described a patient with a syndrome of increased muscle irritability, who presented ondulating muscle rolling movements and electrically silent cramps, myoedema and muscle reactions to mechanical stimulation similar to myotonic response, suggesting a disfunction at myofibrillar level.
Yvonne Craig, the actor known as the original Batgirl for her role in the 1960s TV series Batman has died, aged 78. According to a statement on her website, Craig died from complications from breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver. She had undergone chemotherapy treatment for two years.
Origin and Background. Barbaraâs Batgirl appeared for the first time in a story by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino in Detective Comics #359 (January, 1967). The introduction of the character was intended to coordinate with the impending arrival of Yvonne Craigâs on-screen Batgirl in the Batman television series.