CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF HIRAYAMA DISEASE: A FLEXION MYELOPATHY DUE TO TIGHT CERVICAL DURAL CANAL AMENABLE TO COLLAR THERAPY

Clinical and radiological profile of Hirayama disease: A flexion myelopathy due to tight cervical dural canal amenable to collar therapy

Background: Hirayama disease (HD) is benign focal amyotrophy of the distal upper limbs, often misdiagnosed as motor neuron disease.Routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often reported normal.Objective: To study the clinicoradiological profile of hand wasting in young males.Materials and Methods: Patients presenting with insidious-onset hand w

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Diagnosis and treatment strategy of acupuncture-moxibustion for advanced-age infertility in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer based on the temporal rhythm theory of traditional Chinese medicine

The ability of natural conception decreases with age, leading many advanced-age women with fertility desire begin to attempt in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) technique nowadays.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that human body undergoes periodic changes corresponding to the natural rhythms.Women exhibit distinct physiol

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Robot Operations for Pine Tree Resin Collection

A robotic technology consisting of an industrial robot mounted on an autonomous rover used to tap slash pine trees and collect their oleoresin for processing is introduced, and the technological challenges related to the robotic operations are discussed in detail.Unlike the case of industrial automated manufacturing systems where the relative posit

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