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There are a limited number of validated occupation-based cognitive assessments that are feasible in clinical settings. For individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI), ecologically valid cognitive assessments are needed to understand how cognition influences functional performance. This study implemented a quantitative exploratory correlational design using a battery of gold standard tabletop cognitive assessments as criterion measurements against the Medication Box Task assessment, an occupationbased cognitive assessment. Eight participants completed the test battery. The student researchers used Pearson correlations to analyze each participant's scores on the Medication Box Task assessment and the scores on the battery of gold standard assessments. Results indicated that no significant correlations existed between total scores of the battery of tabletop cognitive assessments and the Medication Box Task assessment. However significant correlations were found between scores of the total Type II errors made on the Tower of London and the total number of missing pills, extra pills, and total correct scores on the Medication Box Task assessment. Further findings indicated that seven out of eight participants made mistakes on the Medication Box Task assessment; six out of eight claimed that they managed their own medications.

Tumours of the umbilical cord represent an exceedingly rare group of lesions and include teratoma and vascular lesions. Such vascular lesions have received different labels in the past including haemangioma and angiomyxoma, which are considered by some as variations of the same lesion. Presented here is a case of angiomyxoma of the umbilical cord including clinical and pathological findings, as well as a review of the available literature. This case review involves a 29-year-old, gravida 5 para 3, female who presented with umbilical cord mass detected on ultrasound at 23 weeks gestation. The patient delivered a healthy liveborn infant at 38 weeks by caesarean section. Macroscopic examination of the placenta demonstrated a 68 mm rounded mass towards the placental end of the cord with a glistening cut surface. Microscopic examination revealed an umbilical cord lesion composed of small but variably sized, thin walled vessels with abundant myxoid stroma. The associated endothelial cells were CD31 positive, ERG positive and D2-40 negative without significant atypia or increased mitotic activity. This case has been presented as a demonstration of a rare placental tumour that can be associated with increased foetal morbidity and mortality.

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