Cigarette smoking-induced oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of
atherosclerosis in smokers. Aqueous cigarette smoke extract (CSE) contains stable oxidants, …

Noonan syndrome (NS) is characterized by distinctive craniofacial appearance, short stature,
and congenital heart disease. Approximately 80% of individuals with NS harbor mutations …

Background and Purpose—There is no in-depth information available on the changes in
hemostatic systems in patients in the acute phase of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (…

Background Variants in the type IV collagen gene (COL4A1/2) cause early-onset cerebrovascular
diseases. Most individuals are diagnosed postnatally, and the prenatal features of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mechanical disruption of a clot with a microcatheter and a
guidewire has not been detailed in conjunction with intra-arterial thrombolysis in patients …

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Background Lesions associated with a thickened pituitary stalk (TPS lesions) revealed by
magnetic resonance imaging have a diverse pathology. Accordingly, for clinical decision-…

✓ No previous case of hemifacial spasm associated with an ependymal cyst has been reported
in the literature. In this article the authors report the first case in which hemifacial spasm …

We cloned and sequenced cDNAs of the E 1 α and E 1 β subunits of the branched chain α-ketoacid
dehydrogenase complex (BCKDH) in two cell lines derived from two different …

Object Sacrococcygeal dimples in the gluteal fold, also known as coccygeal pits, are
observed in 2%–4% of newborns. Sacrococcygeal dimples are not generally considered to be …