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The impairment of small nerve fibers in severe sepsis and septic shock
Abstract Background A decrease of small nerve fibers in skin biopsies during the course of critical illness has been demonstrated recently. However, the diagnostic use of skin... -
Homozygous TBC1 domain-containing kinase (TBCK) mutation causes a novel lysos...
Abstract Homozygous mutation of TBC1 domain-containing kinase (TBCK) is the cause of a very recently defined severe childhood disorder, which is characterized by severe... -
Optic-nerve-transmitted eyeshine, a new type of light emission from fish eyes
Abstract Background Most animal eyes feature an opaque pigmented eyecup to assure that light can enter from one direction only. We challenge this dogma by describing a... -
Ancient coexistence of norepinephrine, tyramine, and octopamine signaling in ...
Abstract Background Norepinephrine/noradrenaline is a neurotransmitter implicated in arousal and other aspects of vertebrate behavior and physiology. In invertebrates,... -
Increased cortical activation upon painful stimulation in fibromyalgia syndrome
Abstract Background Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and associated symptoms. We investigated cerebral activation in FMS... -
Nosological delineation of congenital ocular motor apraxia type Cogan: an obs...
Abstract Background The nosological assignment of congenital ocular motor apraxia type Cogan (COMA) is still controversial. While regarded as a distinct entity by some... -
Effects of cue modality and emotional category on recognition of nonverbal em...
Abstract Background Impaired interpretation of nonverbal emotional cues in patients with schizophrenia has been reported in several studies and a clinical relevance of these... -
Seeing the unseen? Illusory causal filling in FIFA referees, players, and nov...
Abstract Humans often falsely report having seen a causal link between two dynamic scenes if the second scene depicts a valid logical consequence of the initial scene. As an... -
SRF modulates seizure occurrence, activity induced gene transcription and hip...
Abstract A hallmark of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is hippocampal neuronal demise and aberrant mossy fiber sprouting. In addition, unrestrained neuronal activity in TLE... -
Subjective safety and self-confidence in prehospital trauma care and learning...
Abstract Background Prehospital trauma care is stressful and requires multi-professional teamwork. A decrease in the number of accident victims ultimately affects the routine... -
A behavioural syndrome, but less evidence for a relationship with cognitive t...
Abstract Background Animals show consistent individual behavioural differences in many species. Further, behavioural traits (personality traits) form behavioural syndromes,... -
NIRS-based neurofeedback training in a virtual reality classroom for children...
Abstract Background Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suffer from attention deficits, motor hyperactivity, and impulsive behaviour. These impairments...
