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243. What is Happy puppet syndrome ?

Angelman syndrome or Happy puppet syndrome is a disorder with severe developmental delay, frequent laughing, easily excitable personality; from maternal deletion of 15q11-13; associated with mutation in maternally- imprinted ATP10C, a putative aminophospholipid translocase.

243. What is TRALI syndrome ?

Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury; transfusion reaction occurring within 6 hours after transfusion of blood product, characterized by pulmonary edema; due to anti-granulocyte antibodies in donor's plasma causing pulmonary sequestration of recipient leukocytes in susceptible patient.

242. Perlia's nucleus

Cell group located between motor neuron groups innervating left and right medical rectus muscles; felt to be involved in ocular convergence.