In mid-2006, the Indonesian government announced a plan to build nuclear power plants geared towards meeting soaring demands for energy in the country. After prolonged procrastination, the government is determined that time is ripe for Indonesia to go nuclear. While discussions on adopting nuclear power are steadily gaining currency among high officials and political elites, it is simultaneousl...

We report a case of right-sided hemichorea associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a female patient who presented with involuntary movements of hand and foot, without any other manifestation of SLE. Further workup showed positive tests for antinuclear antibody, anti-Smith antibody, anti-dsDNA, and antiphospholipid antibody (aPL). The patient was started on aspirin and hydroxychlor...

recently, using polymerase chain reaction (pcr) technique, the dna of cytomegalovirus was detected from depigmented white patches in patients with vitiligo. the reactivation of infection and occasional anti-cmv igm circulating among patients infected by cytomegalovirus has been reported for years. we have studied 26 patients with clinical signs and symptoms of vitiligo, some of whom had a histo...

Painless legs and moving toes is a rare variant of painful legs and moving toes, itself a very rare movement disorder. Both conditions cause semicontinuous movements of the toes, and sometimes of fingers, jaw, and tongue. We describe a woman with painless legs and moving toes, whose symptoms dramatically varied in relation to her menstrual cycle, oral hormone use, and pregnancy. The patient dev...