Swiss medical weekly
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Paroxysmal phenomena are rare but relatively typical, and occasionally initial, clinical symptoms of multiple sclerosis. They should be recognized since they can serve as clinical indicators of the disease and can be treated efficiently with carbamazepine. Such shortlived clinical symptoms and signs are probably caused by ephaptic transmission due to myelinoaxonal dissociation within the demyelinated plaque. The clinical picture, pathophysiology and treatment of these disorders are discussed.
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Swiss medical weekly · Jul 1985
[Transcutaneous bilirubin determination: correlation in white premature infants weighing less than 1500 gm].
The transcutaneous bilirubinometer (TcB) was evaluated in 24 preterm infants of less than 34 weeks gestation and weight less than 1500 g. A close correlation between the TcB index and serum bilirubin values was obtained with 50 measurements at sternum (R = 0.858, p less than 0.001). From these resultant ratios it is concluded that the TcB-meter is a valuable tool in screening healthy preterm infants less than 34 weeks gestation for hyperbilirubinemia.