Here, we describe the first reported autopsy findings following gamma knife surgery for thalamic pain. A 62-year-old man presented with thalamic pain after treatment for thalamic malignant lymphoma. He was treated with narcotic drugs, but his pain was uncontrollable. Treatment using gamma knife surgery on the pituitary gland using a maximum dose of 180 Gy, led to the control of his intractable ...

Introduction. We present a case of intraosseous foreign body penetration due to knife attack and its emergency service management. Case. Seventeen-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency department with a knife cut over the right knee. In the local wound exploration during the extension position of the knee, deep tissue penetration was not observed. Therefore, the patient was discharged ...

We would like to present a case report of a very unusual suicide attempt. A 48-year-old female patient tried to commit suicide by stabbing herself with a kitchen knife into her neck. Suicide by self-stabbing is uncommon, constituting only 1-3% of suicide attempts. Patients with self-inflicted stab wounds may have a higher incidence of surgical interventions based on the stab location. Surprisin...

This paper studies global stability of spatial configurations in a dynamic two-region model with quadratic adjustment costs where rational migrants make migration decisions so as to maximize their discounted future utilities. A global analysis is conducted to show that, except for knife–edge cases with symmetric regions, there exists a unique spatial configuration that is absorbing and globally...

Biomass particle size impacts handling, storage, conversion, and dust control systems. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) particle size distributions created by a knife mill were determined for integral classifying screen sizes from 12.7 to 50.8 mm, operating speeds from 250 to 500 rpm, and mass input rates from 2 to 11 kg/min. Particle distributions were classified with standardized sieves for ...

Authors' objectives The objective of this technology review was to assess the efficacy of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of arteriovenous malformations, acoustic neuroma, cerebral metastases and trigeminal neuralgia, the latter representing a non-invasive approach to precision ablation for benign conditions. The efficacy of gamma knife relative to microsurgery and ...

Background/Aims: Constant pain, especially if prominent, is sometimes considered incompatible with a diagnosis of typical idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. This study aims to clarify the frequency of patient-reported constant pain in patients with medically intractable, typical, idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia as diagnosed with standard clinical parameters and confirmed by the response to a modi...

1.1 Tao and the Art of Knife Maintenance Good chefs know the importance of maintaining sharp knives in the kitchen. What ’ s their secret? A well-worn Taoist allegory offers some advice. The king asks about his butcher ’ s impressive knife-work. “ Ordinary butchers, ” he replies “ hack their way through the animal. Thus their knife always needs sharpening. My father taught me the Taoist way. I ...