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Pediatr Neurol 2022 Jun 16;134:11-17. Epub 2022 Jun 16.

Developmental and Early Physiotherapy Unit, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.

Background: Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) is a birth injury that affects upper extremity performance. However, some children with OBPP might have central nervous system disorder or developmental disabilities. This study aimed to investigate (1) the early spontaneous movements using General Movements Assessment (GMA) in infants with OBPP according to the Narakas classification, (2) the differences from typical infants, and (3) the relationship between the GMA and the affected upper extremity movements score. Read More

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2022 Jun;31(2):145-147

University Hospital San Pedro and Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR), Department of Nuclear Medicine, Logroño, Spain.

A 77-year-old woman with follicular thyroid cancer underwent total thyroidectomy and subsequent Iodine-131 remnant ablation. She had a history of a wide tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT) of the right wrist and hand that had been resected thirteen years ago. Post-therapeutic scintigraphy and single photon emission computed tomography showed mild uptake on the distal right forearm, wrist and hand. Read More

J Comp Eff Res 2022 Jun 30. Epub 2022 Jun 30.

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Izmir, Turkey.

To investigate the acute effects of action observation training on upper extremity functions, cognitive functions and response time in healthy, young adults. A total of 60 participants were randomly divided into five groups: the self-action observation group, action observation group, action practice group, non-action observation group and control group. The Jebsen-Taylor hand function test (JTHFT), nine-hole peg test, serial reaction time task and d2 test of attention were applied to the participants before and after the interventions. Read More

Front Pharmacol 2022 13;13:884548. Epub 2022 Jun 13.

Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Cervical cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and, in almost all cases is caused by infection with highly oncogenic Human Papillomaviruses (HPVs). On the other hand, inflammation is one of the hallmarks of cancer research. Here, we focused on inflammatory proteins that classify cervical cancer patients by considering individual differences between cancer patients in contrast to conventional treatments. Read More

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022 Sep 15;27:101624. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

Purpose: Blunt ocular trauma rarely results in optic nerve avulsion. Here, we report a case of incomplete optic nerve avulsion caused by the impact of a badminton shuttlecock.

Observations: The patient was a 16-year-old healthy male. Read More