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Clinical Articles /
BY: A. Jon Stoessl, MD, FRCPC
May 2001
... the management of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in the last 2 years (one of which has been withdrawn due to rare hepatic ... medications are also known to inhibit dopamine reuptake. [2] Although they may be effective for tremor, they are less ... Trihexyphenidyl Initial: 1 mg b.i.d. Usual: 2 mg t.i.d. Young patient with tremor-predominant disease Dry ...
Letters /
BY: Eugene Leduc, MD
May 2001
... them. Referring to a 1997 government-sponsored report,[ 2 ] Goble states that "only 30% of those who received a ...
Letters /
BY: Arthur Van Wart, MD
May 2001
... issue ( "Please fix walk-in problem" [ BCMJ 2001;43(2):71]) describes very clearly the urban family practice ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Helena H. Ho, MD, FRCPC
June 2001
... children have sensory and cognitive impairment as well. [1,2] The prevalence has increased over the years from 4 to 5 ... Queen Alexandra. Key services in BC are listed in Table 2 . The Infant Development Program consultants provide ... Pediatric Examination of Early Education Readiness Table 2. Resources for families of children with possible or ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Stuart Fine, MB, FRCPC
June 2001
... 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 ... ADHD 77.1% 89.5% .064 On stimulant medications (%) 60.0 84.2 .009 Medication (%) Methylphenidate Dextroamphetamine Both ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC
June 2001
... terms such as social communication spectrum disorder [2] or multisystem developmental disorder . The latter, ... from those with mental handicaps or language disorders at 2 to 3 years of age by experienced clinicians. [9-11] Diverse ... in their children, often in infancy but usually by 1 to 11/2 years. About 25% report normal development up to 18 months, ...
Editorials /
BY: Michael Goldberger, MD
June 2001
... This process seemed to start in the urban areas about 2 years ago, but is now growing at an exponential rate. The ...
Letters /
BY: Erik T. Paterson, MD
June 2001
... ( The drug review process in BC: A critique. BCMJ 2001; 43(2):86-87 ) with respect to the Therapeutics Initiative (TI). ... lower cost and for a demonstrated value of more than 11/2 decades. Worse, TI has lent tacit support to the ...
Letters /
BY: J.L. Cochlin, MD
June 2001
... BCMA Journal [ Please fix walk-in problem. BCMJ 2001;43(2): 71], I had a discussion with a patient during the course ... as a walk-in clinic physician would receive for a short 2-minute appointment with no ongoing responsibility required ...