There is a large body of evidence that extracellular matrix (ECM) may be actively involved in the pathophysiology of localized diseases, for instance in the lungs [10], heart [11], and brain [12]. In contrast to a long-lasted earlier conception, ECM is not an inert scaffold but currently...
Brain surgerySonoWandBACKGROUND: The use of intraoperative ultrasound (iUS) has increased in the last 15years becoming a standard tool in many neurosurgical centers. Our aim was to assess the utility of routine use of iUS during various types of intracranial surgery. We reviewed our series to ...
A mutation in the gene for type III procollagen (COL3A1) in a family with aortic aneurysms. Experiments were carried out to test the hypothesis that familial aortic aneurysms, either thoracic or abdominal, are caused by mutations in the gene for t... S Kontusaari,G Tromp,H Kuivaniemi,....
so it is useful to investigate the morphology of the sella turcica in these kinds of patients to retrieve information on their craniofacial development. It is known from longitudinal studies that the growth of the sella turcica decreases rapidly after the first year of life, increases during ...
For example, through careful analyses of severity and distribution of atherosclerosis at autopsy, in patients who died with no evidence of recent or old myocardial infarcts, aortic aneurysms, thrombotic occlusions, or cerebral infarcts, Roberts et al. demonstrated that abdominal aorta is more ...
Three types of arterial lesions develop in the injurious stage: 1) apoptotic induced mediolysis, 2) separation of the outer media from the adventitia and 3) the formation of arterial gaps. The latter enlarge, particularly in elderly patients, to form gap-aneurysms complicated by dissections and...