Pneumo-Encephalographic and Computerized Axial Tomography Scan Changes in Affective Disorder

1982 ◽  
Vol 141 (6) ◽  
pp. 614-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. A. S. Standish-Barry ◽  
N. Bouras ◽  
P. K. Bridges ◽  
J. R. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Brain Structure ◽  
Ventricular Enlargement ◽  
Ventricular Size ◽  
Axial Tomography ◽  
Affective Illness ◽  
Computerized Axial Tomography ◽  
Tomography Scan

SummaryThe pneumo-encephalographs and computerized axial tomography scans of fifty patients with severe affective disorder were studied. Measures of ventricular size were compared with those reported by other workers. Findings suggested that some patients suffering from severe affective illness showed abnormalities of brain structure as demonstrated by ventricular enlargement.

Congenital total absence of the pericardium: A case report

Open Medicine ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-317
Author(s):  
Arezou Zoroufian ◽  
Shapour Shirani ◽  
Behareh Eslami ◽  
Mohammad Sahebjam
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Axial Tomography ◽  
Atypical Chest Pain ◽  
Total Absence ◽  
History Of ◽  
Computerized Axial Tomography ◽  
Tomography Scan

AbstractWe report the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with a several-year history of palpitation (exacerbated by emotional stress and physical activity) and recent development of atypical chest pain. An investigation was undertaken to diagnose the patient’s problem and to recommend the best possible therapy. Transthoracic echocardiography and a computerized axial tomography scan showed evidence of complete absence of the pericardium, which is a rare congenital heart defect.

Ventricular Size and CSF Transmitter Metabolite Concentrations in Severe Endogenous Depression

1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. A. S. Standish-Barry ◽  
N. Bouras ◽  
A. S. Hale ◽  
P. K. Bridges ◽  
J. R. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Endogenous Depression ◽  
Ventricular Enlargement ◽  
Ventricular Size ◽  
Free Tryptophan ◽  
Metabolite Concentrations ◽  
Csf Levels ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between neurotransmitter metabolite concentrations and measurements of ventricular size on CAT scans and pneumoencephalographs was investigated in 15 patients with severe affective disorder. An association was identified between reduced levels of plasma free tryptophan and ventricular enlargement and also between raised ventricular CSF levels of 5 HIAA and ventricular enlargement.

scholarly journals Seminoma in Undecended Testis Presenting as an Abdominal Mass: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Ahm Manjurul Islam ◽  
Md Shahidul Islam ◽  
Md Anwer Hossain ◽  
Md Zabed Akhter ◽  
Bimol Chandra Roy
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Mass ◽  
Performance Status ◽  
Serum Testosterone ◽  
Contralateral Side ◽  
Axial Tomography ◽  
Serum Lh ◽  
Tender Mass ◽  
Bilateral Case ◽  
Computerized Axial Tomography ◽  
Tomography Scan

We report a case in which a 28-year-old infertile bilateral cryptorchoid man with decreased performance status presented to the department of urology with a mildly tender mass in right inguinal region. Both ultrasonography and Computerized axial tomography scan (CT Scan) suggested that the mass arose from right sided undescended testis and left sided testis was normal-sized intrabdominal. His serum á-fetoprotein and LDH were within normal range and only â-hCG was raised 3-fold. He was found azoospermic, his serum LH and FSH were increased but serum testosterone was reduced. The mass was removed by inguinal exploration and histopathology confirmed seminoma of testis. Orchidopexy was done on contralateral side one month after the first operation. A mass in the lower abdomen in a sexually active man with cryptorchoid testis strongly points towards the diagnosis of malignancy in the abdominal testis1. The clinician should aware of it and the urologist should do prompt removal of the tumor and orchidopexy in contralateral side in bilateral case irrespective of age. Bangladesh Journal of Urology, Vol. 17, No. 2, July 2014 p.101-105 

Computerized axial tomography scan in urology

Urology ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic N. Ferrera ◽  
Jack H. Vitenson ◽  
Jerald Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Axial Tomography ◽  
Computerized Axial Tomography ◽  
Tomography Scan

Family History and Cerebral Ventricular Enlargement in Schizophrenia

1989 ◽  
Vol 154 (5) ◽  
pp. 629-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Owen ◽  
Shôn W. Lewis ◽  
Robin M. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Ventricular Enlargement ◽  
Ventricular Size ◽  
Degree Relative ◽  
Distinct Subgroup ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
History Of ◽  
Normal Controls

Ventricular size was measured from CT scans in 48 patients meeting RDC for schizophrenia who had a first-degree relative with a history of treatment for major psychiatric disorder, in 48 age- and sex-matched schizophrenic patients with no such history in first- or second-degree relatives, and in 48 matched, healthy controls. There was no difference in ventricular size between those with and without a positive family history, although both groups showed ventricular enlargement with respect to normal controls. Ventricular enlargement was demonstrated in the subgroup of 23 patients with a family history of schizophrenia, but not in the subgroup of 18 patients with a family history of affective disorder. These observations provide further evidence that schizophrenics with a family history of affective disorder may constitute an aetiologically distinct subgroup.

scholarly journals Predicción del tamaño de prolactinomas mediante el valor plasmático de prolactina: la propuesta de una fórmula

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Javier Calvo Marín ◽  
Juan Salazar Borbón ◽  
Heylin Montiel Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Tumor Size ◽  
Prolactin Level ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Axial Tomography ◽  
Computerized Axial Tomography ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Tomography Scan

Objetivo: Describir la relación existente entre el tamaño tumoral y el nivel de prolactina en pacientes con diagnóstico de prolactinoma manejados en el servicio de endocrinología en un centro de atención especializada de Costa Rica.Diseño: Estudio retrospectivo, observacional y descriptivo con los datos de un único centro.Marco de referencia: En la evaluación del prolactinoma existe consenso en la correlación entre el nivel de prolactina y el tamaño del adenoma, no obstante, son escasos los reportes sobre la magnitud de esta relación y la posibilidad de establecer una ecuación que genere una aproximación del diámetro tumoral.Participantes: Se incluyeron los pacientes con diagnóstico de prolactinoma manejados en el servicio de endocrinología de un centro hospitalario costarricense entre los años 2008 y 2014, en quienes se contaba con una medición de prolactina y un estudio por imágenes que lograra determinar la presencia de un adenoma hipofisario.Intervenciones y mediciones: Para la determinación de prolactina se recurrió al inmunoensayo por electroquimioluminiscencia, y el tamaño tumoral del prolactinoma se definió en estudio por resonancia magnética o tomografía axial computarizada, con un lapso de separación no mayor a seis meses entre ellos.Resultados: Se reclutaron 32 casos de pacientes con prolactinomas. La edad promedio fue de 32,8 años, con un 75% de mujeres y un 56,2% de macroprolactinomas; el tamaño tumoral promedio fue de 15,6 ± 12,3 mm y la mediana de prolactina de 250,5 ng/mL. Se obtuvo un coeficiente de correlación de Pearson de 0,822 (p<0,001), el cual dio base para la creación de dos fórmulas para la predicción del diámetro mayor de la lesión tumoral corregidas por la edad, la primera para prolactinemias menores de 500 ng/mL y otra para valores iguales o mayores a esta cifra.Conclusiones: El presente estudio permitió desarrollar dos ecuaciones mediante las cuales se puede predecir el diámetro mayor tumoral aproximado a partir del valor inicial hormonal.Abstract Introduction: In the clinical evaluation of patients with prolactinomas, there is a consensus on the literature regarding the correlation between prolactin levels and tumor size; however, there are few reports that detail about the magnitude of this relationship and the possibility of establishing an equation that may estimate the adenoma diameter. Material and methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational and descriptive study with data from a single center, which intended to verify the relationship between tumor size and prolactinemia. All of the included patients had measurements for prolactin blood levels and pituitary imaging with at least one diameter measurement of the adenoma.Measurements and interventions: prolactin blood levels were determined by electrochemicaluminiscense immunoassay, and the size of the adenoma was defined by magnetic resonance imaging or computerized axial tomography scan, each study taken within a maximum of 6 months. Results: Thirty-two cases of patients with prolactinomas were assessed. The average age of the patients was of 32,8 ± 13,1 years, 75% were women and 56,2% were diagnosed with a macroprolactinoma. Mean tumor size was of 15,6 ± 12,3 mm and the median of prolactin level was 250,5 ng/mL. We report a Pearson’s correlation coefficient of 0,82 (p<0,001), showing a strong positive linear association between the prolactinemia and the tumor size. Through multiple linear regression analysis, we obtained two equations that allowed the prediction of the adenoma diameter given the prolactin level, adjusted by age. Conclusion: We developed two equations that allowed us to estimate the largest tumoral diameter given the prolactin blood levels.

scholarly journals Multiple Hepatic Abscesses Following Yersinia Enterocolitica Septicemia

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco Colizza ◽  
Serge LePage ◽  
Jean-François LaJoie ◽  
Raymond Duperval ◽  
André Marcoux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Abdominal Ultrasound ◽  
Liver Parenchyma ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Axial Tomography ◽  
Hepatic Involvement ◽  
Computerized Axial Tomography ◽  
Tomography Scan

Septicemia from Yersinia enterocolitica is unusual. Hepatic involvement occurring in this clinical setting is a rare complication. A case of a 64-year-old man who developed septicemia from Y enterocolitica is reported. Abdominal ultrasound and computerized axial tomography scan revealed multiple defects in liver parenchyma compatible with abscesses. After treatment with intravenous aminoglycosides followed by trimethoprim-sulfomethoxazole, recovery was complete. General considerations regarding the manifestations and pathogenesis of Y enterocolitica are discussed, with a review of the literature.

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