BLOOD PIPETTE SHAKING MACHINE MARK II BY K. C. PARRY Fromn the Medical Division, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell (RECEIVED FOR PUBLICATION JUNE 22, 1950) The blood pipette shaking machine previously reported (Parry and Simmonds, 1950) has been modified to incorporate various improvements. In the new machine (1) the pipettes lie in the same plane and there is greater ease of insert...

Parry-Romberg syndrome is a rare neurocutaneous disorder of unknown origin. It is characterized by progressive facial hemiatrophy and frequently overlaps with a condition known as linear scleroderma 'en coup de sabre'. Neurological involvement is frequently described in these patients, including migraine, facial pain and epilepsy, which represent the commonest neurological conditions, sometimes...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this report is to present a rare entity of Parry-Romberg syndrome. This poorly understood degenerative condition is characterised by atrophic changes affecting one side of the face. The cause of these changes remains obscure. METHODS The authors report one rare case of a 31 year old female patient with Parry-Romberg syndrome, accompanied by a brief review of literatu...

Parry-Romberg syndrome or progressive facial hemiatrophy was first described by Caleb Parry in 1825 and Moritz Romberg in 1846. This disorder is characterized by slowly progressing acquired unilateral hemifacial atrophy, which affects subcutaneous tissue together with the muscles and underlying bones. The pathogenesis and precise incidence of the syndrome remain unclear. Immune-mediated process...

Background: Parry-Romberg syndrome is characterized by the presence of progressive hemifacial atrophy that affects the growth and development of structures on one side of the face. Our objective was to introduce collagen-polyvinylpirrolidone as a new therapeutic option for Parry-Romberg syndrome in two clinical cases. Clinical cases: two women, aging 56 and 28 years old, with facial hypocrhomic...