CASE REPORT: DARS MUTATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR HYPOMYELINATION WITH BRAIN STEM AND SPINAL CORD INVOLVEMENT AND LEG SPASTICITY

Case Report: DARS Mutations Responsible for Hypomyelination With Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Leg Spasticity

Objective: Hypomyelination with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and leg spasticity (HBSL) is a rare form of leukodystrophy presenting with varying clinical and imaging features.We report a case of HBSL to investigate the clinical and radiological characteristics of HBSL resulting from cytoplasmic aspartyl-tRNA synthetase gene (DARS) mutation

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Ensete ventricosum: A Multipurpose Crop against Hunger in Ethiopia

Ensete ventricosum is a traditional multipurpose Dog Harness, Leash Collar crop mainly used as a staple/co-staple food for over 20 million people in Ethiopia.Despite this, scientific information about the crop is scarce.Three types of food, viz., Kocho (fermented product from scraped pseudostem and grated corm), Bulla (dehydrated juice), and Amicho

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