2023
Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study
Morton S, Hehnly C, Burgoine K, Ssentongo P, Ericson J, Kumar M, Hagmann C, Fronterre C, Smith J, Movassagh M, Streck N, Bebell L, Bazira J, Kumbakumba E, Bajunirwe F, Mulondo R, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Nsubuga B, Natukwatsa D, Nalule E, Magombe J, Erickson T, Ngonzi J, Ochora M, Olupot-Olupot P, Onen J, Ssenyonga P, Mugamba J, Warf B, Kulkarni A, Lane J, Whalen A, Zhang L, Sheldon K, Meier F, Kiwanuka J, Broach J, Paulson J, Schiff S. Paenibacillus spp infection among infants with postinfectious hydrocephalus in Uganda: an observational case-control study. The Lancet Microbe 2023, 4: e601-e611. PMID: 37348522, PMCID: PMC10529524, DOI: 10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesChildFemaleHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornMeningitisNeonatal SepsisPaenibacillusPlacentaPregnancySepsisUgandaUnited StatesConceptsMother-newborn pairsPostinfectious hydrocephalusCerebrospinal fluidNeonatal sepsisSpp infectionUgandan infantsMaternal bloodObservational case-control studyHospital OfficeInfant's cerebrospinal fluidBurden of morbidityCase-control studyRoute of infectionSubset of participantsMaternal feverCranial ultrasoundNeonatal infectionSepsis cohortOptimise treatmentTransplacental transmissionCord bloodObservational studyPlacental samplesSepsisHydrocephalus
2017
Expansion of C9ORF72 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis correlates with brain-computer interface performance
Geronimo A, Sheldon K, Broach J, Simmons Z, Schiff S. Expansion of C9ORF72 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis correlates with brain-computer interface performance. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 8875. PMID: 28827593, PMCID: PMC5567164, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08857-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisLateral sclerosisFrontotemporal dementiaExpansion of C9ORF72Multiple neurodegenerative disordersHealthy controlsSymptom ratesHigh prevalenceAltered pathologyNeurodegenerative disordersBrain functionPatientsC9orf72 geneSclerosisAbnormal expansionPersonalized assessmentPsychological changesRepeat expansionBrain-computer interface performanceFurther explorationBCI taskHexanucleotide GGGGCCDementiaPrevalencePathology