How-to tutorial for the Case of the Week
This tutorial explains, how to efficiently create a Radiology teaching file and submit it for the "Case of the Week".First, log into Radiolopolis (www.radiolopolis.com). Then you will see a link "My...
View ArticleControversy re: use of Mexican WAIS-III in MR Atkins cases
See post at sister blog Intellectual Competence and the Death Penalty.Technorati Tags: psychology, school psychology, educational psychology, neuropsychology, developmental psychology, forensic...
View ArticleSeptember issue of the Journal of Radiology Case Reports published
The Journal of Radiology Case Reports has just published its September issueVol 3, No 9 (2009)Journal of Radiology Case Reports September 2009 issue Table of ContentsCardiac Imaging (Source:...
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Answer: Hard Tick This was definitely a challenging one – including for me when I first saw this case. I think that most of us are not used to seeing ticks cut in histologic section (usually this isn’t...
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The following images are from a peripheral blood smear from a 93 year old male from Connecticut. No travel history is received. (Source: pathtalk.org)
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Answer: Babesia spp. Congratulations to all of my viewers who got this correct. Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease, found in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is a mimic of infection with Plasmodium...
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The following ectoparasite was removed from a 5 year old boy from the Midwest U.S. Identification (identify to the degree you feel comfortable with)? (Source: pathtalk.org)
View ArticleFYI: Court computes average IQ score (across decades) to render life-death...
I've been contacted by an individual in the legal profession re: a very recent Circuit Court of Appeals (I'm not designating which district at this time) Atkins ruling where the court reconciled three...
View ArticleDid US 5th Circuit Court of Appeals use vodoo IQ score in Atkins MR death...
Very interesting (puzzling) death penalty case decided on creative averaging of three IQ scores spanning decades. Check it at sister blog.Technorati Tags: psychology, forensic psychology,...
View ArticleCase of the Week 22 Answer
Answer: Hard tick, Dermacentor variablis Depending on your level of expertise, this tick can be identified as follows: 1. The first step is to determine if it is a hard or soft tick. Hard ticks...
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The following painless nodule was removed from the subcutaneous skin of the abdomen from an African male. He comments that the skin of his lower extremities is dry, focally depigmented, and extremely...
View ArticleAnswer to Case of the Week 23
Answer: Onchocercoma. Definition: a subcutanteous tumor-like mass caused by the presence of adult filarial worms Onchocerca volvulus. Note the fibrous tissue surrounding the coils of the adult worms,...
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The following is a giemsa-stained air-dried smear of CSF from a comatose 14 year body. He had been in his normal state of health up until the day previous, when he experienced rapidly declining mental...
View ArticleIQ profile variability and MR Dx: Life or death issues
Readers of IQs Corner will likely find the guest post, by Dr. Dale Watson, a clinical forensic neuropsychologist, regarding the intelligence test interpretation issues in a recent Atkins IQ MR death...
View ArticleOctober issue of the Journal of Radiology Case Reports published
The Journal of Radiology Case Reports has just published its October issueVol 3, No 10 (2009)Journal of Radiology Case Reports October 2009 issue (Source: Radiolopolis Blogs)
View ArticleAnswer to Case of the Week 24
Answer: Naegleria fowlerii trophozoites Congratulations to all who got this correct! The key to the identification is recognizing the small nuclei with large karyosomes in the trophozoites. Note also...
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Here is an unusual case for you. The following objects were seen in a bowel resection: (Source: pathtalk.org)
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Answer: Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) Shown here are cross-sections of adult pinworms surrounded by neutrophilic inflammation in the wall of the colon. This is an unusual, but well-documented...
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A farmer presented with bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. Endoscopy revealed multiple ulcers, and the following biopsies were obtained: Identification? (Source: pathtalk.org)
View ArticleAnother Atkins MR death penalty case mired in a psychometric quagmire of issues
Yet another psychometric quagmire of issues in a recent (October 7, 2009) Atkins MR death penalty case. Many IQ-related issues raised, as well as assessment of adaptive behavior. See extended post...
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