Abstract Background Plantar calcaneal spurs are common, however their pathophysiology is poorly understood.This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of plantar calcaneal spurs in a large sample of older people.Methods Weightbearing lateral foot radiographs of 216 people (140 women and 76 men) aged 62 to 94 years (mean age 75.9, SD
Abstract Hybridization and introgression are widespread in nature, with important implications for adaptation and speciation.Since heterogametic hybrids often have lower fitness than homogametic individuals, a phenomenon known as Haldane’s rule, loci inherited strictly through the heterogametic sex rarely introgress.We focus on the Y-chromosomal
The surgical treatment for epilepsy has a worldwide historical relevance for centuries.There are archaeological reports that date it back to ancient Egypt; however, the year 1886 is considered a landmark in the surgical treatment for epilepsy in the Modern Age, when Accent Table with Speaker the first surgery for the treatment of focal epileptic ev
The article relates the history of the Lviv Neurological School, which is inextricably linked to the Brush Department and Clinic of Neurology of the Danylo Halytski Lviv National Medical University.Information about theevolution of research in the field of neurology and related specialties in Lviv during the 20th and early 21st centuries framed aga