Regular clinic attendance is recommended to facilitate self-management of diabetes. Poor attendance is common among young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). This systematic review aimed to produce a narrative synthesis of the evidence regarding factors which promote or impede regular attendance at adult diabetes clinics among young adults (15-30 years) with type 1 DM. Studies reporting ...

A 6-year survey (1 October 2006 – 1 October 2012) on the prevalence of developmental skeletal abnormalities in dogs was performed based on patients’ records of the Small Animal Clinic to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. From the total number of 6,097 dogs with surgical disorders, developmental skeletal disorders were diagnosed in 230 dogs (3.78%). The incidence of di...

n (1) and (4) distinguish locus of initial causality, nature/nurture distinction n (2) and (3) relate to level of current understanding n e.g. dyslexia and autism have genetic component (heritability) but genes not yet identified n (1) Disorders caused by well-understood genetic abnormalities (e.g., FraX, DS, WS, TS) n (2) Disorders defined by behavioural deficit (e.g., dyslexia, SLI, autism) n...

BACKGROUND In clients with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), some authors have noticed the presence of gastrointestinal disorders and behavioural disorders. An augmented prevalence of different histological anomalies has also been reported. The aim of our study is to highlight the prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders in this adult with PDD sample and to demonstrate the importance of ...

: The patient was an 11-year-old boy who referred to our emergency department with a chief complaint of dry cough and shortness breath. He diagnosed asthma when he three years old treated inhalers as needed. On physical examination, had respiratory distress biphasic wheezing. initially managed attack; however, did not respond the treatment completely. After pulmonology consult, underwent spirom...

Prospective memory (PM) is memory for delayed intentions. Despite its importance to everyday life, the few studies on PM function in adults with dyslexia which exist have relied on self-report measures. To determine whether self-reported PM deficits can be measured objectively, laboratory-based PM tasks were administered to 24 adults with dyslexia and 25 age- and IQ-matched adults without dysle...