BACKGROUND There are very limited prospective data on the significance of persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and recurrent thrombo-occlusive events (TOEs). We investigated the prognostic value of (1) 2 newer aPL assays, (2) an aPL portfolio and (3) persistent aPL positivity following stroke. METHODS A total of 1,770 subjects from the APASS-WARSS study underwent further aPL testing f...

Persistence, reliability and individual discrimination are essential components for animal marking systems used in behavioural ecology studies. Toe-clipping is the most established marking technique for lizards, but current threats to native populations leave some researchers questioning the use of invasive field techniques. In particular, the effects of toe-clipping on juveniles are not well u...

OBJECTIVE To assess the reliability of aortic valve area planimetry by multiplane transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in aortic stenosis. DESIGN Study of the diagnostic value of aortic valve area planimetry using multiplane TOE, compared with catheterisation and the continuity equation, both being considered as criterion standards. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS 49 consecutive ...

UNLABELLED Aims/Introduction:  In order to diagnose diabetic symmetric polyneuropathy (DSPN) more simply and accurately, we identified symptoms that correlated with neurological functions and existed more frequently in diabetic than non-diabetic subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS   The relationships between 10 symptoms (numbness or paresthesia in toe and sole, numbness in hand, pain in foot or h...

Background The standing toe raise, or heel rise, requires ankle plantarflexor strength, and is often used to assess foot and ankle muscle function. There is limited research on the mechanics within the foot during this task. Houck et al., [1] found that hindfoot eversion/inversion was significantly different than controls during a bilateral toe raise task in patients with posterior tibialis ten...

This study aimed to investigate any differences between the motor skills and sensory processing abilities of children between the ages of 4 and 8, who do and do not have an idiopathic toe walking gait. Children in each cohort were tested with a number of norm referenced assessments. A total of 60 children participated, 30 within each cohort. Those with an idiopathic toe walking gait were found ...

CASE PRESENTATIONS Case 1 . A 62-year-old woman with diabetes was admitted because of an infected toe. Physical examination was normal except for an ulceration of the left 4th toe. Routine laboratory studies revealed only elevated blood sugar and moderate ketonuria. A roentgenogram of the toe revealed osteomyelitis. The infection improved with clindamycin therapy (300 mg IV, t:d), and the toe w...

e report a case of foot myiasis in a 65-year-old male Chinese farmer living in rural Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The patient presented to plastic surgery clinic at the University Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) in January, 2002 with a swollen, inflamed right big toe with an ulcerated first right interphalangeal web space. Numerous maggots were emerging from the ulcerated area. The patient is a diabeti...

We present a Secure E-commerce Protection Profile (SEPP) that captures security requirements for securing sessions in the e-commerce operational environment. The SEPP is prepared in accordance with the Common Criteria (CC), Version 2.1, as specified by the ISO 15408 standard. The SEPP states the requirements that sessions must satisfy in order to respond to the needs of e-commerce. The Target o...

I read with interest the recent letter from Jougon and colleagues [1] on oesophageal perforation after trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and agree completely with their recommendations but feel they neglected to mention one important group of patients. TOE is also used increasingly both during and after cardiac surgery and, although reported complications are low [2], sepsis may be the o...