Effect of elevated catecholamine levels on cerebral hemodynamics in patients with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder.

The aim of the study was to assess the correlation between the levels of catecholamines and cerebral hemodynamics in patients with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study included 50 patients with chronic PTSD hospitalized for psychiatric treatment for the first time, and 50 healthy control subjects. All study subjects were in the 30-50 age group.

Angiomyoma--angioleiomyoma of the cheek.

The authors present the case of an angiomyoma--angioleiomyoma of the cheek in a 58-year-old man. The tumour was palpable, although clinically not visible, and the only case of a tumour of smooth muscle treated in the Clinical Department of Oral Surgery over the last 40 years. The operation was performed in the Outpatient Department by intraoral procedure.

Spontaneous resolution of post-traumatic chronic subdural hematoma: case report.

Spontaneous resolution of post-traumatic chronic subdural hematoma is a very rare and unexpected event. It has been rarely reported in the literature, mostly cases of chronic subdural hematoma resolution in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Operative procedure is generally considered the treatment of choice for chronic subdural hematoma.

[Ocular dirofilariasis: a case report].

A case of ocular dirofilariasis in a female patient is presented. The zoonosis caused by parasites of the genus Dirofilaria is relatively rare in humans, with a higher incidence in south and central Europe, Asia and Africa. In Europe, dirofilariasis is mostly caused by the species Dirofilaria repens.

The effect of stress hormones on cerebral hemodynamics in patients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.

The aim of the study was to assess the possible correlation between catecholamine and cortisol levels and changes in cerebral hemodynamics in patients with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study included 50 patients with chronic PTSD first ever hospitalized for psychiatric treatment and 50 healthy control subjects. All study subjects were aged 30-50.

Comparison of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography and computed tomography in patients with colorectal carcinoma and lymphoma: our initial clinical experience.

Findings obtained by fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) and computed tomography (CT) were compared in patients with malignant lymphoma and colorectal carcinoma. In 14 malignant lymphoma patients, 16 18F-FDG PET procedures were performed to assess chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy outcome (remission). One patient with clinically overt relapse of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma underwent PET to assess disease dissemination prior to prescribing second-line chemotherapy.

Nickel hypersensitivity in Slavonia-Brod county.

The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of nickel sulfate hypersensitivity in patients tested by standard allergen series at Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. Josip Bencević General Hospital in Slavonski Brod over a three-year period. Patch testing with 5% nickel sulfate in vaseline applied on test strips was used to determine nickel sulfate hypersensitivity.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and weaning of difficult-to-wean patients from mechanical ventilation: randomized prospective study.

Aim: To compare T-tube and pressure support ventilation (PSV) as two methods of mechanical ventilation weaning of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after failed extubation.

Methods: A prospective randomized trial carried out at the multidisciplinary intensive care unit (ICU) over 2 years included 136 patients with COPD who required mechanical ventilation longer than 24 hours. The patients who could be weaned from mechanical ventilation were randomized to either a T-tube or PSV 2-hour spontaneous breathing trial.

Contact dermatitis to temporary tattoo.

The development of contact hypersensitivity to temporary tattoos has been on an increase all over the world. Skin painting with henna is a traditional practice in the Moslems and Hindu, and has recently been increasingly used in western countries. Black henna is obtained by adding paraphenylenediamine to the natural occurring henna.

Colonization of venous leg ulcers by microorganisms.

The aim of the study was to identify the microorganisms that most commonly colonize leg ulcers. The study included 70 patients of both sexes, aged 31-85 years. There were 49 (70%) female and 21 (30%) male patients, mean age 69.

Comparison of pressure support and T-tube weaning from mechanical ventilation: randomized prospective study.

Aim: To compare T-tube and pressure support ventilation (PSV) as two methods of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation.

Methods: A randomized prospective study included 260 patients who received mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h, and who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at Dr. Josip Bencevic General Hospital in Slavonski Brod, between August 1999 and October 2000.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma skin metastases below of the diaphragm.

Cutaneous metastases from carcinoma are relatively uncommon in clinical practice. Metastasis to skin sites from squamous cell carcinoma of the mucosa of the head and neck are also very rare. However, skin metastases may be the first clinical evidence of the malignant disease or its loco-regional recurrence.

Characteristics of dermatophytoses in children treated at the Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Dr Josip Bencevic General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia, from February 1993 till February 2000.

Dermatophytoses are common infections in children. During the period from February 1993 till February 2000, 308 children with dermatophytoses were examined at the Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Dr.Josip Bencević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia.

Influence of nasal fontanel receptors on the regulation of tracheobronchal vagal tone.

Aim: To test the hypothesis according that the receptors located in the nasal fontanels influence the regulation of the tracheobronchial tree vagus tone.

Methods: Changes in respiratory parameters (forced expiratory volume in the first second- FEV1 and total resistance- Rt) occurring consequentially to light mechanical nasal stimulation were determined in healthy volunteer, non-smokers using spirometric and body plethysmographic measurements. The parameters were measured before and at 15 and 60 min after mechanical stimulation with cotton pledge.

Mortality caused by war wounds to the head and neck encountered at the Slavonski Brod Hospital during the 1991-1992 war in Croatia.

From July 1, 1991, until January 1, 1993, a total of 7,720 patients (soldiers and civilians) with war wounds were treated at Dr. Josip Bencević General Hospital in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. Treatment was provided for 7,043 patients, whereas 677 individuals (8.

War injuries to the head and neck.

During the 1991-1992 war in Croatia, 7,043 wounded persons were treated at Dr Josip Bencević General Hospital in Slavonski Brod. Among them, 728 (580 soldiers and 148 civilians) had war injuries to the head and neck and were admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery. There were 541 (74.

Organization and work of medical service during 1992 military operations in north Bosnia (Bosanska Posavina).

During military operations in Bosanska Posavina in 1992, 6,105 soldiers of the army of the Croatian Defence Council (Bosnian Croats and Muslims) were treated at various health care levels: 920 soldiers were killed, 3,258 were heavily wounded, and 1,927 lightly wounded. The treatment was provided in medical units organized on the front line, in the combat area, and in the communication area. On the front line, medical service was organized as battalion units, whereas the area in general was medically covered by the Slavonski Brod Medical Center in Croatia.

Management of war-related neck injuries during the war in Croatia, 1991-1992.

From 1 September 1991 to 31 December 1992, a total of 7,043 wounded patients were treated in the War Hospital in Slavonski Brod. Seven hundred and twenty eight patients with head and neck injuries were treated in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervicofacial Surgery. Of this number, 187 had neck injuries.

Work of the Slavonski Brod General Hospital during the war in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1991-1992.

Between September 1, 1991, and December 31, 1992, 7,043 wounded persons, 4,566 of them heavily wounded, were treated at the Slavonski Brod General Hospital. There were three characteristic periods in the work of the hospital during the war. Until March 31, 1992, the hospital provided care for the wounded from the east- and west-Slavonian fronts, at the level of the fourth echelon.

Laryngeal war injuries.

During the war in Croatia in the region of Brodska Posavina at the Medical Center in Slavonski Brod, 7,043 wounded were treated. The Otolaryngology and Oral Surgery Service treated 728 wounded, of whom 20 had laryngeal injuries. Most of the injuries were caused by shrapnel from shells, mines, and hand grenades.