IN INDIVIDUALS suffering from occlusion of the central artery the residual vision is determined by the amount of retina supplied via the dliary circulation, which in most individuals is limited to the area surrounding the disk. How-ever, in approximately 14 to 21% of the population a cilioietinal artery is present…
The authors review the 14 instances of postmortem examinations ofthe temporal bone after operation and add a fifteenth. Most of theseexaminations revealed a satisfactory result from the operation.
INFILTRATION OF THE PIUTARY GLAND and or the hypothalamus by neoplastic cells in multiple myeloma is unusual though scattered reports appeal in the literature, usually as an incidental postmortem finding1 or associated with diabetes insipidus.2 Other manifestations of pituitary insufficiency are uncommon. This report concerns a patient in whom panhypopituitarism…
The authors' studies confirm those of others which indicate that varicocele may be accompanied by altered spermatogenesis and thus potentially infertility.
By technical studies the authors believe one may determine the ultimate prognosis for recovery in facial palsies. They may give clues too for modes of treatment.
Intractable epistaxis may require ligation of the arterial blood supply to the nose. The authors review twenty patients treated in this manner.
This method of anesthesia has much to recommend it in obstetric deliveries. It is indicated especially in instances of dyskinesia of the uterine musculature after labor has begun since it interrupts innervation on the autonomic nervous system.
This essay describes well what clinical medicine owes to the discipline of pathology. Fundamentally, today's clinical knowledge of diseases of the heart and lungs, embellished a bit here and there by the x-ray and electrocardiograph, is the gift of René Laennec's astute observations. However, he wrote in 1823 “it is…
The authors review past theories offered for the cause of this syndrome. They believe the operation described here is more successful in relief of symptoms than the operations used in previous years.
The authors favor the patellar tendon bearing supracondylar suspension as a practical and successfully used prosthetic device for the below-knee amputee.
The authors demonstrate that visualization of the coronary arteries by this technic has now gone beyond the experimental stage. Its safety has been established and it may now be considered for diagnostic use in a community hospital.
The authors believe there are evidences of residual damage to the central nervous system following viral encephalitis as measured in certain symptomatology and proprioceptive abnormalities.
The authors have applied a method of evaluating a population which may play a role in the reader's practice in future years. Even now, in a pilot project, the computer can give helpful evaluations on the basis of self-administered tests.“The wonder is always new that any sane man ran be…
The study and evaluation of antihypertensive drugs continue. The use of the drug combination described here has been found desirable for long-term therapy and quite successful. Side effects have been minimal.
The authors have provided an excellent up-to-date review of a condition which not infrequently goes unrecognized. Since treatment today may ameliorate the symptoms for long periods it is important that a diagnosis be made early.
This paper not only refers to the poor long-term prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but also to the difficulties encountered in management. Newer technologic methods permit better evaluation of the pathophysiology encountered and a more successful administration of controlled oxygen.
The value of the coronary care unit in reducing mortality from myocardial infarction has been clearly established. From a realistic point of view it is important to recognize the potential effectiveness of such units in the smaller community hospitals. The results described in this paper are impressive. It also points…
It is of interest and importance to know something of hospital acquired infections in these days of widespread use of the antimicrobials. The types of organisms and their sensitivity to antibiotics, as well as their carriers, represent basic information to the control of infections occurring within a hospital.
In the infant and young child, the presence of heart disease is often difficult to distinguish from disorders involving the pulmonary system. This study shows that the presence of cardiac disease in children less than 2 years of age can be ruled in or out with a high degree of…
Physicians should be aware of the latest governmental moves to cope with the narcotics problem. Under new legislation the addict may volunteer or apply for treatment as an alternative to prosecution or confinement. It will be of interest to review at some future date the results of this Act as…
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