Transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Median Nerve Stimulation reduce acute stress in young healthy adults: a single-blind sham-controlled crossover study.

Stress is a major determinant of health and wellbeing. Conventional stress management approaches do not account for the daily-living acute changes in stress that affect quality of life. The combination of physiological monitoring and non-invasive Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) represents a promising technological approach to quantify stress-induced physiological manifestations and reduce stress during everyday life.

Ultrasound-guided autologous blood injection in patients with chronic recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of ultrasound (US) guided autologous blood injection (ABI) for the treatment of chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Centre for medical education and research.

Effect of intravenous administration of zoledronic acid on jaw bone density in cases having skeletal metastasis: A prospective clinical study.

Aim: The objective is to evaluate the effect of intravenous (i.v.) administration of bisphosphonate (zoledronic acid) therapy on the jaw bone density and incidence of any other bony patholog.

Management of mandibular angle fractures using a 1.7 mm 3-dimensional strut plate.

Aim: We report our experience with the use of 1.7 mm 3-dimentional (3D) strut plate for the management of mandibular angle fractures.

Methods: This prospective study enrolled 15 patients in whom mandibular angle fractures were treated with 1.

Profile of prothrombotic factors in Indian children with ischemic stroke.

This study was undertaken in view of paucity of data regarding the profile of prothrombotic factors in children with ischemic stroke. Sixty-four children with ischemic stroke were prospectively evaluated for prothrombotic factors over a 2 year period. The blood samples were analyzed for protein C (PC), protein S (PS), activated protein C resistance (APCR), factor V Leiden (FVL), anti-thrombin-III (AT-III), lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], lupus anticoagulant (LA), anti-cardiolipin antibodies (aCL) immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG, homocysteine, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) at least 3 months after the onset of stroke.

Unilateral parotid agenesis associated with pleomorphic adenoma of ipsilateral accessory parotid gland.

Congenital agenesis of the parotid gland is rare, and its association with accessory parotid tissue is even rarer. We report an unusual case of unilateral agenesis of the left parotid gland associated with pleomorphic adenoma of the left accessory parotid gland. To best of our knowledge, this is only the second such published case in the literature.

Bone density and miniscrew stability in orthodontic patients.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate bone density in buccal inter-radicular bone between second premolars and first permanent molars and its association with the clinical stability of miniscrews used for en masse retraction of anterior teeth in extraction cases.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-eight miniscrews were placed in ten patients (8 females, 2 males: mean age, 18.9 +/- 4.

Unusual presentation of Sjögren syndrome: multiple parotid cysts.

Sjögren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune exocrinopathy that destroys salivary and lacrimal gland tissue. We report an unusual case of this disease in a 40-year-old woman who presented with bilateral parotid cystic masses. As this case illustrates, Sjögren syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis of bilateral cystic parotid lesions.

Internal jugular vein adrenocorticotropic hormone estimation for diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone-dependent Cushing's syndrome: Ultrasound-guided direct jugular vein sample collection.

Aim Of Study: To assess the utility of internal jugular vein (IJV) / peripheral adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) gradient in determining the etiology of ACTH- dependent Cushing's syndrome.

Materials And Methods: Patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome, (except children less than 12 years), had IJV blood collection under ultrasound guidance using a linear 7 MHZ probe. Blood was collected with a 21 G needle at the level of mandible with the patient in supine position.

Clinical impact of multidetector row computed tomography before bronchial artery embolization in patients with hemoptysis: a prospective study.

Purpose: To evaluate prospectively the role and impact of multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) before bronchial artery embolization (BAE) in patients with hemoptysis.

Methods: MDCT of the thorax was performed in 27 patients (21 men, 6 women; age range, 22-70 years; mean, 39 years) with hemoptysis who were referred for BAE. Transverse, multiplanar reconstruction, and 3-dimensional reconstruction (maximum intensity projection and volume rendered) images were analysed to identify the abnormal hypertrophied bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries causing hemoptysis, their origin and course were noted.

Evaluation of the inferior alveolar canal for cysts and tumors of the mandible-comparison of multidetector computed tomography and 3-dimensional volume interpolated breath-hold examination magnetic resonance sequence with curved multiplanar reformatted reconstructions.

Objective: To evaluate the mandibular canal using volume interpolated breath-hold examination (VIBE) sequencing in patients with cysts and tumors of the mandible.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five patients with mandibular cysts and tumors were recruited for a study in the authors' institution to compare the role of multidetector row computed tomography with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in jaw lesions. Of these 25 patients, VIBE was performed in 12 patients (age range, 16 to 52 yrs; 11 male and 1 female patients) and formed the study group.

Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery associated with Chiari II malformation: Diagnosis and clinical implications.

We present a case of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) associated with Chiari II malformation and discuss the clinical implications. There has been one reported case of PPHA associated with Chiari 1 malformation, but none in association with Chiari II. Our patient also had a widened hypoglossal canal, with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sac herniation through it.

Correlation of splenic volume with hematological parameters, splenic vein diameter, portal pressure and grade of varices in extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children.

Purpose: To study the correlation between the volume of the spleen and hematological parameters, splenic vein diameter, portal pressure before shunt, portal pressure after shunt, reduction of portal pressure and grade of esophageal varices in patients with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO).

Methods: Twenty-four patients with EHPVO who underwent splenectomy with leino-renal shunt during a period of 2 years were prospectively analyzed. Splenic volumes were measured from CT scans using appropriate volumetry software.

Rheumatoid arthritis: spectrum of computed tomographic findings in pulmonary diseases.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic disease that manifests as inflammatory arthritis of multiple joints. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the most common manifestation of rheumatoid lung disease. The ILDs associated with RA are diverse and it is very important for the general radiologist to differentiate one from another.

Multidetector computed tomography of jaw lesions in children and adolescents.

Jaw lesions in paediatric and adolescent population are uncommon and can arise in odontogenic or non-odontogenic tissues. With the advent of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), algorithm for imaging jaw lesions has changed dramatically. This pictorial essay describes the imaging appearance of commonly encountered jaw lesions in children and adolescents with emphasis on MDCT findings.

MRI and MR sialography of juvenile recurrent parotitis.

Background: Juvenile recurrent parotitis (JRP) is the second most common inflammatory salivary gland disease of childhood, after mumps. Diagnosis of JRP is usually based on clinical history of recurrent unilateral or bilateral parotid swelling and demonstration of sialectasis. Conventional sialography, digital sialography, US, MRI and sialoendoscopy have been used as investigative tools for the diagnosis of JRP.

Aspiration cytology of mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall in an infant: a case report.

Background: Mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall is an extremely uncommon lesion of infants. Radiologic features simulate a malignant neoplasm; however, pathologic examination demonstrates an admixture of fibroblasts, benign cartilage and woven bone. There is a paucity of cytologic reports of this rare entity in the available literature.

Pleuropulmonary blastoma with intrabronchial extension.

A 3-year-old male presented with an episode of respiratory distress that was superimposed on a 2 1/2 years history of recurrent chest infections. The chest radiograph and a contrast enhanced CT scan revealed a cystic cavity in the left upper lobe with an endobronchial soft tissue mass in left bronchus. Left bronchotomy and removal of the endobronchial soft tissue mass and left upper lobectomy were performed.

Equivalence randomized controlled trial of bioresorbable versus titanium miniplates in treatment of mandibular fracture: a pilot study.

Purpose: The present study was undertaken to test bioresorbable fixation versus titanium for equivalence in terms of clinical union and complications using the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons parameters of care. The study design was a randomized, controlled, equivalence trial.

Materials And Methods: A total of 40 patients were enrolled and allocated to the titanium group and bioresorbable group using a computerized randomization table.

A prospective study of risk factor profile & incidence of deep venous thrombosis among medically-ill hospitalized patients at a tertiary care hospital in northern India.

Background & Objective: Hospitalization for medical-illness is associated with an increased risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). However, there are no published data from India addressing at this issue. We sought to study the risk factor profile and the incidence of DVT among hospitalized medically-ill patients, a tertiary care hospital in northern India.

Role of color Doppler indices in predicting disease-free survival of breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

The aim of our study was to evaluate whether blood flow in locally advanced and inflammatory breast cancer before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy using color Doppler ultrasonography can be used to monitor the response to therapy and identify possible correlations between survival and various Doppler indices. Fifty patients with breast cancer underwent Doppler evaluation of the tumor with determination of Doppler indices such as pulsatility index (PI), resistive index (RI), and peak systolic velocity (PSV). RI and PI decreased in 27 (54%) and 20 (40%) patients, respectively, and increased in 23 (46%) and 30 (60%) patients, respectively.

Magnetic resonance sialography using CISS and HASTE sequences in inflammatory salivary gland diseases: comparison with digital sialography.

Background: Inflammatory conditions are the most common pathology affecting the salivary glands. Magnetic resonance (MR) sialography has emerged as an alternative to conventional sialography for evaluation of inflammatory salivary gland diseases.

Purpose: To prospectively evaluate the role and diagnostic accuracy of MR sialography in the diagnosis of inflammatory salivary gland disease.