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October 2002 (Volume 78, Number 924). [Index by author]

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Editorials

Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on medical law
P Havers and C Neenan
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 573-574. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.573 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

Diagnosis and treatment of viral encephalitis
A Chaudhuri and P G E Kennedy
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 575-583. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.575 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Epidermal growth factor receptor and bladder cancer
A J Colquhoun and J K Mellon
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 584-589. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.584 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prostate cancer
D Mazhar and J Waxman
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 590-595. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.590 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nocturnal leg cramps in older people
J V Butler, E C Mulkerrin, and S T O’Keeffe
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 596-598. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.596 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Best practice

Current concepts for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults: a therapeutic challenge
Y Ioannou and D A Isenberg
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 599-606. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.599 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles

Surveillance of surgical training by detailed electronic registration of logical components
A Tøttrup
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 607-611. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.607 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Use of complementary therapies and non-prescribed medication in patients with Parkinson’s disease
P Ferry, M Johnson, and P Wallis
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 612-614. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.612 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Does patient knowledge affect the colorectal cancer risk in ulcerative colitis?
J A Eaden, K Abrams, and J F Mayberry
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 615-618. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.615 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

An unusual epistaxis
S Saunders and C Young
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 619-620. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.619 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bronchiolitis obliterans and organising pneumonia caused by carbamazepine and mimicking community acquired pneumonia
R Banka and M J Ward
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 621-622. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.621 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Possible functional regression of insulinoma with prolonged octreotide
C E H Craig and I W Gallen
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 623-624. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.623 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

How safe is blood sampling? Anterior interosseus nerve injury by venepuncture
A I Zubairy
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 625. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.625 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment questions

An interesting case of small bowel obstruction
N Pranesh and K Mainprize
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 626. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.626 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Iatrogenic groin pain
K Sanyal and A Banerjee
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 627. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.627 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Terminal ileal stricture
V Jayanthi, R Girija, and J F Mayberry
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 627. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.627-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung nodules in a silver polisher
S P Bhat, S S Ladhani, and J M Joshi
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 628. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.628 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Spinal tumour with raised intracranial pressure
S K G Samson, T P Joseph, T Solomon, R T Daniel, and C Gnanamuthu
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 628. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.628-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A smoker with an apical mass
T M O’Connor, M Casey, T Aherne, and C P Bredin
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 629. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.629 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A man with a chest mass
V Jayanthi, K Nishal, and R Vimala
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 629. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.629-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Self assessment answers

An interesting case of small bowel obstruction
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 630. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.630 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Iatrogenic groin pain
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 630-631. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.630-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Terminal ileal stricture
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 631. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.631 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung nodules in a silver polisher
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 631-632. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.631-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Spinal tumour with raised intracranial pressure
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 632-633. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A smoker with an apical mass
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 633-634. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.633 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A man with a chest mass
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 634. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.634 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Books received

BOOKS RECEIVED
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 636. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.636 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Book reviews

Handbook of Clinical Skills.: By Jane Dacre and Peter Kipelman. (Pp 320; £14.95.) Manson Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-874545-57-X.***
N Lo
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Recent Advances in Surgery. 25th Ed.: Edited by Colin Johnson and Irving Taylor. (Pp 229; £32.95.) Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, 2002. ISBN 1-85315-508-X.***
M J Kelly
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Influenza in Practice.: By Roy Jennings and Robert C Read. (Pp 56; : £14.95.) Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, 2002. ISBN 1-85315-514-4.***
S Longworth
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ABC of Upper Gastrointestinal Disease.: By Robert P H Logan, Adam Harris, J J Misiewicz, and J H Baron. (Pp 54; £14.95.) BMJ Books, 2002. ISBN 0-7279-1266-6.***
C S J Probert
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in medicine

Wallenberg’s lateral medullary syndrome
S K Jain, A K Gupta, and N Agarwal
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 618. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.618 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diary

Warwick University Short Course
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 636. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.636-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Echoes

New method relieves patients of urinary catheters
Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 598. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.598 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on medical law P Havers and C Neenan Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 573-574. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.573 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diagnosis and treatment of viral encephalitis A Chaudhuri and P G E Kennedy Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 575-583. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.575 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Epidermal growth factor receptor and bladder cancer A J Colquhoun and J K Mellon Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 584-589. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.584 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prostate cancer D Mazhar and J Waxman Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 590-595. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.590 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Nocturnal leg cramps in older people J V Butler, E C Mulkerrin, and S T O’Keeffe Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 596-598. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.596 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Current concepts for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults: a therapeutic challenge Y Ioannou and D A Isenberg Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 599-606. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.599 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Surveillance of surgical training by detailed electronic registration of logical components A Tøttrup Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 607-611. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.607 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Use of complementary therapies and non-prescribed medication in patients with Parkinson’s disease P Ferry, M Johnson, and P Wallis Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 612-614. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.612 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does patient knowledge affect the colorectal cancer risk in ulcerative colitis? J A Eaden, K Abrams, and J F Mayberry Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 615-618. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.615 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual epistaxis S Saunders and C Young Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 619-620. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.619 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bronchiolitis obliterans and organising pneumonia caused by carbamazepine and mimicking community acquired pneumonia R Banka and M J Ward Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 621-622. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.621 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Possible functional regression of insulinoma with prolonged octreotide C E H Craig and I W Gallen Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 623-624. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.623 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How safe is blood sampling? Anterior interosseus nerve injury by venepuncture A I Zubairy Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 625. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.625 [Summary] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An interesting case of small bowel obstruction N Pranesh and K Mainprize Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 626. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.626 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Iatrogenic groin pain K Sanyal and A Banerjee Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 627. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.627 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Terminal ileal stricture V Jayanthi, R Girija, and J F Mayberry Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 627. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.627-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung nodules in a silver polisher S P Bhat, S S Ladhani, and J M Joshi Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 628. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.628 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spinal tumour with raised intracranial pressure S K G Samson, T P Joseph, T Solomon, R T Daniel, and C Gnanamuthu Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 628. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.628-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A smoker with an apical mass T M O’Connor, M Casey, T Aherne, and C P Bredin Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 629. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.629 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A man with a chest mass V Jayanthi, K Nishal, and R Vimala Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 629. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.629-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An interesting case of small bowel obstruction Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 630. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.630 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Iatrogenic groin pain Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 630-631. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.630-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Terminal ileal stricture Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 631. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.631 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lung nodules in a silver polisher Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 631-632. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.631-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Spinal tumour with raised intracranial pressure Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 632-633. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.632 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A smoker with an apical mass Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 633-634. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.633 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A man with a chest mass Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 634. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.634 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BOOKS RECEIVED Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 636. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.636 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Handbook of Clinical Skills.: By Jane Dacre and Peter Kipelman. (Pp 320; £14.95.) Manson Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-874545-57-X.*** N Lo Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Recent Advances in Surgery. 25th Ed.: Edited by Colin Johnson and Irving Taylor. (Pp 229; £32.95.) Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, 2002. ISBN 1-85315-508-X.*** M J Kelly Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Influenza in Practice.: By Roy Jennings and Robert C Read. (Pp 56; : £14.95.) Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, 2002. ISBN 1-85315-514-4.*** S Longworth Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of Upper Gastrointestinal Disease.: By Robert P H Logan, Adam Harris, J J Misiewicz, and J H Baron. (Pp 54; £14.95.) BMJ Books, 2002. ISBN 0-7279-1266-6.*** C S J Probert Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 635. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.635-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Wallenberg’s lateral medullary syndrome S K Jain, A K Gupta, and N Agarwal Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 618. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.618 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Warwick University Short Course Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 636. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.636-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	New method relieves patients of urinary catheters Postgrad Med J 2002; 78: 598. doi:10.1136/pmj.78.924.598 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]