The method of jerk-locked back averaging was applied to six patients with clinically diagnosed psychogenic myoclonus. Five patients had a slow negative EEG shift corresponding to Bereitschaftspotential at the central region starting 0.7 to 2.1 seconds before the onset of the myoclonic jerk. One patient had no potential preceding the myoclonic jerk, whereas a small negative potential preceded th...

UNLABELLED The objective of this research study was to verify the efficiency of the personalized vestibular rehabilitation (PVR) in different otoneurologic clinical diseases, as well as set the best protocol option in each case. STUDY DESIGN Clinical retrospective. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective study was conducted based on the description of the vestibular rehabilitation program of 37...

BACKGROUND Patient related factors hindering optimal blood pressure (BP) control in patients with hypertension are unclear. OBJECTIVES To investigate the barriers to optimal hypertension management. METHODS A survey on the awareness and management of hypertension was conducted in 556 patients (365 males, mean age 60.9 ± 10.1) from a rural community. RESULTS Of the 556 patients who had a c...

Background. The common symptoms of malaria reduce the specificity of clinical diagnosis. Presumptive treatment is conventional but can lead to overdiagnosis of malaria, delay of appropriate treatment, overprescription of antimalarials, and drug resistance. Routine use of diagnostic tests can address many of these concerns. Though treatment is often procured from retailers, there is low availabi...

Lorr, Klett, and McNair (1963) noted that factorial studies limited to patients of one diagnostic category exhibited the 'effects of restriction in various sources of population variance and limitations on defining variables'. Factor analyses of depressive symptoms have for the most part utilized patients whose clinical diagnosis was depression (Hamilton and White, 1959; Hamilton, 1960; Overall...

Accuracy of phenotyping of lipoproteinemias by electrophoresis was assessed by comparing the interpretation of that laboratory test alone with the clinical diagnosis. Results were consistent with the clinical diagnosis in 88.7% of the series. Inconsistent results most frequently occurred with samples for which cholesterol and triglyceride determinations were not made or considered. Quantitative...

This study investigated the incidence of severe disease following primary exposure to Plasmodium falciparum by nonimmune children and adults in Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Four months after arrival, the cross-sectional prevalence of P. falciparum was 72%, and the monthly cumulative incidence of clinical diagnoses of malaria was 81%. Delirium or unconsciousness prompted evacuation to the hospital. Re...

QUESTION I have children in my clinic who experience seizurelike episodes in which they cry and hold their breath to the point of cyanosis and loss of consciousness. Their examination or investigation findings are normal and referral to a pediatric specialist results in no further investigation. Are breath-holding spells common, and what type of investigation is needed? ANSWER A breath-holdin...