PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY AND SUBRETINAL TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR FOR LARGE EXUDATIVE SUBMACULAR HEMORRHAGE: A CASE SERIES

Pars plana vitrectomy and subretinal tissue plasminogen activator for large exudative submacular hemorrhage: a case series

Abstract Background To evaluate anatomical and functional outcomes of patients with large submacular hemorrhage (SMH) who treated by pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in combination with subretinal tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) injection, intraocular gas tamponade, and with additional post-operative interventions.Methods Medical records of 9 patient

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Ecstatic and gelastic seizures relate to the hypothalamus

Ecstatic seizures constitute a rare form of epilepsy, and the semiology is diverse.Previously, brain areas including the temporal lobe and the insula have been identified to be involved in clinical expression.The aim of this report is to review changes in ecstatic seizures in a patient before and after operation of a hypothalamic hamartoma, and to

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Development of a novel self-sanitizing mask prototype to combat the spread of infectious disease and reduce unnecessary waste

Abstract With the spread of COVID-19, significant emphasis has been placed on mitigation techniques such as mask wearing to slow infectious disease transmission.Widespread use of face coverings has revealed challenges such as mask contamination and waste, presenting an opportunity to improve the current technologies.In response, we have developed t

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