In two patients acute necrotising encephalitis, almost certainly due to herpes-simplex virus,
developed, in one case 7 weeks and in the other case 4 days, after sudden massive …

abdominal activity is either uninterrupted by operation to intraperitoneal operations. was 66%
in hypertensive patients compared Page 1 10 2. A series of studies in man, and two in a dog …

et al. 1955), but it can still surprise those inexperienced in one of the few single injuries which
could give rise to High spin Page 1 514 which can be lost into closed fractures either of the …

Herpes Encephalitis SIR,-In his very interesting letter (10 June, p. 655) on herpes
encephalitis Dr. M. Rappel mentioned the symposium on acute necrotizing encephalitis and …

Conclusion Were I Aladdin, and had I his lamp, how would I transform education to meet the
crisis that is bound to arise from the effects of the Second Industrial Revolution? My first step …

Among 54 consecutive patients with acute nonseptic embolic brain infarction, there was CT
evidence of hemorrhagic infarction in 1 patient (2%). None had clinical or CT evidence of …

SiR,-We feel that the opinion expressed by Dr CC Smith (8 November, p 335) that" systemic
corticosteroids, and in particular dexamethasone, should not be given" in the treatment of …

•.. I will aim to bypass my family doctor and organise immediate transport to hospital. The
options for acute treatment may be limited, but there is no disadvantage to early specialist …

SiR,-We feel that the opinion expressed by Dr CC Smith (8 November, p 335) that" systemic
corticosteroids, and in particular dexamethasone, should not be given" in the treatment of …

SIR,-Dr PJ Koudstaal and colleagues planned to study a series of 10 patients given tissue
plasminogen activator for acute ischaemia in the carotid territory presenting as early …