scholarly journals Study of suicides in Mangalore region of South Karnataka, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1771
Author(s):  
Jayantha Kumar ◽  
Rekha R.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Multiple Personality Disorder ◽  
Love Affair ◽  
Sudden Loss ◽  
Multiple Personality ◽  
History Of ◽  
Commit Suicide

Background: To evaluate the various causes of suicides and mental illness of different age groups which enables the patients to commit suicide in both sexes.Methods: The data of suicides was collected from medical records of the different Hospital in Mangalore region  of South Karnataka.Results: Total 32 cases of suicides in adults were studied at Mangalore city and district as a whole. The history of suicide was 6(18.7%) was alcoholic, 4(12.5%) were drug addicted (dependent), 5(15.6%) were HIV infected, 3(9.37%) had infertility 4(12.5%) had loss of job, 2(6.25%) had sudden loss of property, 8(25%) had failure in love affair. The clinical manifestations of suicides were (8.25%) had major depression 5(15.6%) had multiple personality disorder. 11(34.3%) were schizophrenic, 6(18.7%) had mood disorders, 2(6.25%) were epileptic.Conclusions: This study of suicides of young adults will be quite helpful to psychiatrist and medico-social workers to take preventive measures to prevents such suicides because suicide is not only social problem, but it is due to abnormal mental state too.

scholarly journals Outbreak History, Biofilm Formation, and Preventive Measures for Control of Cronobacter sakazakii in Infant Formula and Infant Care Settings

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Henry ◽  
Aliyar Fouladkhah
Keyword(s):  
Infant Formula ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Powdered Infant Formula ◽  
Cronobacter Sakazakii ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Abiotic Surfaces ◽  
History Of ◽  
Domestic Environments

Previously known as Enterobacter sakazakii from 1980 to 2007, Cronobacter sakazakii is an opportunistic bacterium that survives and persists in dry and low-moisture environments, such as powdered infant formula. Although C. sakazakii causes disease in all age groups, infections caused by this pathogen are particularly fatal in infants born premature and those younger than two months. The pathogen has been isolated from various environments such as powdered infant formula manufacturing facilities, healthcare settings, and domestic environments, increasing the chance of infection through cross-contamination. The current study discusses the outbreak history of C. sakazakii and the ability of the microorganism to produce biofilms on biotic and abiotic surfaces. The study further discusses the fate of the pathogen in low-moisture environments, articulates preventive measures for healthcare providers and nursing parents, and delineates interventions that could be utilized in infant formula manufacturing to minimize the risk of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii.

scholarly journals Clinical case of a young patient with ischemic stroke and obesity

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-357
Author(s):  
Fatima Kh. Dzgoeva ◽  
◽  
Evgenia V. Ekusheva ◽  
Evgenia V. Ekusheva ◽  
Diana S. Rafikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Economic Problem ◽  
Stroke In Young Adults ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Difference ◽  
History Of Obesity

Stroke in young adults is a serious medical and socio-economic problem. The relevance and complexity of the problem of ischemic stroke (IS) in young patients is due to insufficient knowledge of this issue, the complexity of medical and diagnostic aspects, as well as the difference in the causes of strokes from those in older age groups. Due to the variety of clinical manifestations, IS is of big interest for cardiologists, neurologists, obstetriciansgynecologists, hematologists, rheumatologists and is also relevant for endocrinologists and nutritionists. This article examines a clinical case of a patient with IS at a young age and a history of obesity and confirmed hemophilia.

Outcomes of spontaneous regression of retinopathy of prematurity

2021 ◽  
pp. 167-169
Author(s):  
O.M. Zнukova ◽  
◽  
A.V. Tereshchenko ◽  
I.G. Trifanenkova ◽  
M.S. Tereshchenkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Spontaneous Regression ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Ophthalmological Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Varying Length ◽  
Long Term Observation ◽  
Timely Treatment

Purpose. To analyze postnatal outcomes in children with spontaneous ROP regression. Material and methods. The study included 37 children (74 eyes) with spontaneous ROP regression. Gestational age was ranged from 23 to 32 weeks, body weight - from 493 to 1660 g at birth. Depending on the observation period, the children were divided into 2 age groups: 1 - from 1 month to 4 years old - 31 children (62 eyes), 2 - from 9 to 13 years old - 6 children (12 eyes). The diagnostics included standard ophthalmological examinations and additional methods. Results. In the first group, upon reaching the age of 1-year, complete retinal vascularization was observed in 26 (83%) cases (52 eyes). 5 children (10 eyes) had a narrow retinal avascular zone in the temporal segment. In the second group, in cases of postponed 3-rd stage of ROP, more severe disorders in the peripheral parts of the retina were revealed: compaction of the posterior hyaloid membrane with fixation and zones of traction retinoschisis of varying length. In the first years of life, all patients with ROP had a history of predominantly hyperopic refraction (94%). However, myopic refraction prevailed (82%) in the second group of children reaching school age. Conclusion. Considering the significant variability of the clinical manifestations of the cicatricial stage of ROP with spontaneous regression, long-term observation and a comprehensive ophthalmological examination of this group of patients are necessary for timely treatment. Key words: retinopathy of prematurity, spontaneous regression, cicatricial phase.

Personal Identity and Identity Disorders

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. L. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Dissociative Identity Disorder ◽  
Multiple Personality Disorder ◽  
Demonic Possession ◽  
Multiple Personality ◽  
History Of

There are people where two or more personalities seem to have independent-and sometimes mutually forgetful-control of the same bodily individual. This chapter gives a brief account of the history of the diagnosis of "Multiple Personality Disorder" or (the more recent label) "Dissociative Identity Disorder", and the conflicting judgment of therapists, lawyers, and philosophers as to whether this is a real syndrome. It is suggested that the diagnosis may be therapeutically helpful for some other disturbances, including anorexia, even if it does not carry the strong metaphysical moral that some have supposed. The cases are of interest to philosophers as they purport to represent "real -life" difficulties for standard theories of "personal identity." The chapter argues that the diagnosis (and its rejection) depend on prior assumptions about such identity, and so don't easily confirm or rebut any available theory, including more ancient theories about demonic possession.

Multiple Personality Disorder in Childhood

1988 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 524-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Vincent ◽  
M. Ruth Pickering
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Multiple Personality Disorder ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Patient Reports ◽  
Multiple Personality ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Risk Populations ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion

Multiple Personality Disorder (M.P.D.) has been diagnosed in adults and adolescents at an almost exponential rate over the last 10 years in contrast to the previous 100 years. Childhood M.P.D., a more recently recognized entity, has been identified both by retrospective patient reports and actual child case reports, of which we were able to note 12 in total, 4 of which may be more accurately described as “incipient M.P.D.” Given the apparently rapid response to treatment compared to adults and the high morbidity caused by the adult form of the disorder, the authors recommend a “high index of suspicion” and the use of screening questionnaires to detect cases of M.P.D. in high risk populations of children. Although the natural history of M.P.D. is not known, early identification and treatment could lower the number of cases of childhood M.P.D. that become established as adult cases and decrease the associated morbidity of the disorder in both children and adults. More research is needed to establish prevalence, etiology and effective treatment methods.

scholarly journals P.079 4H leukodystrophy: a case series of siblings with an unusually mild phenotype

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (s1) ◽  
pp. S35
Author(s):  
SM DeGasperis ◽  
G Bernard ◽  
D Pohl
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Genetic Disorder ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Genetic Mutation ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Motor Deficits ◽  
Severe Phenotype ◽  
Mild Phenotype ◽  
History Of

Background: 4H leukodystrophy is a genetic disorder typically characterized by hypomyelination, hypodontia and hypogonatotropic hypogonadism. Previously reported patients had considerable cognitive and motor deficits. We present a pair of siblings with a less severe phenotype. Methods: Patient data was obtained from medical records from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Results: The first patient was diagnosed with 4H leukodystrophy at the age of 21 years after genetic testing revealed a POLR3B mutation with a homozygous V523E variant. She has hypomyelination on MRI and a history of optic neuritis, as well as intermittent sensory and motor symptoms in the context of a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She has no clinical manifestations of 4H leukodystrophy. The patient is now 26 years old and has only mild neurological deficits. Her younger brother was diagnosed with 4H leukodystrophy at the age of 18 years and found to have the same genetic mutation as his sister. He has a history of seizures and mild learning disabilities. He is now 23 years old with no typical symptoms of 4H leukodystrophy. Conclusions: 4H leukodystrophy is usually associated with a severe, disabling phenotype and a poor prognosis. Our patients illustrate that a much milder phenotype exists.

scholarly journals SARS-CoV-2: lessons from both the history of medicine and from the biological behavior of other well-known viruses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sirio Fiorino ◽  
Fabio Tateo ◽  
Dario De Biase ◽  
Claudio G Gallo ◽  
Paolo E Orlandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Rna Viruses ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Influenza Viruses ◽  
Biological Behavior ◽  
Distinct Mode ◽  
Pathogenetic Mechanisms ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mode Of Transmission

SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of the current pandemic worldwide and its associated disease COVID-19. In this review, we have analyzed SARS-CoV-2 characteristics and those ones of other well-known RNA viruses viz. HIV, HCV and Influenza viruses, collecting their historical data, clinical manifestations and pathogenetic mechanisms. The aim of the work is obtaining useful insights and lessons for a better understanding of SARS-CoV-2. These pathogens present a distinct mode of transmission, as SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza viruses are airborne, whereas HIV and HCV are bloodborne. However, these viruses exhibit some potential similar clinical manifestations and pathogenetic mechanisms and their understanding may contribute to establishing preventive measures and new therapies against SARS-CoV-2.

scholarly journals CORRECTION OF IODINE DEFICIENCY STATES AND DYNAMIC MODELING OF POSITIVE DYNAMICS OF INDICATORS OF THYROID FUNCTIONS BY SUPPLEMENTATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Olesya Horlenko ◽  
Lubov Pushkash ◽  
Oleg Devinyak ◽  
Ivan Pushkash
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Iodine Deficiency ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Deficiency Diseases ◽  
Marked Tendency

The problem of iodine deficiency diseases (IDD) is recognized as relevant due to the significant prevalence of iodine deficiency among the population of many countries of the world, an increase in the incidence of diseases with a wide range of clinical manifestations and a marked tendency to increase the frequency and severity of IDD among children of all age groups We carried out a clinical-anamnestic examination of the child's contingent (187 persons) aged 13–17 years living in an ecologically dependent biogeochemical endemic zone of iodine deficiency, the mountain region of the Zakarpattya region during the period from 2014 to 2015. To identify the pathology of the thyroid gland, a palpatory method of examination was used according to the methodology of the WHO / MRKIDZ, 2001. According to our data 80 pupils (42.8 %) had increased thyroid gland of 1 degree, they were allocated for further and detailed examination and identification of environmentally caused somatic effects. Preventive measures included taking the dietary supplement Yosen, the manufacturer of TOV “OmniFarm”, TU U 10.8-35758392-004: 2014 for 6 months. A statistical model for forecasting the dynamics of TSH with supplements with iodine and selenium has been developed. According to our data, the degree of positive changes (decrease of TSH, increase of T4) with supplements with iodine and selenium depends on the starting content of the microelement of iodine in plasma and / or urine: the lower is the initial level of iodine - the more pronounced is the effect of supplements.

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