IN the majority of infertile men the cause of the disorder remains obscure. Although the sperm count is an important factor, the number of sperm is not the sole determinant of the fertility potential.^{1 , 2} Thus, the functional capacity of the sperm has ...

IMMUNE thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder in which most patients produce IgG antiplatelet antibodies.¹ ITP is of particular concern during pregnancy, because the human placenta has receptors for the Fc portion of the IgG molecule and actively ...

AN important question in clinical epilepsy is whether children "outgrow seizures." Although the popular belief is that they do, there is little documentation of this impression. Several years ago we investigated this possibility.¹ One hundred forty-eight ...

Etiology and Pathogenesis

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are probably heterogeneous disorders,^{195 , 196} each of which shares similar clinical, pathologic, and biologic features; their individual identification will ultimately depend on the ...

THE frequent occurrence of post-partum hypothyroidism associated with endemic goiter was described by Roberton in 1948.¹ In general, however, post-partum hypothyroidism is thought to result from hypopituitarism.² We have found that in Japan transient ...

THE template bleeding time is a sensitive and reproducible measure of primary hemostasis. It is influenced by platelet function and vascular tone, as well as by platelet number.¹ Usually after a normal subject ingests 325 mg of aspirin the bleeding time ...

Presentation of Case

An 81-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of severe lumbar pain.

There was a long history of hypertension, which was treated with hydrochlorothiazide, triamterene, and propranolol. There was an eight-year history of ...

A new language is infecting the culture of American medicine. It is the language of the marketplace, of the tradesman, and of the cost accountant. It is a language that depersonalizes both patients and physicians and describes medical care as just another ...

Until the past decade, attempts to obtain clinical data on epilepsy were hampered by the lack of a uniform classification of the epilepsies and by variability in recording and interpreting the electroencephalogram. Misconceptions and superstitions still ...

Since Hasselbalch¹ introduced his logarithmic form of Henderson's² equation (pH = pK′ + log HC0₃-/αPC0₂) it has been used to define the acid–base status of patients by providing the means for the calculation of one of the three variables — pH, carbon ...

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To the Editor: Hittner et al. should be commended for examining the issue of the relation of vitamin E to retrolental fibroplasia in a prospective manner (December 3 issue).¹ However, widespread application of vitamin E therapy on the basis of this study ...

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This book is one of a series capably edited by Purcell and a companion to a similar work on obstetrics published in 1980.

The report begins with a discussion of the past 25 years in academic pediatrics by Hodes. The federal support of academic pediatrics ...

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Today, in most parts of North America and Western Europe, there are regional referral centers that provide high-quality care for children with surgical problems. Many potentially crippling and even fatal conditions that were untreatable just 30 years ago ...

The ghosts of Cushing, Ingraham, and Matson pervade this fine atlas. It reflects the depth of experience garnered over the years from the neurosurgical service of Boston's Children's Hospital. It is indeed "the way they do it," but the rationale is well-...

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The receipt of the following books is acknowledged, and this listing must be regarded as sufficient return for the courtesy of the sender. Books that appear to be of particular interest will be reviewed as space permits.

The Journal solicits reviews of ...

PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY

The Institute will offer four programs in April and May: "Basic Electrocardiography" (April 16 and 17 in Monroe, La.); "Quality Assurance and Cost Containment in the Cardiology Department" (April 23 ...

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The Reagan administration has recently been sounding a lot of positive notes about the National Institutes of Health. The most politically audible note was the President's commitment, articulated as the only health-related item in the State of the Union ...