identify clinical and laboratory correlates of pica in adults with iron deficiency or depletion using univa...

A vertebral artery (VA) terminating in a posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is often considered to be a normal variation associated with VA hypoplasia. We aimed to investigate the clinical significance of this cerebrovascular variant. A total of 80 patients with clinically evident cerebrovascular events in posterior circulation were examined by duplex sonography and magnetic resonance ...

Pica and rumination disorders were moved from the Feeding disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood section of DSM-IV [2] to the Feeding and Eating disorders chapter of DSM-5 [3]. The prevalence of pica is difficult to establish because of differences in definition and the reluctance of patients to admit to abnormal cravings and ingestion. An incidence of Pica greater than 50% is considered norm...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to characterize pica behavior in cats. METHODS Cat owners were recruited to participate in a questionnaire survey on pica behavior exhibited by their cats. Emphasis was put on the type of item ingested. Questions on early history and environment, as well as general health and gastrointestinal signs, were asked. Owners of healthy cats not showing pica were ...

Strokes involving posterior inferior cerebellar arteries (PICA) are rare and usually unilateral. They can involve either the lateral division or the medial division of PICA. Sudden simultaneous cerebellar infarctions in the medial PICA territories are extremely rare. We report one such patient who presented with acute bilateral cerebellar infarctions in the medial PICA territories. She was a di...

OBJECTIVES Pica is the craving for and consumption of nonfood items, including the ingestion of earth (geophagy), raw starch (amylophagy), and ice (pagophagy). Pica has long been associated with micronutrient deficiencies, but the strength of this relationship is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the association between pica behavior and the risk of being anemic or having low hemoglobin (Hb), hemat...

biology of amaranth stem-boring weevil, hypolixus pica (fabricius) on red root pigweed, amaranthus retroflexus l. was investigated under natural conditions in a citrus orchard in dezful. each red root pigweed was covered by a wooden cage of 50×50×100cm dimentions screened by muslin. three to four adult females and males were introduced into each cage. after 3-4 days past the weevils were remove...