Kumari S. (2009): Detection of Cherry leaf roll virus and Strawberry latent ring spot virus by one-step RTPCR. Plant Protect. Sci., 45: 140–143. A one-step reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) protocol was developed and used for the detection of Cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV) and Strawberry latent ring spot virus (SLRSV). The protocol was used to test infected screen house pl...

A 15-year-old boy presented with progressive myoclonic epilepsy and unbalance gaits for 4 years. Slit lamp examination showed a punctate cataract and funduscopic examination revealed bilateral macular cherry-red spots. Macular scan of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) showed hyperreflectivity of the inner retinal layer and apparent hyperreflectivity of the photoreceptor laye...

Sialidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder, characterizedbydeficient lysosomalneuraminidase (NEU1) activity and aberrant accumulation of sialylated glycoconjugates [1]. Affected sialidosis patients are divided into two groups [1,2]. Type I (normomorphic) sialidosis, an attenuated non-neuropathic form of the disease, is associated with cherry-red spot myoclonus syndrome, occurring in the se...

Dear Editor, Retinal artery occlusion (RAO) is characterized by attenuated arterioles and ischemic retinal opacity, which suggest retinal infarction. Branch RAO (BRAO) has a more favorable prognosis than central RAO (CRAO). CRAO and BRAO can be differentiated based on the isch-emic retinal opacity area, location of the attenuated vessels , and a cherry-red spot [1]. However, we encountered a ca...

PURPOSE To investigate the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) for acute central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). METHODS Records from 101 CRAO patients treated with either IAT (n = 57) or standard treatment (ST; n = 44) were retrospectively reviewed. ST consisted of ocular massage and intraocular pressure-lowering agents. We used fundoscopic and angiographic findings to ...

OBJECTIVE To study the etiology of neuroregression in children having deficiency of the lysosomal enzymes. DESIGN Review of medical records. SETTING Specialized Genetic Center. PARTICIPANTS 432 children aged 3 mo-18 y having regression in a learned skill, selected from 1453 patients referred for diagnostic workup of various Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs). METHODS Plasma chitotriosid...