Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5866/1510018

Evaluation of Seizures in Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma Treated by Burr-Hole Surgery and Risk Factors for Seizures

Tetsuhisa Yamada and Yoshihiro Natori

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 27, 2017

Chronic subdural hematoma is one of the most commonly encountered diseases in neurosurgery. The treatment method is well established, but seizures develop as a complication in 2.3% to 20.4% of patients. We studied patients with seizures to clarify the status of patients at the onset of seizures and define risk factors for seizures....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410078

In Vitro Reaction of Cells Derived from Human Normal Lung Tissues to Carbon-Ion Beam Irradiation

Naoko Okano, Takahiro Oike, Jun-ichiSaitoh, KatsuyukiShirai, Masato Enari, TohruKiyono, MayuIsono, Kota Torikai, Tatsuya Ohno and Takashi Nakano

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 30, 2017

Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is a serious concern in carbon-ion radiation therapy (CIRT) for thoracic malignancies. To estimate the induction of RILI after CIRT, translation of evidence in X-ray radiation therapy to CIRT is of great importance. However, the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of carbon-ion beams in normal lung tissues is not fully elucidated, making the translation difficult....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-2951/1410094

Intravenous Immunoglobulins in the Management of Parvovirus B19 Induced Fulminant Myocarditis: Case Report

Maysa Saleh and Samir Sajwany

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 01, 2017

One-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital suffering from acute myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. He was experiencing vomiting for 2 days, breathing difficulty and poor oral intake. In view of deterioration of his condition that has required ventilator support, inotropes, anti-failure medications and antibiotics, hence, he was transferred to our hospital....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410070

Neuro-Ophthalmic Training Centers in Brazil: Are There Enough?

Luciano M Simao

Article Type: Letter to the Editor | First Published: March 29, 2017

Neuro-ophthalmology is a subspecialty of Ophthalmology representing an intersection of two Medical areas: neurology and ophthalmology. In fact, a neuro-ophthalmic disorder may be related to any area of internal Medicine. Unfortunately, neuro-ophthalmology is facing a human resource crisis, even in the USA....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410069

Can OCT Scan Averaging Induce a Loss of Information?

Desmettre T, Menard M, Colas E and Tadayoni R

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 25, 2017

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a well-established imaging modality for the diagnosis of retinal conditions. Final images arise from computed scans derived from the backscatter of short coherence light. An averaging of retina scans is regularly integrated in the algorithm of most OCT devices....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410068

Successful Results of Severe Corneal Perforation Using Long Term Glycerin Corneal Donor Cryopreserved At -80 °C: Case Report

Villalba R, Gimenez-Almenara J, Gallardo JM and Oyonarte S

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 24, 2017

There has been long interest in developing alternatives to donor corneas preservation for providing tissue during prolonged period of time. In recent years, accumulative evidence suggest that glycerin preserved cornea at -80 °C as alternative method for corneal preservation maintaining sterility, thickness, optical transparency and mechanical strength of the tissue....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510026

Association of Increased Maternal Plasma Homocysteine with the Adverse Birth Outcomes Following Prenatal Psychological Stress

Hui Li, Huiping Zhang, Qian Su, Dan yao, Shuya Shao, Ding Ding, Shaoli Wang and Zhongliang zhu

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 17, 2017

Disorders in the expression of plasma homocysteine are significantly related to psychological stress. There is also evidence that prenatal maternal psychological stress could lead to adverse birth outcomes. The present study aimed to determine whether disorders in the expression of plasma homocysteine would be associated with the adverse birth outcomes following prenatal psychological stress (PPS)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510025

Disseminated Ochroconis in a Lung Transplant Recipient

Supriya Bhat, Maria Bembi, Sivagini Ganesh and Emily Blodget

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 29, 2017

Ochroconis is a darkly pigmented "black mold", which is thermotolerant and found in soil as well as in decaying vegetables, hot springs, cave rocks and Paleolithic paintings. It is known to cause encephalitis in domestic poultry, but there are increasing reports of it being a human pathogen....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510048

A Pilot Study of Patient Motivation for Postpartum Contraception Planning During Prenatal Care

Lindsay M Goad, Heather R Williams, Mackenzie S Treloar, Colleen K Stockdale and Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 29, 2017

Short interpregnancy interval increases maternal and infant morbidity. Improved postpartum contraceptive education and planning may reduce these risks by allowing adequate birth spacing. However, the readiness and acceptance of women to discuss contraception plans during pregnancy is unknown....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510052

Life-Threatening Hemorrhage from Scrotal Arteriovenous Malformation Post Pelvic Fracture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Wei Wei, Bryan Collier and John Ferrara

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 25, 2017

We report a rare case of a patient with known Child Class B type alcoholic cirrhosis who developed bleeding from an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of scrotum after suffering a traumatic pelvic fracture. The patient subsequently developed hemorrhagic shock secondary to spontaneous bleeding from the scrotal AVM. Emergent pelvic angiogram with selective embolization was successful in controlling the bleeding....