Long-distance dispersal (LDD) processes influence the founder effect on islands. We use genetic data for 25 Atlantic species and similarities among regional floras to analyse colonization, and test whether the genetic founder effect on five islands is associated with dispersal distance, island size and species traits. Most species colonized postglacially via multiple dispersal events from sever...

A 61-year-old man presented with orthostatic headaches and asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL) 8 years after cervical laminoplasty. Percussion of his cervical spine elicited Lhermitte sign. Brain MRI demonstrated trace intraventricular blood andmild superficial siderosis (figure 1); digital subtraction angiogram had normal results. CT myelogram revealed fractured hardware puncturing a...

INTRODUCTION Lhermitte-Duclos disease or dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum is an extremely rare tumor. It is a slowly enlarging mass within the cerebellar cortex. The majority of cases are diagnosed in the third or fourth decade of life. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 37-year-old Caucasian woman who underwent positron emission tomography-computed tomography with fluorine-1...

BACKGROUND/AIM Tobacco use reduces the effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy. Host-modulation with low-dose doxycycline (LDD) might favour repair and promote an improved treatment response. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of LDD in smokers on non-surgical periodontal therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS This was a parallel arm, randomized, identical placebo-controlled trial ...

Dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) is a rare disorder, characterized by a slowly progressive unilateral neoplastic mass of the cerebellar cortex. The histopathological findings of LhermitteDuclos disease (LDD) include the widening of the molecular layer, which is occupied by abnormal ganglion cells, absence of the Purkinje cell layer and hypertrophy of the granulan c...

lhermitte - duclos disease also called dysplastic gangliocytoma of cerebellum is an extremely rare cerebellar lesion which share features of both malformation and neoplasm. the usual presentation is of raised intracranial pressure along with cerebellar signs. we report a case of 23 year male who presented with headache & diplopia. mri was suggestive of the diagnosis. subtotal excision of th...

We report a case of a 37-year-old woman presenting with dysphagia and thyroid masses who was subsequently diagnosed with Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD) based on MRI scan and histopathology. Additional imaging subsequently revealed the presence of thyroid nodules and bilateral breast cancers. Genetic testing later confirmed the diagnosis of Cowden syndrome. This case illustrates the importance o...

We report a rare case of dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma also called as Lhermitte-Duclos Disease located in the cerebellum in a young male without any neurological signs. Morphologically dysplastic neurons and immunohistochemical staining with neuronal and glial markers was all diagnostic on pathology. Also a non-enhancing cerebellar hemispheric mass with a striated pattern of hyper-, and i...