background natural disasters, both expected and unexpected, usually cause widespread injuries and destruction with a large number of survivors, including children. several studies have shown that children may develop posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to disasters such as an earthquake. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the screening abilities of the university of california at ...

following exposure to a major traumatic event like iran-iraq war(1980-1988) various reaction occurs, some of which result in stress-related psychiatric disorder. we have briefly described one such case and used it to indicate some features of post-traumatic stress disorder. the patient, b.b, is a 54 years old man who has served in iran-iraq war operations for about 19 months. he expresses that ...

posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a disorder of emotional and mental stress occurring as an outcome of injury or severe emotional shock. several neuroimaging studies in humans have shown the functions and relationship between the anatomical changes of brain and ptsd. the three major areas of the brain are affected by ptsd .these three areas are the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cor...

results overall, 93.4% of the subjects received pep in less than 48 hours after exposure. of the 397 subjects, 86.0% were male, 61.7% aged 0 - 30 years, and 64.7% lived in rural areas. the subjects were mainly bitten by domestic dogs (79.8%), most of the subjects (91.9%) were involved with superficial wounds, and the most common sites of the animal bite were legs (48.1%) and hands (40.6%). the ...

we report a case of a woman presenting in a state of shock with classic symptoms of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. she had a history of tubal ligation done three years back. exploratory laparotomy was done, and a diagnosis of ruptured ectopic ovarian pregnancy was made.

conclusions appropriate surgical stabilization can be safely performed during established post-traumatic hypoxemia using a multidisciplinary approach, continuous monitoring, and serial investigations to diagnose fulminant pathology and associated injuries. results a total of 31 adults (26 males and 5 females) with lis of 0.1 to 2.5 (26 patients) and > 2.5 (five patients) at admission were recru...

Introduction: Application of light transmitting posts to restore greatly damaged endodontically treated teeth has been increased. It is suspected that light intensity decreases as it passes throughout different materials. This can reduce the degree of conversion required for adequate bond strength throughout the length of these posts. The objective of this study was to evaluate the amount of li...