27 Long-term alcohol abuse is known to e xe rt harmful effects on a number of the body’s organ systems. Those most affected by alcohol abuse include the liver and the immune, card i ova s c ul a r, and skeletal systems. Many of the mechanisms invo l ved in alcohol’s effects on these systems are not yet completely understood. Consequently, recent re s e a rc h has examined some of alcohol’s medi...

The MP2 and DFT/B3LYP methods at 6-311++G(d,p) and aug-cc-pdz basis sets have been used to probe the origin of relative stability preference for eclipsed acetaldehyde over its bisected counterpart. A relative energy stability range of 1.02 to 1.20 kcal/mol, in favor of the eclipsed conformer, was found and discussed. An NBO study at these chemistry levels complemented these findings and assigne...

The author has encountered a 67-year-old man with dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) presenting as a non-traumatic chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). This previously healthy patient was hospitalized due to progressive headache with subacute onset. He underwent burr-hole surgery twice for evacuating the left CSDH that was thickest at the posterior temporal area. The operative procedure and finding...