Treatment with flunitrazepam of continuous spikes and waves during slow wave sleep (CSWS) in children

SummaryWe describe our treatment of two boys with continuous spikes and waves during slow wave sleep (CSWS). One of the boys was suffering from non-convulsive status epilepticus and the other from conscious disturbance with automatism. Their ictal EEG readings showed continuous diffuse spike and wave complexes, which were considered to show electrical status. The boys were diagnosed as having CSWS, and were later diagnosed with Landau–Kleffner syndrome (LKS). EEG readings returned to normal on intravenous injection of flunitazepam (FZP) at a dose of 0.02mg/kg, suggesting that FZP is an effective treatment for CSWS

Relationship between cardiac allograft vasculopathy and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in heart transplant recipients

POSTER PRESENTATION12th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions – 2009 / Orlando, FL, USA / 29 January–1 February 200

Usefulness of left ventricular peak filling rate measurement by cardiac MR imaging in heart transplant recipients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Oral presentation13th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions / Phoenix, AZ, USA. / 21-24 January 201

Gastritis Cystica Polyposa-Report of a Case

A case of gastritis cystica polyposa is presented. A 45-year-old woman developed gastritis cystica polyposa at the gastroduodenostomy anastomotic site four years after Billroth II gastrectomy for adenomatous polyp. There was no association of gastric cancer in the lesion

Hydrothermal synthesis of a layered-type W-Ti-O mixed metal oxide and its solid acid activity

A layered-type W–Ti–O mixed oxide was synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis from an aqueous solution of ammonium metatungstate and titanium sulfate. To avoid the formation of titania, oxalic acid was used as a reductant. Optimized synthesis led to rod-like particles comprised of MO6 (M = W, Ti) octahedra connected in a corner-sharing fashion in the c-direction and in the form of micropore-containing {W6O21} units in the a–b plane. The surface area, acidity and acid catalytic activity (alkylation) increased with the amount of the layered-type W–Ti–O phase. Strong Brønsted acid sites formed due to the thermal release of ammonia from the uncalcined precursor. Calcination at 400 °C led to the highest acidity and alkylation activity. Alkylation of benzyl alcohol and toluene led to heavy product formation due to over-alkylation of the product. The selectivity to the mono-alkylated product was improved by the addition of water, which competes with the selectively formed products for adsorption on the acid sites. FT-IR measurements showed that the layered-type W–Ti–O possesses Brønsted acid sites and at least two different Lewis acid sites. The stronger Lewis acid sites can be converted into Brønsted acid sites in the presence of water, and the weaker Lewis acid sites functioned in the presence of water. This water tolerance of Lewis acid sites is an important characteristic of layered-type W–Ti–O, as it allows the bifunctional catalyst to convert 1,3-DHA into lactic acid in water