Diversity in research on the psychology of language: A large-scale examination of sampling bias.

The human capacity for language cannot be fully understood without appreciation of its ability to adapt to startling diversity. Narrow sampling therefore undermines the psycholinguistic enterprise. Concerns regarding a lack of sample diversity in psycholinguistics are increasingly being raised, but large-scale data on the state of the field remain absent.

Rhabdomyosarcoma of extrahepatic biliary tree: initial treatment with chemotherapy and conservative surgery.

Background: The very low frequency of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) of the extrahepatic biliary tree has impeded the development of a standardized form of treatment.

Procedure: Based on the good response of embryonal RMS to chemotherapy, we used a multi-drug protocol as the initial treatment of a 3-year-old girl after obtaining adequate transparietohepatic biliary drainage. The treatment achieved complete remission.

[Dorsal wrist ganglion. Cause of dorsal wrist pain].

Ganglion cysts are the most common soft tissue tumors of the hand. They are more common in women than in men. Although most ganglions can be diagnosed easily on physical examination, ultrasound may be helpful in diagnosing very small (occult) ganglions.

[Cytogenetic and clinical findings in suspected Turner's syndrome: results of a five-year study of 207 patients (author's transl)].

The hallmark of Turner's syndrome is small stature, primary amenorrhoea with delayed puberty and other congenital defects. Cytogenetic examinations were done over a five-year period of 207 patients of different ages. The diagnosis of Turner's syndrome was confirmed by karyotype in 94 (45.