Aplasia Cutis Conginita (ACC) is a condition characterized by congenital absence of skin, usually on the scalp. ACC can occur as an isolated condition or in the presence of other congenital anomalies. Here we describe a case of a 16 days old baby girl with an isolated ACC of the scalp. Her elder two siblings have been diagnosed with ACC with concomitant cardiac or limb anomalies. The patient wa...

CANALICULAR CYSTS, although not very rare, have been frequently reported in the literature. Duke-Elder (1952) mentioned four such cases (Santos Fernandez, 1913; Torres Estrada, 1931; Wilson, 1936; Vittadini, 1937), and others have been reported by Rubert (1934) and Sokolowski (1962). Ours is the first case to show three canalicular cysts simultaneously, and our patient had probably harboured th...

To clarify the developmental brain changes during adolescence, brain morphology was compared between healthy younger adolescent and elder adolescent subjects using both voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and volumetric region-of-interest (ROI) analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). High-resolution three-dimensional MRI scans were acquired in 23 (10 males and 13 females) younger adolescent sub...

Background/Aim: Elder self-neglect is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study is to examine the prospective relationship between reported elder self-neglect and the rate of 30-day hospital readmission in a community population. Methods: We conducted a prospective population-based study of community-dwelling older adults who participated in the Chicago Heal...

Women face a myriad of ongoing and complex ethical dilemmas in caring for a frail elder (Bopp & Coleson, 1996). An ethical dilemma can be defined as a conflict in which the caregiver must make a choice “between two or more relevant, but contradictory ethical directives, or when every alternative results in an undesirable outcome for one or more persons” (Loewenberg, Dolgoff & Harrington, 2000, ...

Elder mistreatment is recognized internationally as a prevalent and growing problem, meriting the attention of policymakers, practitioners, and the general public. Studies have demonstrated that elder mistreatment is sufficiently widespread to be a major public health concern and that it leads to a range of negative physical, psychological, and financial outcomes. This article provides an overv...

Two siblings, from consanguineous parents, developed in their twenties a Parkinsonian syndrome. In the elder, the disease evolved for 13 years and the necropsic study was diagnostic of Hallervorden-Spatz disease. The younger sibling is severely affected after 12 years of the disorder. Several CT and one MR studies done in this patient during the last 4 years have been normal. Ultrastructural st...

Americans who live in poverty as well as certain ethnic and racial groups have higher cancer death rates than other populations. Patient navigators have been identified as an important weapon against these disparities. Navigators can address insurance, financial, and logistical issues (e.g., transportation, appointment scheduling, child or elder care). They can provide understandable health edu...