Pilot initiative in India to explore the gonadal function and fertility outcomes of a cohort of childhood cancer survivors.

Context: Steady improvement in childhood cancer outcomes has led to a growing number of survivors, many of who develop long-term sequelae. There is limited data about these sequelae (including those related to fertility) on childhood cancer survivors from India.

Aims: We undertook a prospective pilot study on childhood cancer survivors from India to assess their gonadal function and fertility.

Computed tomography of the brain morphology of patients with first-episode schizophrenic psychosis.

Objective: To report computed tomographic (CT) scan ratings of various aspects of brain morphology of a large representative sample of patients with a first episode of schizophrenic psychosis and to compare these ratings with those from a previously reported sample of patients with chronic schizophrenia.

Methods: A brain CT scan was performed on 114 patients with a diagnosis of first episode of schizophrenia or schizophreniform psychosis. Ratings on sulcal and ventricular enlargement and sylvian fissure were obtained using the Computed Tomographic Rating Scale for Schizophrenia.