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April 2001 (Volume 77, Number 906). [Index by author]

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Editorials

Iodine deficiency as a cause of brain damage
F DELANGE
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 217-220. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.217 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Personal views

Does history repeat itself in medicine?
G C Cook
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 263-264. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

Cholesterol gallstones: from epidemiology to prevention
M Acalovschi
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 221-229. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.221 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The immunocompromised patient and transfusion
K G Badami
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 230-234. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.230 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review of the current methods in the diagnosis and treatment of scaphoid fractures
E Krasin, M Goldwirth, A Gold, and D R Goodwin
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 235-237. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.235 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ethical, professional, and legal obligations in clinical practice: a series of discussion topics for postgraduate medical education Introduction and topic 1: informed consent
D M Gore
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 238-239. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.238 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

Smoking and diabetes in Chinese men
G T C Ko, J C N Chan, L W W Tsang, J A J H Critchley, and C S Cockram
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 240-243. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.240 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Is there a dissociative process in sleepwalking and night terrors?
D Hartman, A H Crisp, P Sedgwick, and S Borrow
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 244-249. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.244 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Unexplained groin pain: safety and reliability of herniography for the diagnosis of occult hernias
I I Gwanmesia, S Walsh, R Bury, K Bowyer, and S Walker
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 250-251. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.250 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Proctocolitis in breast fed infants: a contribution to differential diagnosis of haematochezia in early childhood
W Pumberger, G Pomberger, and W Geissler
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 252-254. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.252 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction with a synchronous carcinoid of the duodenum
H L McCabe
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 255-256. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.255 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Dysphagia and thoracoabdominal aneurysm
C W Taylor, A Sinha, and J M D Nightingale
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 257-258. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.257 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis
N Farrag, P Lee, R Gunney, and G M Viagappan
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 259-260. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.259 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

It could only happen to a doctor $---$ Haemophilus aphrophilus septicaemia complicated by a prevertebral infection after dental work
A Poullis, S R Gould, and A G Lim
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 261-262. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.261 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

Diagnostic issues in systemic lupus erythematosis
N Sofat and C Higgens
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 266-267. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.266 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Optic disc oedema in first degree relatives with different macrovascular risk factors (type 1 diabetes and hypertension)
J M Idiculla, R S Lindsay, B W Fleck, J D Walker, and B M Frier
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 267-268. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.267 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual palmoplantar pigmentation
G Sethuraman, M D'Souza, M Vijaikumar, K Karthikeyan, K Ramachandra Rao, and D M Thappa
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 268. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.268 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual cause of tremor in an elderly man
S A W Fadilah, A A Raymond, and S K Cheong
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 268-269. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.268a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A 35 year man with acromegaly and neck stiffness
A S Kashyap and S Kashyap
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 269-270. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.269 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Joint pains, hoarseness, and deafness
N Younis and I F Casson
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 270-271. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.270 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helicobacter heilmannii
L Williams, M J Dew, and L A Murray
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 271-272. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.271 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic pulmonary suppuration
S Banerjee, P Sundaram, and J M Joshi
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 272-273. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.272 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A transient pleural effusion
M B Frenz
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 273. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.273 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A young woman with muscle weakness
N P Singh, S Anuradha, and S K Agarwal
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 273-286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.273a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

Diagnostic issues in systemic lupus erythematosus
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Optic disc oedema in first degree relatives with different macrovascular risk factors (type 1 diabetes and hypertension)
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual palmoplantar pigmentation
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An unusual cause of tremor in an elderly man
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A 35 year man with acromegaly and neck stiffness
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Joint pains, hoarseness, and deafness
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helicobacter heilmannii
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic pulmonary suppuration
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A transient pleural effusion
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274h [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A young woman with muscle weakness
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 274. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.274i [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

Final FRCA: Multiple Choice Questions.
P SPIERS
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Normal and Pathological Development of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord.
S J WALLACE
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An Aid to Radiology for the MRCP.
I MUNGALL
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Non-epileptic Seizures.
H A A KATIFI
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

MCQs on Surgical Diagnosis.
E ALLEN
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The Granulomatous Disorders.
M WISELKA
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Statistical Analysis in Primary Care.
A S HUNGIN
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Developing Research in Primary Care.
A S HUNGIN
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke.
T ROBINSON
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286h [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in medicine

Systemic sarcoidosis with spleen involvement
J L RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, J PICAZO, C MIRA, F BALLESTA, J C GARCÍA-NIETO, and E PRIETO
Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 265. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.265 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 288. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.288 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Iodine deficiency as a cause of brain damage F DELANGE Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 217-220. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.217 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does history repeat itself in medicine? G C Cook Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 263-264. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cholesterol gallstones: from epidemiology to prevention M Acalovschi Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 221-229. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.221 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The immunocompromised patient and transfusion K G Badami Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 230-234. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.230 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Review of the current methods in the diagnosis and treatment of scaphoid fractures E Krasin, M Goldwirth, A Gold, and D R Goodwin Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 235-237. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.235 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ethical, professional, and legal obligations in clinical practice: a series of discussion topics for postgraduate medical education Introduction and topic 1: informed consent D M Gore Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 238-239. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.238 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Smoking and diabetes in Chinese men G T C Ko, J C N Chan, L W W Tsang, J A J H Critchley, and C S Cockram Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 240-243. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.240 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Is there a dissociative process in sleepwalking and night terrors? D Hartman, A H Crisp, P Sedgwick, and S Borrow Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 244-249. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.244 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Unexplained groin pain: safety and reliability of herniography for the diagnosis of occult hernias I I Gwanmesia, S Walsh, R Bury, K Bowyer, and S Walker Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 250-251. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.250 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Proctocolitis in breast fed infants: a contribution to differential diagnosis of haematochezia in early childhood W Pumberger, G Pomberger, and W Geissler Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 252-254. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.252 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Adenocarcinoma of the gastro-oesophageal junction with a synchronous carcinoid of the duodenum H L McCabe Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 255-256. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.255 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dysphagia and thoracoabdominal aneurysm C W Taylor, A Sinha, and J M D Nightingale Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 257-258. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.257 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis N Farrag, P Lee, R Gunney, and G M Viagappan Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 259-260. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.259 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*It could only happen to a doctor $---$ Haemophilus aphrophilus* septicaemia complicated by a prevertebral infection after dental work** A Poullis, S R Gould, and A G Lim Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 261-262. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.261 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diagnostic issues in systemic lupus erythematosis N Sofat and C Higgens Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 266-267. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.266 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Optic disc oedema in first degree relatives with different macrovascular risk factors (type 1 diabetes and hypertension) J M Idiculla, R S Lindsay, B W Fleck, J D Walker, and B M Frier Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 267-268. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.267 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual palmoplantar pigmentation G Sethuraman, M D'Souza, M Vijaikumar, K Karthikeyan, K Ramachandra Rao, and D M Thappa Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 268. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.268 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual cause of tremor in an elderly man S A W Fadilah, A A Raymond, and S K Cheong Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 268-269. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.268a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A 35 year man with acromegaly and neck stiffness A S Kashyap and S Kashyap Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 269-270. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.269 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Joint pains, hoarseness, and deafness N Younis and I F Casson Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 270-271. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.270 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Helicobacter heilmannii* L Williams, M J Dew, and L A Murray Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 271-272. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.271 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic pulmonary suppuration S Banerjee, P Sundaram, and J M Joshi Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 272-273. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.272 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A transient pleural effusion M B Frenz Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 273. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.273 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A young woman with muscle weakness N P Singh, S Anuradha, and S K Agarwal Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 273-286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.273a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Final FRCA: Multiple Choice Questions. P SPIERS Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Normal and Pathological Development of the Human Brain and Spinal Cord. S J WALLACE Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An Aid to Radiology for the MRCP. I MUNGALL Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-epileptic Seizures. H A A KATIFI Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	MCQs on Surgical Diagnosis. E ALLEN Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Granulomatous Disorders. M WISELKA Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Statistical Analysis in Primary Care. A S HUNGIN Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Developing Research in Primary Care. A S HUNGIN Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke. T ROBINSON Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 286. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.286h [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Systemic sarcoidosis with spleen involvement J L RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, J PICAZO, C MIRA, F BALLESTA, J C GARCÍA-NIETO, and E PRIETO Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 265. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.265 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 288. doi:10.1136/pmj.77.906.288 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]