The management of multiple myeloma has undergone a major change during the past decade. Currently, patients < 65 years of age with advanced disease (stage II-III) are best treated with initial chemotherapy (3-4 cycles of vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone, or vincristine, adriamycin and methyl prednisolone, or thalidomide and dexamethasone followed by high dose chemotherapy with autologo...

Diverticulum of the lateral ventricle is an uncommon occurrence in patients with hydrocephalus [1-5]. Confusing this entity with similar-appearing abnormalities such as arachnoid cysts , cystic neoplasms, or the trapped fourth ventricle must be avoided to ensure proper mangement [6-8]. Although the pathologic and CT features have been described [1] , the sonographic appearance is not widely kno...

Most QoS management systems for multimedia applications just cope with technical issues of QoS guarantees. A QoS management system taking revenue issues and the possibly stochastic behavior of the environment into account seems to be superior to the existing ones. In this paper, we show how controller programs for such enhanced QoS management systems can be developed based on a new kind of Petr...

A case is presented of apparent epilepsy which proved to be due to recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmias (torsade de pointe). The relationship between the cardiac arrhythmia and changes in the electroencephalograph is recorded and analysed. This is probably an example of the 'Jervell Lange-Neilson' syndrome of cardiac arrhythmias which may produce ictal episodes, prolongation of the QTc interv...

Scheuermann disease’s true etiology still remains unknown, but there appears to be a strong genetic as well as an environmental contribution. The kyphotic deformity is frequently attributed to "poor posture" which is still resulting in delayed diagnosis. Because of its natural history which has not been clearly defined, treatment modalities and indications remain debated. However, Scheuermann a...

Measurement of plasma levels of carcinoembryonic antigen, though not infrequently helpful in the mangement of patients with colorectal cancer, has serious limitations in terms of specificity and sensitivity. Many benign conditions may cause elevations of carcinoembryonic antigen, and even far advanced metastatic large bowel cancer may be associated with normal levels. Major treatment decisions ...