The use of latex and non-latex gloves and dental equipment in UK and Irish dental hospitals.

Aim To identify glove usage within UK and Ireland dental hospitals as well as the use of latex- and non-latex-containing dental equipment.Method A self-completed questionnaire was disseminated to 16 dental hospitals in the summer of 2017. The survey concerned their current use of latex and non-latex gloves and dental equipment.

A parent-sibling dyadic interview to explore how an individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder can impact family dynamics.

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a life-long condition which affects the individual and their family system. Little research understands the impact of an ASD upon families, how this may change over time and how COVID-19 has impacted these dynamics.

Aims: To explore the impact of an ASD on the lived experiences of parents and neurotypical adult siblings, including during the UK COVID-19 lockdown.

Latex and synthetic rubber glove usage in UK general dental practice: changing trends.

Objectives: To evaluate the current routine use of latex gloves and latex containing dental dam in UK general dental practice.

Methods: A questionnaire was disseminated to 89 general dental practitioners (GDPs) in June 2017. The survey concerned their current, routine use of latex gloves and latex-containing dental dam in general dental practice.

The implications of substance misuse for intravenous conscious sedation practice.

Substance misuse is a major health concern in the United Kingdom, as the consequences for individuals are significant and may include multisystem organ damage. It is important for the dentist to know which patients are misusing substances as some pharmacological agents routinely used in dental practice may be contraindicated. The dentist should be aware of the range of clinical presentations that may arise from substance misuse and when suspected, a thorough drug history must be obtained.

Chorea-acanthocytosis genotype in the original critchley kentucky neuroacanthocytosis kindred.

Objective: To determine the molecular nature of the neurological disease in the seminal family reported by Critchley et al in the 1960s, characterized by a hyperkinetic movement disorder and the appearance of acanthocytosis on peripheral blood smear. The eponym Levine-Critchley syndrome, subsequently termed neuroacanthocytosis, has been applied to symptomatically similar, but genetically distinct, disorders, resulting in clinical and diagnostic confusion.

Design: DNA analysis.

Multiple sclerosis initially presenting as facial palsy.

A case of multiple sclerosis initially presenting as a facial palsy is presented. A 35-yr-old U.S.

Internet-accessible radiographic database of Vietnam War casualties for medical student education.

Rationale And Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of archiving radiographic images from Vietnam era conflict casualties into a personal computer-based electronic database of text and images and displaying the data using an Internet-accessible database for preservation and educational purposes.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-two patient cases were selected at random from a pool of 1,000 autopsy reports in which radiographs were available. A total of 74 radiographs from these cases were digitized using a commercial image scanner and then uploaded into an Internet accessible database.

Features of the overexpressed V1-69 genes in the unmutated subset of chronic lymphocytic leukemia are distinct from those in the healthy elderly repertoire.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) comprises 2 subsets, distinguished by expression of unmutated or mutated V(H) genes, with the former having a worse prognosis. Biased usage of the V1-69 gene is found in unmutated cases and is combined with selected D gene segments and J(H)6. It is controversial whether this is a CLL-associated feature or mirrors the normal B-cell pattern.

The motivation and shared experience of mouth and foot painting artists.

The purpose of this article is to examine the success and motivation of a small but remarkable group of severely handicapped individuals.

A comparison of human and animal botulism: a review.

Botulism can arise from preformed toxin, wound infection or intestinal toxico-infection. All three forms can occur in humans as well as in animals. The examination of botulism in veterinary practice can alert the medical profession to the hazards which can occur with the introduction of dietary alterations and hermetic sealing of foodstuffs.

Speech and the right hemisphere.

Two facts are well recognized: the location of the speech centre with respect to handedness and early brain damage, and the involvement of the right hemisphere in certain cognitive functions including verbal humour, metaphor interpretation, spatial reasoning and abstract concepts. The importance of the right hemisphere in speech is suggested by pathological studies, blood flow parameters and analysis of learning strategies. An insult to the right hemisphere following left hemisphere damage can affect residual language abilities and may activate non-propositional inner speech.

Human botulism.

The survival of Clostridium botulinum spores in improperly processed foods varies considerably with pH and temperature. The greatest risk arises from commercial or home-prepared condiments, vegetables, non-acid fruits and preserved raw fish. Clinical problems with botulism arise from the rapidity of development, unexpected manifestations involving the autonomic nervous system, including paralytic ileus, gastric dilatation and hypotension, and the need to ensure ventilation.

Loss of memory for people following temporal lobe damage.

A 40-yr-old woman, K.S., is reported, who shows a severe loss of memory for people following a history of epilepsy and right anterior temporal lobectomy.

Outbreak of botulism in north west England and Wales, June, 1989.

The clinical features of 27 patients identified in an outbreak of botulism in Lancashire, England, and North Wales are reviewed. All but 1 of the patients (age range 14 months to 74 years) were admitted to hospital: 12 were treated in intensive care units, and 8 received positive pressure ventilation. 1 patient died with an aspiration pneumonia.