All suicides (n = 1397) in Finland during 1 year were studied by thorough interviews with the surviving next of kin. We included 388 suicides after which a spouse's or a cohabiting partner's subjective views of precipitant stressors in suicide process during the last 3 months and earlier in life were determined. In 82% of the cases the partner considered life events as precipitant stressors for...

OBJECTIVE To determine precipitants of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and their impact on hospital stay and mortality. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Aga Khan University Hospital, from January 2005 to December 2007. METHODOLOGY Consecutive patients admitted with different grades of HE were evaluated between January 2005 and December 2007. The ...

AIM Patient's perception of seizure precipitant is crucial in epilepsy management, but it is often overlooked by physicians. This may be due to neglect and underestimation of its importance. This study looked at frequency and nature of self-perceived seizure precipitants among patients with epilepsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A close-ended questionnaire-based study. Patients with active epilepsy ...

Intractable epilepsy is commonly believed to be the main cause of uncontrolled seizures and hospitalization in epileptic patients. We study frequency and types of potential provocative factors in epileptic patients admitted with seizures, and suggest methods to decrease seizure occurrence and hospitalization. Over 6 months we prospectively studied all epileptic patients hospitalized for seizure...

Electrospray was employed upstream of an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) to enhance the collection efficiency of monodisperse nanometer-sized particles. The electrospray of deionized water produced water droplets with a size range from several tens to several hundreds μm. The visible combined effect of the ESP with the electrospray was found for the collection of particles larger than about 20...

Patients presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis and acute colonic pseudo-obstruction should undergo a focused evaluation to identify underlying precipitants.