Background The primary defect in Gaucher's disease, a lysosomal disorder affecting
macrophages, is in the activity of glucocerebrosidase. Treatment with exogenous enzyme …

A patient had neuropsychological testing during, and at two days and seven weeks after a
transient global amnesia (TGA) attack. During the attack she exhibited a characteristically …

AIMS: To determine the accuracy of eight commercially available kits for the serological
diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection, and hence whether a serology service could be …

The observation that certain starches naturally present in the diet resist pancreatic enzymes
and reach the colon where they are fermented by bacterial amylases has been exploited to …

Cerebral vasculitis is a serious but uncommon condition which presents considerable
difficulties in recognition, diagnosis and treatment. We studied eight consecutive patients in …

A technique for using 99 Tc m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) to evaluate leg muscle
perfusion in the assessment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is described and …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-one patients presenting at Addenbrooke's Hospital with
pain in the hip after total replacement were studied using radioisotope scanning. Patients …

A novel chelating derivative of alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone, bisMSH-DTPA, has
been used for the diagnostic targeting of malignant melanoma. 15 patients were …

Fifty-one patients were investigated by subtraction macrodacryocystography (SMDCG, 103
systems) and by lacrimal scintigraphy (LS, 105 systems). It was found that these …

Liver involvement in polymyalgia rheumatica/giant cell arteritis (PMR/GCA) before treatment
and during follow-up of up to 3 1/2 years was assessed in 74 patients clinically, with liver …