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Parieto-occipital encephalomalacia is a macroscopic appearance of the brain with loss of cerebral parenchyma associated with gliosis in the brain's anatomical structures. It occurs because of the liquefaction of brain parenchymal necrosis after cerebral ischemia, infection, and haemorrhages. It is often surrounded by glial cell proliferation in response to damage. Rehabilitation after the manifestation of neurological function must be tailored, and well-coordinated intervention must be formulated. We present a case study of a 77-year-old male with parieto-occipital encephalomalacia associated with genu varum deformity with a complaint of generalized weakness, vertigo, giddiness, and fall with one episode of a seizure attack. Further, bilateral genu varum deformity was noted on the knees. Encephalomalcia is associated with vitamin D deficiency. The physiotherapy rehabilitation consisted of resolving the symptoms of the patient, along with working on strengthening weak muscles of the genu varum deformity of the patient. The proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) method is a popular rehabilitation strategy for regaining motor function. Numerous outcome measures were used to monitor the patient's progress. Outcome measures such as the tone grading scale (TGS), motor assessment scale (MAS), dynamic gait index (DGI), Barthel index (BI), and world health-related quality-of-life (WHORQOL) scales were used. The rehabilitation lasted for six weeks. Tele-rehabilitation also plays a crucial impact in the recovery of patients. By the end of our rehabilitation, the patient significantly improved in performing activities of daily living and improved his quality of life. Tele-rehabilitation helped us stay connected with the patient.
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Molecular docking analysis of twenty two phytoconstituents from Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, against seven targets of obesity like pancreatic lipase, fat and obesity protein (FTO protein), cannabinoid receptor, hormones as ghrelin, leptin and protein as SCH1 and MCH1 is detailed in this data article. Chemical structures of phytoconstituents were downloaded from PubChem and protein structures were retrieved from RCSB protein databank. Docking was performed using FlexX software Lead IT version 2.3.2; Bio Solved IT. Visualization and analysis was done by Schrodinger maestro software. The docking score and interactions with important amino acids were analyzed and compared with marketed drug, orlistat. The findings suggest exploitation of best ligands experimentally to develop novel anti-obesity agent.
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PURPOSE: An IgG1 therapeutic monoclonal antibody showed an increase in acidic or pre-peak by cation exchange chromatography (CEX) at elevated temperatures, though stable at 2-8°C long-term storage in a liquid formulation. Characterization effort was undertaken to elucidate the degradants in CEX pre-peak and effect on biological activity. METHODS: Purified CEX fractions were collected and analyzed by peptide mapping, size exclusion, intact and reduced-alkylated reversed phase techniques. Biophysical characterization, isoelectric focusing and Isoquant analysis were also performed to determine nature of degradants. Bioassay and surface plasmon resonance experiments were performed to determine the impact on biological activity of the degradants. RESULTS: No major degradation due to oxidation, clipping or aggregation was detected; conformational differences between purified fractions observed were not significant. Sialic acid, N-terminal glutamine cyclization and glycation differences contributed to the CEX pre-peak in the mAb control sample; increase in CEX pre-peak at 25°C and higher was caused by additive degradation pathways of deamidation, related isomerization and clipping. CONCLUSIONS: The observed CEX pre-peak increase was caused by multiple degradations, especially deamidation and clipping. This elucidation of degradants in CEX peaks may apply to other therapeutic IgG1 monoclonal antibodies.
