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2. Havana-Moscow Relations: When Politics and Trade Depart
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Bain, Mervyn
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3. E-265 Aneurysmal versus ‘benign’ perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage
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Alrohimi, A, primary, Davison, M, additional, Pandhi, A, additional, Abdulrazzak, A, additional, Bain, M, additional, Moore, N, additional, Wadden, D, additional, Tsai, J, additional, Rasmussen, P, additional, Hussain, M, additional, and Toth, G, additional
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- 2023
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4. E-173 Thrombectomy passes and clinical outcomes in patients with stroke intervention beyond 24 hours
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Pandhi, A, primary, Alrohimi, A, additional, Abdulrazzak, M, additional, Bain, M, additional, Moore, N, additional, Hussain, M, additional, Wadden, D, additional, Bullen, J, additional, and Toth, G, additional
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- 2023
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5. E-257 Flow diversion of the ophthalmic aneurysms, outcomes in relation to the ophthalmic artery origin
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Abdulrazzak, M, primary, Alrohimi, A, additional, Pandhi, A, additional, Patterson, T, additional, Moore, N, additional, Tsai, J, additional, Bain, M, additional, Hussain, M, additional, Masaryk, T, additional, Rassmusen, P, additional, and Toth, G, additional
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- 2023
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6. LB-008 Treatment outcomes for ARUBA eligible brain arteriovenous malformations: a comparison of real-world data from the NVQI-QOD AVM registry to the ARUBA trial
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Alrohimi, A, primary, Achey, R, additional, Abdalla, R, additional, Patterson, T, additional, Moazeni, Y, additional, Rasmussen, P, additional, Toth, G, additional, Bain, M, additional, Ansari, S, additional, Hussain, S, additional, and Moore, N, additional
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- 2023
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7. Treatment of large and giant posterior communicating artery aneurysms with the Surpass streamline flow diverter: results from the SCENT trial
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Kan, P., Mohanty, A., Meyers, P.M., Coon, A.L., Wakhloo, A.K., Marosfoi, M., Bain, M., Vries, J. de, Ebersole, K., Lanzino, G., Taussky, P., Hanel, R.A., Kan, P., Mohanty, A., Meyers, P.M., Coon, A.L., Wakhloo, A.K., Marosfoi, M., Bain, M., Vries, J. de, Ebersole, K., Lanzino, G., Taussky, P., and Hanel, R.A.
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Item does not contain fulltext, BACKGROUND: The Surpass flow diverter was developed to treat intracranial aneurysms not amenable to standard treatment. Indications for use allow placement in the internal carotid artery to the terminus, including the communicating artery segment. METHODS: The Surpass Intracranial Aneurysm Embolization System Pivotal Trial to Treat Large or Giant Wide Neck Aneurysms (SCENT) trial is an international, multicenter, prospective, non-randomized trial comparing the outcomes of Surpass flow diverter treatment with historic control designed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Surpass for the treatment of wide neck (≥4 mm) large or giant intracranial aneurysms ≥10 mm. The primary effectiveness endpoint is the percentage of subjects with 100% aneurysm occlusion without significant stenosis of the parent artery and without retreatment of the target aneurysm at 12 months. The primary safety endpoint is the percentage of subjects experiencing neurologic death or major ipsilateral stroke at 12 months. We report the effectiveness and safety of flow diversion in the subgroup of posterior communicating artery (PComA) aneurysms. RESULTS: Of the 180 patients treated, 38 harbored a PComA aneurysm. Mean aneurysm size was 12.2 mm and mean neck width was 4.8 mm. The mean number of Surpass devices used was 1.1 per procedure, with 94.7% of aneurysms treated with one flow diverter. The 12 month primary effectiveness rate was 73.7% (28/38). At 36 months, 68.4% (26/38) of aneurysms remained completely occluded. The 12 month major ipsilateral stroke or neurological death rate was 10.5%. No patients with PComA occlusion after flow diverter placement (54.5%) had clinical sequelae. CONCLUSIONS: SCENT demonstrated acceptable 12 month effectiveness of flow diversion in PComA aneurysms. Despite associated PComA occlusions in many cases, arterial occlusions were clinically silent. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: URL: https://www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov. Unique identifier: NCT01716117.
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8. WhisperX: time-accurate speech transcription of long-form audio
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Bain, M, Huh, J, Han, T, and Zisserman, A
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FOS: Computer and information sciences ,Sound (cs.SD) ,Audio and Speech Processing (eess.AS) ,FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Computer Science - Sound ,Electrical Engineering and Systems Science - Audio and Speech Processing - Abstract
Large-scale, weakly-supervised speech recognition models, such as Whisper, have demonstrated impressive results on speech recognition across domains and languages. However, their application to long audio transcription via buffered or sliding window approaches is prone to drifting, hallucination & repetition; and prohibits batched transcription due to their sequential nature. Further, timestamps corresponding each utterance are prone to inaccuracies and word-level timestamps are not available out-of-the-box. To overcome these challenges, we present WhisperX, a time-accurate speech recognition system with word-level timestamps utilising voice activity detection and forced phoneme alignment. In doing so, we demonstrate state-of-the-art performance on long-form transcription and word segmentation benchmarks. Additionally, we show that pre-segmenting audio with our proposed VAD Cut & Merge strategy improves transcription quality and enables a twelve-fold transcription speedup via batched inference., Accepted to INTERSPEECH 2023
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- 2023
9. AutoAD: Movie Description in Context
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Han, T, Bain, M, Nagrani, A, Varol, G, Xie, W, and Zisserman, A
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FOS: Computer and information sciences ,Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV) ,Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition - Abstract
The objective of this paper is an automatic Audio Description (AD) model that ingests movies and outputs AD in text form. Generating high-quality movie AD is challenging due to the dependency of the descriptions on context, and the limited amount of training data available. In this work, we leverage the power of pretrained foundation models, such as GPT and CLIP, and only train a mapping network that bridges the two models for visually-conditioned text generation. In order to obtain high-quality AD, we make the following four contributions: (i) we incorporate context from the movie clip, AD from previous clips, as well as the subtitles; (ii) we address the lack of training data by pretraining on large-scale datasets, where visual or contextual information is unavailable, e.g. text-only AD without movies or visual captioning datasets without context; (iii) we improve on the currently available AD datasets, by removing label noise in the MAD dataset, and adding character naming information; and (iv) we obtain strong results on the movie AD task compared with previous methods., Comment: CVPR2023 Highlight. Project page: https://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~vgg/research/autoad/
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10. A novel dynamic proteomics approach for the measurement of broiler chicken protein fractional synthesis rate
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Peinado‐Izaguerri, J., primary, Zarzuela, E., additional, McLaughlin, M., additional, Small, A. C., additional, Riva, F., additional, McKeegan, D. E. F., additional, Bain, M., additional, Muñoz, J., additional, Bhide, M., additional, and Preston, T., additional
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- 2023
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11. Public health priority setting on a national scale: The Scottish experience
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Sumpter, C., primary, Bain, M., additional, McCartney, G., additional, Blair, A., additional, Stockton, D., additional, and Frank, J.W., additional
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- 2022
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12. E-236 Comparison of pipeline vs surpass flow diverter: a single center experience
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Pandhi, A, primary, Kashkoush, A, additional, and Bain, M, additional
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13. E-088 Endovascular management of AVM-associated intracranial aneurysms: a systematic literature review
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Kashkoush, A, primary, El-Abtah, M, additional, Petitt, J, additional, Achey, R, additional, Bain, M, additional, and Moore, N, additional
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14. P-019 Comparative effectiveness of stent-assisted coiling and woven endobridge (WEB) embolization for the treatment of unruptured wide-neck bifurcation intracranial aneurysms
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Kashkoush, A, primary, Desai, A, additional, Davison, M, additional, Achey, R, additional, Mahapatra, A, additional, Patterson, T, additional, Moore, N, additional, and Bain, M, additional
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15. Adjunctive Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Subdural Hematoma.
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Davies, J. M., Knopman, J., Mokin, M., Hassan, A. E., Harbaugh, R. E., Khalessi, A., Fiehler, J., Gross, B. A., Grandhi, R., Tarpley, J., Sivakumar, W., Bain, M., Crowley, R. W., Link, T. W., Fraser, J. F., Levitt, M. R., Chen, P. R., Hanel, R. A., Bernard, J. D., and Jumaa, M.
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SUBDURAL hematoma , *SURGICAL indications , *REOPERATION , *ISCHEMIC stroke , *ARTERIES , *RADIOEMBOLIZATION , *THERAPEUTIC embolization - Abstract
BACKGROUND Subacute and chronic subdural hematomas are common and frequently recur after surgical evacuation. The effect of adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization on the risk of reoperation remains unclear. METHODS In a prospective, multicenter, interventional, adaptive-design trial, we randomly assigned patients with symptomatic subacute or chronic subdural hematoma with an indication for surgical evacuation to undergo middle meningeal artery embolization plus surgery (treatment group) or surgery alone (control group). The priequallyto mary end point was hematoma recurrence or progression that led to repeat surgery within 90 days after the index treatment. The clinical secondary end point was deterioration of neurologic function at 90 days, which was assessed with the modified Rankin scale in a noninferiority analysis (margin for risk difference, 15 percentage points). RESULTS A total of 197 patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group and 203 to the control group. Surgery occurred before randomization in 136 of 400 patients (34.0°6). Hematoma recurrence or progression leading to repeat surgery occurred in 8 patients (4.196) in the treatment group, as compared with 23 patients (11.390) in the control group (relative risk, 0.36; 95% confidence interval ICI], 0.11 to 0.80; P=0.008). Functional deterioration occurred in 11.9% of the patients in the treatment group and in 9.8°/o of those in the control group (risk difference, 2.1 percentage points; 95% CI, -4.8 to 8.9). Mortality at 90 days was 5.190 in the treatment group and 3.0% in the control group. By 180 days, 4 patients (2.0°6) in the treatment group had had a serious adverse event related to the embolization procedure alone, including disabling ischemic stroke in 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with symptomatic subacute or chronic subdural hematoma with an indication for surgical evacuation, middle meningeal artery embolization plus surgery was associated with a lower risk of hematoma recurrence or progression leading to reoperation than surgery alone. Further study is needed to evaluate the safety of middle meningeal artery embolization in the management of subdural hematoma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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16. Trial of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
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Pradilla, G., Ratcliff, J. J., Hall, A. J., Saville, B. R., Allen, J. W., Paulon, G., McGlothlin, A., Lewis, R. J., Fitzgerald, M., Caveney, A. F., T. Li, X., Bain, M., Gomes, J., Jankowitz, B., Zenonos, G., Molyneaux, B. J., Davies, J., Siddiqui, A., Chicoine, M. R., and Keyrouz, S. G.
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BACKGROUND: Trials of surgical evacuation of supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhages have generally shown no functional benefit. Whether early minimally invasive surgical removal would result in better outcomes than medical management is not known. METHODS: In this multicenter, randomized trial involving patients with an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, we assessed surgical removal of the hematoma as compared with medical management. Patients who had a lobar or anterior basal ganglia hemorrhage with a hematoma volume of 30 to 80 ml were assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, within 24 hours after the time that they were last known to be well, to minimally invasive surgical removal of the hematoma plus guideline-based medical management (surgery group) or to guideline-based medical management alone (control group). The primary efficacy end point was the mean score on the utility-weighted modified Rankin scale (range, 0 to 1, with higher scores indicating better outcomes, according to patients' assessment) at 180 days, with a prespecified threshold for posterior probability of superiority of 0.975 or higher. The trial included rules for adaptation of enrollment criteria on the basis of hemorrhage location. A primary safety end point was death within 30 days after enrollment. RESULTS: A total of 300 patients were enrolled, of whom 30.7% had anterior basal ganglia hemorrhages and 69.3% had lobar hemorrhages. After 175 patients had been enrolled, an adaptation rule was triggered, and only persons with lobar hemorrhages were enrolled. The mean score on the utility-weighted modified Rankin scale at 180 days was 0.458 in the surgery group and 0.374 in the control group (difference, 0.084; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.005 to 0.163; posterior probability of superiority of surgery, 0.981). The mean between-group difference was 0.127 (95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.035 to 0.219) among patients with lobar hemorrhages and -0.013 (95% Bayesian credible interval, -0.147 to 0.116) among those with anterior basal ganglia hemorrhages. The percentage of patients who had died by 30 days was 9.3% in the surgery group and 18.0% in the control group. Five patients (3.3%) in the surgery group had postoperative rebleeding and neurologic deterioration. CONCLUSIONS: Among patients in whom surgery could be performed within 24 hours after an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, minimally invasive hematoma evacuation resulted in better functional outcomes at 180 days than those with guideline-based medical management. The effect of surgery appeared to be attributable to intervention for lobar hemorrhages. (Funded by Nico; ENRICH ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02880878.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. Computational modeling of basal ganglia hemorrhage morphology improves functional outcome prognostication after minimally invasive surgical evacuation.
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Kashkoush A, Achey RL, Davison M, Rasmussen PA, Kshettry VR, Moore N, Gomes J, and Bain M
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Introduction: Anatomic factors that predict outcomes following basal ganglia intracranial hemorrhage (bgICH) evacuation are poorly understood. Given the compact neuroanatomic organization of the basal ganglia, we hypothesized that bgICH spatial representation could predict postoperative functional outcomes., Methods: Patients undergoing minimally invasive surgical bgICH evacuation between 2013 and 2024 at one center were retrospectively reviewed. bgICH volumes were segmented and stereotactically localized using anatomic landmarks. Heat maps that identified bgICH spatial representation across functional outcome states were generated. Differential bgICH volume overlap with each heat map was calculated after subtracting out that patient's contribution to the map. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of differential volume overlap for poor functional outcome (modified Rankin Scale score of 4-6 within 1 year of surgery) and compared with that of the intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) score with a z test., Results: Forty-five patients were included (62% men, 7% Caucasian, median age 53 years). Thirty-two patients (71%) had poor functional outcome (median follow-up 4.1 months), which was associated with increased age (P=0.032), bgICH volume (P=0.005), intraventricular hemorrhage severity (P=0.032), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (P=0.006), and differential volume overlap (P<0.001). Anatomically, poor outcome was associated with bgICH extension into the anterior limb of the internal capsule (P=0.004), caudate (P=0.042), and temporal lobe (P=0.006). The AUC for differential volume overlap was 0.87 (95% CI: 0.76-0.97), which was higher than chance alone (P<0.001), but statistically similar to that (0.82 (0.71-0.97)) of the ICH score (P=0.545)., Conclusion: Stereotactic bgICH localization enabled functional outcome prognostication in patients undergoing minimally invasive surgical evacuation., Competing Interests: Competing interests: VRK is a consultant for Stryker and Integra. MB received teaching honoraria, is a consultant for Cerenovus and Integra, and is a member of the advisory board for Stryker., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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18. The incidence of infratentorial arteriovenous malformation-associated aneurysms: an institutional case series and systematic literature review.
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Davison M, McCune M, Thiyagarajah N, Kashkoush A, Achey R, Shost M, Toth G, Bain M, and Moore N
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Background: Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)-associated aneurysms represent a high-risk feature predisposing them to rupture. Infratentorial AVMs have been shown to have a greater incidence of associated aneurysms, however the existing data is outdated and biased. The aim of our research was to compare the incidence of supratentorial vs infratentorial AVM-associated aneurysms., Methods: Patients were identified from our institutional AVM registry, which includes all patients with an intracranial AVM diagnosis since 2000, regardless of treatment. Records were reviewed for clinical details, AVM characteristics, nidus location (supratentorial or infratentorial), and presence of associated aneurysms. Statistical comparisons were made using Fisher's exact or Wilcoxon rank sum tests as appropriate. Multivariable logistic regression analysis determined independent predictors of AVM-associated aneurysms. As a secondary analysis, a systematic literature review was performed, where studies documenting the incidence of AVM-associated aneurysms stratified by location were of interest., Results: From 2000-2024, 706 patients with 720 AVMs were identified, of which 152 (21.1%) were infratentorial. Intracranial hemorrhage was the most common AVM presentation (42.1%). The incidence of associated aneurysms was greater in infratentorial AVMs compared with supratentorial cases (45.4% vs 20.1%; P<0.0001). Multivariable logistic regression demonstrated that infratentorial nidus location was the singular predictor of an associated aneurysm, odds ratio: 2.9 (P<0.0001). Systematic literature review identified eight studies satisfying inclusion criteria. Aggregate analysis indicated infratentorial AVMs were more likely to harbor an associated aneurysm (OR 1.7) and present as ruptured (OR 3.9), P<0.0001., Conclusions: In this modern consecutive patient series, infratentorial nidus location was a significant predictor of an associated aneurysm and hemorrhagic presentation., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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19. Direct Superficial Temporal Artery-Proximal Middle Bypass in Moyamoya Disease: Predicting Postoperative Symptomatic Contralateral Stroke Using Clinical Characteristics and Angiographic Collateralization Patterns.
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Achey R, Uzoukwu C, Liu X, Kashkoush A, Davison MA, Manlapaz M, Beresian J, Rasmussen P, Bain M, and Moore NZ
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Background: Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disorder marked by internal carotid artery narrowing, collateral neovascularization, and symptomatic cerebral ischemia. Select patients can benefit from direct bypass (superficial temporal artery [STA]-proximal middle [MCA] bypass) by restoring blood flow to hypoperfused territories. Symptomatic contralateral stroke (CS) following STA-MCA bypass is a devastating, poorly understood complication. We investigate clinical and radiographic risk factors influencing CS incidence after bypass surgery., Methods: A retrospective review of patients with bilateral MMD undergoing STA-MCA bypass at our institution (2018-2022) included demographic details, comorbidities, average preoperative systolic blood pressure (SBP), postoperative SBP goals, and angiographic patterns. Preoperative diagnostic angiograms were analyzed for collateral vascular patterns. Postoperative clinical course was recorded. Statistical analyses employed parametric and nonparametric tests for small sample size., Results: Six of 39 patients (15.4%) experienced CS postbypass. No baseline demographic differences were identified between patients with and without CS. CS patients had higher preoperative SBP (146.2 vs. 131.1, P < 0.05), were more likely to have postoperative SBP goals below their average preoperative SBP (66.7% vs. 15.2%, P = 0.018) and had longer time from symptom onset to surgery (51.8 vs. 13 months, P = 0.039). There were no differences in specific angiographic patterns in either hemisphere for patients with CS versus those without CS though overall contralateral Suzuki grade was higher in patients with CS (P < 0.05)., Conclusions: Patients with CS following bypass had significantly higher preoperative SBP, postoperative SBP goals below their average preoperative SBP, and longer time from symptom onset to surgery compared to patients without CS. Patient-specific postoperative SBP management and timely surgical revascularization are crucial for preventing CS in patients with MMD undergoing STA-MCA bypass., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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20. Calling for inclusivity among eczema action plans for individuals with skin of color: A literature review.
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Lebedoff K, Walsh S, and Bain M
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21. Case series report: Equine coronavirus in Australia.
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Horner S, Agne GF, Byrne DP, Bain ME, Lynch BM, Gow WR, and Verdegaal EL
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Background: Equine Coronavirus (ECoV) can cause gastrointestinal disease and was first described in 2000 in the USA followed by several international outbreak case reports. Disease manifestation is characterised by vague clinical signs, including mild pyrexia, lethargy and anorexia. Morbidity ranges greatly from 10% to 83%. Although uncommon, ECoV may result in death secondary to disruption to the gastrointestinal barrier causing endotoxaemia and hyperammonaemic encephalopathy. Unfortunately to date, there is no vaccine available to prevent ECoV., Case Reports: Three faecal quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)-positive ECoV cases are described that presented with mild to severe colic signs: a 2-year-old Miniature Pony gelding from South Australia, an 8-year-old Arabian Riding Pony gelding, and a 6-year-old Warmblood mare, both from Western Australia. The diagnosis was based on a positive faecal qPCR, which is currently the gold standard diagnostic tool. All horses in this case series survived after medical management. The Miniature Pony presented with anorexia and mild colic signs. On day 5, the pony revealed severe colic signs unresponsive to analgesia along with severe abdominal distension secondary to caecal distension requiring surgical intervention., Conclusion: To the authors' knowledge, this case series is the first published report of ECoV cases in Australia, and it adds both to the clinical description of the disease in horses and to the differential diagnosis list of colic signs., (© 2024 Australian Veterinary Association.)
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22. Conservative management of patients with end-stage chronic limb-threatening ischaemia in the community.
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Hon K, Bain M, Minns G, Colley E, and Fitridge R
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- Humans, Quality of Life psychology, Ischemia therapy, Ischemia physiopathology, Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia complications, Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia physiopathology, Peripheral Arterial Disease physiopathology, Peripheral Arterial Disease therapy, Peripheral Arterial Disease complications, Chronic Disease, Lower Extremity blood supply, Lower Extremity physiopathology, Conservative Treatment methods
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Background: Chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) is an advanced and severe form of lower limb peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and can pose significant challenges in clinical management. Not all patients are able to undergo surgical intervention due to patient-related and disease-related factors., Objective: This review article aims to provide general practitioners with an overview of conservative management of patients with end-stage CLTI in the community., Discussion: The review aims to provide an overview of end-stage CLTI and approaches that are required to preserve patients' quality of life. It outlines symptom control, wound care, psychosocial support and end-of-life considerations to preserve the quality of life for patients facing this challenging condition.
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23. A rare case of an infected urethral diverticulum due to urinary melioidosis.
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Bain M and Pridgeon S
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Melioidosis infecting a periurethral diverticulum and behaving as an abscess is a rare complication. A 76-year-old woman presented with pelvic pain, dysuria and urinary frequency. CT identified a large periurethral cystic collection and melioidosis was cultured in her urine. Cystoscopy revealed communication between urethra and diverticulum, requiring multiple transvaginal aspirations for re-accumulation and relapsing symptoms. No risk factors for melioidosis were identified, and was likely that isolated urinary infection is due to her urinary tract pathology. This challenging case with a rare pathogen highlights management and source control of melioidosis may need to adapt to anatomical variations promoting abscess reformation., (© 2024 Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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24. Neurological Outcomes Following Craniotomy for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-Associated Intracranial Hemorrhage: Case Series and Literature Review.
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Lilly D, Patel AA, Davison MA, Kashkoush A, Shost M, Moore N, Kshettry VR, and Bain M
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- Adult, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Craniotomy adverse effects, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation adverse effects, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation methods, Intracranial Hemorrhages etiology, Intracranial Hemorrhages surgery
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Background: Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a potential complication associated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which has been increasingly utilized in recent years. A paucity of data exists describing patient outcomes following invasive neurosurgical interventions in patients receiving ECMO therapy. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical and functional outcomes in patients who underwent cranial neurosurgery for the management of an ECMO-associated intracranial complication., Methods: This was a single-institution retrospective review of adult patients who underwent craniotomy or craniectomy after sustaining an intracranial hemorrhagic complication of ECMO therapy from 2008 to 2023. Anticoagulation status, operative indication, surgical details, postoperative course, and functional outcome were recorded. A systematic review of the prior literature was performed to contextualize our institutional results within previous reports., Results: Four adult patients were identified at our institution who underwent craniotomy or craniectomy for the neurosurgical management of an ECMO-associated ICH. One patient (25%) ultimately made a satisfactory recovery (Modified Rankin Scale score 3 at 1 year). The surviving patient had a notably higher Glasgow Coma Scale (7T vs. 3T), had not received anticoagulation at the time of surgery, and did not experience postoperative reaccumulation or expansion of their hemorrhage, distinguishing factors from the other 3 included. Review of the existing literature identified 15 adult patients who underwent craniotomy while receiving ECMO therapy, of which 4 (26.7%) had a long-term favorable neurologic outcome., Conclusions: The overall prognosis following neurosurgical intervention for the management of ECMO-associated intracranial complications was poor in our case series, which was corroborated by our literature review., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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25. Cardioneuroablation can be an effective strategy to treat glossopharyngeal neuralgia-related sinus bradycardia and pauses.
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Liu N, Prasad R, Iyer I, Sheikh S, Turka J, Dweik L, Bain M, Santangeli P, and Chung MK
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- Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Carbamazepine therapeutic use, Neck Pain diagnosis, Neck Pain therapy, Neck Pain etiology, Ablation Techniques, Bradycardia physiopathology, Bradycardia diagnosis, Bradycardia therapy, Heart Rate drug effects, Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases diagnosis, Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases surgery, Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases physiopathology
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Introduction: Cardioneuroablation (CNA) has proven effectiveness in addressing hypervagotonia symptoms, such as neurocardiogenic syncope., Methods and Results: In this case, we present the first-time application of CNA in a case of vago-glossopharyngeal neuralgia (VGPN). A 59-year-old female with near-syncope, sinus bradycardia, and sinus pauses triggered by recurrent right-sided neck pain was diagnosed with VGPN. The patient underwent successful treatment with carbamazepine and CNA. Subsequent follow-up revealed the sustained absence of sinus bradycardia or pauses, even upon neck pain resurgence after discontinuing carbamazepine., Conclusion: In this patient, CNA successfully prevented pauses associated with VGPN, avoiding permanent pacemaker implantation., (© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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26. Flow diversion for the treatment of intracranial bifurcation aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Kashkoush A, El-Abtah ME, Petitt JC, Glauser G, Winkelman R, Achey RL, Davison M, Abdulrazzak MA, Hussain SM, Toth G, Bain M, and Moore N
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- Humans, Stents adverse effects, Treatment Outcome, Endovascular Procedures adverse effects, Endovascular Procedures instrumentation, Endovascular Procedures methods, Intracranial Aneurysm surgery, Intracranial Aneurysm diagnostic imaging
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Background: Flow diversion (FD: flow diversion, flow diverter) is an endovascular treatment for many intracranial aneurysm types; however, limited reports have explored the use of FDs in bifurcation aneurysm management. We analyzed the safety and efficacy of FD for the management of intracranial bifurcation aneurysms., Methods: A systematic review identified original research articles that used FD for treating intracranial bifurcation aneurysms. Articles with >4 patients that reported outcomes on the use of FDs for the management of bifurcation aneurysms along the anterior communicating artery (AComA), internal carotid artery terminus (ICAt), basilar apex (BA), or middle cerebral artery bifurcation (MCAb) were included. Meta-analysis was performed using a random effects model., Results: 19 studies were included with 522 patients harboring 534 bifurcation aneurysms (mean size 9 mm, 78% unruptured). Complete aneurysmal occlusion rate was 68% (95% CI 58.7% to 76.1%, I
2 =67%) at mean angiographic follow-up of 16 months. Subgroup analysis of FD as a standalone treatment estimated a complete occlusion rate of 69% (95% CI 50% to 83%, I2 =38%). The total complication rate was 22% (95% CI 16.7% to 28.6%, I2 =51%), largely due to an ischemic complication rate of 16% (95% CI 10.8% to 21.9%, I2 =55%). The etiologies of ischemic complications were largely due to jailed artery hypoperfusion (47%) and in-stent thrombosis (38%). 7% of patients suffered permanent symptomatic complications (95% CI 4.5% to 9.8%, I2 =6%)., Conclusion: FD treatment of bifurcation aneurysms has a modest efficacy and relatively unfavorable safety profile. Proceduralists may consider reserving FD as a treatment option if no other surgical or endovascular therapy is deemed feasible., Competing Interests: Competing interests: MB is a consultant for Cerenovus, consultant for Integra, and a member of the advisory board for Stryker. GT is a consultant for Dynamed and a Steering Committee member for Medtronic. GT is an Associate Editor for Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. All other authors have no conflicts of interest to report., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)- Published
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27. Measuring the impact of dietary supplementation with citrus or cucumber extract on chicken gut microbiota using 16s rRNA gene sequencing.
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Riva F, McGuinness DH, McKeegan DEF, Peinado-Izaguerri J, Bruggeman G, Hermans D, Eckersall PD, McLaughlin M, and Bain M
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- Animals, Cecum microbiology, Jejunum microbiology, Gastrointestinal Microbiome drug effects, Dietary Supplements analysis, Chickens microbiology, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Citrus chemistry, Animal Feed analysis, Diet veterinary, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Plant Extracts administration & dosage, Cucumis sativus microbiology
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This study investigated the effects of dietary supplements, citrus (CTS) and cucumber (CMB), on the jejunum and cecum microbiota of 14- and 28-days old broiler chickens to evaluate their impact on the gut health and assess their role as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (ABGPs). 16SrRNA gene sequencing revealed the overall bacterial microbiota composition was significantly affected by the gut site (p?0.001) but not by either of the dietary supplements, CTS and CMB, at both 14 and 28 days of age. However, as a result of Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LEfSE), CTS dietary supplements significantly increased the counts of Lactobacillus (p?0.01) and decreased the counts of Enterococcus (p?0.01) and Clostridium (p?0.05) in the jejunum, whereas the counts of Blautia were increased (p?0.01) and Enterococcus were decreased (p?0.05) in the cecum at both ages. Only minor CMB effects were identified in the cecum and non in the jejunum. The use of CTS dietary supplements has been shown to be associated to the reduction of potentially pathogenic bacteria (Enterococcus and Clostridium) and to the growth of beneficial bacteria (Lactobacillus and Blautia) which are known to have positive effects on chicken health in terms of nutrients absorption, stimulation and production of short chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Therefore, this study suggests that the use of a CTS supplemented diet could promote gut health while no clear advantages have been identified with the use of CMB as a dietary supplement., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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28. Repeat Flow Diversion for Retreatment of Incompletely Occluded Large Complex Symptomatic Cerebral Aneurysms: A Retrospective Case Series.
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Kashkoush A, El-Abtah ME, Davison MA, Toth G, Moore N, and Bain M
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- Humans, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Male, Female, Aged, Endovascular Procedures methods, Treatment Outcome, Adult, Cerebral Angiography, Stents, Embolization, Therapeutic methods, Reoperation, Intracranial Aneurysm surgery, Intracranial Aneurysm diagnostic imaging, Retreatment
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Background and Objectives: Data regarding radiographic occlusion rates after repeat flow diversion after initial placement of a flow diverter (FD) in large intracranial aneurysms are limited. We report clinical and angiographic outcomes on 7 patients who required retreatment with overlapping FDs after initial flow diversion for large intracranial aneurysms., Methods: We performed a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of cerebrovascular procedures performed at our institution from 2017 to 2021. We identified patients who underwent retreatment with overlapping FDs for large (>10 mm) cerebral aneurysms after initial flow diversion. At last angiographic follow-up, occlusion grade was evaluated using the O'Kelly-Marotta (OKM) grading scale., Results: Seven patients (median age 57 years) with cerebral aneurysms requiring retreatment were identified. The most common aneurysm location was the ophthalmic internal carotid artery (n = 3) and basilar trunk (n = 3). There were 4 fusiform and 3 saccular aneurysms. The median aneurysm width was 18 mm; the median neck size for saccular aneurysms was 7 mm; and the median dome-to-neck ratio was 2.8. The median time to retreatment was 9 months, usually due to symptomatic mass effect. After retreatment, the median clinical follow-up was 36 months, MRI/magnetic resonance angiography follow-up was 15 months, and digital subtraction angiography follow-up was 14 months. Aneurysm occlusion at last angiographic follow-up was graded as OKM A (total filling, n = 1), B (subtotal filling, n = 2), C (early neck remnant, n = 3), and D (no filling, n = 0). All patients with symptomatic improvement were OKM C, whereas patients with worsened symptom burden were OKM A or B. Two patients required further open surgical management for definitive management of the aneurysm remnant., Conclusion: Although most patients demonstrated a decrease in aneurysm remnant size, many had high-grade persistent filling (OKM grades A or B) in this subset of mostly large fusiform aneurysms. Larger studies with longer follow-up are warranted to optimize treatment strategies for atypical aneurysm remnants after repeat flow diversion., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2024. All rights reserved.)
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29. Richter Syndrome Presenting as Subcutaneous Nodules and a Dermal Plaque.
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Nickles M, Hunt S, Turcios-Escobar S, Babwah A, Mobayed N, Murga-Zamalloa C, Bain M, Quigley J, Rubinstein P, and Galvez C
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- Humans, Female, Middle Aged, Fatal Outcome, Syndrome, Biopsy, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse pathology, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse diagnosis, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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Abstract: Richter syndrome (RS) describes a phenomenon in which a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) develops an aggressive lymphoma, most commonly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Reports of cutaneous RS remain exceedingly rare. We report a 61-year-old woman with relapsed/refractory CLL presenting with several subcutaneous nodules on her arms and legs and a single dermal plaque on her abdomen. Skin biopsy revealed a diagnosis of DLBCL, ABC-type, and her clinical status rapidly deteriorated following diagnosis. We review the variety of clinical presentations of cutaneous RS, its association with CLL, risk factors for RS development in CLL patients, and the distinctive histopathologic and immunophenotypic features of DLBCL. We hope to highlight the importance of prompt skin biopsy in patients with CLL presenting with progressive skin lesions and increase awareness of this aggressive clinical syndrome., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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30. Solitary drinkers in Great Britain: How do their sociodemographic characteristics, consumption patterns, and drinking occasions differ from those who drink with others?
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Wilson LB, Bain M, Hernández-Alava M, Holmes J, Pryce R, Sasso A, Stevely AK, Warde A, and Meier PS
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Objective: Inequalities in alcohol-related harm may arise partly from differences in drinking practices between population groups. One under-researched practice associated with harm is consuming alcohol alone. We identify sociodemographic characteristics associated with drinking alone and the occasion-level characteristics associated with occasions when people drink alone., Method: A cross-sectional analysis of one-week drinking diaries collected between 2015 and 2019 was conducted using event-level data on 271,738 drinking occasions reported by 83,952 adult drinkers in Great Britain. Our two dependent variables were a binary indicator of reporting at least one solitary drinking occasion in the diary-week at the individual-level and a binary indicator of drinking alone at the occasion-level (event-level)., Results: Individual-level characteristics associated with solitary drinking were being a man (OR 1.88, 95%CI [1.80,1.96]), aged over 50 (OR 2.60, 95%CI [2.40,2.81]), not in a relationship (OR 3.39, 95%CI [3.20, 3.59]), living alone (OR 2.51, 95%CI [2.37, 2.66]), and a high-risk drinker (OR 1.54, 95%CI [1.52,1.59]). Occasion-level characteristics associated with solitary drinking were that they were more likely to occur in the off-trade (OR 3.08, 95%CI [2.95,3.21]), Monday-Thursday (OR 1.36, 95%CI [1.27,1.47]), and after 10pm (OR 1.36, 95%CI [1.27,1.47]) controlling for geographic region and the month the interview took place., Conclusions: Characteristics of solitary drinking largely align with characteristics we associated with drinking problems. Those who partake in at least one solitary drinking occasion are overall more likely to consume alcohol at risky levels, however, the number of drinks consumed in each occasion was lower during a solitary drinking occasion.
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31. Identification of novel biomarkers of acute phase response in chickens challenged with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide endotoxin.
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Riva F, Eckersall PD, Chadwick CC, Chadwick LC, McKeegan DEF, Peinado-Izaguerri J, Bruggeman G, Hermans D, McLaughlin M, and Bain M
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- Animals, Endotoxins, Serum Amyloid A Protein analysis, Serum Amyloid A Protein metabolism, Orosomucoid metabolism, Dietary Supplements, Plant Extracts pharmacology, Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins metabolism, Poultry Diseases microbiology, Hemopexin metabolism, Chickens, Biomarkers blood, Acute-Phase Reaction, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Acute-Phase Proteins metabolism, Acute-Phase Proteins analysis, Escherichia coli
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Background: The chicken's inflammatory response is an essential part of the bird's response to infection. A single dose of Escherichia coli (E. coli) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin can activate the acute phase response (APR) and lead to the production of acute phase proteins (APPs). In this study, the responses of established chicken APPs, Serum amyloid A (SAA) and Alpha-1-acid-glycoprotein (AGP), were compared to two novel APPs, Hemopexin (Hpx) and Extracellular fatty acid binding protein (Ex-FABP), in 15-day old broilers over a time course of 48 h post E.coli LPS challenge. We aimed to investigate and validate their role as biomarkers of an APR. Novel plant extracts, Citrus (CTS) and cucumber (CMB), were used as dietary supplements to investigate their ability to reduce the inflammatory response initiated by the endotoxin., Results: A significant increase of established (SAA, AGP) and novel (Ex-FABP, Hpx) APPs was detected post E.coli LPS challenge. Extracellular fatty acid binding protein (Ex-FABP) showed a similar early response to SAA post LPS challenge by increasing ~ 20-fold at 12 h post challenge (P < 0.001). Hemopexin (Hpx) showed a later response by increasing ∼5-fold at 24 h post challenge (P < 0.001) with a similar trend to AGP. No differences in APP responses were identified between diets (CTS and CMB) using any of the established or novel biomarkers., Conclusions: Hpx and Ex-FABP were confirmed as potential biomarkers of APR in broilers when using an E. coli LPS model along with SAA and AGP. However, no clear advantage for using either of dietary supplements to modulate the APR was identified at the dosage used., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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32. Effect of an immune challenge and two feed supplements on broiler chicken individual breast muscle protein synthesis rate.
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Peinado-Izaguerri J, Corbishley A, Zarzuela E, Pina-Beltrán B, Riva F, McKeegan DEF, Bain M, Muñoz J, Bhide M, McLaughlin M, and Preston T
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- Animals, Dietary Supplements analysis, Diet veterinary, Muscles metabolism, Animal Feed analysis, Meat analysis, Chickens metabolism, Muscle Proteins metabolism
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Optimization of broiler chicken breast muscle protein accretion is key for the efficient production of poultry meat, whose demand is steadily increasing. In a context where antimicrobial growth promoters use is being restricted, it is important to find alternatives as well as to characterize the effect of immunological stress on broiler chicken's growth. Despite its importance, research on broiler chicken muscle protein dynamics has mostly been limited to the study of mixed protein turnover. The present study aims to characterize the effect of a bacterial challenge and the feed supplementation of citrus and cucumber extracts on broiler chicken individual breast muscle proteins fractional synthesis rates (FSR) using a recently developed dynamic proteomics pipeline. Twenty-one day-old broiler chickens were administered a single
2 H2 O dose before being culled at different timepoints. A total of 60 breast muscle protein extracts from five experimental groups (Unchallenged, Challenged, Control Diet, Diet 1 and Diet 2) were analysed using a DDA proteomics approach. Proteomics data was filtered in order to reliably calculate multiple proteins FSR making use of a newly developed bioinformatics pipeline. Broiler breast muscle proteins FSR uniformly decreased following a bacterial challenge, this change was judged significant for 15 individual proteins, the two major functional clusters identified as well as for mixed breast muscle protein. Citrus or cucumber extract feed supplementation did not show any effect on the breast muscle protein FSR of immunologically challenged broilers. The present study has identified potential predictive markers of breast muscle growth and provided new information on broiler chicken breast muscle protein synthesis which could be essential for improving the efficiency of broiler chicken meat production. SIGNIFICANCE: The present study constitutes the first dynamic proteomics study conducted in a farm animal species which has characterized FSR in a large number of proteins, establishing a precedent for biomarker discovery and assessment of health and growth status. Moreover, it has been evidenced that the decrease in broiler chicken breast muscle protein following an immune challenge is a coordinated event which seems to be the main cause of the decreased growth observed in these animals., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest Authors declare no conflicts of interests., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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33. Defining wound bed conformability: a new testing methodology to assess the relative swelling rise of foam dressings.
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Brennan MR, Keast DH, Bain K, Bain M, Lorentsen B, and Ayoub N
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- Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Exudates and Transudates, Materials Testing, Wounds and Injuries therapy, Wound Healing, Bandages
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Objective: Using a dressing that expands and conforms to the wound bed upon exudate absorption is one of the best ways to promote wound healing. While many products claim wound bed conformability, no externally replicated or verified test methodology had been developed to quantify a wound dressing's ability to conform to the wound bed. The Relative Swelling Rise (RSR) test methodology was developed to measure the relative swelling rise of foam dressings upon fluid absorption, and offers a quantifiable and easily replicated method to measure wound bed conformability., Method: The RSR test method was developed, validated and reliability tested by Coloplast A/S, Denmark. External replication was provided by ALS Odense, Denmark (previously DB Lab). Circular fences provide a fixed diameter to apply and contain the fluid and prevent horizontal spreading in the test set-up. The swelling height is quantified relative to the fence's inner diameter, i.e., the ratio alpha (α), and allows evaluation of a material's ability to conform to the wound bed., Results: Biatain Silicone foam products (n=3, Coloplast A/S, Denmark) were tested, all afforded an average α-ratio from 0.30 to 0.60. The relative standard deviations were between 1-3%, demonstrating the strength of the test. Robustness of the methodology was demonstrated through the internal validation study, the reliability study, and both an internal and external replication study, as well as a systematic literature review and expert review of the construct, content, criterion and generalisability of the method., Conclusion: Having a validated, effective and easily replicable testing method to quantify wound bed conformability of foam dressings is an important step towards achieving better healing outcomes.
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34. Most Promising Approaches to Improve Brain AVM Management: ARISE I Consensus Recommendations.
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Samaniego EA, Dabus G, Meyers PM, Kan PT, Frösen J, Lanzino G, Welch BG, Volovici V, Gonzalez F, Fifi J, Charbel FT, Hoh BL, Khalessi A, Marks MP, Berenstein A, Pereira VM, Bain M, Colby GP, Narayanan S, Tateshima S, Siddiqui AH, Wakhloo AK, Arthur AS, and Lawton MT
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- Humans, Cerebral Hemorrhage therapy, Endovascular Procedures methods, Radiosurgery methods, Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations therapy
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Brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVMs) are complex, and rare arteriovenous shunts that present with a wide range of signs and symptoms, with intracerebral hemorrhage being the most severe. Despite prior societal position statements, there is no consensus on the management of these lesions. ARISE (Aneurysm/bAVM/cSDH Roundtable Discussion With Industry and Stroke Experts) was convened to discuss evidence-based approaches and enhance our understanding of these complex lesions. ARISE identified the need to develop scales to predict the risk of rupture of bAVMs, and the use of common data elements to perform prospective registries and clinical studies. Additionally, the group underscored the need for comprehensive patient management with specialized centers with expertise in cranial and spinal microsurgery, neurological endovascular surgery, and stereotactic radiosurgery. The collection of prospective multicenter data and gross specimens was deemed essential for improving bAVM characterization, genetic evaluation, and phenotyping. Finally, bAVMs should be managed within a multidisciplinary framework, with clinical studies and research conducted collaboratively across multiple centers, harnessing the collective expertise and centralization of resources., Competing Interests: Disclosures Dr Samaniego provided consultant services for Rapid Medical, Medtronic, iSchemaView, MicroVention, Inc and compensation Cerenovus. Dr Dabus provided consultant services for Cerenovus, Medtronic, Microvention Inc, Penumbra, Phenox Inc, Route 92 Medical Inc, and Stryker. Stock in InNeuroCo and RIST. Dr Kan worked as consultant services for Imperative Care Inc, and Stryker. Stock in Deinde, Neurofine, Prometheus, Vena Medical and Vented. He received grants from Joe Niekro, National Institutes of Health, and Siemens Medical Solutions. Dr Frösen is employed at Academy of Finland, Tampere University Hospital, and Tampereen Yliopisto. Dr Lanzino provided consultant services for the American Heart Association. Dr Volovici provided consultant services for JAMA and is employed at Erasmus Meisch Centrum. Dr Hoh received grants from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. He is employed at the College of Medicina, University of Florida. Dr Khalessi provided consultant services for Medtronic, Proximie, and Stryker. Dr Pereira provided consultant services for Balt USA, LLC, Medtronic, and Stryker. Dr Bain provided consultant services for Borvo, Cerenovus, CIT Ortho, Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Medtronic, Microvention Inc, and Stryker. Dr Colby provided consultant services for Cerenovus, Medtronic, Microvention Inc, Rapid Medical Ltd, and Stryker. Dr Narayanan provided consultant services for Imperative Care Inc, Johnson and Johnson Health Care Systems Inc, and Microvention Inc. Dr Tateshima provided consultant services for Cerenovus, Medtronic, Microvention Inc, Phenox Inc, Rapid Medical Ltd, and Stryker. Dr Siddiqui provided consultant services for Amnis Therapeutics, Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc, Boston Scientific Corporation, Cannon Medical Systems USA Inc, Cardinal Health 200 LLC, Cordis Corporation, Corindus Inc, Hyperfine Operations Inc, IRRAS USA Inc, Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices and Diagnostic Group – Latin America, LLC, Medtronic Vascular, Microvention Inc, Minnetronix Neuro Inc, Penumbra Inc, Rapid Medical Ltd, Stryker Corporation, Vassol, vizai Inc, and W.L. Gore and Associates Inc. Stocks in Adona Medical Inc, Bend IT Tehcnologies Ltd, BlinkTBI Inc, Borvo Medical Inc, Cerebrotech Medical Systems Inc, Code Zero Medical Inc, Cognition Medical, Collavidence Medical Inc, E8 Inc, Endostream Medical Ltd, Galaxy Therapeutic Inc, Hyperion Surgical Inc, Imperative Care Inc, Instylla Inc, Neurosolutions Inc, NeuroRadial Technologies Inc, Neurotechnology Investors, NexGen Biologics Inc, Peijia Medical, Peraeus Medical Inc, Q’Apel Medical Inc, Radical Catheter Technologies Inc, Sense Diagnostics Inc, Serenity Medical Inc, Silk Road Medical Inc, Sin and Cure, Spinnaker Medical Inc, Synchron Inc, Truvic Medical Inc, Tulavi Therapeutics Inc, Viseon Inc, Whisper Medical Inc, and Willow Medtech Inc. Stock options in Cerevatech Medical Inc, CVAID Ltd, InspireMD Inc, PerFlow Medical Ltd, Silk Road Medical Inc, StimMed, LLC, Three Rivers Medical Inc, and vizai Inc. Other securities in Cognition Medical, Neurovascular Diagnostics, QAS.ai Inc, SongBird Therapy, Vastrax, LLC, and VICIS Inc. Other business ownership Integra Lifesciences, Corp, and Medtronic. Employment at Jacobs Institute and University at Buffalo Neurosurgery Inc. Dr Wakhloo provided consultant services for Acotec, Cerenovus J&J, Philips and Stryker Corporation. Other business ownership: Deinde Medical, Neurofine and Prometheus Therapeutics. Dr Arthur provided consultant services for Balt USA, LLC, Johnson and Johnson International, Medtronic USA Inc, Microvention Inc, Penumbra Inc, Perfuze, Scientia, Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc, and Stryker Corporation. The other authors report no conflicts.
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35. Social Support and Spousal Relationship Quality Improves Responsiveness among Anxious Mothers.
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Bain M, Park S, Zaidi A, Atif N, Rahman A, Malik A, and Surkan PJ
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Maternal responsiveness, a mother's ability to consistently identify infant cues and then act on them, is critical for healthy child development. A woman's social support and spousal relationship may affect responsiveness to an infant, especially among mothers with anxiety. We assessed how social support and spousal relationship quality is associated with responsiveness among anxious mothers, and if postpartum depression (PPD) moderated these associations. Cross-sectional data were collected from 2019 to 2022 in a public hospital in Pakistan from 701 women at six-weeks postpartum. Eligible women had at least mild anxiety in early- to mid- pregnancy. Linear regression analyses assessed if spousal relationship quality and social support from family and friends were associated with maternal responsiveness, measured using the Maternal Infant Responsiveness Instrument. Interaction terms were used to examine if PPD moderated these associations. Spousal relationship quality (B = 2.49, 95% CI: 1.48, 3.50) and social support (B = 1.07, 95% CI: 0.31, 1.83) were positively related to maternal responsiveness to the infant. Emotional support from a spouse was positively associated with responsiveness (B = 1.08, 95% CI: 0.12, 2.03 depressed; B = 2.96, 95% CI: 1.34, 4.58 non-depressed), and conflict with the spouse was negatively associated with responsiveness (B=-1.02, 95% CI: -1.94, -0.09 depressed; B=-2.87, 95% CI: -4.36, -1.37 non-depressed). However, social support was related to responsiveness only in non-depressed women (B = 2.61, 95% CI: 1.14, 4.07). While spousal relationships and social support enhance maternal responsiveness, for depressed women, spousal relationships were particularly critical. In considering maternal-infant interventions to improve child development outcomes, our study indicates the importance of supportive relationships that foster effective responsiveness., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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36. Outcomes of Calvarial and Soft-Tissue Reconstruction with Latissimus Dorsi-Rib Osteomyocutaneous Free Flap.
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Bassiri Gharb B, Meyers A, Rezaei M, Figueroa B, Maasarani S, Annunziata M, Nagel S, Bain M, Murthy S, and Rampazzo A
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- Humans, Quality of Life, Ribs transplantation, Free Tissue Flaps, Superficial Back Muscles transplantation, Mammaplasty
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Background: The latissimus dorsi-rib osteomyocutaneous free flap (LDRF) has been used for autologous reconstruction of large composite calvarial and scalp defects. In this study, the authors aim to present clinical and patient-reported outcomes after LDRF reconstruction., Methods: An anatomical study was conducted to evaluate the distribution of the connecting perforators between the thoracodorsal and intercostal systems. An institutional review board-approved retrospective review of 10 patients who underwent LDRF with one or two ribs for treatment of cranial defects was conducted. Patient-reported outcomes regarding quality of life, neurologic status, and functional status were evaluated using validated surveys. One-way analysis of variance and post hoc Tukey tests were used for anatomical outcomes. Preoperative and postoperative scores were compared using paired t tests., Results: The tenth rib (4.65 ± 2.01) followed by the ninth rib (3.7 ± 1.63) had the highest number of perforators. A combination of the ninth and eleventh ribs exhibited maximal perforator number and pedicle length. All patients had stable LDRF reconstructions. Eight patients completed both preoperative and postoperative questionnaires; Median clinical follow-up was 48 months (range, 34 to 70 months). Scores trended toward improvement but did not reach statistical significance on the Karnofsky Performance Scale ( P = 0.22), the Functional Independence Measure (Motor, P = 0.52; Cognitive, P = 0.55), or the Headache Disability Index ( P = 0.38). The minimum clinically important difference was surpassed, demonstrating improvement of function for 71% of patients on the Barthel Index and 63% on the Selective Functional Movement Assessment test., Conclusion: The LDRF can improve cognitive and physical functional status in complex patients with prior failed reconstructions for composite scalp and skull defects., Clinical Question/level of Evidence: Therapeutic, IV., (Copyright © 2023 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.)
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37. A case of melanonychia and stained plaques in a pediatric patient: consider potassium permanganate.
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Baczynski AO, Pak C, and Bain M
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- Humans, Child, Potassium Permanganate, Nail Diseases diagnosis, Nails, Malformed
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38. Correlation between aggression at the veterinary clinic and problem behaviors at home for cats in the USA.
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Gerken A, Lee K, Bain M, and Kim SA
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- Animals, Cats, Cross-Sectional Studies, Hospitals, Animal, Aggression, Behavior, Animal
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Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether cats that exhibit aggression during veterinary visits are more likely to have behavior problems at home., Methods: An online, anonymous, cross-sectional survey was developed and distributed to residents in the USA who were aged over 18 years and who were the primary owners of at least one cat. The survey collected information about cat and household factors, and utilized a validated questionnaire instrument for obtaining behavioral information of pet cats., Results: Aggression at the veterinary clinic was reported in 42.6% of the cats. The frequency of aggression exhibited at the veterinary clinic was lower in cats that lived in multi-cat households. Most cats did not receive medications intended to reduce fear, anxiety and/or pain before veterinary visits. Aggression at the veterinary clinic was positively associated with behavior problems at home, including stranger-directed aggression, owner-directed aggression, resistance to restraint, familiar cat aggression, dog-directed aggression, house-soiling, separation-related behaviors and scratching claws on inappropriate surfaces indoors., Conclusions and Relevance: Cats that exhibit aggression at the veterinary clinic are more likely to exhibit aggression and anxiety-related behaviors at home. Veterinarians should screen cats that exhibit aggression at the veterinary clinic for behavior problems at home to institute prompt diagnosis and treatment., Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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39. The obesity paradox and ventriculoperitoneal shunting in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage patients undergoing microsurgical clipping.
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Achey RL, El-Abtah ME, Davison MA, Glauser G, Thiyagarajah N, Kashkoush A, Patterson TE, Kshettry VR, Rasmussen P, Bain M, and Moore NZ
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- Humans, Obesity Paradox, Retrospective Studies, Obesity complications, Obesity surgery, Prostheses and Implants, Treatment Outcome, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage complications, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage surgery
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Background: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) can be devastating. Identifying predisposing factors is paramount in reducing aSAH-related mortality. Obesity's negative impact on health is well-established. However, the controversial "obesity paradox" in neurosurgery suggests that obesity may confer a survival advantage in SAH. We hypothesized that obesity would have a negative impact on outcomes following surgical clipping in aSAH., Methods: A single-institution retrospective review was performed of aSAH patients undergoing surgical clipping from 2017 to 2021. Demographics and clinically relevant variables were collected. Obesity was defined as body mass index >30. Primary outcome was death or severe disability (mRS 4-6) at last follow-up. Secondary outcome was VPS placement. Multivariable Cox proportional-hazards model identified predictors of poor outcome. Kaplan-Meier curves identified survivorship differences between obese and non-obese patients., Results: Poor outcome occurred in 11 of 52 total patients (21.2 %). There were no differences in demographics or distribution of Hunt Hess (HH), modified Fisher Grade (mFG), or external ventricular drain (EVD) placement between obese and non-obese patients. On univariate analysis, hypertension, older age, and non-obesity were predictive of poor outcome. On multivariable analysis, only obesity remained significant, suggesting a protective effect from poor outcome (HR 0.45 [0.21-0.95], p = 0.037). VPS placement occurred in 6 (11.5 %) patients for which obesity was not a significant predictor., Conclusions: Obesity may have a protective effect against poor outcome following surgical clipping in aSAH. Additionally, obesity does not appear to increase rate of EVD conversion to VPS. Thus, our study suggests that obesity should not preclude patients from open surgical intervention when clinically appropriate., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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40. Household Food Waste Intervention Is Feasible, Acceptable, and Effective.
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Laila A, Gallant M, Bain M, Alexander C, Reis L, Welboren A, von Massow M, Parizeau K, Walton K, Ma DWL, and Haines J
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- Child, Humans, Food, Cooking, Parents, Food Loss and Waste, Refuse Disposal
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Objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Weeknight Supper Savers, a family-based intervention designed to promote meal preparation and food waste reduction., Methods: The 4-week program was piloted using a single-arm, prepost design. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, the intervention included a chef-led online cooking class, a food waste toolkit, and 4 text messages/wk. Postintervention surveys were used to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the interventions., Results: Eighteen families (95%) attended their scheduled cooking class. All parents who completed the survey (17 mothers and 12 fathers) reported being satisfied with the overall program, the cooking class, and the toolkit. Approximately 73% of the children (n = 21) reported being satisfied with the overall program, and 77% reported being satisfied with the cooking class and the toolkit., Conclusions: The intervention was feasible and well-received by families. Results could help inform future public health programs focused on reducing household food waste., (Copyright © 2023 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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41. Graphical Association Analysis for Identifying Variation in Provider Claims for Joint Replacement Surgery.
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Kemp J, Barker C, Good N, and Bain M
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- Aged, Humans, Australia, Fees and Charges, Unsupervised Machine Learning, National Health Programs, Arthroplasty, Replacement
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Identifying potentially fraudulent or wasteful medical insurance claims can be difficult due to the large amounts of data and human effort involved. We applied unsupervised machine learning to construct interpretable models which rank variations in medical provider claiming behaviour in the domain of unilateral joint replacement surgery, using data from the Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule. For each of three surgical procedures reference models of claims for each procedure were constructed and compared analytically to models of individual provider claims. Providers were ranked using a score based on fees for typical claims made in addition to those in the reference model. Evaluation of the results indicated that the top-ranked providers were likely to be unusual in their claiming patterns, with typical claims from outlying providers adding up to 192% to the cost of a procedure. The method is efficient, generalizable to other procedures and, being interpretable, integrates well into existing workflows.
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42. Stereotactic body radiation therapy is promising treatment for complex arteriovenous malformation of the neck: A case report.
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Ilori EO, Smile TD, Masaryk T, Levitin A, Bain M, Stock S, Lee J, Lamarre E, Woody NM, Campbell S, and Koyfman SA
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Competing Interests: This study was supported by the Melvin Markey Scholars Program at the Cleveland Clinic.
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43. FSHβ links photoperiodic signaling to seasonal reproduction in Japanese quail.
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Majumdar G, Liddle TA, Stewart C, Marshall CJ, Bain M, and Stevenson T
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- Seasons, Male, Animals, Coturnix physiology, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit physiology, Photoperiod, Reproduction
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Annual cycles in daylength provide an initial predictive environmental cue that plants and animals use to time seasonal biology. Seasonal changes in photoperiodic information acts to entrain endogenous programs in physiology to optimize an animal's fitness. Attempts to identify the neural and molecular substrates of photoperiodic time measurement in birds have, to date, focused on blunt changes in light exposure during a restricted period of photoinducibility. The objectives of these studies were first to characterize a molecular seasonal clock in Japanese quail and second, to identify the key transcripts involved in endogenously generated interval timing that underlies photosensitivity in birds. We hypothesized that the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) provides the neuroendocrine control of photoperiod-induced changes in reproductive physiology, and that the pars distalis of the pituitary gland contains an endogenous internal timer for the short photoperiod-dependent development of reproductive photosensitivity. Here, we report distinct seasonal waveforms of transcript expression in the MBH, and pituitary gland and discovered the patterns were not synchronized across tissues. Follicle-stimulating hormone-β ( FSHβ ) expression increased during the simulated spring equinox, prior to photoinduced increases in prolactin, thyrotropin-stimulating hormone-β, and testicular growth. Diurnal analyses of transcript expression showed sustained elevated levels of FSHβ under conditions of the spring equinox, compared to autumnal equinox, short (<12L) and long (>12L) photoperiods. FSHβ expression increased in quail held in non-stimulatory short photoperiod, indicative of the initiation of an endogenously programmed interval timer. These data identify that FSHβ establishes a state of photosensitivity for the external coincidence timing of seasonal physiology. The independent regulation of FSHβ expression provides an alternative pathway through which other supplementary environmental cues, such as temperature, can fine tune seasonal reproductive maturation and involution., Competing Interests: GM, TL, CS, CM, MB, TS No competing interests declared, (© 2023, Majumdar et al.)
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- 2023
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44. A case of bullous fixed drug eruption caused by tadalafil.
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Zhang JS, Aggarwal I, and Bain M
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Competing Interests: None disclosed.
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45. High-Throughput Screening for Ultrafast Photochemical Reaction Discovery.
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Bain M, Godínez Castellanos JL, and Bradforth SE
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High-repetition-rate lasers present an opportunity to extend ultrafast spectroscopy from a detailed probe of singular model photochemical systems to a routine analysis technique in training machine learning models to aid the design cycle of photochemical syntheses. We bring together innovations in line scan cameras and micro-electro-mechanical grating modulators with sample delivery via high-pressure liquid chromatography pumps to demonstrate a transient absorption spectrometer that can characterize photoreactions initiated with ultrashort ultraviolet pulses in a time scale of minutes. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the ability to rapidly screen an important class of photochemical system, pyrimidine nucleosides, can be used to explore the effect of conformational modification on the evolution of excited-state processes.
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46. Surpass Intracranial Aneurysm Embolization System Pivotal Trial to Treat Large or Giant Wide-Neck Aneurysms - SCENT: 3-year outcomes.
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Hanel RA, Cortez GM, Coon AL, Kan P, Taussky P, Wakhloo AK, Welch BG, Dogan A, Bain M, De Vries J, Ebersole K, and Meyers PM
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Background: To report the 3-year safety and effectiveness of the Surpass Streamline flow diverter in the SCENT trial (Surpass Intracranial Aneurysm Embolization System Pivotal Trial to Treat Large or Giant Wide-Neck Aneurysms)., Methods: The Surpass Streamline flow diverter device was evaluated in a multicenter, prospective, single-arm, non-randomized interventional trial including patients with uncoilable or previously treated but failed aneurysms of the intracranial internal carotid artery. 3-year outcomes were tabulated with descriptive statistics and compared with 1-year outcomes., Results: Of 180 patients in the modified intent-to-treat (mITT) cohort, 36-month clinical and angiographic follow-up was available in 134 and 117 cases, respectively. Effectiveness endpoint of complete aneurysm occlusion without clinically significant stenosis or retreatment was met in 71.8% (79/110, 95% CI 62.4% to 80.0%) of cases. Safety composite endpoint was 12.2% (22/180) over the 3-year period, with two major safety events (ipsilateral ischemic strokes) occurring between 12-36 months. Complete aneurysm occlusion was noted in 77.8% (91/117), and 99.1% (116/117) of the patients demonstrated adequate aneurysm occlusion (complete occlusion or neck residual). There were four cases (2.2%) of aneurysm rupture, all occurring within the first month of the index procedure. Target aneurysm retreatment rate was 2.8% (5/180)., Conclusion: The present findings support the long-term safety and effectiveness of the Surpass Streamline flow diverter device., Trial Registration: NCT01716117., Competing Interests: Competing interests: RAH is a consultant for Stryker, Medtronic, Cerenovous, Microvention, Balt, Phenox, Rapid Medical, and Q’Apel. He is on the advisory board for MiVI, eLum, Three Rivers, Shape Medical, and Corindus. Unrestricted research grant from NIH, Interline Endowment, Microvention, Stryker, CNX. Investor/stockholder for InNeuroCo, Cerebrotech, eLum, Endostream, Three Rivers Medical Inc, Scientia, RIST, BlinkTBI, and Corindus. GMC has no disclosures to report. ALC serves as a consultant for Stryker, Medtronic, Microvention, InNeuroCo, Rapid Medical, Q’Apel, Imperative Care, and AVAIL Medsystems. PTK serves as a consultant for Stryker, Imperative Care, Cerenovus, and Microvention; research grant from NIH, Siemens, Joe Niekro, and Medtronic; Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery editorial board. PT serves as a consultant for Stryker, Cerenovus, and Medtronic. AKW has research grants from Philips Medical, fellowship grant from Medtronic; serves as a consultant for Stryker, Phenox, and Cerenovus JNJ; is a stockholder of InNeuroCo, EpiEP, Neural Analytics, RISt, Analytics 4 Life, and ThrombX; and is on the Speakers’ Bureau for SCENT trial (Surpass Intracranial Aneurysm Embolization System Pivotal Trial to Treat Large or Giant Wide Neck Aneurysms) presentations. BGW served as a consultant/proctor for Stryker and is the past Chair of AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular section. AD has no disclosures to report. MDB serves as a consultant for Stryker and was on the hemorrhagic advisory board for Stryker. JDV serves as a consultant for Stryker Neurovascular and Evasc Ltd and was part of the screening committee French EESIS study (Evasc). KE serves as a consultant for Stryker and Microvention and was a member of the Cerebrovascular Section Joint Guidelines Review Committee. PMM serves as a consultant for Stryker, Medtronic, and Penumbra., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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47. Prognosticators of Functional Outcome After Supratentorial Minimally Invasive Intracranial Hemorrhage Evacuation With Tubular Retractor Systems.
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Kashkoush AI, El-Abtah ME, Achey R, Winkelman R, Glauser G, Patterson TE, Moore NZ, Kshettry VR, Gomes JA, and Bain M
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- Adult, Humans, Adolescent, Risk Factors, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Postoperative Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhages diagnostic imaging, Intracranial Hemorrhages surgery, Cerebral Hemorrhage surgery
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Background and Objectives: Prognosticators of good functional outcome after minimally invasive surgical (MIS) intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) evacuation are poorly defined. This study aims to investigate clinical and radiographic prognosticators of poor functional outcome after MIS evacuation of ICH with tubular retractor systems., Methods: Single-center retrospective review of adult (age ≥18 years) patients who underwent surgical evacuation of a spontaneous supratentorial ICH evacuation using tubular retractors from 2013 to 2022 was performed. Clinical and radiographic factors, such as antiplatelet/anticoagulant use, initial NIH Stroke Scale, ICH score, premorbid modified Rankin Scale (mRS), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) severity according to the modified Graeb scale, and preoperative/postoperative ICH volume, were collected. The main outcome was poor functional outcome, defined as mRS score of 4-6 within 1 year postoperatively., Results: Eighty-eight patients were included. Clinical follow-up data were available for 64 (73%) patients. Of those, 43 (67%) had a poor functional outcome. On multivariate Cox regression, postoperative ICH volume ≥15 mL (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.46 [95% CI: 1.25-4.87]; P = .010) and higher modified Graeb score (HR = 1.04 [95% CI: 1-1.1]; P = .035] significantly increased the risk of poor functional outcome. Elevated postoperative ICH volume was predicted by the presence of lobar ICH (vs nonlobar, OR = 3.32 [95% CI: 1.01-11.55]; P = .043) and higher preoperative ICH volume (OR = 1.05 [1.02-1.08]; P < .001). A minimum of 60% ICH evacuation yielded an improvement in mRS 4-6 rates (HR 0.3 [95% CI: 0.1-0.8], P = .013). In patients without IVH and with a >80% ICH evacuation, the rate of mRS 4-6 was 42% compared with 67% in the whole patient sample ( P = .017)., Conclusion: Increased IVH volumes and residual postoperative ICH volumes are associated with poor functional outcome after MIS ICH evacuation. Postoperative ICH volume was associated with lobar ICH location as well as preoperative ICH volume. These factors may help to prognosticate patient outcomes and improve selection criteria for MIS ICH evacuation techniques., (Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023. All rights reserved.)
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48. Melioidosis of the Female Genitourinary Tract.
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Baker K, Smith S, Stewart J, Withey G, Bain M, Pridgeon S, and Hanson J
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- Male, Humans, Female, Australia epidemiology, Queensland, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Melioidosis diagnostic imaging, Melioidosis drug therapy, Prostatic Diseases, Burkholderia pseudomallei
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Prostatic abscess is a common manifestation of melioidosis in men, but the characteristics of female genitourinary melioidosis are incompletely defined. There were 453 cases of melioidosis in Far North Queensland, tropical Australia, between January 1998 and April 2023; genitourinary involvement was less common in women than in men (13/140 [9%] versus 76/313 [24%], odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.32 [0.17-0.60], P = 0.0004). In 11 of these 13 (85%) women, other organs were also affected. The two women with disease involving only the genitourinary tract had underlying anatomical abnormalities: one had an ovarian malignancy, the only case to involve the female reproductive system in the cohort, while the other had a urethral diverticulum. In 3 of 13 (23%) women, genitourinary involvement was identified only with computed tomography, emphasizing the importance of early imaging of patients with melioidosis to identify unexpected foci of disease and to inform the optimal duration of antibiotic therapy.
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49. Eosinophilic Fasciitis Possibly Provoked by Exercise.
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George J, Kramer ON, and Bain M
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A 26-year-old woman was referred to dermatology for evaluation of "lumpy skin" for 4 months. She experienced Achilles tendon pain and muscle tightness, occurring before the skin lesions had appeared. The lesions began on her arms and progressed to her legs over 1 month.
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50. A novel endoleak classification for intracranial aneurysm flow diversion: A retrospective case series.
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Kashkoush A, Moore NZ, El-Abtah ME, Achey R, Toth G, and Bain M
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Background: Although flow diversion (FD) is safe and effective in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms, a subset tends to continue filling on serial angiography. Risk factors for failed flow diversion include old age, large aneurysm size, and overstenting an adjacent end-arterial vessel. The hemodynamic modes of persistent aneurysm filling, or 'endoleaks', after FD are poorly understood. This study aims to characterize the various types of endoleaks following aneurysmal FD., Methods: We performed a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of all endovascular procedures performed at a single institution between 2017 and 2021. Patients were included if they demonstrated evidence of unique modes of intracranial aneurysm filling after FD. Data regarding treatment, follow-up angiography, as well as clinical course were collected., Results: Five patients (mean age 50 years, four females) were included with mean 19-month angiographic follow-up. Five major endoleak types are proposed: Type 1 - due to graft porosity (A - low flow, B - high flow), Type 2 -through an overstented branch vessel, Type 3 - via stent migration no longer covering aneurysmal neck, Type 4 - endoleak due to malapposition of the stent wall, and Type 5 - endoleak via collateralization from adjacent blood vessels. All endoleak types were represented, except for the Type 4 endoleak., Conclusion: We propose an endoleak classification scheme to describe the hemodynamic modes of failure following FD of intracranial aneurysms. Future studies are needed to evaluate the natural history of aneurysmal filling following FD and retreatment success according to endoleak type.
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