Written information that relatives of adult intensive care unit patients would like to receive--a comparison to published recommendations and opinion of staff members.

Objective: Information booklets have not been assessed by the families of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. This study explored the information that the relatives of adult ICU patients wanted to find in the information booklets.

Design: Multicenter survey.

[Cephalic tetanus and Bell's palsy in an elderly man].

Cephalic tetanus is a rare form of tetanus defined as trismus plus paralysis of one or more cranial nerves. The seventh cranial nerve is most commonly involved. The process can remain localized, or become generalized.