Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510021
Third Molar Transplantation: A Case Report
BENTO Gabriela, HADDAD Marcela Filie and Mariano Ronaldo Celio
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: November 25, 2015
Nowadays, implant-supported prostheses has been evidenced and shown to have excellent results. One of the reasons for dental treatments is to maintain natural healthy functional teeth throughout the lifespan. However, when this is not possible, dental autotransplantation can be an option. This method has some advantages when compared with other ways of oral rehabilitation such as avoiding jaw development changes, representing a conservative treatment. It could be called "biological prosthesis".....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510007
Immune-mediated Mechanisms and Immunotherapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Ruojie He and Cheng Zhang
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 01, 2016
The immune response is a critical mechanism for dystrophic muscle pathology and muscle wasting in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The inflammatory processes are supposed to associate with activation of the innate immune response like macrophages infiltration, T cell-mediated immune response, generation of cytokines and chemokines and the aberrant activation of NF-kB signaling pathway, which contribute to severe muscle necrosis and fibrosis....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510030
A Peculiar Case
Raoul van Vugt and Peters J
Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: February 06, 2016
A 65-year-old male with a history of an oligodendroglioma (for which debulking surgery in 2012) was presented in our emergency department by ambulance paramedics after he had fallen in his kitchen. Initial examinations revealed an awake, hemodynamically normal patient with a knife penetrating the medial side of his face, just below the right eyeball. Looking at the depth and position of the knife, the assessment was that it was a sharp, pointed knife that went in with a lot of force....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510028
Radial Head Fractures Treated with Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
Moghaddam A, Raven TF, Kaghazian P, Studier-Fischer S, Swing T, Grutzner PA and Biglari B
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 21, 2016
Radial head fractures are responsible for 2 to 5% of adult fractures. Especially problematic is the treatment of dislocated and unstable fractures which often have a worst prognosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of radial head fractures....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5777/1510027
Missed Spinal Lesions in Traumatized Patients
Ana M Cervan de la Haba, Miguel Rodriguez Solera J, Miguel S Hirschfeld Leon and Enrique Guerado Parra
Article Type: Case series | First Published: January 15, 2016
Overlooked spinal injuries and delayed diagnosis are still common in traumatized patients. The management of trauma patients is one of the most important challenges for the specialist in trauma. Proper training and early suspicion of this lesion are of overwhelming importance. The damage control orthopaedics, diagnosis and treatment algorithm applied to multitrauma patients reduces both morbidity and mortality in polytrauma patients due to missed lesions....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/3/2/1042
MR-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for the Treatment of Medically Refractory Epilepsy
Shasha Wu, James X. Tao, Naoum P. Issa, Sandra Rose and Peter Warnke
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 02, 2016
Resective epilepsy surgery is highly effective in the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. However, it involves an open craniotomy and carries the risks of permanent functional deficits and cosmetic concerns. Multiple minimally invasive surgical approaches have been attempted to destroy seizure foci with minimal damage to surrounding normal tissue. Here we review the currently available minimally invasive surgical approaches for epilepsy, with an emphasis on MR-guided laser interstitial t...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3001/3/1/1041
A Critical View of Neurofeedback Experimental Designs: Sham and Control as Necessary Conditions
Marta Alino, Marien Gadea and Raul Espert
Article Type: Short Note | First Published: February 27, 2016
Neurofeedback (NF) emerged to employ neural feedback via EEG as an evolution of biofeedback in the 1960. Specifically, NF entails to learn to self-control the brain activity according to operant principles through a visual, auditory or even tactile representation of participant's brain activity as a feedback, with the aim of improving mental states, whether or not in clinical conditions....