This paper describes the prosodic characteristics of a female Dutch native speaker with so-called Foreign Accent Syndrome. Although Foreign Accent Syndrome has often been regarded as a speech disorder which is characterized by substantial deviations in intonation patterns, the case of a Dutch-speaking patient is reported whose intonation patterns can be regarded as normal.

OBJECTIVE To assess the visual outcome and complications after removal of posterior segment retained intraocular foreign bodies through pars plana approach. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Ophthalmology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, from May 2005 to May 2006. METHODOLOGY Fifty patients with history of ocular foreign body were admitted th...

The authors reviewed their experience with therapeutic bronchoscopy for removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in the adult. Bronchoscopy records and collection of foreign bodies in the endoscopic department were retrospectively examined. Among 37,466 bronchoscopies performed between 1974-1998, 62 (0.2%) were performed for the removal of tracheobronchial foreign bodies. Medical history was ...

The variety of intraurethral foreign bodies has been reported in literature. Most of them tend to be self-inserted because of sexual or erotic reasons. We report a 23-year old male patient who had tapestry needle into his urethra, which was not self-inserted. The patient was referred to our institution with dysuria and hematuria. There was microscopic hematuria in urine analysis and no patholog...

INTRODUCTION Foreign bodies inside the orbital cavity are rare. They can cause more or less serious complications, depending on their nature and size. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a work-related accident involving a peri-orbital foreign body. The patient was a 50-year-old Caucasian man whose face was injured on the right side while he was working with an agricultural machine. On admi...

To cite: Hartman MJ, Kirberger RM, Tordiffe ASW, et al. Vet Rec Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/vetreccr2014-000162 SUMMARY This case presents a thorn-induced abdominal foreign body granuloma that was removed with single incision laparoscopic surgery and an extraction bag. An 11-yearold female cheetah presented for routine laparoscopic ovariectomy. Abdomin...

Despite advances in imaging techniques, the detection of vegetative foreign bodies in soft tissues remains a difficult and sometimes even a challenging task. Clinical evaluation of such patient may present several months or even years after the initial injury and clinician may fail to elicit an antecedent skin puncture. X-ray examination will miss radiolucent foreign bodies. A 15-year-old boy p...

As part of a review of substance abuse deaths in Dutchess County, New York, the Dutchess County Medical Examiner's Office identified 3 cases of angiocentric systemic foreign-body granulomatosis discovered at autopsy. Our investigation disclosed that in all 3 cases patients surreptitiously injected crushed oral prescription medication. Of the patients, 2 obtained intravenous access through centr...

Computed tomography (CT) is useful for evaluating esophageal foreign bodies and detecting perforation. However, when evaluation is difficult owing to the previous use of barium as a contrast medium, 3-dimensional CT may facilitate accurate diagnosis. A 49-year-old man was transferred to our hospital with the diagnosis of esophageal perforation. Because barium had been used as a contrast medium ...

Tracheobronchial foreign body is rare in adults. Diagnosis is difficult and requires a high index of suspicion. We report 6 cases of tracheobronchial foreign bodies in adults and their removal, as well as a literature review of this topic. Case records, chest radiographs and computed tomographies (CT) of the thorax were reviewed. There were 5 males and 1 female with a median age of 63.5 years. ...