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J McCarthy

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A comparison of the probability of the dissolution of first and second marriages.

This paper applies the techniques of multiple decrement life tables to marriage histories collected as part of the 1973 National Survey of Family Growth, in an attempt to examine differences in pattern and level of marriage dissolution by marriage order. The paper considers the process of marriage dissolution in two stages--marriage to separation and separation to divorce--in addition to considering the composite of these two, marriage to divorce. Second marriages are more likely to reamin intact only for blacks. For all subgroups of whites, second marriages are either as likely or more likely to dissolve than first marriages. For both first and second marriages, blacks are considerably less likely to obtain a divorce after separation.

Adolescent↗

Aminophylline therapy for idiopathic apnea in premature infants: effects on lung function.

The effect of aminophylline on lung function was studied in 14 premature infants with apnea (gestational age, 30.2 weeks; birth weight, 1.052 gm). The infants showed compromised pulmonary function with a large difference in alveolar-arterial PO2 gradient (83.9 mm Hg), a low normal lung compliance of 1.1 ml/cm H2O . kg, and a normal inspiratory resistance of 45.3 cm H2O/liter/sec. Aminophylline therapy did not change these functions significantly, but it decreased the incidence of apneic episodes from 29.7 to 4.4 per day. The effectiveness of aminophylline in treating apnea in premature infants must be related to its central stimulating effect and not to an improvement in lung function and oxygenation.

Aminophylline↗

Multiple cystic adenomas of labial salivary glands.

A case of multiple cystic adenomas is described and their histological characteristics discussed. Review of the literature showed no previous publication of multiple tumours from labial salivary glands.

Adenoma↗

Congenital ophthalmoplegia in oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia-hemifacial microsomia (Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome). A clinicopathologic study and review of the literature.

Two patients with Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome showed paralysis of one or more extraocular eye movements on neurologic examination. At autopsy, a third patient showed unilateral agenesis of trochlear and abducens nerves and corresponding brain stem nuclei. Congenital ophthalmoplegia is not infrequent in Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome and may be due to hypoplasia or agenesis, or both, of extraocular muscles, extraocular nerves, and brain stem nuclei.

Abducens Nerve↗

Unilateral arhinencephaly in goldenhar-gorlin syndrome.

The post-mortem examination of the brain of a 2 1/2-year-old girl with clinical featutes of oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia and hemifacial microsomia (Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrom) revealed a unilateral absence of the olfactory foramina of the lamina cribrosa of the ethmoid bone and ipsilateral absence of olfactory bulb and tract. Other cerebral abnormalities were also present. In this report, unilateral arhinencephaly in this disorder has been documented for the first time and an attempt has been made to correlate various nosological, clinical and pathological aspects of the case with previously reported instances of arhinencephaly. It is concluded that unilateral arhinencephaly occurs in a variety of cranial and facial abnormalities and is not specific for any particular syndrome.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

Congenital trigeminal neuropathy in oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia-hemifacial microsomia (Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome).

A 2 1/2 year old child with clinical features of Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome showed diminished pinprick sensation over the right half of the face. After surgery for the cleft lip, the child died. Neuropathological investigations showed agenesis of the right trigeminal nerve and hypoplasia of the right trigeminal brain-stem nuclei. Nosological aspects of the Goldenhar-Gorlin syndrome and previously reported cases of congenital trigeminal anaesthesia in this disorder are discussed. It is suggested that the hypoplasia of the trigeminal nerve is responsible for the diminished facial sensation seen in some patients with this craniofacial syndrome.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

Cardiac arrest.

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Electric Countershock↗