The institution of the examining magistrate in the Second Polish Republic

The institution of the examining magistrate in the Second Polish RepublicThe institution of the examining magistrate in the Second Polish Republi

Acute opercular syndrome in 4-year-old boy

Acute opercular syndrome is a rare described syndrome caused by a sudden damage of the cerebral cortex and subcortical white matter, located around the insula. A rare cause of this syndrome can be an infectious agent, particularly herpes simplex virus. Quick diagnosis and immediate initiation of treatment significantly reduce the risk of neurological consequences and mortality. We present a case of encephalitis of unknown etiology and severe course, with the symptoms of acute opercular syndrome in 4-year-old boy

Acute liver failure and liver transplantation in a patient with multiple sclerosis treated with interferon beta

In the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), interferon beta (IFNβ) applies. It rarely can lead to acute liver failure (ALF). A 42-year-old female with MS was admitted to the Department because of jaundice, general weakness, drowsiness and nausea. Four weeks earlier, she had started therapy with IFNβ-1a. Liver tests made prior to initiation of IFNβ-1a were normal but on admission to the Department exceed several times the upper limit. ALF was recognized and IFNβ-1a was immediately stopped. In the fourth day of hospitalization, symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy have progressed. The patient was transferred to the Department of Transplantation, where hepatic coma developed and three days later the orthotopic liver transplantation was performed. In histopathological picture of the removed liver extensive necrosis and fibrosis dominated. Immunosuppressive therapy consisted of tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil and tapering prednisone. Within five years after surgery, there was no recurrence of symptoms of MS and the transplanted organ is functioning properly. ALF is a rare complication of IFNβ therapy but it can occur. The appearance of symptoms suggestive of liver injury should prompt extension of diagnosis and, if necessary, discontinuation of therapy

HBO : the model of the contemporary quality television

Nowe seriale to produkt i korelat tak zwanej telewizji jakościowej. Prototypem i wzorcem tego typu telewizji jest HBO, amerykańska stacja kablowa, która nie tylko ma własną tożsamość, ale też podlega specyfi cznie amerykańskiemu mechanizmowi rynku telewizyjnego: konieczności konkurencji pomiędzy stacjami i rywalizacji o uwagę coraz bardziej wyrobionego i wybrednego widza. Autorka opisuje historię i współczesne działania HBO jako korelat sytuacji, w której medium telewizyjne nieustannie podlega zmianom i dynamicznym przekształceniom, uzależnionym od procesów społecznych, technologicznych, prawnych i wielu innych. HBO to stacja, która w tych zmiennych warunkach cieszy się trwałym sukcesem.New tv series are the result and co-relate of the so-called quality television. The prototype and the model of such type of television is the American tv station HBO that - while maintaining its own, recognizable artistic identity - is forced to deal with the specifi cally American mechanism of the tv market: the necessity to compete between the stations for the attention of more and more competent and discriminate viewer. The author describes the history and the current actions of HBO in the situation where tv medium evolves incessantly and is reshaped as a result of the social, technological, legal processes within its environment. HBO is the station that enjoys the stable success in these changing condition

Black Sorrow : Nic Pizzolatto’s authorial strategy in "The True Detective"

Złożony z dwóch sezonów serial kryminalny oparty jest w całości na koncepcji autorskiej, z dominującą rolą scenarzysty i showrunnera w jednej osobie, Nica Pizzolatto. Artykuł omawia specyfi kę autorskiego rozwiązania organizacji tworzenia serialu, jego artystyczne, ekonomiczne i organizacyjne implikacje oraz związki z kontekstem produkcyjnym. W indywidualnym, autorskim charakterze tego procesu tkwi zarówno przyczyna jego wielkiego artystycznego i komercyjnego sukcesu, jak i zalążek klęski, która spotkała serial w drugim sezonie.The two-season crime drama is based entirely on the authorial concept, with dominant role of the screenwriter/showrunner Nic Pizzolatto. The article delineates the specifi cs of the authorial organization of the creative process of the tv series, its artistic, economic and organizational consequences, and the production context. The individualistic, authorial character of the creative process may be both the reason of the enormous artistic and commercial success of the series, and the reason of the failure it met in the second season

Z dziejów sądów przysięgłych na ziemiach polskich w XIX wieku

Rozprawa poświęcona jest jednej z najważniejszych instytucji europejskiego prawa procesowego, która miała zasadniczy wpływ na kształtowanie się polskiej praktyki sądowej aż do 1939 r