through spinal defect and histopathological fi ndings.[2] Majority of NTDs are isolated/non-syndromic and are not associated with other congenital malformations. However in about 10% of the cases, NTD can be a part of genetic syndrome hence may follow Mendelian inheritance. The syndromes associated with neural tube defects include Walker-Warburg syndrome, Jarcho-Levin syndrome, Robert syndrome ...

In den vorangehenden Folgen dieser Beitragsserie haben wir uns mit unterschiedlichen Aspekten bei der Behandlung von RSA im Schulunterricht beschäftigt, u. a.: Wie funktioniert der RSA-Algorithmus? Warum funktioniert RSA? Wie sicher ist RSA? Dort haben wir jeweils auch kleine Ausflüge in die algorithmische Zahlentheorie unternommen, einem faszinierenden Wissenschaftsgebiet an der Grenze zwische...

S onset rapid eye movement sleep (SOREM) is an abnormal sleep phenomenon characterized by having REM sleep occurrence within 15 minutes from the onset of nighttime sleep or daytime napping. SOREMs are commonly recognized as one of the main features of narcolepsy (1). However, SOREMs have been reported to occur with other sleep, psychiatric and medical disorders, such as OSA (2), major depressio...

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Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS), also called "Sleeping beauty syndrome" is a rare, disorder predominantly reported in adolescent males, characterized by recurrent episodes of hypersomnia and to various degrees, hyperphagia, cognitive disturbances, and hypersexuality. Here, we are reporting a case of a middle-aged female, with 16 years delay in diagnosing KLS, poor response to most of the psychotrop...

A simple non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage method was used in 30 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome undergoing assisted ventilation for respiratory failure. A modified Argyle Levin stomach tube was passed via the endotracheal tube and lavage performed. The lavage was well tolerated and performed quickly and easily, required little training, and had a high degree of sens...

1 Nuclear Medicine Department, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, APHP, Paris, France 2 Sorbonne University, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Fonctionnelle, INSERM UMR S 678, Paris, France 3 Sorbonne University, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Brain Research Institute (CRICM), Inserm UMR-S975, CNRS UMR7225, Paris, France 4 Clinical investigation Centre Paris Est (CIC-9304), Paris, France 5 Sl...