The Duke of Argyll

Trigemino autonomic cephalalgia and Argyll Robertson pupil.

Dr. Marcio Balthazar – Rua Dr. Emílio Ribas 1587 / 51 13025-142 Campinas SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of primary headache disorders characterized by short-lasting pain, often unilateral, with acompanying ipsilateral autonomic features like conjuntival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, ptosis or eyelid edema. Th...

The Monocular Duke of Urbino

Federico da Montefeltro (1422-1482), the Duke of Urbino, was a well-known historical figure during the Italian Renaissance. He is the subject of a famous painting by Piero della Francesca (1416-1492), which displays the Duke from the left and highlights his oddly shaped nose. The Duke is known to have lost his right eye due to an injury sustained during a jousting tournament, which is why the p...

Tom Duke

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...

Inverse Argyll Robertson pupil in Burkitt’s lymphoma

We present a case of an 18 year old white male with Burkitt's lymphoma who was operated on for hydrocephalus and subsequently referred for evaluation of new onset diplopia. On examination, his visual acuity (VA) was 20/20 in both eyes with a right superior oblique palsy. His pupillary reaction to light was intact while on near gaze there was no constriction of the pupils, bilaterally. The other...