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3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Povidone Iodine Rectal Preparation at Time of Prostate Needle Biopsy is a Simple and Reproducible Means to Reduce Risk of Procedural Infection

Jay D. Raman¹, Kathleen K. Lehman¹, Kalyan Dewan², Girish Kirimanjeswara²

¹Division of Urology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, ²Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn State University

Here, we present a protocol for use at the time of transrectal ultrasound guided prostate needle biopsy (TRUS PNB) that is a simple and cost-effective means to reduce infections following the procedure.

Immunology and Infection

An Immunohistopathologic Study to Profile the Folate Receptor Beta Macrophage and Vascular Immune Microenvironment in Giant Cell Arteritis

Shirley Albano-Aluquin¹, Jozef Malysz², Michal Kidacki³, Manohar Ratnam⁴, Nancy J. Olsen¹

¹Department of Medicine, Penn State University, ²Department of Pathology, Penn State University, ³Penn State College of Medicine, ⁴Department of Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine

The protocol illustrates the use of histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry to profile the folate receptor beta macrophage and its relationship with the total immune cell infiltrate in temporal artery biopsies in giant cell arteritis.

Neuroscience

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Taewon Kim^1,2,3, Summer Fletcher¹, Claudia Gonzalez⁴, Benjamin A. Philip¹

¹Program in Occupational Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, ³Department of Kinesiology, Penn State University, ⁴Department of Kinesiology, University of Lethbridge

The block-building task provides a rapid, objective, quantitative measurement of how often individuals choose to use their left versus right hand for reach-to-grasp action. After unilateral peripheral nerve injury, patients often shift to near-total usage of one hand, the direction of which is not predictable from other clinical factors.