Background Acute and transient psychotic disorders (ATPD) have been a diagnostic enigma due to their fleeting nature. While classified in various systems, discrepancies continue between the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10), International Classification of Diseases, 11th Edition (ICD-11), and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). Research on ATPD, especially in developing countries like India, is scarce, leading to uncertainty about their prevalence and diagnostic stability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate the cerebroplacental ratio which is the ratio of pulsatility index of fetal middle cerebral and umbilical arteries, in normal and high-risk pregnancies during 30-36 weeks of gestation.
Methods: In this study, we included 70 patients, who were scanned for Doppler parameters of Middle cerebral artery and Umbilical artery pulsatility index ratio of fetus, between 30 and 36 weeks, and then were followed till delivery. Thirty-five patients with normal pregnancy and 35 patients with high-risk pregnancy were included.