The precise level of caudal termination of the human spinal cord relative to the vertebral
canal has been well studied in the adult. Thus, Thomson (1894) examined 198 subjects …

Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto 101, Ontario. the lump had rapidly increased
in size. On physical examination at the time of admission the mass was firm, fixed to the …

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori has recently been detected in the stomach and trachea
of cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and proposed as a cause of SIDS. AIMS …

Four cases of fat embolism are described in infants receiving prolonged intravenous infusion
of fat (Intralipid 20%). This therapeutic complication has been termed'fat overloading …

From a radiographic study of 601 infants with spina bifida, the author makes several
important observations on the significance of the level and extent of the defect to the …

AIM To investigate age related alterations in glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)
receptor binding produced by the modulatory compounds glutamate, glycine, and …

Pieces of pancreas from human foetuses of 14–24 weeks gestational age and weighing
between 50 and 625 g were incubated in vitro. Insulin release was studied under control …

Twenty-six cases of endocardial fibroelastosis were collected from three hospitals in
Manchester over a ten-year period. Nine cases occurred in 4 families and these are …

In a previous study an association was shown between SIDS and an interleukin-10 (IL-10)
genotype. That study was carried out on frozen, unfixed tissue samples, but these are …

In the UK, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a major cause of postperinatal mortality
up to the end of the first year of life. Several studies have found an association between …