[Forensic medical differential diagnosis of craniocerebral trauma in children].

It is emphasized that history, complaints, a comprehensive neurological examination, craniography are not often sufficient for differentiation between brain concussion and mild brain contusion in children because of specific characteristics of craniocerebral trauma (CCT) in such patients. To make an adequate forensic medical diagnosis of CCT in children, it is necessary to take into consideration anatomophysiological peculiarities of a child, biomechanical conditions of the brain injury, to apply modern methods of neurovisualization (ultrasonography, computed and MR imaging), to follow up brain function with quantitative electroencephalography. Improvement of differential forensic-medical assessment of CCT severity in childhood should be made according to the principles of evidence-based medicine.

[The dynamic serological reactions after treating patients with early forms of syphilis by the single-course shortened reserve method].

A total of 156 patients with early syphilis were treated with tetracyclin and oletetrin. The drugs were administered 4 times daily (every 6 hrs) in a dose of 0.5 g (daily dose 2.

[The dynamics of antibody formation in patients with fresh forms of syphilis treated by the single-course method with the novocaine salt of benzylpenicillin].

Investigation of the blood sera of patients with fresh syphilis forms before, immediately after, and in 6-18 months after treatment has confirmed a high sensitivity of the serologic tests for syphilis used in this country. The results of dynamic serologic monitoring of patients have demonstrated high efficacy of the therapeutic method used.

[Changes in the surface area and shape of growing organisms].

Equations describing the changes in body surface area of rats and humans during ontogenesis are proposed. A function of difference between the body surface and the surface of sphere of similar weight and density was chosen in order to characterize the body plan formation. Equations describing these processes in rats and humans are proposed.