Teenager No More…Whither the IMFN?

No Place for the Teenager

Two and a half years ago the Ministry of Health asked the 15 regional hospital boards to expand their psychiatric facilities for adolescents. The National Association for Mental Health then collected detailed information about the boards' expansion plans. But late last year a further NAMH survey revealed that in the 2\ years since the Ministry's call there had been a national increase of only 3...

The Sleepy Teenager – Diagnostic Challenges

The sleepy teenager puts the doctor in a, often tricky, situation where it must be decided if we deal with normal physiology or if we should suspect pathological conditions. What medical investigations are proper to consider? What differential diagnoses should be considered in the first place? And what tools do we actually have? The symptoms and problems that usually are presented at the clinic...

Pitx2: a challenging teenager.

In this issue of Circulation Research, Tessari et al1 investigate the role of an interesting gene, Pitx2, which acts in breaking symmetry in early development and has subsequent roles in differentiation of the inflow and outflow segment of the heart. Already almost 10 years ago, the transcription factor Pitx2 was demonstrated by several groups to be expressed asymmetrical in the early embryo an...

Polymorphous Low Grade Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid in a Teenager

Abstract Introduction: Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) is a rare salivary gland neoplasm with an indolent course. It occurs primarily in the minor salivary glands but can rarely occur in the major salivary glands. It usually occurs in the fifth to seventh decades of life with female preponderance.   Case Report: A 16-year-old male presented with recurrent painless swelling in the r...

Herniated intervertebral lumbar disc in the teenager.