Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510030
The Different Approaches of Single Lung Ventilation in Infants with Pulmonary Malformation
Costanza Tognon, Luisa Meneghini, Francesco Fascetti Leon and Piergiorgio Gamba
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 17, 2018
Since many years, feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic surgery in infants with pulmonary malformations has been confirmed. Nevertheless, infants present some problems caused by the anatomical and physiological peculiarities typical of the age and of the size of the structures. Several ways to overcome these difficulties have been proposed to assure efficacy and safety of mono-pulmonary ventilation. The knowledge of the infant's respiratory physiology is essential to prevent complications and ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijnd-2017/1710002
Apolipoprotein E Fragmentation within Lewy Bodies of the Human Parkinson's Disease Brain
Troy T Rohn and Jacob M Mack
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 23, 2018
Although harboring the Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is a well-known risk factor in Alzheimer's disease (AD), whether a similar risk holds true for Parkinson's disease (PD) is currently not known. To investigate whether apoE pathology is present in PD, an immunohistochemical study was undertaken with fixed, human PD brain sections from the substantia nigra utilizing a recently characterized antibody that detects an amino-terminal fragment of apoE. This antibody, termed the apoE cleavage fragm...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5823/1510089
Eating Difficulties in Newly-Onset Stroke Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry of Nurses' Perceptions of the Situation
Wai Sze Mavis LAI, Lisa Pau Le LOW and Ka Yin Kayla WONG
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 12, 2018
Eating difficulties are one of the challenges experienced by stroke survivors. It is necessary to examine eating difficulties from a broader perspective and not only focus on swallowing. As nurses play a vital role in ensuring good nutrition, greater attention should be given to explore this phenomenon. This paper reports a study to explore nurses' perceptions of caring for newly-onset acute stroke patients with eating difficulties. Twelve registered nurses from two medical wards of an acute hos...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/iamm-2017/1710001
Potential of Supercritical Solvent Impregnation for Development of Materials with Antibacterial Properties
Irena Zizovic
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: November 20, 2017
Supercritical solvent impregnation is a modern technique which exploits the unique transport properties and qualities of supercritical fluids such as low viscosity, high diffusion coefficients, densities as in a liquid state and zero surface tension, for the fabrication of novel materials. The mentioned properties allow deep penetration of supercritical fluid with a dissolved bioactive substance into a solid matrix enabling even distribution of the active substance through the whole volume of th...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510082
Infiltrating Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis
Mohamed El Amraoui, Rachid Frikh, Naoufal Hjira and Mohammed Boui
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: February 21, 2018
Infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the penis is a rare tumor of easy diagnosis. The poor prognosis of this cancer justifies a rigorous oncological management which is often mutilating and badly accepted in our context. We present a case in an elderly man....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510081
When a Psoriasis Shows Its Claws!!!
Mohamed El Amraoui, Naoufal Hjira and Mohammed Boui
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: February 21, 2018
Secondary amyloidosis (AA) is a real complication of chronic inflammatory diseases, including chronic inflammatory rheumatism. It is associated with a reserved prognosis justifying the use of all available therapies for the control of inflammation, the sole guarantor of a more favorable evolution. However, it rarely complicates the inflammatory dermatosis including psoriasis and remains far from the minds of young practitioners, hence the interest of recalling, through this clinical case, to wat...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3682/1510080
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Beyond the Skin
Mohamed El Amraoui, Rachid Frikh, Naoufal Hjira and Mohammed Boui
Article Type: Image Article | First Published: February 21, 2018
The pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is a metabolic genetic disorder affecting connective tissue characterized by calcification and fragmentation of elastic fibers, which essentially affects the skin, the eyes and the cardiovascular system. We presented a typical example of a pseudoelastic xanthoma in a patient followed in ophthalmology and cardiology and it was the dermatological lesions that had helped to correct the diagnosis....