Acquired childhood aphasia is rare but has important conceptual implications for developmental neuropsychology. The last 15 years have seen major changes in their clinical description, which have led to the awareness that the syndromes in acquired childhood aphasia are more similar to the syndromes in adult aphasia than previously thought. This article briefly discusses the definition and diffe...

The routine examination and follow-up of asexual familial contacts of patients suffering from early infectious syphilis is not commonly carried out. This is due to a widely held belief that asexually acquired syphilis is a relatively rare condition. It would appear possible that consideration of recent surveys of the non-venereal treponematoses, particularly that of endemic syphilis in Bosnia a...

Nine cases of acquired toxoplasmosis, 8 from rural backgrounds, are described, illustrating the wide variety of clinical pictures. Evidence of familial infection was found whenever sought, and was also found in cattle in one case. The availability of an easily performed screening test should make diagnosis of this common disease more frequent.

The routine examination and follow-up of asexual familial contacts of patients suffering from early infectious syphilis is not commonly carried out. This is due to a widely held belief that asexually acquired syphilis is a relatively rare condition. It would appear possible that consideration of recent surveys of the non-venereal treponematoses, particularly that of endemic syphilis in Bosnia a...

The routine examination and follow-up of asexual familial contacts of patients suffering from early infectious syphilis is not commonly carried out. This is due to a widely held belief that asexually acquired syphilis is a relatively rare condition. It would appear possible that consideration of recent surveys of the non-venereal treponematoses, particularly that of endemic syphilis in Bosnia a...