Comparison of Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score and Glasgow Coma Scale for Assessment of Consciousness in Children With Acute Encephalitis Syndrome.

Objective: To correlate the Full outline of unresponsiveness (FOUR) score and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) in the assessment of children with acute encephalitis syndrome (AES).

Methods: This observational study was conducted in the department of pediatrics of a public sector tertiary care center from January, 2019 to March, 2020. All consecutive patients of AES admitted during the study period (n=150) were recruited.

Risk Factors of Delirium in Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of delirium and its risk factors among children admitted to a Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Method: A descriptive study in which consecutive patients admitted to the PICU over a period of 12 months were screened daily for delirium using the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD) score. Treatment-related and demographic variables were collected and analyzed.

Nasal prosthesis after partial rhinectomy. A case report.

Maxillofacial defects can result from several reasons, including neoplasia, congenital malformations, trauma, oral infections, etc. This kind of defects can be severely debilitating to the patients. To improve the quality of life of these patients, the options include surgical reconstruction and maxillofacial prosthesis.

Prosthetic rehabilitation of edentulous hemimandibulectomy patient: a clinical report.

Surgical resection of mandible causes deviation of mandible toward affected side, resulting in loss of occlusal contact. This article presents twin rows of nonanatomic teeth on the untreated side of maxillary complete denture. The palatal row helps in mastication, whereas the buccal row supports the cheeks and improves the aesthetics.

Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and Accelerated Castings on Marginal Fit and Surface Roughness.

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the marginal fit and surface roughness of complete cast crowns made by a conventional and an accelerated casting technique.

Settings And Design: This study was divided into three parts. In Part I, the marginal fit of full metal crowns made by both casting techniques in the vertical direction was checked, in Part II, the fit of sectional metal crowns in the horizontal direction made by both casting techniques was checked, and in Part III, the surface roughness of disc-shaped metal plate specimens made by both casting techniques was checked.

Comparative study of fracture resistance of porcelain in metal ceramic restorations by using different metal coping designs- an in vitro study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare effect of different metal coping designs on fracture resistance of porcelain in metal ceramic restorations.

Materials And Methods: Fracture resistance of porcelain was assessed in porcelain fused to metal crowns with three different coping designs i.e.

A proposal for the experimental detection of CSL induced random walk.

Continuous Spontaneous Localization (CSL) is one possible explanation for dynamically induced collapse of the wave-function during a quantum measurement. The collapse is mediated by a stochastic non-linear modification of the Schrödinger equation. A consequence of the CSL mechanism is an extremely tiny violation of energy-momentum conservation, which can, in principle, be detected in the laboratory via the random diffusion of a particle induced by the stochastic collapse mechanism.

Pharmacoenhancement of protease inhibitors.

Toxicity, adherence problems, and virological failure may limit treatment by protease inhibitor-containing regimens at standard doses. Addition of low-dose ritonavir results in a high plasma concentration of coadministered protease inhibitor resulting in decreased pill burden, a reduction in the number of doses, fewer food and/or fluid restrictions, and a higher rate of virological suppression. These effects are due to improved pharmacokinetics of coadministered protease inhibitors.

Potential role of the ventilation and perfusion (V/Q) lung scan in the diagnosis of acute chest syndrome in adults with sickle cell disease.

The current criteria for diagnosing ACS are chest pain and presence of a new infiltrate on the chest radiograph (CXR). This study was designed to evaluate the role of ventilation and perfusion (V/Q) scan to assist in the early diagnosis of ACS. An abnormal V/Q scan was associated with a diagnosis of ACS that reached a statistical significance (P < 0.

Metastatic pure small-cell carcinoma of prostate.

Extrapulmonary small-cell carcinoma arising in the prostate gland has been described in several case series and case reports. However, pure small-cell carcinoma of the prostate is rare, and there are only a few reports in literature describing the clinical features and management of this neoplasm. These tumors are highly aggressive and commonly manifest with visceral metastasis at the time of diagnosis.

Sickle cell patient with an acute chest syndrome and a negative chest X-ray: potential role of the ventilation and perfusion (V/Q) lung scan.

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease is caused by thromboemboli in the pulmonary vasculature. The diagnostic criteria include the presence of pulmonary infiltrate(s) on chest x-ray. This case report suggests that a V/Q scan may play a diagnostic role in sickle cell patients with symptoms of ACS and a negative chest x-ray.

The need of eccentric balance during mastication.

A study of the masticatory performance of 30 patients with balancing contacts in centric relation was compared with an equal number of patients with balancing contacts in both centric and eccentric relations. The study failed to show any significant difference between masticatory performance of the two groups.

Treatment of advanced refractory ovarian carcinoma with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue.

Leuprolide acetate, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue, produced a variety of beneficial therapeutic responses in five patients with ovarian carcinoma. Four patients had failed intensive chemotherapy with alkylating agents, cisplatin, and Adriamycin. All had one or more clinical conditions that precluded treatment with cytotoxic agents and characteristics associated with resistance to hormone therapy.