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C Rousseau

Publications and source records attributed to C Rousseau.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1994

Retrolumbar subcutaneous ependymoma and giant bathing-trunk nevocellular nevus.

BACKGROUND: Subcutaneous ependymomas have been reported rarely in dermatologic reviews and, apparently, were never associated with other cutaneous malformations. METHODS: A 60-year-old woman with a retrolumbar subcutaneous ependymoma and a giant bathing-trunk nevocellular nevus submitted to thorough dermatologic and neurologic investigation. The surgical material was extensively analyzed with light and electron microscope. The literature was reviewed. RESULTS: The tumor fits exactly the classical prerequisites of the clinical and pathologic diagnosis. In contrast with the literature, it developed at 53 years, apparently after a trauma, within a congenital giant nevocellular nevus, at the retrolumbar level; it proved unrelated to any spinal cord alteration and so far appeared quite benign. CONCLUSIONS: The observation of a retrolumbar subcutaneous ependymoma is reported with detail; this tumor exceptionally recognized by dermatologists must be included in the differential diagnosis of lumps arising in the retrolumbar-retrosacral area. The most peculiar feature was its development within a giant bathing-trunk nevocellular nevus; such a fascinating association of two neurectodermal defects, as far as known, is presented for the first time.

Ependymoma↗
PubMed1994

[The pork-cat syndrome: RAST inhibition test with Feld One].

This work confirms that the common allergen in subjects who are doubly sensitized to cat and pork is quite different from that of subjects who are mono-sensitized to cat. The common protein is Albumin MW 67 Kda in the pork/cat syndrome, while the major allergen Feld One is characteristic in patients who are monosensitized to cat.

Albumins↗
PubMed1993

Community empowerment: the alternative resources movement in Quebec.

In order to achieve true community participation in mental health care, a redistribution of decision-making power is needed. Currently, this power is almost exclusively in the hands of psychiatric institutions and the state. Community participation would require greater representation from community organizations. This paper describes the history of the alternative resources movement in Quebec. This movement has challenged the health care system and promoted innovative therapeutic approaches. In this process, community organizations have been faced with the difficult task of gaining more power while maintaining strong links with the communities they serve.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

[Duration of antibiotherapy].

Antibiotics have been used to treat various infectious since the second world war. Despite a thorough knowledge of the antimicrobial pharmacology, clinicians have less guidelines concerning duration of antibiotherapy. When assessing the length of time an infection should be treated, the physician must consider the following criteria: the antibiotics, the involved organisms and their susceptibility patterns, the infected site and the host.

Anti-Bacterial Agents↗
PubMed1989

[Armed conflict and trauma: a clinical study of Latin-American refugee children].

This exploratory research on psychic consequences of armed conflicts has been carried out in Montreal on 30 latin-americans, eight to 12 year-old refugees. The principal objective was to assert the importance of traumas intensity, accumulation and age of occurrence on the level and type of symptomatology (introversion-extroversion). Using two types of methodologies, clinical scales and in a more exploratory way, projective instruments to study the intra-psychic dynamic underlying the symptomatology observed. The children were classified according to trauma intensity and for this purpose, a trauma scale was defined with latin-american informants. ACHENBACH and DOMINIQUE clinical evaluation scales were applied to the measure of clinical symptomatology. These instruments were analysed as a function of the symptoms intensity and type. Among results, the accumulation and intensity of traumas were found to be in significant correlation with anxio-depressive symptoms, as reported by the children with interiorization symptoms in ACHENBACH. The predominance of interiorization is discussed. The analysis of the TAT, based on objective indicators, brought out a light frequency of violent themes in relations with the clinical symptomatology. This research indicates the relevance of projective instruments to the study of traumatic response.

Adaptation, Psychological↗