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Oily seafood is an important food source which contains several key nutrients beneficial for human health. On the other hand, oily seafood also contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including the dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like-polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCBs), potentially detrimental to human health. For a comprehensive comparison of the beneficial and potentially adverse health effects of seafood consumption, risk-benefit analyses are necessary. Risk-benefit analyses require reliable quantitative data and sound knowledge of uncertainties and potential biases. Our dataset comprised more than 4000 analyses of DLCs and more than 1000 analyses each of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and vitamin D in the three most important Norwegian commercial oily seafood species Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The levels oere further viewed in the context of the Norwegian average intake of oily fish, and the Norwegian governmental official dietary recommendations of oily fish. Our results showed that both benefit and risk are met at the levels found of nutrients and DLCs in oily seafood. The comprehensive quantitative data presented here will be a key for future risk-benefit assessment of oily fish consumption. Together, our results underline that a refined formalized integrative risk-benefit assessment of oily fish in the diet is warranted, and that the data and methodology presented in this study are highly relevant for future integrated and multidisciplinary assessment of both risks and benefits of seafood consumption for human health.Neurovascular compression syndromes have well characterized clinical symptoms, but precise identification of the pathologic contact between the nerves and vessels can be challenging at neuroimaging. Considering that neurovascular contacts are frequent imaging findings in asymptomatic patients, correct visualization of pathological contact is crucial for the diagnosis and surgical planning. We have used magnetic resonance imaging fusion by overlaying color-coded T1-weighted postcontrast onto high-resolution T2-weighted images to better delineate imaging findings by enhancing vascular structures.Terminal myelocystocele is a rare type of neural tube malformation, consisting of a skin-covered lumbosacral mass, highly associated with other complex abdominal malformations within the OIES complex (omphalocele, imperforate anus, exstrophy of the cloaca and spinal defects). We present a case of a premature female with an extensive lumbosacral mass at birth, as well as an omphalocele, cloacal exstrophy, renal abnormalities, and sacral agenesis. Lumbar magnetic resonance imaging revealed a meningocele sac herniating through the bone defects and containing a syringocele sac. Advanced imaging techniques showed turbulent cerebrospinal fluid flow. At control, 4 weeks later, the defect doubled in size. The myelocystocele sac was evacuated and closed, and the patient persisted with paraparesis. The role of cerebrospinal fluid flow analysis is well established in Chiari-type malformations, in which turbulent flow within the syrinx is related to a better outcome after surgery. It is possible that the same principle could be applied to other spinal malformations, as shown in this case of terminal myelocystocele.

To report the principles and techniques of using a hybrid operation room in the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformation (BAVM).

From October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, we treated 54 consecutive patients with nonemergent BAVM in a hybrid operation room. The clinical data, radiologic images, and outcomes were collected to establish a prospective database for evaluation.

Thirty-two male and 22 female patients were enrolled with a mean age of 32.6 ± 13.1 years (range, 10-61 years). Bleeding (n= 32, 59.3%) was the main clinical presentation, followed by headache (n= 27, 50.0%), seizures (n= 14, 25.9%), neurofunctional deficits (n= 16, 29.6%), and no symptoms (n= 2, 3.7%). Thirty-one patients (57.4%) accepted resection without intraoperative embolization, 18 (33.3%) were treated with combined embolization and resection, and 5 (9.3%) were cured with intraoperative embolization and resection was cancelled. All patients achieved total BAVM obliteration confirmed with intraoperative angiography. There were no significant differences in outcomes between low-grade (Spetzler-Martin grades I, II, and modified grade III-) and high-grade (Spetzler-Martin grades ≥IV and modified grade III+) groups, except that the high-grade group had more blood loss (667.9 ± 647.5 vs. 284.3 ± 148.6 mL; P= 0.046) and longer postoperative hospitalization (17.1 ± 9.1 vs. 10.8 ± 5.4 days; P= 0.026). At discharge, 52 patients (96.3%) had favorable outcomes (Glasgow Outcome Scale score ≥4). Forty-three patients (79.6%) received 1 year follow-up after treatment; 97.7% (n= 42) of these had ongoing favorable outcomes. However, 4 patients with low-grade BAVM had recurrence.

The hybrid operation room can ensure safe, comprehensive treatment of BAVM, offering the opportunity for a favorable curative treatment in 1 stage.

The hybrid operation room can ensure safe, comprehensive treatment of BAVM, offering the opportunity for a favorable curative treatment in 1 stage.The medicinal use of fluoride is beneficial up to a low ppm level but regular ingestion at high doses show many adverse effects in human. Fluoride may get ingested through drinking water specially through ground water near the hilly regions, where fluoride content is huge. Hence, fluoride sensing and removal of it from water is very important as fluoride contaminated water is transparent and not easily detectable. Selleckchem ASP2215 Here, we have studied colorimetric and spectrophotometric techniques for sensing of fluoride along with its fast removal from water by using prepared saponin capped silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Colorimetric study has confirmed the presence of fluoride ions in water samples above the colorimetric detection limit of 10 ppm. But spectroscopic sensing further provides more lower limit of sensing with the total removal of fluoride ions up to 1.2 ppm level. On repeating this this study 15 times, sensing and removal of fluoride is found to be well reproducible. The interaction of fluoride ions with silver nanoparticles has resulted in sedimentation of fluoride ions in the form of fluoride-nanoparticles complex and that interaction has been confirmed by FTIR spectral study of the sedimented part.