The ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) is known to play an essential role in maintaining arousal and consciousness.In this report, we describe the case of a patient with impaired consciousness due to injury of the ARAS after bilateral pontine infarction.A 73-year-old female patient presented with anterior chest pain to the Emergency Depar
Since its discovery in Houston, Texas, in 1987, the Asian "tiger mosquito" Aedes albopictus has spread to 678 counties in 25 states.This species, which readily colonizes container habitats in the peridomestic environment, was probably introduced into the continental United States in shipments of scrap tires from northern Asia.The early pattern of d
Objectives: To assess the risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in the urban Chinese population.Methods: The study was conducted from March to November 2023, including 12,902 urban participants aged 18-60 years across 52 cities distributed over 26 provinces in China.Risk factors included socioeconomic status, lifestyles, and pu