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Y Shapiro

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PubMed1975

Sweating in the 'anhidrotic type' of congenital ectodermal dysplasia.

Whole body sweat rate in two brothers suffering from congenital ectodermal dysplasia (CED) was measured. At a moderate heat load (DBT 30 degrees C and 50% relative humidity) we found no apparent weight loss due to sweating. At a higher heat load (DBT 36 degrees C, 50% relative humidity) sweating was observed, but only at levels approximately two thirds of those observed in normal controls. In the light of these experimental results, we support the suggestion that the nomenclature for CED patients should be changed. Instead of the present classification of anhidrotic CED and hidrotic CED, it is suggested that the terms hypohidrotic and hidrotic be substituted.

Adolescent↗
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Scoliosis in young men with spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis. A comparative study in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects.

While an increased incidence of scoliosis in symptomatic spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis has been established previously, a comparison of its occurrence in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals has not been performed. The present study is a comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic young men with analysis as to the incidence of scoliosis. Idiopathic scoliosis was not found and all cases were due to spasm scoliosis or olisthetic scoliosis with the spasm type being much more common. Scoliotic curves were divided into mild (0-9 degrees) and moderate (10-20 degrees). No case of a curve greater than 20 degrees was seen. Scoliosis incidence in asymptomatic individuals without a pars break was 6.65%. In the groups of: (1) asymptomatic unilateral spondylolysis, (2) asymptomatic bilateral spondylolysis, (3) symptomatic bilateral spondylolysis, and (4) asymptomatic spondylolisthesis the scoliosis incidence was similar, ranging from 13.3-23.8%. These figures are significantly higher than those seen in the asymptomatic subjects without a pars break, but they are in the same range as in symptomatic patients without a pars break, suggesting that muscle spasm is the principal cause of the scoliosis.

Adolescent↗
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Medical aspects of the Iraqi missile attacks on Israel.

During the period 18 January-28 February 1991, a total of 39 Iraqi modified Scud missiles landed in Israel, most of them in the densely populated Tel Aviv area. There were 23 missile attack alerts. These attacks caused 1,059 cases of injury; there were two deaths and 232 patients were admitted to emergency rooms for injuries directly related to the explosions, only one of which was severe. A survey among 91 of the injured showed that 46.6% of the wounds were caused by glass splinters, 31.1% were blunt contusions, and 22.2% were acute psychological reactions. No case of blast injury was reported. Inappropriate injection of atropine was reported in 230 cases. Acute anxiety was the reason for admission of 544 patients to emergency rooms. Another 40 patients sustained various traumas while rushing to the sealed room. The relatively low number of injured people is striking in view of the density of population in the areas hit. Various explanations are discussed.

Anxiety Disorders↗
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Community coordination and information centers during the Persian Gulf war.

During a time of crisis, community information centers provide valuable data to the public and help to avoid confusion and misinformation. During the Persian Gulf war, Kupat Holim (sick fund of the General Federation of Labor) established a national casualty information center in Tel Aviv as well as numerous coordination and information centers throughout the country, which included district, geriatric, psychological and emergency centers, as well as one for new immigrants. These centers had not been planned in advance, but because of the obvious need, they were established in the few months prior to the outbreak of the war and during the war itself. The locations of the centers were publicized through the media. In this article we report on the different centers and their activities, and additional community measures are described. The plan of establishing information centers throughout the country proved itself a vital necessity and will be incorporated in future Kupat Holim plans for war or any other emergency situation.

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