05) were seen in final trials for Peg-Board accuracy (95.8% vs 79.0%), checkerboard deviation (4.8% vs 18.2%), and time (293 s vs 404 s), pattern-cutting time (257 s vs 399 s), and suture time (203 s vs 305 s). Time to previous session correlated with relative improvement in Peg-Board and pattern-cutting time (r = 0.300 and 0.277, P = 0.021 and 0.041), but no specific training interval was predictive of improvement. Residents found the course easy to attend (3.6), noted skills improvement (4.1), and found it useful

ALK targets (4.0).

Conclusion: Training in the weekend sessions improved performance of basic tasks on the robot. Training interval had a modest effect on some exercises and may be more important for difficult tasks. This training program is a useful supplement to resident training and would be easy to implement in most

programs.”
“Palsy of the abducens nerve is a neurological sign that has a wide range of causes due to the nerve’s extreme vulnerability. Need of immediate neuroimaging is a matter of debate in the literature, despite the risks of delaying the diagnosis of a skull base tumor.

The authors present 2 cases of skull base tumors in which the patients presented with recurrent and self-remitting episodes of sixth cranial SB431542 in vitro nerve palsy (SCNP). In both cases the clinical history exceeded 1 year. In a 17-year-old boy the diagnosis was made because of the onset of headache when the tumor reached a very large size. In a 12-year-old

boy the tumor was incidentally diagnosed when it was still small. In both patients surgery was performed and the postoperative course was uneventful. Pathological diagnosis of the tumor was consistent with that PLX3397 clinical trial of a chondrosarcoma in both cases.

Recurrent self-remitting episodes of SCNP, resembling transitory ischemic attacks, may be the presenting sign of a skull base tumor due to the anatomical relationships of these lesions with the petroclival segment of the sixth cranial nerve. Physicians should promptly recommend neuroimaging studies if SCNP presents with this peculiar course.”
“Werner’s syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disorder of the autosomal recessive type, characterized by features suggesting premature aging in young adulthood. Because of the concomitant hypogonadism, pregnancy among patients with Werner’s syndrome occurs extremely rarely. We present a case of a successful outcome of pregnancy complicated by Werner’s syndrome in a 34-year-old primigravida. The reason for early delivery by caesarean section, at 34th week of pregnancy, was exacerbation of coronary symptoms, with early signs of cardiac insufficiency. A healthy female child was born in a good condition, with birth weight of 1950 g.”
“No definitive procedure for cleft repair has been identified yet as the gold standard.