Febrile Polyarthritis: Should We Think About Disseminated Gonococcal Infection

How Should We Think About Bursts?

Population bursts of action potentials are the most prominent feature of activity recorded from mam-malian neuronal networks grown on MEAs. In the intact brain or spinal cord, they are considered variously as motor patterns, sensory gates, sleep spindles, UP-states, developmental signals, epileptiform activity, or memories. I prefer to remain agnostic about what bursts " mean " in vitro, and to...

Gonococcal arthritis (disseminated gonococcal infection).

Septic arthritis caused by N gonorrhoeae is monoarticular or pauciarticular, and is more commonly associated with positive synovial fluid cultures and negative blood cultures. Gonococcal bacteremia is more likely to be associated with polyarthralgias and skin lesions. The diagnosis of gonococcal arthritis or DGI is also secure if a mucosal gonococcal infection is documented in the presence of a...

Should we think about wrist extensor after flexor tendon repair?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the activity of wrist extensor muscle, correlating with wrist motion during gripping after flexor tendon repair. DESIGN Cross-sectional clinical measurement study. SETTING Laboratory for biomechanics and rehabilitation. SUBJECTS A total of 11 patients submitted to rehabilitation by early passive motion of the fingers with wrist flexion position were evaluated after 8...

Disseminated gonococcal infection in an elderly patient.

A protein profile disclosed no abnormalities except for mild hypoalbuminaemia (30 g/W). Antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigens and hepatitis B core antigens were positive. A test for hepatitis surface B antigen was negative. Complement C3 and C4 were normal. Immunoglobulin A was 5 g/l (normal <3-75). Tests for IgG and IgM, rheumatoid factor, antinuclear antibodies, the Veneral Disease ...

Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in Elderly Patients