During a study of the serum levels of penicillin necessary for the prophylaxis of rheumatic fever in children (Carron, Maillard, and Pellerat, 1961) we made some observations which could have practical importance in the treatment of syphilis. We observed certain variations in the serum levels after the administration of benzathine penicillin some of which appeared to be rather paradoxical. In g...

Um die Positionen von mobilen Geräten festzustellen kann man z.B. das satellitengestützte GPS [20, 25] oder die Zellinformation von Mobilfunk wie etwa GSM [10] verwenden. Innerhalb von Gebäuden lässt sich GPS heute aber nur mit sehr grossem Aufwand betreiben und die geforderte Auflösung kann nicht erreicht werden. Um Positionen im Innenund Aussenbereich im Zentimeterbereich aufzulösen, kann man...

Periauricular paresthesia may afflict patients for a significant amount of time after facelift surgery. When performing face and neck lift surgery, temple and posterior auricular flap dissection is undertaken directly over the auriculotemporal, great auricular, and lesser occipital nerve territory, leading to potential damage to the nerve. The auriculotemporal nerve remains under the thin outer...

AIM To identify the severity of Frey s syndrome and its response to botulinum toxin type A. METHODS Minor test was performed in all cases to assess the extent of the affected area, using the contralateral side as control. Severity was assessed according to the proposal of Luna-Ortiz et al. Response was evaluated after 3 and 6 months, and was compared with the basal data. RESULTS Frey s synd...

We report two cases of unilateral gustatory flushing presenting in infancy. This is considered to be a variant of Frey’s syndrome, whereby in children, aberrant sweating is often absent. It occurs as a result of damage, either following perinatal birth trauma or infection. Misdirected regeneration of the parasympathetic fibres of the auriculotemporal nerve results in localised erythema occurrin...

It has been estimated that over 20% of adults have, or have had, internal derangement of the TMJ [3]. An internal derangement of the TMJ occurs when the cartilaginous disc that lies on the superior surface of the condyle becomes displaced from its normal location. In many cases of TMJ internal derangement, the auriculotemporal nerve (a small branch of the mandibular nerve) can become drawn into...

Neurosurgery is considered to be one of the most challenging of all careers, as captured by the cliché, “it’s not brain surgery”. While the neurosurgeons who spoke to MJA reers for this issue’s Career Overview ry did emphasise the technical demands their specialty, they also said the clinical d cognitive challenges of neurosurgery re part of its appeal (page C1). Medical ntor focuses on neurosu...

Unilateral facial erythema or sweating after gustatory stimuli is consistent with a diagnosis of Frey’s syndrome. Parasympathetic auriculotemporal nerve fibres provide secretomotor innervation to the parotid gland. However, in Frey's syndrome, injury and aberrant regeneration of these nerve fibres results in stimulation of the sweat glands or blood vessels instead of the parotid gland. This lea...