Usually unilateral, bilateral cases have been described as we present here.

In these bilateral cases, one eye is affected more than the other (asymmetric Coats disease).

In bilateral cases, the newborn has the classic abnormal facies and oligohydramnios characteristic of Potter's syndrome.

In the UK, bilateral cases usually present within 14-16 months, while diagnosis of unilateral cases peaks between 24 and 30 months.

The high rate of relapses as well as relatively high proportion of bilateral cases is highly suggestive of a systemic predisposition.

In slow-onset, chronic bilateral cases of vestibular dysfunction, these characteristic manifestations may be absent, and dysequilibrium may be the sole presentation.

While over 50% of the cases of unilateral facial paralysis are caused by idiopathic conditions, less than 20% of bilateral cases are idiopathic.

Furthermore, the high BMIs, which are rough indicators of fatness, were observed to a similar extent with respect to both unilateral and bilateral cases of hip OA.

However, because the ranges of integration differ between the bilateral case and the standard one, the convergence and other properties of the Laplace and the Mellin transforms are also quite different.

The question at issue is whether it is 'better' for the bilateral cases to have both joints replaced in a single operation or to have each joint treated separately in operations, say, six months apart.

In 6 to 11% of the children born with coronal synostosis, more often involving the bilateral cases than unilateral, other members of the family have been reported that were also born with the same condition.

If bilateral cases of glue ear are treated with adenoidectomy and tube insertion there may be a case for bilateral myringotomy and aspiration of fluid but with insertion of only a unilateral tube.

The Commission believes that the request for asylum made by Manuel Rosales, and its acceptance by the Peruvian Government, is a bilateral case and that it is not for the Commission to pronounce itself on the merits of this request.