Background Robotic pelvic surgeries require steep Trendelenburg position which may result in rise in intraocular pressure (IOP). Aim The aim of this study was to compare the changes that occur in IOP during robotic pelvic surgeries in steep Trendelenburg position with a restrictive intravenous fluid administration. Settings and Design This prospective observational study was conducted in a ...

We recently reported in Brain (Lugaresi et al., 1998) 20 cases of idiopathic recurrent stupor due to endozepine-4 accumulation in the blood. Samples obtained from nine of these patients were analysed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry to rule out contaminating synthetic benzodiazepines (Rothstein et al., 1992). All these samples contained endozepine-4 concentrations high enough to account ...

discovered ? while under observation he quickly nassed into' a condition in which he was stated to have lain continually on his back with the eves closed quite motionless except for some twitching of the facial muscles, he never spoke, asked for nothing, and only eat food actually nbioed in his hands, and latterly certainly passed all his excreta where lie lay. These were all the facts received...

The book begins with a description of the physiology of consciousness and the pathophysiology of disorders of consciousness. It continues with a description of the approach to a patient with a disorder of consciousness, emphasizing the bedside examination, but including the use of modern imaging techniques. The important structural and metabolic causes of coma are reviewed in detail. It then de...

The book begins with a description of the physiology of consciousness and the pathophysiology of disorders of consciousness. It continues with a description of the approach to a patient with a disorder of consciousness, emphasizing the bedside examination, but including the use of modern imaging techniques. The important structural and metabolic causes of coma are reviewed in detail. It then de...

objective: to compare the clinical profile and pattern of catatonic symptoms of patients with schizophrenia and mood disorder. method: records of 13,968 patients seen between 1983-1985 and 2003-2005 were reviewed for symptoms of catatonia by resident doctors in psychiatry. cases in which the diagnosis were schizophrenia or mood disorder were then noted. socio-demographic and clinical features w...