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I Bone

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Chronic hypercapnia and radiological changes in the pituitary fossa.

A consecutive series of ten patients with chronic bronchitis and hypercapnia were studied. All seven patients with chronic hypercapnia and one patient with intermittent hypercapnia showed evidence on skull radiographs of raised intracranial pressure. In five male and three female chronic bronchitics matched for age and ventilatory impairment, but without hypercapnia, no such radiological abnormalities were shown. The clinical significance and pathophysiology of this hitherto unreported finding is discussed. It would appear that in some cases the chronicity of hypercapnia may be diagnosed from a radiograph of the pituitary fossa.

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Hereditary chorea without dementia.

We describe here a distinct syndrome of chorea without dementia, occurring in three generations of a family and inherited as a mendelian dominant.

Adolescent↗

Occurrence of familial spastic paraplegia in only one of monozygous twins.

Three patients who suffer from spastic paraplegia are described who belong to two generations in one family. One of the patients, who has had symptoms and signs for at least 10 years, has a monozygous twin who is unaffected. Using blood groups and chromosomal polymorphisms, the probability of monozygosity is estimated to be 0.99986. The observation of nonpenetrance in familial spastic paraplegia suggests that environmental factors may be involved in provocation and emphasises the need for careful genetic counselling in this and related diseases.

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Is cranial CSF volume under hormonal influence? An MR study.

We used magnetic resonance to investigate the hypothesis that premenstrual neurological symptoms are due to cerebral oedema and brain swelling. Total cranial and lateral ventricular CSF volumes were measured midcycle and premenstrually in 20 women with a normal menstrual cycle, and similar measurements were made 2 weeks apart in 10 postmenopausal women and 10 men. Total cranial CSF volume increased premenstrually in 19 women. The mean premenstrual increase was by 11.5 ml. There was not a significant difference between those women who were taking an oral contraceptive and those who were not. The CSF volume did not change significantly on repeat measurement in men and postmenopausal women. The CSF changes observed reflect a reduction in brain volume and do not support cerebral swelling as the cause of premenstrual neurological symptoms.

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