Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) or Bland-White-Garland syndrome is usually an isolated cardiac anomaly but, in rare incidences, has been described with patent ductus arteriosus, ventricular septal defect, and tetralogy of Fallot. This syndrome may cause sudden death in infants and young people but in this case report we present two different types...

a uterocutaneous fistula is a rare clinical presentation that occurs following cesarean section and other pelvic operations. there are only a few reports discussing the treatments. we describe a patient with successful surgical management and review the literature. a 25-year-old woman referred to our department 13 months after her first cesarean section. she had a history of an abdominal mass a...

rhetoric buoyed by the support of violent youth groups, both significant components of the fascist push for national rejuvenation. Negative measures like sterilisation – so popular in other countries at the time – were overlooked in favour of positive racial hygiene that placed ‘physical education on a par with academic training’ and encouraged citizens to start ‘large, “valuable” families’ (p....

©2009 Canadian Paediatric Society. All rights reserved An 11-month old girl is presented to you for developmental delay. The child started to roll over at four months of age and sit independently at approximately seven months of age. Afterwards, she gradually regressed and could no longer achieve these motor milestones. In the past few weeks, she lost the ability to hold her head straight or be...

490 Segal, N. L. (2011). News, views, and comments. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 14, 490–493. DOI 10.1375/twin.14.5.490 The May 29, 2011 issue of the New York Times Magazine published a fascinating article concerning 4-year-old conjoined twins, Krista and Tatiana Simms. These craniopagus twins (joined at the cranium vault, but otherwise separate) were born to Felicia Simms, a 20year-old mo...

Background: Pure delusional jealousy [DJL] is an uncommon disorder and is characterized by unshakable false belief of infidelity, lack of hallucination, thought disorder and mood disturbance, and not associated with alcohol or other drug abuse or any co-morbid illness. Objective: This paper aims to review qualitatively the relevant literature (2000-2015) and present a case of delusional jealous...

I was born 1961 in Kayonza District, Eastern Province. We were ten children, three girls and seven boys. My family was rich and we had a good life when I was young. What I liked about my childhood was conversing with my parents and siblings while we were together at home. My mother loved me and I loved her. The first violence I experienced was in 1973. People came to my school and selected Tuts...

Jenny played truant from school to visit cafes. Then she ran away with a married man. Carol refused to go to school after failing an examination. She started taking 'purple hearts and slipped out at night to visit London with parties of boys. Daily Mail columnist Monica Furlong went to see the girls parents. Now she asks whether the decision to send the girls to an approved school was the best ...

Loretta, aged six years, was referred to the Mental Hygiene Clinic from a public school. Her teacher was much perturbed by the fact that the little girl masturbated openly, and apparently unconsciously, all day long. Teachers and principal alike were worried, but also somewhat fascinated by the fact that Loretta could and did masturbate with one hand, do arithmetic problems with the other, and ...