‘Never forget’: fictionalising the Holocaust survivor with dementia

Eggs never forget

part of the blame for this age-related decline belongs to lazy stem cells that sit idly by rather than repair injuries. Normally, injuries to muscle tissue activate the stem cell-like satellite cells, which then multiply and differentiate into myoblasts that can fuse with and thus repair injured muscle fibers. The injury-induced proliferation is a function of the Notch pathway. But Rando's grou...

Never forget basics.

To cite: Satya Prakash MVS, Lata S, Badhe ASR. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218340 DESCRIPTION A patient with open fracture of both bones of a leg was posted for wound debridement and external fixation. L3–L4 space was identified by the loss of resistance technique with Tuohy’s needle. An epidural catheter was passed through the Tuohy’s need...

'I'll never forget what's-his-name'?

Number 9 Most of us have a special respect for people with super-memories. Ancient Chinese schoIars were often ranked and esteemed according to the number of idiographs they memorized. Talmudic scholars were respected for memorizing extensive passages of religious works. I have known people who seem to have a " photographic " memory, although scientists believe that no such thing exists. 1 When...

You never forget your first time.

Alexithymia, masked depression and loss in a Holocaust survivor.

A woman who suffered multiple losses in childhood and adolescence became depressed 40 years later, after a series of new losses. Concomitant alexithymic features caused a masking of her depression by somatic symptoms. The relationships between alexithymia, masked depression and loss are discussed.