The development of perceptual grouping biases in infancy: a Japanese-English cross-linguistic study.

Perceptual grouping has traditionally been thought to be governed by innate, universal principles. However, recent work has found differences in Japanese and English speakers' non-linguistic perceptual grouping, implicating language in non-linguistic perceptual processes (Iversen, Patel, & Ohgushi, 2008). Two experiments test Japanese- and English-learning infants of 5-6 and 7-8 months of age to explore the development of grouping preferences.

[A case of testicular tumor in a patient with Down's syndrome: a case report].

A 20-year-old man with Down's syndrome was admitted to our hospital because of a painless, swollen mass in the left scrotum. High inguinal orchiectomy was performed under the diagnosis of testicular tumor, and pathological findings revealed mixed germ cell tumor. Seventeen cases including our case, reported as testicular tumor with Down's syndrome, are herein reviewed.

[Clinical effect of midodrine hydrochloride on the patients with urinary incontinence].

The effects of midodrine hydrochloride (Brand name: Metligine tablet 2 mg, Manufacturer: Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), alpha-1 adrenalin receptor agonist against urinary incontinence was examined on 5 female patients with stress urinary incontinence and 5 male urinary incontinent patients of various causes.

[Synchronous bilateral renal cell carcinoma in mass examination: a case report].

A 65-year-old female with bilateral renal cell carcinoma which was incidentally found by general check-up developed left hemiplegia following left nephrectomy. Marked metastasis of cervical spine was demonstrated by computerized tomography scanning, which was not evident before the operation by X-ray examinations. The patient died of respiratory paralysis one month after the operation.

[Clinical efficacy of fluconazole in urinary tract fungal infections].

Fluconazole, a new antifungal agent was administered to 7 patients with complicated urinary tract fungal infections. Patients were 6 males and 1 female with ages of 29 to 83 years, with underlying conditions of bladder tumor (3 patients), neurogenic bladder (3 patients) and hydronephrosis (1 patient). Urinary fungi identified were Candida albicans in 5 patients and Candida tropicalis in 2 patients over 10(4) CFU/ml.

Cortical cerebellar degeneration with testicular neoplasm.

Cortical cerebellar degeneration was found in a 28-year-old man with testicular neoplasm. The patient, who had undergone a left orchidectomy for the testicular tumor, developed progressive cerebellar symptoms with mental changes 7 months later. The autopsy revealed the spread of a malignant germ cell tumor of the testis, and cortical cerebellar degeneration in the central nervous system (CNS) which was characterized by almost complete loss of Purkinje cells and degeneration of the both dentate nuclei and superior cerebellar peduncles.

[Comparative studies of DL-8280 and pipemidic acid in complicated urinary tract infections by double-blind method].

The clinical efficacy, safety and usefulness of DL-8280 for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections were compared with those of pipemidic acid (PPA) by a double-blind method. DL-8280 and PPA were orally administered at a daily dose of 600 mg (t.i.

[Comparative study on intravenous drip infusion of dibekacin once daily and twice daily in treatment of complicated urinary tract infections].

Dibekacin (DKB) was administered to patients with complicated urinary tract infections without any indwelling catheter to evaluate objectively and comparatively the efficacy, safety and usefulness of intravenous drip infusion once daily and twice daily in a well-controlled study. A 50 mg dose of DKB was administered twice a day to group A, and a 100 mg dose was given once a day to group B. In both groups the drug was given by 1-hr i.