INTRODUCTION Pseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome is a triad consisting of ipsilateral optic atrophy, contralateral optic disc edema, and ipsilateral anosmia in the absence of an intracranial mass. Vitamin B12 plays an important role in DNA synthesis, and its deficiency causes peripheral neuropathy, myeloneuropathy, and, very rarely, optic neuropathy. CASE PRESENTATION In this study, we describe a ...

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gency department because of gradual blurring of vision in his right eye over 20 days and progressive loss of vision in the left eye over the previous eight months. One year earlier, he had started taking sodium valproate for mor ning migraines with only a partial response. Visual acuity was 20/30 (66.7%) in the right eye, and he could perceive only hand motions with the left eye. He also had a ...

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) consists of a constellation of vascular risk factors and metabolic abnormalities comprising (1) centrally distributed obesity; (2) atherogenic dyslipidemia, characterized mainly by elevated triglycerides and decreased high-density lipoproteins; (3) high blood pressure; and (4) hyperglycemia.1 This cluster of highly interrelated factors appears to increase the indiv...

The Kennedy Class I and II distal extension situation poses a challenge to the prosthodontist as it inherently possesses a lack of stability, which may be attributed to the difference in compressibility of the mucosa and the periodontal ligament surrounding the distal-most abutment tooth. This results in a rotational tendency of the prosthesis around the line connecting its terminal abutments. ...

Since its discovery, Chua’s circuit has served as the main prototype circuit for studying chaos in electronic systems [Matsumoto, 1984]. Several realizations of this circuit have been introduced in the literature [Cruz & Chua, 1992; Kennedy, 1992, 1995; Rodriguez-Vazquez & Delgado-Restituto, 1993; Zhong, 1994; Morgul, 1995; Elwakil & Kennedy, 1999a, 1999b, 2000]. These various implementations w...

An entire book needs to be written to do justice to the many achievements of Eunice Kennedy Shriver in philanthropy, public policy leadership, and the International Special Olympics movement. However, my task here is to briefly highlight Mrs. Shriver’s most significant and lasting achievements in the field of intellectual disability as they relate to these three spheres of activity. Her strikin...