Social exclusion is an emotionally painful experience that leads to various alterations in socio-emotional processing. The perceptual and emotional consequences that may arise from experiencing social exclusion can vary depending on the paradigm used to manipulate it. Exclusion paradigms can vary in terms of the severity and duration of the leading exclusion experience, thereby classifying it as either a short-term or long-term experience.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe term "spinal dysraphism" was coined in 1940 by Dr Lichtenstein to designate incomplete fusion or malformations of structures in the dorsal midline of the back, particularly congenital abnormalities of the vertebral column and spinal cord. Raphes develop on the face and head, brancheal arches, sternum, and spinal column. When dysraphism occurs in these sites, failure of closure of fontanelles, cleft lip and palate, brancheal cysts, and abnormalities of the ribs and spine result.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the increase in remission and survival in children with acute leukemia, the complication of acute abdomen has become increasingly important in the total care of these children. A total of 286 children with acute leukemia was treated at Memorial Hospital between 1966 and 1971. Sixteen or 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe are reporting seven cases with nevus lipomatosus cutaneus superficialis. A review of the literature indicates that this is a relatively rare type of connective tissue nevus with little more than 50 cases recorded. Localization of the cutaneous nodular lesions over the upper thigh and buttock and histologic findings of fat lobules within the substance of the nevoid malformation differentiate these lesions from other varieties of the connective tissue nevi.
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