Timing of intrathecal baclofen therapy in persons with acquired brain injury: influence on outcome.

Objective: Evaluation of the effects of intrathecal baclofen therapy (ITB) delivered by a pump implanted at a very early stage in acquired brain injury (ABI).

Study Design: This investigation was a longitudinal prospective observational study, including a series of 13 ABI implanted within 6 months of the acute events.

Main Outcome Measure: The Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and Spasms Frequency Score (SFS) have been used as a primary outcome measure.

[Extrusive therapy and periodontal alignment. Considerations and indications. 2].

The Authors report some clinical cases treated with orthodontic forced eruption, periodontal surgery and prosthetic rehabilitation. The theoretic first part of this work was published on Dental Cadmos no. 9/87.

Pachydermoperiostosis and acro-osteolysis.

The authors present a case of pachydermoperiostosis (digital hippocratism, periostosis, pachydermia) associated with acro-osteolysis. This is the first association of this type described in Italy, and it is only recently that foreign authors have reported the presence of acro-osteolysis in patients affected with pachydermoperiostosis. The results obtained from studies of the micro and macro circulation in pachydermoperiostosis are reported.