Archive for October, 2008
Alexia with and without agraphia: an assessment of two classical syndromes.
CONCLUSION: Some cases of pure alexia may be a perceptual word-form agnosia, with loss of internal representations of letters and words, while the angular gyral syndrome of alexia with agraphia is a linguistic deep dyslexia. The presence or absence of agraphia does not always distinguish between the two; rather, writing can mirror the reading deficits, being more obvious and profound in the case of an angular gyral syndrome.
PMID: 19235446 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences)
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No commentsNeurobiological and experiential origins of dyslexia: an introduction
A multidisciplinary approach to understanding developmental dyslexia within working-memory architecture: genotypes, phenotypes, brain, and instruction
Asymmetry and dyslexia
Diabetes, tmj and november
November is American Diabetes Month and TMJ Awarness Month. Here are some resources related to these topics.
Diabetes and Dentistry:
Browse articles indexed in PubMed.
Read previous postings on this blog.
TMJ:
Links to relevant websites.
Read previous posts on this blog.
Browse reviews indexed in PubMed
Posted in BMC Oral Health, Diabetes and Dentistry, Evidence Based Dentistry, Gingivitis, Medline, Oral Disease, Oral [...] (Source: Bibby Library News and Tips)
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No commentsA Good Diet Scores “A” In Exams
Reaching for fast foods and energy drinks to get through exams may lead to worse outcomes on the report card, dietitians have warned. A recent survey of US teens found 35 per cent regularly use energy drinks, up from 19 per cent in 2003. And many Australians have these drinks on a daily basis, without realising they are usually packed with kilojoules and sugar, and not much nutrition.
Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsWomen Pay Higher Premiums Than Men Of The Same Age For Identical Individual Health Insurance Policies, Data Show
Women generally pay “much more” than men for identical individual health insurance policies, according to data from insurance companies and online brokers, the New York Times reports. The Times analyzed premiums charged by major insurance companies like Humana,
Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsStudy: Disparities Persist In Mental Health Care
People from racial minorities in the United States are less likely to have access to care for depression and less likely to receive adequate care when treatment is available, according to a new study in Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.
Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsUninsurable Because Of Diabetes, Now Paying Off $37,000 Hospital Bill To Collection Agency
“I have a chronic illness, diabetes Type 1, and have been uninsured for about four years due to this fact,” said Sharyn Kaye of Albuquerque, N. M. “There is a rider on any insurance I apply for because of my diabetes. I have been healthy and use preventative measures to stay that way.” “Last summer, I had a hypoglycemic attack, which caused me to be hospitalized.
Original post by Diabetes Daily
No commentsEditorial Says Emergency Department Overcrowding Needs To Be Addressed By Increasing Funding, Resources; Covering Uninsured
A recent study that calls into question the “widely held belief that uninsured people are clogging the nation’s” emergency departments to receive no-cost care for minor ailments “leaves another troublesome implication: that many uninsured patients are simply going without needed care until they become so sick that they can’t stay away,” a
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