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Editorials / BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD April 2001
... completed his internship and battled the disease for over 5 years. This was in the early days of the HIV epidemic and ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD April 2001
... I was just finishing up 12 days without a break. It was 5:30 Friday afternoon and I was looking forward to 2 days of ...
Letters / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD April 2001
... three recent  BCMJ  items on this subject, see 2000;42(5):224, 2000;42(10):466, and 2001;43(2):94. —Ed Letters ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T.A. Hurwitz, MBChB, MRCP, FRCPC May 2001
... more vulnerable to developing depression with their PD. [5]  Anxiety is frequently a major component of depression ... anticipate the development of intellectual impairment. [5]  Depression may also compromise intellectual functions, ... are already hypotensive may do better with venlafaxine 37.5 mg b.i.d. or venlafaxine XR 75 mg o.d. as it spares blood ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Chong S. Lee, MD, FRCPC May 2001
... dyskinesia only if the dose of levodopa is very high. [5,6]  These observations clearly indicate a pathogenetic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christopher R. Honey, MD, DPhil, FRCS May 2001
... slightly different target than the previous standard. [5]  This led to a resurgence of interest in pallidotomy. ... to place the stimulator, expected battery failure in 3 to 5 years, and the added time required to fine tune the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christopher Bozek MD, FRCPC May 2001
... patients should be measured regularly, both lying (5 minutes) and standing (3 minutes) as antiparkinson drugs ... atrial fibrillation in a patient with PD. [5]  Dopamine agonists may worsen or cause cardiac ... dysfunction in Parkinson's disease. Clin Neurosci 1998;5:136-146. PubMed Abstract Patients with Parkinson's disease ...
Clinical Articles / BY: A. Jon Stoessl, MD, FRCPC May 2001
... for the suppression of levodopa-induced dyskinesias. [5,6]  In addition to dopaminergic side effects and ... 15 mg to 40 mg/day) and pergolide (Permax) (usual dose 1.5 mg to 4.5 mg/day). These compounds are both ergot derivatives. In ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Helena H. Ho, MD, FRCPC June 2001
...  The prevalence has increased over the years from 4 to 5 per 10,000 to 1 in 500. [3,4]  These markedly increased ... mental retardation, or social anxiety disorder. [5]  It is estimated that a family physician may have several ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stuart Fine, MB, FRCPC June 2001
... reported prevalence rate of ADHD has increased from 3% to 5% to about 12%. [1,2]  Also there has been a 2.5-fold increase in stimulant medication prescriptions in ... has been adequately demonstrated in the literature, [4,5]  and to a lesser degree with adolescents,  [6]  there ...