Conjoined twins have been viewed with fascination since antiquity. There are numerous reports in the literature documenting anesthetic management strategies for the separation of conjoined twins. There are also reports in the literature detailing anesthetic approaches for surgical procedures not involving separation. This is the first report of the anesthetic ...

Infectious mononucleosis is characterized by an intensive lymphoproliferation with atypical forms which sometimes resemble with acute leukemia or malignant lymphoproliferative diseases. Flow cytometric analysis of lymphocytes shows a typical phenotype but unawareness of it may lead to misdiagnosis of malignant lymphoproliferative diseases. Herewith we present an immunophenotypic profile in a ...

Meningomyelocoele (MMC) forms one of the commonest forms of neural tube defect (NTD). It commonly affects lumbosacral area. Double or triple MMC has been reported at various sites of the spine. This supports multiple site closure of neural tube. We report a case of double MMC located at back of ...

Chiari networks are present in the right atrium in a minority of the population and are usually of no clinical significance. On the other hand it may associate some pathological changes, as patent foramen ovale, intraatrial thrombus or atrial arrhythmias. We present the case of an asymptomatic young woman diagnosed ...

Odontogenic myxoma represents an uncommon benign neoplasm comprising of 3-6% of all odontogenic tumors. This article presents a rare case of odontogenic myxoma occurring in the maxilla of a 7-year-old male patient with a brief review of the pathogenesis, clinical, radiological, histopathological, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical characteristics of odontogenic myxoma.

The trigemino-cardiac reflex is defined as the sudden onset of parasympathetic dysrhythmia, sympathetic hypotension, apnea, or gastric hypermotility during stimulation of any of the sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve. Clinically, trigemino-cardiac reflex has been reported to occur during neurosurgical skull-base surgery. Apart from the few clinical reports, the physiological ...

We present a case of solitary fibrous tumor of pleura (SFTP) in a 63-year-old male. Clinical manifestations of this entity, including paraneoplastic syndromes, are discussed, albeit absent in our presented case. Furthermore radiographic findings and pathologic correlations are provided. SFTP remains a rare neoplasm for which radiographic features are suggestive ...

Kupipakwa Rasayanas are very popular and commonly prescribed preparations among the Ayurvedic physicians, and are looked upon as panacea. These are prepared in a specially designed glass bottle by gradual heating immersion in sand bath (Valuka Yantra). Particular chemical processes are involved in these preparations which also bear testimony to ...

The genus Charpentiera (Amaranthaceae), found in the Hawaiian and Austral archipelagoes, has a structurally gynodioecious but functionally dioecious breeding system. The sex ratio varies from taxon to taxon within the genus. The sex-determining mechanism is unknown. A high rate of ovule sterility is found in all the taxa, which i~ ...

This report lists 98 microfungi found in the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Lane County, Oregon, between June 1970 and August 1972. The taxonomic treatments of the Ascomycetes and the Fungi Imperfecti in general follow Dennis (1968) and Barnett (1960), respectively. Specimens are deposited in the herbarium at Oregon State ...

The results of a preliminary survey of taeniasis/cysticercosis in Yajiang County, Ganze Tibetan Prefecture in southwest Sichuan Province, China, indicated a very high prevalence of taeniasis (22.5%), with Taenia saginata as the dominant species. There was also a significant occurrence of late-onset epilepsy (8.5% prevalence and 16.4% seropositive for Taenia ...

We aimed to compare the accuracy of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) with technetium-99m sulfur colloid (111)indium-labeled white blood cell scintigraphy (TcSC-Ind BM/WBC) in diagnosis of periprosthetic infection. Eighty-nine patients with 92 painful hip prostheses were recruited prospectively and given the option of undergoing either combined FDG-PET and TcSC-Ind BM/WBC ...

The history of the development of knowledge of myasthenia gravis is reviewed. Clinical profiles of the immune and non-immune mediated forms of myasthenia are discussed. The current theory of pathogenesis is reviewed. Tests used to diagnose myasthenia gravis, and their comparative diagnostic yields are presented. Past and current modalities of ...

The present study examines the relation between client participation in attorney-client relationships, the development of client trust in criminal defense attorneys, and client satisfaction with attorneys and case outcomes. The congruence model of trust development (CMTD) is proposed to explain the relation between desired participation by clients, allowed participation by ...

This article describes case studies of five children treated with vasopressin for refractory hypotension. In addition, physiology and pharmacology of vasopressin are reviewed in a comprehensive survey of the literature from 1966 until the present. In all five children, blood pressure increased immediately after vasopressin administration. The preliminary success of ...

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This preliminary report describes human and cow cases of poxvirus that recently occurred in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The electron microscopic findings were consistent with parapoxviral and orthopoxviral infection. Orthopoxvirus strains were isolated from human and cow cases. Detailed viral characterization by means of genetical techniques is under ...

The Academy finds in its preliminary review of keratomileusis in situ and ALK reason for more rigorous evaluation of the safety, refractive accuracy, stability, and optical quality of these microkeratome-based procedures. To understand these issues more thoroughly, the ophthalmic community needs continued access to peer-review literature of sufficient quality to ...

This article offers two case reports that strongly support the clinical notion that under certain circumstances some persons can dissociate from their executive ego traumatic memories of sexual abuse. The patients had absolutely no conscious memory of their childhood abusive experiences and in both cases I obtained definite and clear-cut ...

The cases presented in this report illustrate: (1) the potential for a fluoride-releasing resin-ionomer (Geristore) to be used as a sealant between an e-PTFE membrane (Gore-Tex) and tooth structure during a guided tissue regeneration, and (2) the potential for a resin-ionomer to function as a barrier in guided tissue regeneration. ...

We report our preliminary experience with use of ultrasound in clubfoot and describe our protocol and initial results in the use of this technique.

PURPOSE: To determine the potential frequency of adverse patient outcomes resulting from erroneous preliminary radiology reports. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors determined the number of preliminary radiology reports that changed substantively between the preliminary and final version during a 10-day collection period. They analyzed 200 of 1,648 reports to determine ...

Three cases of tungiasis acquired in the course of travel are briefly described, and the biology of the jigger flea, Tunga penetrans, is reviewed.

A preliminary investigation of the impact of pretrial evaluations of trial competence and legal insanity, and the variables that mediate case outcomes is reported. Twenty-four percent of defendants evaluated as incompetent to stand trial were found competent by the court or were tried without the question of competence being adjudicated. ...

After being thoroughly tested on animals, a composite polymer material based on poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and calf skin collagen has been allowed in a limited clinical trial in the Czech Republic. Up to now, the medical use of the biomaterial comprises implants for maxillo-facial surgery, i.e. augmentation of soft tissues (seven ...

At 8 a.m. on December 27, 1992, the Oregon Poison Center (OPC) notified the Oregon Health Division (OHD) that 13 persons in one household became ill following the use of an aerosol leather conditioner and that this report was similar to two reports received on December 26 that also involved ...

We report our preliminary results (seven cases) with a three-quarter prone approach to the pineal-tentorial region using an opening beneath the midline. The technique we have used eliminates the risk of air embolism because the head is just over the right atrium, the table remaining in an horizontal plane. Using ...

From December 1985 to December 1987 a total of eight fasciocutaneous island flaps with only a proximal venous pedicle were performed. Seven of these eight survived completely. The standard flap design and operative technique are given. The results are presented in a tabulated form. One case is presented with illustrations. ...

Preliminary findings on the effects of the Massachusetts ruling in Rogers v. Commissioner, an important right to refuse treatment case, are compared with models in other jurisdictions. In sum, few cases are reviewed; in almost all reviewed, the court overrides the patients' refusal. The case raises troubling implications about due ...

A nematode of the genus Anatrichosoma caused extensive necrosis and sloughing of the footpads of a domestic cat. No male worms were found but a description of the female is given. This is the first report of Anatrichosoma sp. in the Republic of S.A. as well as the first report ...

The diagnostic significance of a routine preliminary plain radiograph of the right upper abdominal quadrant prior to oral cholecystography was evaluated retrospectively. The plain radiograph was decisive in the diagnosis in only one case out of 1,022 consecutive cholecystographic examinations (0.1%) (95% confidence limits: 0.00-0.55%). The sensitivity of oral cholecystography, ...

An analysis of metrizamide computed tomography (CT) cisternographic findings in cases of communicating hydrocephalus has been carried out. Serial observations of the density in the periventricular area in 19 cases with metrizamide ventricular reflux have revealed the following different patterns: (a) precontrast periventricular hypodensity diminishing after CT cisternography and possibly ...

A case of sterility in an 18-month-old bull of the Holstein-Friesian breed was investigated. A semen sample sent to the laboratory showed a very low sperm concentration and abnormal sperm morphology. On the preliminary examination, the major sperm defect (60-70%) seemed to be tailless heads. When higher manification was used ...

Reports of post-transfusion jaundice were analysed in four successive years from April 1, 1969 to April 1, 1973. Analysis showed a marked reduction in the number of cases reported during the two years of routine HBAg-testing of all blood donations as compared with the two years before this testing was ...

The inherent variability in the natural severity of cystic fibrosis (CF) makes each aspect of therapy of this condition difficult to isolate and to evaluate objectively. There is little hope of resolving the problems which arise as a result until a way of measuring the severity of the disease at ...

Record level- Preliminary report entitled, "Man-Land Relationships on the San Francisco Peaks," by John Duncklee. This report describes the varies ecosystems on the San Francisco Peaks and the environmental impact man has had on them in the past. It also give projections on what further impact man may have on ...

Collected in this series are those reports and studies that were undertaken after the Great Basin area had been selected as a prime location for deployment of the MX system and after the missile basing mode had been selected. Federal law required that an environmental impact statement be written before ...

The results of surgical treatment for duodenal ulcer were compared in two groups of patients-51 who had undergone selective vagotomy without drainage and 17 who had had selective vagotomy and pyloroplasty. It is suggested that in the absence of organic pyloric or duodenal stenosis the former method seems both preferable ...

The histological effects of several types of pickles and control substances were assessed by repeated suction (per os) biopsies of the gastric antrum in three healthy men. The ingestion of 30 ounces of fukujinzuke (assorted vegetables pickled in soy sauce) or of vinegared gherkins over a three-day period caused marked ...

Investigation was undertaken to produce a radioactive material with affinity for amyloid tissue. Studies of a number of major dyes using paraffin histological sections of an amyloid spleen as test material showed that the only compounds with marked affinity for amyloid were watersoluble disazo dyes of the type E<--D-->E, where ...

In an attempt to combine the results obtained by Miller (mice thymectomized at birth accepted homograft at six weeks of age) and those obtained by Selye (selective calcification of the cortex of the thymus with calciphylaxis), calcification of the thymus was produced by the combined injection of dihydrotachysterol and triamcinolone, ...

Five areas of outcrop were examined along 120 miles of the coast of the Bellingshausen Sea east of the Thurston Peninsula. Hornblende quartz diorite is the principal rock in the area and occurs in a body of batholithic dimensions. The quartz diorite contains inclusions of older granulitic rock and is ...

In this paper, the authors present the preliminary results of a recent ecological survey of some rivers in the Transvaal, Union of South Africa.Representative samples of the molluscan fauna of the rivers were collected and chemical analyses of the river waters were carried out. In addition, such characteristics as current ...