Archive for December, 2010
The evolution of alexia in two cases of posterior cortical atrophy.
We report two PCA patients showing different patterns of reading impairment (respectively, letter-by-letter reading and neglect dyslexia). A follow-up study suggested that the qualitative features of alexia remain distinctive with disease evolution. In addition, single photon emission tomography (SPECT) studies revealed different patterns of hypoperfusion, consistent with the alexia types. A careful reading assessment can provide important insights to the pattern of progression of the disease in patients with PCA up to the late stages of the pathology.
PMID: 21876262 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Behavioural Neurology)
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No commentsDyslexia.
This article identifies evidence-based factors that influence the development of reading and may cause difficulties, and the areas of continuing controversy.
PMID: 21240117 [PubMed - in process] (Source: British Journal of Hospital Medicine)
Original post by British Journal of Hospital Medicine
No commentsErratum to: Neglect dyslexia: a review of the neuropsychological literature.
Authors: Vallar G, Burani C, Arduino LS
PMID: 21188356 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Experimental Brain Research)
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No commentsWhat causes dyslexia?: comment on Goswami.
Authors: Seidenberg MS
PMID: 21146446 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Trends Cogn Sci)
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No commentsFruta Planta Weight Loss Products Recalled Because They Contain Withdrawn Sibutramine
Fruta Planta and Reduce Weight Fruta Planta have been voluntarily recalled because they contain sibutramine, a medication that was taken off the market because of a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular events and strokes…
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No commentsOne Third Of US Babies Obese Or At Risk For Obesity
One third of US babies are obese or at risk for obesity, said researchers who monitored around 8,000 babies from 9 months to 2 years and also found that those were obese at 9 months had the highest risk of being obese at 2 years. Dr Brian G. Moss, from the School of Social Work, Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and Dr William H…
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No commentsModel Who Posed Nude For Anti-Anorexia Ad Dies At 28 Years
Isabelle Caro, a French model who posed naked for an anti-anorexia campaign died at the age of 28 after being treated for an acute respiratory illness. She died on November 17th after returning to France from a job in Tokyo, according to a friend, Vincent Bigler, a Swiss singer. In an announcement to journalists, Bigler added that he was not sure what the exact cause of death was…
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No commentsRisk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence May Depend On Treating Surgeon
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or non-invasive breast cancer, is typically treated with either breast-conserving surgery – with or without follow-up radiation – or mastectomy. The treatment choice depends on clinical factors, the treating surgeon, and patient preferences. Long-term health outcomes (disease-free survival) depend on the treatments received…
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No commentsBupa And The UK’s Leading Dementia Charities To Partner For Third Year ‘Running’
Bupa, the leading international healthcare group, has announced that it will continue its successful partnership for a third year with dementia charities, Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland, for the Bupa Great Run Series in 2011…
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No commentsOutcomes After Recurrence Of Oral Cancer Vary By Timing, Site
Patients who have recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma tend to do worse if the new cancer appears at the same site early or if it appears in the lymph nodes six months or longer after initial treatment, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
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