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Bromocriptine induced psychosis in acromegaly

1983; BMJ; Volume: 286; Issue: 6358 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.286.6358.50-b

0959-8138

I F Pye, R J Abbott,

Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

important match is unjustified when they are led to believe that the team is more important than the individual.These attitudes need urgent reappraisal.In May 1979 the Medical Officers of Schools Association issued a series of guidelines in an attempt to prevent or reduce the number of injuries.8In response the Rugby Football Union began collecting information about the number of neck injuries sustained in school matches with a view to publishing a definitive statement.6An accurate and definitive statement is long overdue on what has been a recognised problem for some time.The registration of all such injuries by schools and rugby clubs should be made com- pulsory and rigorously maintained by the Rugby Football Union or a similar responsible central body.This should include a description of the incident; the player's age, weight, and height; and, after consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon, details of the injury sustained.Meanwhile, the onus is on players to refrain from foul play and illegal tactics and on referees to be aware continually of the risks, to control the game, and to penalise the players appropriately.We hope that the spectacle of wheelchair bound, paraplegic, former rugby players being lined up to be greeted by their more fortunate colleagues will not be perpetuated.