[The clinical and epidemic characteristics of new-onset tuberculosis in relation to the procedure of detection].

The outpatient cards and case histories of 456 patients with tuberculosis detected in Samara in the period from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2003 were examined. Tuberculosis was identified in 58.3% of the patients when they were asking for medical aid; among them 54.

[Specific features of detection of caseous pneumonia and its course in Samara].

A hundred and sixty-three cases of caseous pneumonia were analyzed in Samara. Males aged 35 to 60 years were most frequently ill with the pneumonia; the unemployed and those who had not undergone CC-fluorography for more than 2 years were more frequently ill. The lesion was more commonly bilateral, involving 3 lobes or more with multiple lung tissue destruction.

[Analysis of functional and biochemical changes in feline cerebral hemispheres after subchronic haloperidol administration].

Feline experiments have revealed that subchronic haloperidol causes asymmetric changes in the mesencephalic levels of dopamine and serotonin and impairs intrahemispheric balance between the dopaminergic and serotoninergic systems. At the same time the neuroleptic increases motor asymmetry, which appears in response to apomorphine, and changes the nature of interhemispheric relationships. The findings suggest that these changes may be one of the causes of extrapyramidal disorders associated with long-term use of the neuroleptic.