A Complex Picture

The Complex Picture Test in Dementia

The newly developed Complex Picture Test (CPT) examines main cognitive domains, especially perceptual and visual-spatial abilities. The potential usefulness of the CPT in the assessment of dementia was evaluated. Patients with different forms of dementia [14 vascular dementia (VaD), 30 Alzheimer's disease (AD), 6 Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD)], 12 subjects with mild cognitive impairment (M...

Pathogenesis of ovine footrot disease: a complex picture.

Telomeres and Telomerase: A Simple Picture Becomes Complex

telomerase (Collins et al., 1995). In contrast, in other *Department of Molecular and Human Genetics organisms where the enzyme has been less abundant Baylor College of Medicine and/or recalcitrant to standard purification techniques, Houston, Texas 77030 our current knowledge is much more limited. As a result, †Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience although the gene encoding the RNA subu...

Laminin deposition in the extracellular matrix: a complex picture emerges.

Laminins are structural components of basement membranes. In addition, they are key extracellular-matrix regulators of cell adhesion, migration, differentiation and proliferation. This Commentary focuses on a relatively understudied aspect of laminin biology: how is laminin deposited into the extracellular matrix? This topic has fascinated researchers for some time, particularly considering the...

Rhabdomyosarcoma of Eyelid: A picture presentation

This is a picture review of a case of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma. The course of patients diagnosis, treatment and outcome is briefly presented.