background: termination of pregnancy in the second trimester using prostaglandins has been shown to be safe and effective. misoprostol has multiple routes of administration; oral, vaginal, buccal, rectal and sublingual.objective: the study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of intrauterine extra-amniotic and vaginal misoprostol in a dose of 200 microgram every 4 hours for the termination o...

The purpose of this contribution is to give an introduction to a new vision of extra-dimensions: the so-called “braneworld” picture. In this scenario, ordinary matter is trapped in a threedimensional space, called ‘brane’, embedded in a higher dimensional space. This idea must be contrasted with the traditional view of extra dimensions, the KaluzaKlein picture, where matter fields live everywhe...

INTRODUCTION We portray and discuss a case of lateral sinus thrombosis following acute otitis media and mastoiditis. CLINICAL PICTURE The patient presented with otorrhoea, otalgia, neck pain, fever and chills. TREATMENT Cortical mastoidectomy was performed. Intravenous antibiotics and heparin were administered. OUTCOME The patient had a complete recovery with no sequelae. CONCLUSIONS Ne...