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The examination of pupillary light reflexes is widely employed to evaluate the autonomic system's balance, ocular, and neurological conditions, typically evaluated by qualitative observation. To describe and evaluate the inter-rater reliability and agreement of pupillometric values obtained with a novel semi-automatic mobile pupillography app.

Two examiners and two graders perform the measurements with an android app which corrects the device-face distance, measure the maximum contraction of the pupil, and calculates its slope, in a hospital room setting with three levels of environmental light intensity <100, 101 to 200, and 201 to 300 lux, at 200, 400, 600, 900, 1200, and 1500 milliseconds.

Sixty healthy individuals, aged 18 to 45, were included; 85% had brown eyes. The reliability of the pupil/iris ratio had Ri = 70% to 88%, and bland Altman graphics show a uniform agreement. The pupillography curves show a similar slope at different light intensities, during the contraction phase.

There were very good repeatability and inter-rater reproducibility of the measurements at average levels of illumination in examination rooms, even in dark-eyed people. This app provides a highly promising approach to pupillary measurements in clinical practice.

There were very good repeatability and inter-rater reproducibility of the measurements at average levels of illumination in examination rooms, even in dark-eyed people. This app provides a highly promising approach to pupillary measurements in clinical practice.Objective To demonstrate two distinct methods for adopting the single-port (SP) robotic surgery system for robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) by two experienced robotic surgeons (J.D. and R.A.) and evaluate early outcomes with each strategy. Methods The initial RALP procedures using the SP robot by two surgeons were reviewed from prospective data collection at two institutions, MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDA) and OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital (DMH). Both teams adopted different strategies regarding patient selection criteria, surgical approach, use of assistant ports, performance of lymphadenectomy, postoperative discharge criteria, and having a backup robot on standby. Results The initial 74 consecutive patients who underwent SP-RALP at MDA and DMH (n = 34 and n = 40, respectively) were reviewed. All DMH and 24 MDA patients underwent a transperitoneal (TP) approach, whereas 10 MDA patients underwent an extraperitoneal (EP) approach. Mean operative time was similar for MDA and DMH, although it was shorter in TP patients. All MDA patients underwent nerve-sparing procedures and 12% underwent pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND); however, at DMH, all patients had PLND and 55% had nerve sparing. Mean estimated blood loss was not clinically significant for either group. Length of stay was 1.1 days (range, 1-2 days) for MDA and 0.12 days (range, 0--1 day) for DMH. No major complications occurred in either group other than two lymphoceles requiring percutaneous drainage in the EP SP-RALP group. Conclusion Two significantly different strategies for SP robot adoption allowed immediately safe and equally efficacious outcomes in the initial patients treated.Fifty years have passed since the discovery of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) by Lawrence Eng and colleagues. Now recognized as a member of the intermediate filament family of proteins, it has become a subject for study in fields as diverse as structural biology, cell biology, gene expression, basic neuroscience, clinical genetics and gene therapy. This review covers each of these areas, presenting an overview of current understanding and controversies regarding GFAP with the goal of stimulating continued study of this fascinating protein.

To report a case of meta-herpetic ulcer that developed after intravitreal bevacizumab injection.

A 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and nephropathy received intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in his right eye for proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema.

Two days after the injection, the patient presented with severe pain, redness, and photophobia, and decreased visual acuity in the right eye. The cornea showed a paracentral epithelial erosion with heaped margins with subepithelial haze and punctate keratopathy, and high intraocular pressure. He initially responded to topical antiviral and antiglaucoma medications. However, it rapidly progressed to a geographic ulcer on initiation of mild steroid and became resistant to conventional medical management. His nephropathy precluded treatment with full dose of systemic antivirals and antiglaucoma drugs. Subsequently, it healed after a paramedian tarsorrhaphy was performed.

Herpetic epithelial keratitis following intravitreal bevacizumab is a rare occurence. However, this case is the first report of progression to a meta-herpetic ulcer.

Herpetic epithelial keratitis following intravitreal bevacizumab is a rare occurence. However, this case is the first report of progression to a meta-herpetic ulcer.Aim To investigate the role and mechanisms of AC245100.4 in prostate cancer. Materials & methods The expression and location of AC245100.4 were examined using real-time PCR and in situ hybridization. Cell Counting Kit-8, clone formation, flow cytometry and in vivo assays were conducted to determine the role of AC245100.4. RNA antisense purification with mass spectrometry and RNA immunoprecipitation were performed to identify proteins that bind to AC245100.4. Western blotting was performed to quantify the expression of protein. ResultsAC245100.4 expression was upregulated in prostate cancer and mainly located in the cytoplasm. Knockdown of AC245100.4 inhibited proliferation of prostate cancer. Nedometinib in vivo Mechanistically, AC245100.4 bound to HSP90 and altered its chaperone function, increased the stability of IκB kinase and activated the NFκB signaling pathway. ConclusionAC245100.4 promotes the proliferation of prostate cancer via binding of HSP90.

Later born siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at elevated risk for language delay or ASD. One way to manage this risk may be for parents to use techniques taught in

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eachers (ImPACT) with the younger siblings during the period in which language delay and ASD may be too subtle to be diagnosed. ImPACT targets children's play, imitation, and communication skills. Improvement in these skills may reduce the severity of language delays and social communication deficits associated with ASD. In this study, 97 younger siblings of children with ASD and their primary parents were randomly assigned to ImPACT or a control group. We measured whether parents used ImPACT teaching strategies and whether children used the skills that ImPACT targets. We also measured children's later language ability and social communication skills. The results confirmed our predictions that parents' use of ImPACT strategies improves language ability by improving children's motor imitation and communication skills.