"She has Suffered Many Things." Another Case.

Things She Carried (review)

Caring for a patient who has suffered a cerebrovascular accident.

Warning Signs • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Sudden, severe headache with no known cause Any of these symptoms may be temporary, lasting only a few minutes, and possibl...

Hedgehogs, flies, Wnts and MYCs: the time has come for many things in medulloblastoma.

Medulloblastoma epitomizes the war against childhood cancer. Although this small round blue-cell tumor accounts for only 20% of all childhood brain tumors, or just fewer than 600 new cases each year in the United States, medulloblastoma has nevertheless become a paradigm for biologic study, clinical investigation, and assessment of late effects. Craniospinal irradiation historically became the ...

The time has come the Walrus said, to speak of many things...

Getting a Few Things Right and Many Things Wrong