Osteogenesis Imperfecta, an Ever-Expanding Conundrum

Evolution of Information and Complexity in an Ever-Expanding Universe

Using the usual definitions of information and entropy in quantum gravity and statistical mechanics and the existing views about the relation between information and complexity, we examine the evolution of complexity in an ever expanding universe.

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Keywords Disease name and synonyms Definition/Diagnosis criteria Differential diagnosis Frequency Clinical description Etiology Diagnostic methods Management Treatment Genetic counselling References Abstract Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of inherited diseases responsible for varying degrees of skeletal fragility. Minimal trauma is sufficient to cause fractures and bone deformities. A ...

Osteogenesis imperfecta.

Our clinical files on osteogenesis imperfecta are brought up-to-date reviewing a total of 33,555 cases admitted between 4/XII/48 and 31/VIII/76. From these, 5 clinical cases were found. The extreme rareness of this regional pathology in our Cátedra y Sericio de Pediatría, which is the largest concentration center in Paraguay had led us to make this publication. From our casuistics, we may singl...

‘accountability’: an Ever-expanding Concept?

The scope and meaning of ‘accountability’ has been extended in a number of directions well beyond its core sense of being called to account for one’s actions. It has been applied to internal aspects of official behaviour, beyond the external focus implied by being called to account; to institutions that control official behaviour other than through calling officials to account; to means of maki...

Lethal osteogenesis imperfecta.