Brachial plexus root avulsion: role of myelography--review of diagnostic procedures

Myelographic evidence of traumatic meningocele in brachial plexus injuries has been considered to be pathognomonic of root avulsion. Two such cases with myelographic evidence of root avulsion with excellent recovery at those levels are presented. Various diagnostic procedures in brachial plexus injuries are critically reviewed. The sequence in which these tests are of diagnostic value are: 1) clinical evaluation, motor and sensory, from the time of admission; 2) electroneuromyography at 2-3 weeks following injury; 3) axon reflex response at 2-3 weeks; 4) myelography; 5) very rarely, surgical exploration.

Dislocation and fracture-dislocation of the pelvis

Dislocation and fracture-dislocation of the pelvis is a major injury; the force involved in its production may not only disrupt the pelvis but result in extensive associated injuries. Between 1960 and 1968, 43 patients with this injury were treated in the Accident Service of the Radcliffe Infirmary. Their case records and radiography have been analysed and 29 of the patients re-assessed at a follow-up examination.

Accident and emergency services in Russia

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Test anxiety and defensiveness against admission of test anxiety induced by frequent testing

Manipulatable test anxiety and manipulatable defensiveness against admission of test anxiety were studied in 93 pupils in third-grade arithmetic over 1 mo. under two conditions of arousal, daily testing and daily practice. The results were discussed in the light of their predispositional state counterparts. Test anxiety was significantly and positively correlated with defensiveness and negatively with immediate posttest achievement. Defensiveness against admission of test anxiety was not correlated with achievement. No difference between daily testing and daily practice with respect to test anxiety or manipulatable defensiveness could be found on either the immediate or delayed achievement posttests. It was concluded that manipulatable test anxiety and defensiveness are not nearly as potent as the effects of their predispositional counterparts.

Identification of variables useful in prognosis for brain-injured children

For 335 brain-damaged children only gross muscle tone, one item of a 155-item case history form, was related to improvement on the Doman-Delacato-Doman profile.