Mutation of the ATRX gene leads to X-linked alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation (ATR-X) syndrome and several other X-linked mental retardation syndromes. We report the first case of ATR-X syndrome documented here in Korea. A 32-month-old boy came in with irritability and fever. He showed dysmorphic features, mental retardation and epilepsy, so ATR-X syndrome was considered. Hemoglobin H inclus...

Superior orbital fissure syndrome is a severe clinical entity characterized by injuries of neurovascular structures passing through the superior orbital fissure. A 38-year-old male patient admitted to outpatient clinic with left upper eyelid ptosis, ecchymosis, mydriasis, hypoesthesia in upper eyelid and frontal region, blepharoptosis, restriction of ocular movements in all directions, loss of ...

As organizers of the 9th edition of the Global Trajectory Optimization Competition we were tasked to design a challenging trajectory optimization problem to be solved during the duration of one month. We gave ourselves the goal to create a problem which was accessible enough for newcomers, deep enough for experts, unconventional in its objective function and which allowed for a real-time format...

A. R., male, aged about 50 years, came to see me on 9th March, 1925. He complained of a growth on his tongue, first noticed between two and three months ago. This had rapidly increased in size, and was now causing him great difficulty in eating his food. The growth also showed a tendency to fall backwards during his sleep, and on several occasions he had awoken choking. About a month ago he gav...

The 8th German Conference on Chemoinformatics (GCC2012) was held from the 11 to the 13 of November 2012 in Goslar, Germany and addressed a broad range of current research topics in the realm of computers and chemistry. The CIC division of the Gernan Chemical Society (GDCh) [1] invited the chemoinformatics and molecular modelling community to the GCC2012 to discuss trends and recent developments...

This study assessed the effects of 3 theoretically grounded, school-based HIV prevention interventions on inner-city minority high school students' levels of HIV prevention information, motivation, behavioral skills, and behavior. It involved a quasi-experimental controlled trial comparing classroom-based, peer-based, and combined classroom- and peer-based HIV prevention interventions with a st...

INTRODUCTION: In some cases, saliva production (sialorrhea — hypersalivation) can be so significant that it needs to monitored and accounted for in the assessment maintenance of patient's water balance. OBJECTIVE: Description a clinical case sialorrhea, which had clinically manifestation balance 2-month-old child intensive care unit (ICU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Baby, 2 month old, was treated I...