| simultaneous outbreaks of guillain-barré syndrome and bell's palsy in hawaii in 1981. | simultaneous outbreaks of guillain-barré syndrome (gbs) and bell's palsy occurred among residents of hawaii during the three-month period june through august 1981. the outbreak of gbs (six cases) involved children, while the outbreak of bell's palsy (22 cases) involved primarily adults. four of the six patients with gbs had serological evidence of recent infection with cytomegalovirus (cmv) v none of 24 control subjects; no such association with cmv infection could be demonstrated for patients w ... | 1983 | 6313978 |
| ocular manifestations of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. | ophthalmologic findings in individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) are fairly common. a noninfectious microvasculopathy of the retina is the most frequent manifestation. cytomegalovirus (cmv) retinitis is the opportunistic infection most likely to cause visual loss and must be differentiated from toxoplasmosis or herpetic retinitis. ganciclovir, foscarnet, and cidofovir are the agents available to slow the progression of cmv retinitis, but they have significant toxicities. | 1997 | 9385747 |
| methodology of a multistate study of congenital hearing loss: preliminary data from utah newborn screening. | a multistate centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) study was designed to investigate the etiology of congenital hearing loss in infants ascertained through state-mandated hearing screening or early hearing loss detection and intervention (ehdi) programs. at least 50% of permanent childhood-onset hearing loss is due to genetic causes, and approximately 20% of all infants with congenital hearing loss have mutations in the gjb2 gene. another 1% of childhood hearing loss is due to mitocho ... | 2004 | 14755431 |