SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY-MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY BYPASS FOR THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY ANEURYSMS

Superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass for the treatment of complex middle cerebral artery aneurysms

Objectives: Direct microsurgical led clipping for complex middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms may require a long ischemic time.Sacrifice of the parent artery with trapping or endovascular coiling also may lead to ischemic stroke.We described our institutional experience with the treatment of complex MCA aneurysms using extracranial-intracranial

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Korean Denuclearization and the US-China Strategic Rivalry

This paper discusses the ways in which the growing End Table strategic rivalry between the United States and China will complicate regional efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.In particular, it reviews how relative gains, strategic mistrust, domestic politics, and coercive bargaining will all make cooperation on Korean denuclearization inc

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Evidence That Thaxtomin C Is a Pathogenicity Determinant of Streptomyces ipomoeae, the Causative Agent of Streptomyces Soil Rot Disease of Sweet Potato

Streptomyces ipomoeae is the causal agent of Streptomyces soil rot of sweet potato, a disease marked by highly necrotic destruction of adventitious roots, including the development of necrotic lesions on the fleshy storage roots.Streptomyces potato scab pathogens produce a phytotoxin (thaxtomin A) that appears to facilitate their entrance into End

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