Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) is the most common intractable seizure type of pediatric epilepsy, with alterations in the cortex across the whole brain. The aim of this study is to investigate the abnormalities of cortical thickness in pediatric MTLE-HS.

Subjects were recruited from Shenzhen Children’s…[Read more]

The MCC/mm

was significantly lower in FC biopsies (p < 0.01). Sixteen percent of FC samples compared with 60% of RC samples had a high MCC >28/mm

(p < 0.01). There was no significant difference in positive microbiology culture between FC (21%) and RC (28%) sampling.

Rigid and flexible cystoscopy can be used to investigate BPS/IC…[Read more]

Cell viability was increased in the group that received zinc (8 µM) before addition of MDMA (5 mM) compared to the control and MDMA groups. The mean

±

SE of fold was 22.40

±

7.5, 0.06

±

0.02, and 0.009

±

0.003 in MDMA, zinc, and zinc + MDMA groups, resp…[Read more]

High lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) level is an independent cardiovascular risk factor with higher prevalence among patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). MK571 concentration The actual problem is that most currently available lipid-lowering drugs are unable to abolish Lp(a) pathogenicity. Lipoprotein apheresis (LA) is an effective…[Read more]