Eclampsia despite strict dietary sodium restriction.

The classic indication for prescribing dietary sodium restriction in pregnancy has been the prevention of eclampsia. We describe a case of intrapartum eclampsia in a 24-year-old nulliparous woman. A strongly sodium restricted diet was prescribed because of pre-eclampsia.

[The larynx in conflict with its double function].

The larynx serves as part of a muscular system that guards the lower airways and generates the voice. Psychosomatically determined interference of the protective with the phonatory function can lead to spastic dysphonia.

Aortic valve replacement in the second trimester of pregnancy: a case report.

A 36 year old woman with left heart failure and right-sided hemiparesis due to endocarditis of the aortic valve underwent urgent aortic valve replacement during the 24th week of gestation. High-flow high-pressure normothermic perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass was performed. Peri-operative fetal heart rate and uterine contractions were monitored.

Sleep disturbances and severity of Huntington's disease.

We studied sleep functions in two patients with mild and five with moderately severe Huntington's disease. In mild disease there was chorea, but intelligence, mental function, and sleep were all normal. In moderately severe disease, intelligence and mental function were also affected, and there was a sleep disturbance characterized by prolonged sleep-onset latency, increased interspersed wakefulness, and reduced sleep efficiency.