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R Gilly

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[Visual seizures and benign epilepsy in children with paroxysmal occipital discharges].

The study of ocular symptoms during seizures and of electroencephalograms between seizures in 244 children affected by partial epilepsy has allowed the isolation of nine cases of benign epilepsy with occipital paroxysms. Ocular symptoms as well as other accompanying symptomatology are detailed. The diagnostic procedure should address secondary occipital epilepsy and migraine with ocular symptoms.

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Flow-volume curves in children in health and disease.

Pulmonary function studies were done in 136 children (5.5-17 yr old) of whom 39 had allergic type asthma, 26 chronic bronchorrhea, and 13 mucoviscidosis; the remaining 58 subjects were healthy. The children having respiratory problems were studied when they were clinically free from wheezing and pulmonary infection. Measurements of forced expiration were made with a pneumotachograph; the data were stored on a magnetic tape and analysed with a Hewlett-Packard programmed computer. Standards for the different ventilatory parameters were established for the healthy children. A step by step discriminant linear analysis of the data and application of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test demonstrated that V25, V50 and MMEF measurements were the best discriminating parameters of pulmonary function abnormalities in the respiratory problem children.

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[Cystic fibrosis in adults].

OBJECTIVES: At least half cystic fibrosis patients now reach adulthood. METHODS: We report a population of 61 patients above 18 years of age with the clinical pictures at time of diagnosis and the present clinical status. RESULTS: Thirty-five males and 26 females are aged from 18 to 47 years. Mean age at time of diagnosis was 5 years and 5 months, under 10 years in 80% of patients and above 15 years in 9 patients. Diagnosis was suspected because of pulmonary (2/3) or digestive (1/3) symptoms, insufficient height and weight (1/3) or past family history of cystic fibrosis (1/3). 37% of patients are homozygotes for delta F508 mutation. Adult patients had a normal height but half of them a body weight under 90% of expected weight. Recurrent pulmonary infections were observed in 95% of patients and 62% have chronically infected sputum with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These patients had lower weight and a poorer radiological score than patients without pseudomonas. 25% of all patients had chronic respiratory insufficiency. 75% had pancreatic insufficiency and 6 patients diabetes mellitus. Thirteen patients had biological cholestasis and three a liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension. Four women underwent 6 normal pregnancies; semen analysis in five men revealed aspermia. Seven patients died during the last two years because of respiratory insufficiency (4), in the three months after pulmonary transplantation (2), and because of digestive haemorrhage (1). CONCLUSION: Treatment included daily bronchial drainage, adapted antibiotic treatment and pancreatic enzyme substitution.

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