Correlation of fetal abdominal subcutaneous tissue thickness by ultrasound to predict birth weight.

Introduction: Fetal growth abnormality is associated with changes in the soft tissue mass, which is decreased in growth restricted fetuses and increased in macrosomia.

Objective: To correlate fetal abdominal subcutaneous tissue thickness (FASTT) measured by ultrasound at term and birth weight and to obtain a cut-off value of FASTT to predict large and small for gestational age babies in our population.

Methods: FASTT was measured at the anterior 1/3(rd) of abdominal circumference by ultrasound after 36 weeks and weight of the baby measured after birth.

Evaluation of oxidative stress, antioxidants and prolactin in infertile women.

The objective of the study was to estimate the serum concentrations of oxidative stress markers-lipid hydroperoxide (MDA-Malondialdehyde), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), nitrite; and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) - a measure of total antioxidant capacity in serum. Serum nitrite levels were high in fertile women than in infertile women (p<0.001), whereas MDA was high in infertile women than in fertile group (p<0.

Pathological laughter in trigeminal schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.

Pathological laughter is an uncommon manifestation of neurosurgical diseases. Very few cases of trigeminal schwannoma have been reported in the literature presenting with pathological laughter as a predominant symptom. We are reporting on a case of multi-compartmental trigeminal schwannoma presenting as pathological laughter and discuss a review of the literature.