The disturbance of somatosensory perception and bodily experiences, including somatosensory hallucinations, are main features of the coenaesthesia sub-syndrome of schizophrenia. We used functional MRI to study a coenaesthesia patient with rapidly fluctuating painful somatosensory hallucinatory perceptions. Transient brain activations accompanying hallucinations were similar to the pattern elici...

BACKGROUND Dogma has long prevailed regarding the ageing of bruises, and whether certain patterns of bruising are suggestive or diagnostic of child abuse. OBJECTIVES We conducted the first Systematic Reviews addressing these two issues, to determine the scientific basis for current clinical practice. There have been seven updates since 2004. METHODS An all language literature search was per...

The seatbelt syndrome describes an injury pattern infrequently seen in restrained passengers in motor vehicle collisions. It occurs when sudden deceleration forces coupledwith compression of the lap belt around the abdomen causes abdominalwall bruising, intra-abdominal injuries, and spinal fractures. Infrequent and improper use of appropriate belt restraints in children has led to high risks fo...

Idiopathic myelofibrosis occurs predominantly in older adults. It is very rarely seen in children. We describe a 3-year-old girl with Down's syndrome who presented with recurrent chest infections associated with anaemia and easy bruising. There was mild hepatosplenomegaly. Full blood picture revealed pancytopaenia with leucoerythroblastosis with absence of circulating blast cells. Repeated atte...

Bruises commonly occur in children and are most often the result of a minor accidental injury. However, bruises can also signal an underlying medical illness or an inflicted injury (maltreatment). Although bruising is the most common manifestation of child physical maltreatment, knowing when to be concerned about maltreatment and how to assess bruises in this context can be challenging for clin...


 Background: Myofascial pain syndrome (MTPS) is a condition with many collections of signs and symptoms caused by damage to the structure fascia muscle tissue. Some include trigger points in hyperirritated region hypersensitivity link bands muscles myofascial syndrome, which will feel painful when pressed, there are specific characteristics, namely Referred Pain, Motor Dysfunction, Autono...

The current literature regarding the standard and nonstandard therapies for children with autism is reviewed. A long term, comprehensive, individualized, multidisciplinary approach remains the best treatment. Physicians caring for the victims of child abuse are frequently asked to render an opinion regarding soft-tissue bruising. A review of the literature suggests that estimation of the age of...

Ehelr Danlos Syndrome is characterized in its most common form by hyperextensibility of the skin, hypermobility of joints often resulting in dislocations, and tissue fragility exemplified by easy bruising, atrophic scars following superficial injury, and premature rupture of membranes during pregnancy. Heterogeneity between the several clinical syndromes both complicates the diagnosis of EDS an...

INTRODUCTION: Dysuria is a painful urination combined with its frequency and/or difficulty. observed in many urological diseases and one of the most common reasons for treatment cause.
 AIM: The aim study to identify etiological factors dysuria women evaluate personalized approach their treatment.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed data 368 chronical cystitis. inclusion criteria were...

Gardner Diamond syndrome is a rare condition characterized with painful ecchymoses in different parts of the body and cutaneous and mucosal hemorrhages. The etiology is not known fully and psychogenic factors are thought to be involved. Cutaneous lesions and hemorrhages develop mostly following emotional stress and rarely minor traumas and may recur. Although the extremities are involved with t...