1801, amputated the cervix uteri, and repeated the operation with success on several subsequent occasions. His example has been followed by Dupuvtren, Ilecamier, Hervez de Chegoin, Cazenave, Strachan, Huenier, Simpson, Langenbeck, Scanzoni, and others ; but above all, Lisfranc, in Franco, tried to bring the operation into repute by adopting 110 other kind of proceeding. Dr. Amnssat (senior) on ...

Traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage is known on many occasions to result from a blow on the neck rupturing the vertebral artery within the cervical spine. On some occasions, however, no such damage to the artery in the neck can be found to account for the haemorrhage. Some cases are described in which the source of haemorrhage was rupture of the vertebral artery within the skull close to the bas...

The purpose of the study was to determine whether scores obtained on the ALHQ when completed in electronic format are the same as when completed in paper format. Four groups of 25 individuals participated. Each completed the ALHQ on two occasions in either its paper version, its electronic version, or both. The variance in ALHQ scores from the first to second administrations was compared across...

Mixed effects models were used to examine the separate effects associated with age and retest on changes in various cognitive abilities. Individuals (N > 800) ranging in age from 40 to 70 years at the 1st measurement occasion were assessed with measures of memory, spatial abilities, and speed on 4 occasions. All cognitive abilities showed decline associated with increased age and improvement ac...

PURPOSE Early apraxia of speech (AOS) research has characterized errors as being variable, resulting in a number of different error types being produced on repeated productions of the same stimuli. Conversely, recent research has uncovered greater consistency in errors, but there are limited data examining sound errors over time (more than one occasion). Furthermore, the influence of conditions...

The purpose of this study was to assess the association between depression and heavy drinking occasions in the Finnish general population. A subsample (2086/4020, response rate 51.9%) of the National FINRISK 2007 Study was used. Depression was assessed with a modified Beck Depression Inventory (short form) and alcohol problems with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Total alcohol in...

The purpose of this study was to examine the similarities and differences between male and female drinkers in terms of the estimated functional impact of alcohol intake on drinking occasions. Alcohol consumption on drinking occasions was documented in male and female alcoholics and occasional drinkers in face-to-face interviews and also in a general population statewide sample by means of a tel...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent developments in technology-based dietary assessment allow real-time data collection of eating occasions, yet their application to assessing eating pattern constructs has not been evaluated. The purpose of this review was to examine existing electronic and mobile food diary methods in relation to their ability to assess eating patterns constructs (e.g. patterning, format...