“Anasalu” a symptom-complex affecting the nurslings

1940 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. V. S. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Complex

PET in patients with clear-cut multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (06) ◽  
pp. 233-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hausteiner ◽  
A. Drzezga ◽  
P. Bartenstein ◽  
M. Schwaiger ◽  
H. Förstl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity ◽  
Environmental Chemicals ◽  
Chemical Sensitivity ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Brain Changes ◽  
Multiple Chemical

SummaryAim: Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a controversially discussed symptom complex. Patients afflicted by MCS react to very low and generally nontoxic concentrations of environmental chemicals. It has been suggested that MCS leads to neurotoxic damage or neuroimmunological alteration in the brain detectable by positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT). These methods are often applied to MCS patients for diagnosis, although they never proved appropriate. Method: We scanned 12 MCS patients with PET, hypothesizing that it would reveal abnormal findings. Results: Mild glucose hypometabolism was present in one patient. In comparison with normal controls, the patient group showed no significant functional brain changes. Conclusion: This first systematic PET study in MCS patients revealed no hint of neurotoxic or neuroimmuno-logical brain changes of functional significance.

Characteristics of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Sub-fertile Woman Attending to GOPD in ShSMCH

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Jinnat Ara Islam ◽  
Fatema Ashraf ◽  
Eva Rani Nandi
Keyword(s):  
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ◽  
Polycystic Ovaries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Pcos Group ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Ovarian Syndrome ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Fertile Women

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition characterized by menstrual abnormalities (oligo/amenorrhea) and clinical or biochemical features of hyperandrogenism and may manifest at any age. It is a common cause of female subfertility. All the dimensions of PCOS have not been yet completely explored. Methods: It was a cross sectional comparative study carried out at-GOPD of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital from January, 2016 to December 2016 on 162 subfertile women. Among them 54 were PCOS group and 108 were non PCOS group. PCOS was diagnosed by (Rotterdam criteria 2003) (i) Oligo or anovulation (ii) hyperandrogenism (iii) Polycystic ovaries. Study was done to evaluate and compare the demographic characteristics, clinical, biochemical and ultrasoundgraphic features of sub-fertile women with and without PCOS. Results: A total of 162 sub-fertile women aged 16-36 years. Mean age was 29.5±5.4. There were significant differences between the two groups in terms of (oligo/amenorrhea), hirsutism, WHR and ovarian ultrasound features. There were no significant differences between two groups in correlations between the level of obesity with the incidence of anovulation, hyperandrogenism or with hormonal features. Conclusion: PCOS is one of the important factors causing Infertility. It is an ill-defined symptom complex needed due attention. There is a need to increase awareness regarding. The clinical features of PCOS are heterogenous thus can be investigated accordingly of selection of appropriate treatment modality. J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, June 2019, Vol.11(1); 17-23

"Symptom-Complex" or "Syndrome"?

BMJ ◽  
1927 ◽  
Vol 2 (3490) ◽  
pp. 1006-1006
Author(s):  
A. P. Cawadias
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Complex

scholarly journals MP-AzeFlu in Moderate-to-Severe Allergic Rhinitis: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ludger Klimek ◽  
William E. Berger ◽  
Jean Bousquet ◽  
Paul K. Keith ◽  
Peter Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Fluticasone Propionate ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Symptomatic Disease ◽  
Intranasal Corticosteroids ◽  
Need For Treatment ◽  
Ocular Symptoms ◽  
Symptom Complex

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is prevalent, and many patients present with moderate-to-severe symptomatic disease. The majority of patients are not satisfied with their AR treatment, despite the use of concurrent medications. These gaps underscore the need for treatment with more effective options for moderate-to-severe AR. The authors’ objective was to review systematically the efficacy and safety of MP-AzeFlu for the treatment of AR. The primary outcomes studied were nasal, ocular, and total symptoms. Other outcomes included time to onset and of AR control, quality of life, and safety. Searches of PubMed and Cochrane databases were conducted on May 14, 2020, with no date restrictions, to identify publications reporting data on MP-AzeFlu. Clinical studies of any phase were included. Studies were excluded if they were not in English, were review articles, did not discuss the safety and efficacy of MP-AzeFlu for AR symptoms. Treatment of AR with MP-AzeFlu results in effective, sustained relief of nasal and ocular symptoms, and faster onset and time to control compared with intranasal azelastine or fluticasone propionate. Long-term use of MP-AzeFlu was safe, with benefits in children, adults, and adults aged ≥65 years. Other treatment options, including fluticasone propionate and azelastine alone or the combination of intranasal corticosteroids and oral antihistamine, do not provide the same level of efficacy as MP-AzeFlu in terms of rapid and sustained relief of the entire AR symptom complex. Furthermore, MP-AzeFlu significantly improves patient quality of life. MP-AzeFlu is a currently available combination that may satisfy all these patient needs and expectations.

The Korsakov Syndrome in Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

1953 ◽  
Vol 99 (416) ◽  
pp. 521-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Walton
Keyword(s):  
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Actual Case ◽  
Mental Symptoms ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Excellent Description ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Neurological Conditions

The amnestic-confabulatory symptom-complex to which the eponymous title of Korsakov's syndrome is usually given was probably first described by the Swedish physician Magnus Huss (1807–90), who spent the greater part of his lifetime in the study of alcoholism. There is, however, no doubt that Korsakov's (1890) paper on the subject gave an excellent description of the syndrome, and stressed the fact that whereas it often developed in patients with alcoholism and polyneuritis, numerous other metabolic and neurological disorders could be complicated by the characteristic mental changes. Indeed, in Korsakov's (1890) own series of cases alcoholics were in the minority. One of the neurological conditions in which the syndrome has been described significantly often is spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage. The first reports of the association were probably those of Flatau (1918 and 1921), and it was discussed in some detail by Goldflam (1923) and Herman (1925 and 1926). Each of these authors described the mental symptoms exhaustively but gave no actual case-histories; the first fully documented cases in the literature were the two reported by Hall (1929). Single cases have since been described by Cubitt (1930), Popow (1930) and Kulkow (1935), and in 1939 Tarachow gave an extensive review of the literature and reported an additional 3 cases. It is remarkable that since 1939 the association has received little attention, although it has been mentioned by Sands (1941) and Meadows (1951).

Pathologic significance of Meniere's symptom complex

1980 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aziz Belal ◽  
Jukka Ylikoski
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Complex

Colic. (Excerpts from Seminar on Common Problems of Pediatrics at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics.)

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 481-481
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Tract ◽  
Entire Small Bowel ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Milk Substitute ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
The Many ◽  
Difficult Subject ◽  
Better Than

"I think so-called colic is an extremely difficult subject to discuss due to the fact that there isn't any definite clinical entity that one could describe, such as cystic fibrosis of the pancreas. One could gamble that if he were to ask the members of this seminar what his ideas were of colic, he would get as many varying answers as there are physicians in the group. . . . It should be pointed out that one should be reasonably certain that there is not something physically wrong with the infant with "colic," such as an ear infection, inguinal hernia, or milk allergy. Many mothers and physicians believe this disturbance is due to excessive gas in the intestinal tract of the infant. On roentgen examinations, the stomach of the newborn baby is filled with air 10 minutes after birth, the entire small bowel 90 minutes later, and air reaches the rectum after 6 hours. How can one keep air out of the intestinal tract? It can't be done. . . . It seems to me that crying in the first 3 months of life is just as much a part of the expected behavior of that period as it is for a 2-year-old youngster to dive from one object to another, or for a 3-year-old to have fears of various things. It would seem to be an extremely wise provision on the part of nature to provide the youngster with this ability to cry. "The stimulus that will call forth a cry in a baby can be minimal. He cries at the drop of a hat and what the stimulus might be is, at times, impossible to ascertain. It might be hunger, thirst, or more often other things. It is a reflex or response which disappears with maturation of the infant. As he gets older and has other means of protection and expression, the symptom-complex is rarely noted. That is the reason for the term 3-month colic. "Parents often state that their `second baby was so much better than the first.' We realize that it is ordinarily not a difference in the babies, but rather is a change in the parents. The mother and father have become more comfortable and relaxed in the management of infants. . . . I cannot believe that the answer is phenobarbital or the many antispasmodics or other means of therapy used. It may be necessary to use a hypoallergenic milk substitute occasionally. The main reason for so many problems in first babies is that the parents do not know what to expect of the newborn. . . . I don't know what colic is; but I am sure it is not what the term implies, that is, simple abdominal pain. All of us know that most babies have a fussy period once a day and it usually comes late in the afternoon when they cry for 2 or 3 hours. After that they quit and sleep for the rest of the night. It is inconceivable to me that a baby can be sick with indigestion and discomfort for a few hours of each day or night and be free of this difficulty the remainder of the day. "It is my impression that we as pediatricians must attempt to give parents some idea of what to expect concerning behavior of the neonate before they leave the hospital. As far as I am concerned, crying is one of the expected modes of behavior. It is true that some babies cry more than others. I think if we could help parents to have the same knowledge and attitudes toward this behavior of the neonate as we or our nurses do, we could help make this period a more pleasant one for the parents."

". . . AND WITH NO LANGUAGE BUT A CRY"

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-691
Author(s):  
EDWARD B. SHAW
Keyword(s):  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Disease Entity ◽  
Academic Standing ◽  
Common Complaint ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
The Subject

IN THIS issue is reported a panel discussion on the subject of colic. The difficulties of this subject are implicit with the consideration of a symptom rather than of a disease entity—it is as though one chose to speak of cough or rash or any other symptom. This symptom complex has little academic standing for the more one is cloistered from the plaints of parents in the evening hours the less important it appears. Every pediatrician who is interminably consulted by the parents of a thriving baby who simply cries, and cries, and cries, suffers along with the distracted mother and the unhappy father and must wish most sincerely that he had a good, and preferably a single, answer to this all too common complaint.

Letter To The Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 970-971
Author(s):  
John A. Askin
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Recurrent Abdominal Pain ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Symptom Complex ◽  
Irritable Bowel ◽  
Taking Care

I would like to comment upon the leading article in Pediatrics for May 1970, "Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Childhood," by Robert F. Stone and Giulio J. Barbero. In the attempt by the authors to define the "Symptom Complex Of The Irritable Bowel Complex Syndrome" they have not given sufficient consideration to the possibility of anomaly of the excretory tract being the cause of the recurrent abdominal pain. I think that every one with any experience in taking care of children will agree that recurrent abdominal pain in childhood is a very common problem.

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