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Publications and source records attributed to D J Mikolich.
Musculoskeletal complications from seizures produced by epilepsy, eclampsia, hyponatremia, electroconvulsive therapy, and severe tetanus have been described. We present a case of a fracture-dislocation of the manubriosternal joint as a complication of seizures, which to the best of our knowledge has not previously been reported.
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Hyponatremia due to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis rather than due to isotonic hyponatremia from hyperproteinemia developed in a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. The patient was unable to excrete a water load normally despite suppression of antidiuretic hormone to normal levels. The temporal relationship between control of the tumor and resolution of the hyponatremia suggests that the tumor either produced a substance that enhanced the hydro-osmotic effect of endogenous antidiuretic hormone or produced an antidiuretic substance immunologically different from antidiuretic hormone. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis should be suspected in hyponatremic patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
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Vocal responses of kittens and mature cats were recorded in a variety of standard behavioral situations. Sonographic analysis of these responses showed similarities of responses obtained repeatedly from different cats within each recording situation. Marked differences in response patterns were noted in different recording situations. The kitten and cat vocal repertoires thus include a variety of specific responses to particular motivational or behavioral circumstances.
Alopecia has been described in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Zidovudine reportedly influences hair growth in these patients, causing regrowth or thickening. A 33-year-old HIV-infected man developed alopecia areata after beginning zidovudine therapy. The alopecia reversed after the drug was discontinued.