[Enigma of Lenin's illness].

A difficult problem that arises periodically involves the physical and psychological problems of political leaders. Unlike the ordinary person, where the presence of physical or psychiatric disability that interferes with functioning will be revealed and will result in suspension from work responsibilities (e.g.

Early onset pneumococcal sepsis in children hospitalized for noninfectious life-threatening events.

During a 13-year period 9 patients admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for life-threatening noninfectious conditions developed pneumococcal sepsis within 48 h of admission. All patients were Bedouins, a population group characterized by high prevalence of respiratory carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae. In populations with high carriage rates of S.

Vitamin B(6) in the treatment of tardive dyskinesia: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study.

Objective: The authors' goal was to conduct a double-blind trial of vitamin B(6) in the treatment of tardive dyskinesia in patients with schizophrenia.

Method: Fifteen inpatients with schizophrenia who met research diagnostic criteria for tardive dyskinesia were randomly assigned to treatment with either vitamin B(6) or placebo for 4 weeks in a double-blind crossover paradigm. The Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale was used to assess patients weekly.

Serum vitamin B6 in schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients with and without tardive dyskinesia.

There are several reports regarding the efficacy of vitamin B6 in the treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD). Vitamin B6 plays a key role in the synthesis of several neurotransmitters, including serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid, all of which have been proposed to be involved in the development of TD. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there are special markers to distinguish long-term neuroleptic exposure patients who have TD from those patients who do not develop this side effect.

Multiple pregnancies in women after renal transplantation. Case report that rises a management dilemma.

Objectives: To report the pregnancy outcome in women with multiple pregnancies after renal transplantation.

Materials And Methods: We report two cases of multiple pregnancies (triplets and twins) in renal allograft recipients and evaluate the pregnancy courses and maternal and fetal outcome of these patients.

Results: After fetal reduction from triplet to twin pregnancy the first patient delivered healthy twin babies at 36 weeks gestation.

Meconium stained amniotic fluid in very low risk pregnancies at term gestation.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and clinical significance of meconium stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) in a low risk population at term gestation and to investigate whether MSAF is a predictor for intrapartum and neonatal morbidity.

Methods: A very low risk population including 37 085 consecutive deliveries at term composed the study population. A cross-sectional study was conducted and two groups of patients were identified according to the presence (n=6164) or absence (n=30921) of meconium in the amniotic fluid at delivery and the outcomes of the two groups compared.

Stories from the sealed rooms: patient interviews during the Gulf war.

The mass deployment of gas masks to an entire population, which occurred in Israel prior to the Persian Gulf crisis and their use in early 1991, were phenomena without precedent. In addition to the historical significance, there were considerable health and psychological ramifications. This research examines the experiences of the Israeli public during the Gulf war using a qualitative methodological approach, narrative analysis.

TNF and PGE(2) in human monocyte-derived macrophages infected with Chlamydia trachomatis.

In this study levels of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)), tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) alpha in medium from monocyte derived macrophages (MdM) infected with Chlamydia trachomatis (L(2)/434/Bu or K biovars). TNF and PGE(2) were found in both cases while IL-1 alpha was not detected. Both TNF and PGE(2) levels were higher in the medium of the MdM infected with K biovars.