The sacrum is a structure that is imaged by both general and subspecialty radiologists. A wide
variety of disease processes can involve the sacrum either focally or as part of a systemic …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The insula is important for gustatory sensation, motor speech
control, vestibular function, and sympathetic control of cardiovascular tone. The purpose …

Management of patients with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea (CSF) remains controversial.
Most studies recommend either an endoscopic or an external extracranial approach, …

Objective To assess the outcomes and safety after CT-guided percutaneous sacroplasty in
patients with painful sacral insufficiency fractures or pathologic sacral lesions. Methods A …

Eight patients with hypertensive encephalopathy from diverse etiologies developed cerebral
edema in the vertebrobasilar distribution which resolved after blood pressure was lowered. …

Lesions of the skull vault are fairly common; however, they are often difficult to diagnose. By
using specific imaging criteria, one may readily diagnose a calvarial hemangioma. These …

The fruit pulp of Crescentia cujete is traditionally used in folk medicine for the treatment of a
variety of respiratory conditions and gastrointestinal disorders. Due to the lack of a …

Context: Several Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) species are traditionally used in Latin America
for the treatment of a variety of diseases including diabetes, arterial hypertension, asthma, …

Plant species of the genus Cecropia (Urticaceae) are used as traditional medicine in Latin-America,
and are commercially available as food supplements. The aim of this study was to …

… Xanthosoma cerrosapense Croat & Ortiz (Ortiz et al. 2312; photo: Orlando Ortiz). View of
opened inflorescence showing spathe tube green on both surfaces, pistillate spadix …