Rehabilitation in Hansen's disease.

Hansen's disease leads to deformities of the lower and upper extremities. Eventually, these deformities become a serious handicap and limit the functional capabilities of the afflicted. This paper defines the characteristics of individuals suffering from Hansen's disease and demonstrates that disabilities caused by Hansen's disease can be overcome by: (i) use of splints, (ii) reconstructive surgery, (iii) modification of the articles and tools of daily use, and (iv) proper job--worker matching.

Determinants of death among admissions to intensive care unit for newborns.

Determinants of death in newborns admitted to the Intensive Care Unit were studied taking into consideration antenatal history, intrapartum events, and clinical findings. Over 3 years (1984, 1985 and 1986) 1747 admissions were the subjects of this study. Of these, 424 deaths formed the study group and 1323 survivors form the control group.

Simplified technique for recording human cortical & spinal evoked muscle potentials.

Muscle responses evoked on transcranial stimulation of the motor cortex (corticomotor) and motor roots (spinal) were studied in 20 healthy volunteers using a simplification of Rossini's technique and conventional EMG equipment. Cortical motor responses were consistently obtained from the contralateral upper limb with tolerable stimuli. Lower limb motor responses were inconsistent and sometimes required uncomfortably high stimulus strengths.

Rabbit syndrome--a rare complication of long-term neuroleptic medication.

A case of rabbit syndrome, a complication of long-term neuroleptic medication, is reported. It is important to differentiate it from tardive dyskinesia and continuous therapy with an antiparkinsonian agent may be required for control of symptoms of rabbit syndrome.

Opponensplasty--an experience of twenty-three cases using three techniques.

Twenty-three opponensplasties were performed in 21 subjects. Flexor sublimis transfer was carried out in 15 hands, brachioradialis transfer in 4 hands, Makin's translocation of flexor pollicis longus in 2 hands and our modification of Makin's procedure in 2. The results were graded as excellent in 13 hands, good in 6 hands, fair in 3 hands and poor in 1 hand.

Human rabies: clinical features, diagnosis, complications, and management.

A case of rabies was treated with intensive medical support. This led to a prolongation of life to 25 days. The neurologic progression of the disease was monitored clinically and with serial EEG.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MMPI PROFILES OF PSYCHIATRIC PG's v/s MEDICAL PG's.

MMPI profiles of 10 psychiatric PG's have been compared with 10 medical PG's. The findings are discussed statistically and otherwise. Both the groups fall within the range of normal.