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Mass in aortic stenosis than in aortic insufficiency patients. This discrepancy could be explained by the more eccentric shape of the left ventricle in aortic stenosis. Oxygen consumption and coronary blood flow per gram of myocardium were normal at rest in patients with hypertrophy. Tachycardia induced by atrial pacing provoked myocardial lactate production in half of the patients with aortic stenosis but in none of the patients with aortic insufficiency. Surgical mortality was related to myocardial mass and lactate production.
Received June 25, 1998; revision received Oct. 30, 1998; accepted Nov. 10, 1998. From the Department of Psychiatry, Hillside Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. Address reprint requests to Dr. Robinson, Hillside Hospital Research Department, 75-59 263rd St., Glen Oaks, NY 11004. Supported by NIMH grants MH-41646, MH-00537, and MH41960 Hillside Mental Health Clinical Research Center for the Study of Schizophrenia ; . Magnetic resonance image analysis was performed in association with the Brain Morphometry and Image Analysis Center of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y., supported by a grant from the Helen and Irving Schneider family.
Chronological age 4; 5 to 12; 1, Verbal mental age 2: 4 to 6; and a group of twelve control children CA 3; 4 to 4; VMA 3; 1 to 5; 11 ; found that the children with ASD performed as well as the controls on tests of goal directed imitation, gesture recognition and motor planning. However, they performed worse than controls on tasks requiring visual perspective taking, theory of mind, and body posture matching. Thus, we suggest that the hypothesis of a specific imitation deficit in ASD is in need of refinement, so that links between social impairment in ASD and dysfunction of the mirror neuron system can be specified more precisely and tested more rigorously. Funded by MRC grant 65013 HOW DO COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AFFECT INTELLIGENCE TEST PERFORMANCE IN ASD? Sarah White, Elisabeth Hill, Uta Frith, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London Background: The performance of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD ; across intelligence subtests is characterised by an uneven profile. Objectives: To relate performance on cognitive tests, generated by three major theories of the core symptoms of ASD, to standardised intelligence subtests. Methods: 57 high-functioning children 6-12 years ; with ASD and 27 controls were tested on the WISC, as well as a battery of tests tapping theory of mind ToM ; , central coherence CC ; and executive function EF ; abilities. Results: Children with ASD who had a personal peak on the block design subtest showed elevated performance on a test of weak CC compared to the remaining children with ASD. Performance on these two tests was also correlated across the whole ASD group, as well as within the control group. In line with previous research, ASD children with a personal dip on the comprehension subtest had weaker ToM performance than the remaining ASD children, and these tests were correlated across the whole ASD group but not in the controls. EF performance was not related to one particular subtest but more generally to verbal intelligence in the children with ASD, whilst correlating with the object assembly subtest in the controls. Conclusion: ToM impairment and weak CC both contribute to the uneven profile characterising ASD intelligence test performance. EF impairment appears to have a wider effect across verbal intelligence. These same relationships were only seen in the control children for weak CC, indicating a cognitive style rather than a deficit in this domain. Sponsor: Medical Research Council MRC ; , UK * UNDERSTANDING THE EXCEPTIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY OF AN AUTISTIC SAVANT Marc A Thioux, Cheryl Klaiman, Robert T Schultz, Yale University Child Study Center Background: Some autistic savants with calendar computation skills are believed to have virtually unlimited memory for autobiographical events. Surprisingly, no scientific investigation of this phenomenon has been conducted to date. Objectives: Discovering the basis of exceptional autobiographical memory. Methods: Standardized and unstandardized tests of memory functions were administered to a 21 year-old male with Autism displaying outstanding calendar calculation skills. Results: The patient was largely impaired on standardized tests of episodic and semantic memory. Nevertheless, he had an exceptional memory for events of his own life. For instance, he could accurately remember the weather for the last 7 years, and he was able to recall virtually all the dates when he met with the researchers over a period of 3 years. Furthermore, he seemed able to recall detailed contextual information for all these dates. In a remember-know paradigm he claimed to remember meeting with the researcher in about 90% of the cases. He was also able to learn lists of non-meaningful future dates with a level of performance well beyond the performance of undergraduate students. However, in this task he reported knowing rather than remembering in most of the cases. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that autobiographical memories are actually retrieved from the medial temporal lobe episodic memory system rather than from a semantic memory store as factual information would be ; . It likely however that the patient only encodes a limited subset of information in episodic memory that matches his circumscribed pattern of interests. Sponsor: NAAR, NICHD.
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Correlations between bite force and spinal posture in young adults. The present investigation focused on bite force in relation to a ; Angle's classification, b ; craniofacial dimensions, c ; occlusion, and d ; head posture. It was the aim of the study to analyse which parameters were most important for bite force when tested for the effect of age. Such an analysis has not been previously performed. Subjects The sample comprised 88 children 48 girls, 40 boys ; aged 713 years Table 1 ; , sequentially admitted for orthodontic treatment at three municipal dental health services in North Zealand, Denmark. The children were selected by the Danish procedure for screening the child population for malocclusions entailing health risks Danish Ministry of Health, 1990; Solow, 1995 ; by the orthodontic specialist in charge of the clinic concerned. Most of the children were Caucasian. There were no gender differences in the distribution of the stage of dental eruption and age Sonnesen et al., 1998 ; . None of the children had craniofacial anomalies, obstruction of the upper airway or systemic muscle or joint disorders and only 7 per cent of the children were evaluated as having a need for referral for TMD treatment Sonnesen et al., 1998 ; . The sample was obtained from that reported by Sonnesen 1997 ; and Sonnesen et al. 1998 ; after exclusion of subjects with insufficient quality of cephalometric radiographs, and children who did not have their bite force recorded, either because of large restorations or due to their anxiety about the procedure. The study was approved by the ScientificEthical Committee for Copenhagen and Frederiksberg ref. no. 03-010 93 ; . Methods The study was based on three types of examination: recordings of the maximum unilateral bite force, cephalometric analysis including head posture based on profile radiographs, and assessment of occlusion in the children and on casts of the dental arches.
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Figure 3. Concentrations of PMEA in the plasma of mice after iv bolus injection of [14C]PMEA triangles ; or oral gavage of [14C]Bis-PMEA circles ; or oral gavage of [14C]PMEA squares ; . All compounds were given at a dose equivalent to 28 mg of PMEA kg. Data are the average values S.D. for three independent experiments three mice per time point in each experiment and pramlintide.
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A 69-year-old woman with hypothyroidism, hypertension, and previous multiple strokes, and who had undergone a partial gastrectomy, had been receiving daily doses of ferrous sulfate. She remembered aspirating an iron pill in October 1999 when she experienced choking, wheezing, and cough. The findings of a chest radiograph were normal. Two months later, she was hospitalized with pneumonia and required assisted ventilation. A bronchoscopy at that time revealed extensive inflammation of the truncus and left lower lobe bronchus LLLB ; . No FB was detected, but the truncus was lined with a greenish brown necrotic material Fig 1 ; . As she remained symptomatic, a repeat bronchoscopy 3 months later revealed near-total obstruction of the truncus and LLLB with purulent secretions from the left lower lobe. The respiratory cultures were negative for mycobacteria and fungi but were positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The patient was treated with IV vancomycin, and a BB was attempted without success. She was referred to our institution for further management. The truncus and LLLB were found to be 90% and 70% stenosed, respectively, the etiology of which was unclear at that time. Near-total patency was established by BB, and endobronchial injection of methylprednisolone was carried out. The patient began receiving therapy with oral steroids and antibiotics after the procedure. Despite treatment, she developed recurrent pneumonia from restenosis of the affected bronchi. Endobronchial biopsies of the truncus 1 year after the episode of aspiration revealed ferric iron.
Daytime wetting or diurnal enuresis is more common in girls. A thorough medical evaluation is always indicated to identify the cause of the daytime wetting. Two types of daytime wetting amenable to biofeedback will be discussed here. These include "dysfunctional voiding" and "bladder instability". Dysfunctional voiding also known as Hinman's Syndrome or "non-neurogenic neurogenic bladder" ; occurs when there is dyscoordination in voiding between the bladder smooth muscle contraction and opening of the external urethral sphincter in the absence of neurologic dysfunction or disease. Children with the disorder typically have urinary urgency, wet themselves in the day or night, have increased or decreased frequency, and may sustain recurrent urinary tract infections. Children with dysfunctional voiding may squat, jump, or posture in an effort to contain urine in the face of bladder contractions against a closed urethral sphincter. Constipation and stool soiling encopresis ; are sometimes a part of the picture and children have a difficult time relaxing the urinary sphincter as they struggle to keep their anal sphincter contracted to withhold stool. Therefore, treatment of any underlying constipation is often essential. The disorder is annoying at least, but also can result in bladder changes and disorders of the ureters and kidneys. The bladder contractions against a closed urethral sphincter cause thickening of the bladder wall, and a diminished bladder capacity. This increases the force of the contractions and leads to a vicious cycle of contracting and resisting more and more. In addition to the changes in the bladder wall, there may be ureteral reflux or kidney sequelae as well. Biofeedback may be necessary to teach a child the feeling of relaxing the urinary sphincter at will, in response to bladder contraction while on the toilet. Other treatments include frequent voiding regimens and anticholinergic medications to relax the bladder. More recently there have been descriptions and reports of bladder instability treated with urodynamic biofeedback. In bladder instability, the bladder is hypersensitive and contracts at relatively low urine volumes. The child experiences increased urinary frequency and often wetting. If the and praziquantel.
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Lum ER ; , where the BCL members regulate ER Ca2 + homeostasis and release.19 The BCL-regulated ER Ca2 + pathway is linked to the mitochondria, causing morphological and structural transitions that allow mitochondria to respond to pro-apoptotic stimuli.20 Of note, pro-survival BCL members are differentially enriched at mitochondria and ER.21 Figure 2 see Color Figures, page 552 ; illustrates the pathway at mitochondria, in which an oncogenic stimulus results in activation of one or more BH3-only members, which can target and antagonize pro-survival members. Productive antagonism of pro-survival members either alone or coupled with stimuli to directly activate BAX and BAK, results in the oligomerization of BAX or BAK. This allows the formation of a predicted conduit for release of proapoptotic factors such as cytochrome c, a co-factor that results in activation of the apoptosome, which in turn activates effector caspases 3 and 7.12 Not All BH3 Domains Are Created Equal Individual BH3-only BCL-2 members appear to have evolved both to link specific upstream signals to downstream activation of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway and to selectively target preferred BCL-2 binding partners. For example a recent study of the affinity of 8 BH3 peptides for the soluble forms of 5 pro-survival BCL-2 proteins, employing a Biacore Biosensor, revealed a 10, 000fold range in binding affinity.22 BIM and PUMA, for example, exhibited similar affinities for all pro-survival members whereas NOXA bound only to MCL-1 and A1. BH3only BIK, which can be induced by oncogenic stress, preferentially targets the ER where it binds pro-survival members and initiates Ca2 + -mediated remodelling of mitochondrial cristae, mobilizing mitochondrial stores of cytochrome c as a prerequisite for its release to the cytosol.20 Interestingly, BIK and NOXA cooperate to release cytochrome c and prevnar.
An interobserver reliability criterion of 90% based on percent agreement scores. The monkeys were scored for locomotor activity, defined as any two or more directed steps in the horizontal and or vertical plane, and the appearance of sedation, defined as procumbent posture i.e., loose-limbed, sprawled, unable to maintain an upright position ; . These behaviors were scored by recording their presence or absence in 15-s intervals during three 5-min observation periods across the session 05, 1217, and 2429 min ; . Frequency scores were calculated from these data as the proportion of 15-s intervals in which a particular behavior occurred, and the maximum possible score was 20.
1. Bennett JM, Catovsky D, Daniel M-T, Flandrin G, Galton DAG, Gralnick HR, Sultan C, The French-American-British FAB ; Cooperative Group: Proposals for the classification of chronic mature ; B and T lymphoid leukaemias. J Clin Pathol 42567, 1989 2. Witzig TE, Phyliky RL, Li C-Y, Homburger HA, Dewald GW, Handwerger BS: T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia with a helperiinducer membrane phenotype: A distinct clinicopathologic subtype with a poor prognosis. J Hematol21: 139, 1986 3. Pandolfi F, de Rossi G, Ranucci A, Bonomo G, Pasqualetti D, Napolitano M, Manzari V: Tac-positive, HTLV-negative, T helper phenotype chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. Blood 65: 1531, 1985 Simpkins H, Kiprov DD, Davis JL 111, Morand P, Puri S, Grahn EP: T cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia with lymphocytes of unusual immunologic phenotype and function. Blood 65: 127, 1985 Geisler C, Ralfkiaer E, Astrup L, Christensen I, Dickmeiss E, Mork Hansen M, Larsen JK, Petersen J, Plesner T: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia of T cell origin. Clinical variation possibly due to involvement of different T lymphocyte subpopulations. Scand J Haematol31: 109, 1983 6. Levine AM, Meyer PR, Lukes RJ, Feinstein DI: Clinical and morphological heterogeneity of T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia T-CLL ; . Blood 58: 144a, 1981 abstr, suppl 1 ; 7. Woessner S, La Fuente R, Sans-Sabrafen J, Vives J, Rozman C: Prolymphocytic leukaemia of T cell type: Immunological, enzymatic and ultrastructural morphometric characteristics. Br J Haematol39: 9, 1978 8. Newland AC, Turnbull AL, Bainbridge D, Jenkins GC: Complete remission in T-cell prolymphocytic leukaemia. Br J Haematol45: 513, 1980 and prialt.
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The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital MGH ; sees medical and surgical inpatients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms and conditions. Such consultations require the integration of medical and psychiatric knowledge. During their twice-weekly rounds, Dr. Stern and other members of the Consultation Service discuss the diagnosis and management of conditions confronted. These discussions have given rise to rounds reports that will prove useful for clinicians practicing at the interface of medicine and psychiatry. Drs. Bhuvaneswar and Epstein are clinical fellows in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and residents in psychiatry at MGH McLean Hospital. Dr. Epstein also serves as chief resident on the Psychiatric Consultation Service at MGH. Dr. Stern is chief of the Psychiatric Consultation Service at MGH and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Corresponding author and reprints: Theodore A. Stern, M.D., Fruit St., WRN 605, Boston, MA 02114 e-mail: tstern partners and primaquine
Stanley, S. A., K. G. Murphy, G. A. Bewick, W. M. Kong, J. Opacka-Juffry, J. V. Gardiner, M. Ghatei, C. J. Small, and S. R. Bloom. Regulation of rat pituitary cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript CART ; by CRH and glucocorticoids. J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287: E583E590, 2004. First published May 11, 2004; 10.1152 ajpendo.00576.2003.--Cocaine- and amphetamineregulated transcript CART ; was originally isolated from rat brain, but CART is also synthesized and stored in the anterior pituitary. The localization of pituitary CART and factors regulating its synthesis are largely unknown. The regulation of pituitary CART synthesis and release in response to CRH and glucocorticoids was examined in vitro and in vivo. CART immunoreactivity CART-IR ; was released from anterior pituitary segments. This release was increased 15-fold in response to corticotropin-releasing hormone CRH ; . Intraperitoneal administration of CRH to rats significantly increased plasma CARTIR. Furthermore, CART-IR content and plasma CART-IR were significantly increased in adrenalectomized rats, and anterior pituitary CART mRNA expression, CART-IR content, and plasma CART-IR were significantly decreased in corticosterone-treated rats. Plasma CART-IR showed a pattern of diurnal variation similar to that of ACTH and corticosterone, and plasma CART-IR was positively correlated with corticosterone. CART-IR was detectable in the medium of the corticotroph cell line AtT-20. Dual in situ hybridization for prepro-CART ppCART ; mRNA expression and immunocytochemistry for ACTH showed localization of ppCART mRNA to a subpopulation of ACTH-immunoreactive cells. These findings demonstrate that pituitary CART expression and release are regulated by CRH and the glucocorticoid environment and that pituitary CART is partly localized to corticotrophs. corticotropin-releasing factor and posture.
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One hundred thirty-six patients underwent laparoscopy and 59 underwent laparotomy with n 20 ; or without n 39 ; initial diagnostic laparoscopy. Deep pelvic endometriosis was diagnosed in one of the following isolated or associated circumstances: In the first circumstance, endometrial tissue endometrial gland and stroma ; was found at histopathologic examination of at least one resected subperitoneal lesion 3 ; . In the second circumstance, direct visualization of a deep pelvic lesion of endometriosis was possible at laparoscopy or laparotomy, associated with only fibrosis at biopsy, or without biopsy of the deep lesion 19 ; . In this case, subperitoneal endometriosis was diagnosed on the basis of the presence of another histologically proved location of endometriosis. In the third circumstance, complete culde-sac obliteration secondary to endometriosis was observed. The tissue that caused the obliteration was unresectable because the surgeons considered it too risky or because the patient refused to undergo surgery. In accordance with Reich et al 20 ; , considered that deep retrocervical endometriosis was present under the peritoneum in such cases and primidone.
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