Silicone prosthetics and anti-thyroid autoimmunity.

Introduction: In esthetic surgery, the use of silicone implants is a topic of hot discussion.

Material And Methods: An analysis of 119 esthetic surgical interventions on the mammary gland was performed. A study of the immune and endocrine parameters after mammoplasty was carried out.

Clinical Effectiveness of Lurasidone Monotherapy in Patients with Acute Episodes of Schizophrenia and Associated Symptoms of Depression.

Aim: We endeavored to evaluate the efficacy of Lurasidone at doses of 40-160 mg per day on symptoms of schizophrenia associated with symptoms of depression in real clinical practice in a Russian patient population.

Methods: One hundred sixty eight patients aged 18-65 years old, who at the time of the start of the observation were being treated in a hospital or day hospital due to an exacerbation of paranoid schizophrenia accompanied by symptoms of depression, were prescribed lurasidone. Treatment with lurasidone and other concomitant drugs, their prescription, withdrawal, selection, and dose modifications were determined based on the indications for the use of those drugs and the recommended doses in the instructions, clinical need, and patient interests, rather than by the goals of the study.

[Association of gene polymorphisms DRD3 rs6280, COMT rs4680 and HTR2A rs7322347 with schizophrenia].

Objective: To check the association of genetic polymorphisms rs6280 of the DRD3 gene, rs4680 of the gene, rs7322347 of the gene with schizophrenia.

Material And Methods: The sample included 300 inpatients with paranoid schizophrenia. Inclusion criteria: age 18-50 years, established diagnosis «Schizophrenia, paranoid form», duration of psychiatric disorders not less than 5 years.

Hyperprolactinemia and Antipsychotic Therapy in Schizophrenic Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

Introduction: Hyperprolactinemia (HPRL) is known as a side effect of some antidepressants and antipsychotics. These medicines are common in treatment of schizophrenia. Thus, HPRL is often observed in schizophrenic patients.