CURIOUS FŒTAL DEFORMITY.

Hématome sous dural fœtal

L'hématome sous dural in utero (HSD) est très rare, se soldant fréquemment par le décès du fœtus. Le mécanisme de formation de ces hématomes n'est pas encore élucidé. Le premier cas a été rapporté en 1977 par Mc Donald et coll. Le diagnostic est posé le plus souvent par l'échographie. L'imagerie par résonance magnétique peut être réalisée si existe un doute diagnostique. L'hématome est le plus ...

Iniencephaly : A Type of Fœtal Monstrosity

Studies in Fœtal Pathology and Teratology

I have reserved for separate consideration the dropsical foetus born along with a healthy infant, for its characters appear to differ in a marked manner from those met with when the (edematous foetus is the sole result of the pregnancy. Sometimes general dropsy is found in a twin developed within a separate chorion and with a separate placenta; but it is much more commonly met with in the monoc...

Curious curium.

Although perhaps not as renowned as its actinide siblings plutonium and uranium, the fourth transuranic element — named in honour of Pierre and Marie Curie — has a story that is intertwined with that of the twentieth century. The first isotope of element 96, 242Cm, was prepared in 1944 by Seaborg, James, and Ghiorso through bombardment of 239Pu with helium nuclei. This finding was quickly follo...

Curious Negotiator

In negotiation the exchange of information is as important as the exchange of offers. The curious negotiator is a multiagent system with three types of agent. Two negotiation agents, each representing an individual, develop consecutive offers, supported by information, whilst requesting information from its opponent. A mediator agent, with experience of prior negotiations, suggests how the nego...