the other foot, he went in search of some herb that he knew was growing in a field near the dispensary, and on which he had great faith as a remedy for snake-bite. Before lie could reach the fields to gather the medicine, lie became giddy and lost the power of co-ordination over the muscles of the lower extremities, beiran to stagger, and hence came to hospital for treatment. When seen in hospi...

When two different odorants are presented simultaneously to the two nostrils, we experience alternations in olfactory percepts, a phenomenon called binaral rivalry. Little is known about the nature of such alternations. Here we investigate this issue by subjecting unstable and stable olfactory percepts to the influences of visual perceptual or semantic cues as participants engage in simultaneou...

Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) is caused by Mycoplasmas gallisepticum (MG) and is prevailing in layer, broiler and breeder poultry flocks. The infected birds showed sneezing, rales, coughing and exudates from nostrils and eyes. Mycoplasma species were recovered 27.3% overall, 39.3 per cent of the tracheal swabs, 15.9 per cent of tracheal tissues, 27.4 per cent of lung tissues and 25 per cent...

BACKGROUND Rhinoplasty "open" represents a surgical technique to access to the internal structures of the nose; it is an alternative to more traditional "closed" rhinoplasty. However, both these techniques have some advantages and some disadvantages. In this work the authors describe a case that shows the steps of a new surgical technique: the "semi-open" rhinoplasty. METHODS The "semi-open" ...

Introduction Mild hypothermia has become an effective neuroprotective strategy following head trauma, cardiac arrest and neonatal asphyxia. However, cooling the whole body below 33-34°C can induce severe complications; therefore, selective brain cooling (SBC) could minimize adverse effects by maintaining core body temperature at normal values over an extended period of time. Recently, we develo...

CASE REPORT A newborn evaluated at 20 days old due to occasional nystagmus. Her mother had presented with oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) and glaucoma. The physical examination revealed opaque micro-corneas, and horizontal nystagmus. The tonometry showed 35 mm Hg in OD and 40 mm Hg in OS and the fundus examination was normal. She had a narrow nasal bridge with narrow nostrils, and fourth and...

was going to vomit and turned him on his side. Instead of vomit, however, froth, reddish in colour, began to pour from his mouth and nostrils, and he became cyanosed. The froth was cleared out of his mouth, but it refilled again immediately. We then drew him up the table and allowed his head to hangover the end, in order that the froth might run out, and his mouth was wiped out again and again....

Effect of pressure application by a crutch to the axilla of the side of the dominant right nostril on the pattern of nostril dominance with emphasis on the time sequence of changes and recovery was studied in the young male Nigerians. The nostril dominance was assessed from the percentage of tidal volume flowing through the right and left nostril passages during expiratory phase (7). Applicatio...

For some time Norwich terriers have been known to suffer from respiratory problems. In order to assign this weakness to a pathophysiology, 23 terriers were examined clinically, with laryngoscope and with rhinomanometry. In addition their skulls were dimensioned on radiographs. Widened nostrils, overlong soft palates and the everted laryngeal pouches were consistent with brachycephalic syndrome....

Thirty patients suffering from uncomplicated chronic Sinusitis were enrolled in a clinical study to asses the efficacy of Ayurvedic medicine comprising of Tribhvan kirti rasa (Tablet) along with inhalation of steam of Dasamulakwath (Decoction) followed by nasya (intranasal instillation) with Anu tailam. The Tribhuvan kirti rasa was administered at a dose of 250mg b.d with Adrak swaras (Juice of...