Ascites, elevated CA 125, and a large adnexal mass with an enteroovarian fistula.

Background: Rectovaginal and vesicovaginal fistulae occur commonly in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women and typically present with a characteristic vaginal discharge.

Case: We report a case of a jejunal-ovarian fistula presenting as suspected malignancy in a 38-year-old woman with HIV. The patient presented with ascites, moderately elevated CA 125, and a 12-cm adnexal mass.

No evidence of attentional deficits in stabilized bipolar youth relative to unipolar and control comparators.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the presence or absence of attentional problems and prior diagnosis of ADHD in a cohort of stabilized bipolar I relative to unipolar and normal control.

Method: Indices of attention were obtained from bipolar (n = 44), unipolar (n = 30), and normal controls (n = 45). Measures included: Freedom from Distractibility (FD) Composite Index of the WISC III, Conners' Continuous Performance Test (CPT), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), and a checklist measure of subjective cognitive/attentional problems (SIP-AV).

Mathematics deficits in adolescents with bipolar I disorder.

Objective: This study examined mathematical ability in adolescents with bipolar I disorder, compared to adolescents with major depressive disorder and psychiatrically healthy comparison subjects.

Method: Participants (N=119) included adolescents in remission from bipolar disorder (N=44) or major depressive disorder (N=30), as well as comparison subjects (N=45) with no psychiatric history. Participants were assessed with the following measures: the Wide-Range Achievement Test, Revised 2 (WRAT-R2), Peabody Individual Achievement Test, Bay Area Functional Performance Evaluation Task-Oriented Assessment (functional mathematics subtest), Test of Nonverbal Intellegence-2, and a self-report of mathematics performance.

Development of a list of consensus-approved clinical indicators of preventable drug-related morbidity in older adults.

Background: Older patients (aged >65 years) may experience drug-related problems that, if unrecognized, can result in drug-related morbidities (DRMs). According to the literature, 49% to 76% of all DRMs may be preventable; however, there is little consensus as to which are preventable and which are not.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop consensus-approved clinical indicators of preventable DRM (PDRM) in older adults.

Effects of ageing on prefrontal temporal cortical network function in healthy volunteers as assessed by COWA. An exploratory survey.

The prefrontal temporal cortical network (PFTCN) is a crucial part of a widely distributed neural network which has been shown (a) to subserve language function; (b) to modulate the cognitive circuits that are linked with work production; and (c) to organise thinking and develop word-search strategies. Dysfunction of the PFTCN has been reported in very early states of the dementing process. However, the functional state of the PFTCN during ageing in healthy volunteers remains unclear.