South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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The prevalence of Huntington's chorea in the population of European descent on the island of Mauritius is 1 in 2 166. All affected persons on the island are related and probably descend from a common ancestor who emigrated from France around 1800. In view of the large number of persons at risk, Huntington's chorea has important medical and social implications for the inhabitants of Mauritius.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Evaluation of lorcainide, a new anti-arrhythmic agent.
A new anti-arrhythmic agent, lorcainide, has been compared with lignocaine in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Lorcainide has been shown to be as effective as lignocaine in suppressing ventricular ectopy. Lorcainide is unusually free of side-effects and has the great advantage over lignocaine of being effective when given orally.
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The pharmacogenetic syndrome of malignant hyperthermia (MH) in response to general anaesthesia, though rare, is usually fatal when it does occur. A case of anaesthetic-induced MH arising in a 10-year-old girl during intranasal antrostomy and successfully treated with dantrolene sodium (Dantrium; SKF) is described. A treatment protocol for MH is appended. The importance of an awareness on the part of the clinician together with prompt reaction to early tell-tale signs is stressed.
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The definition and conceptualization of the déjà vu phenomenon are interpreted in various ways. The common occurrence of déjà vu is the general population stresses the need for the development of specific qualitative features which will be valuable in the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy.