(Certain events and circumstances can delay or âtollâ statutes of limitations, essentially lengthening the time period for bringing a claim.) Assume one person wants to sue another for assault and battery. Assume also that the statute of limitations for assault and battery is two years.
In some ways the Jod-Basedow phenomenon is the opposite of the Wolff-Chaikoff effect, which refers to the short period of thyroid-hormone suppression which happens in normal persons and in persons with thyroid disease, when comparatively large quantities of iodine or iodide are ingested.
Wolff-Parkinson-white Syndrome, or WPW, is characterized by electrical abnormalities of the heart that are caused by electrical conduction over an accessory-wide pathway (a microscopic, hair-like electrical connection between the upper and lower chambers of the heart, atria and ventricles, respectably).