This article deals with electrophysio­logical characteristics of the long sensory tracts and the interneuronic system of the spinal cord in patients operated on the spinal cord. Spinal somatosensory evoked potentials…

Speaking of acute hepatitis, acute viral hepatitis is what we usually have in mind, although a similar liver inflammation can also be caused by many other etiologic agents such as…

Thanks to the quality of his combining knowledge in two different sciences, Dr Janez Bleiweis, the medical doctor and veterinarian, made himself valued in various spheres of life of the…

Basic principles of conservative and operative treatment of congenital clubfoot are presented. Redressing therapy with casting is started on the first day after the birth. Varus, adductus and supination components…

The care and therapy of the skin, which is mechanically, postoperativelly or per­manently converted, is based on the primary dermatotherapeutical principles. The contempo­rary adjustment of therapeutic substances to the skin…

Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant disease in women. It is alarming that in most countries and including Slovenia the number of women afflicted by and dying of this…

Measurements of total chorionic gonadotropin, free estradiol and alpha-fetoprotein levels in the serum of pregnant women permit identification of a combined risk for con­genital malformations of the foetus. In Down…

The mouth is the door through which a variety of microorganisms can enter the ali­mentary and respiratory systems. Normally, infection of the oral cavity is prevented by the mucosal barrier…

Senile plaques and neurofibrillary tan­gles diagnostically define Alzheimer's disease. Together with dementia they constitute the orig­inal description of this disease, which was formed almost a century ago. But the role…