To begin this discussion about AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, it?s helpful to first understand the virus that is associated with it. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infects certain types of white blood cells, mainly CD4 cells (also called helper cells or T cells), which are a part of the immune system that protect against infection. The virus damages the immune system and leav...

This article describes the signs and symptoms of hypothermia and outlines its acute nursing management.

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy, as well as the long term duration, of a new procedure for the rehabilitation of visuospatial neglect in patients with right hemisphere stroke. METHODS Patients with right unilateral hemispheric damage identified with neglect were assigned to a treatment (T+) or a control (T-) group. The treatment consisted in abolishing all visual inputs from the right hemisp...

Six cases of multiple sclerosis are reported in which cold produced a temporary exacerbation of symptoms and signs of the disease. Also, in one case investigated in detail by psychophysical methods, heating produced a paradoxical deterioration in vision and simultaneous improvement in sensory and motor function. The effect of temperature in multiple sclerosis is discussed and a physiological ex...

Diabetes mellitus can be complicated by a variety of cutaneous manifestations. Good metabolic control may prevent some of these manifestations and may support cure. Unfortunately, most glucose-lowering drugs also have cutaneous side effects. It is important to be able to recognize these signs and symptoms and to either treat them appropriately or refer the patient to a dermatologist or diabetol...

OBJECTIVES Edwards et al. argue that a steeper daytime cortisol slope indicates increased symptom awareness [Edwards S, Hucklebridge F, Clow A, Evans P. Components of the diurnal cortisol cycle in relation to upper respiratory symptoms and perceived stress. Psychosom Med, 2003;65:320-7]. Theory suggests that health anxiety (HA) is associated with increased symptom awareness. Therefore, this stu...

The present paper discusses the possible role of linguistic competence in determining the manifest psychopathology of schizophrenia. It is hypothesised that the linguistic competence may be a significant determinant of psychopathology and may explain the differences in the manifest signs and symptoms, course and prognosis between the various sub-types of schizophrenia and may explain the cross-...