In 1960, Gormley described the technique of injecting autologous unclotted blood into the epidural space near a dural puncture hole for the treatment of post-dural puncture headaches, the so called "epidural blood patch" (EBP). l The literature since then suggests that the tech-CAN J ANAESTH 1996 I 43:3 / pp306-9
Background: Although maxillofacial injuries in the elderly population frequently result from falls and motor vehicle crashes, the association between osteoporosis and fractures of the maxillofacial region remains poorly defined.Objective: To evaluate the relationship between osteoporosis and maxillofacial trauma in the elderly.
Here we report on a boy who died at 16 1/2 months with hemihypertrophy, eye abnormalities, macrodactyly, hamartomas, pigmented nevi, cerebral involvement, and other anomalies compatible with the Proteus syndrome. In addition, he also had abnormalities previously unreported in the Proteus syndrome including craniosynostosis and complex congenital heart defects. He seems to represent an extremely severe form of the Proteus syndrome and expands the already broad range of the phenotype.
✓ Parietal foramina normally occur in most skulls but on rare occasion evolve into “giant” defects. A family, all of whose siblings were so affected, is analyzed. The trait appears to be inherited as a Mendelian dominant, and may be more noticeable in infancy than in adult life. The problems related to giant parietal foramina are discussed.
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