Massive facial edema and airway obstruction secondary to acute postoperative sialadenitis or "anesthesia mumps": a case report

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Times of Minima of Some Eclipsing Binaries

We present new times of minima in the light curves of some eclipsing binarie

Paroxetine induced hypertension [Paroksetin kullanıma bağlı hipertansiyon]

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P-wave and QT dispersion in patients with conversion disorder

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate QT dispersion (QTd), which is the noninvasive marker of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, and P-wave dispersion, which is the noninvasive marker of atrial arrhythmia, in patients with conversion disorder (CD). Patients and methods: A total of 60 patients with no known organic disease who were admitted to outpatient emergency clinic and were diagnosed with CD after psychiatric consultation were included in this study along with 60 healthy control subjects. Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Scale were administered to patients and 12-lead electrocardiogram measurements were obtained. Pd and QTd were calculated by a single blinded cardiologist. Results: There was no statistically signifcant difference in terms of age, sex, education level, socioeconomic status, weight, height, and body mass index between CD patients and controls. Beck Anxiety Inventory scores (25.2±10.8 and 3.8±3.2, respectively, P,0.001) and Beck Depression Scale scores (11.24±6.15 and 6.58±5.69, respectively, P,0.01) were signifcantly higher in CD patients. P-wave dispersion measurements did not show any signifcant differences between conversion patients and control group (46±5.7 vs 44±5.5, respectively, P=0.156). Regarding QTc and QTd, there was a statistically signifcant increase in all intervals in conversion patients (416±10 vs 398±12, P,0.001, and 47±4.8 vs 20±6.1, P,0.001, respectively). Conclusion: A similar relation to that in literature between QTd and anxiety and somatoform disorders was also observed in CD patients. QTc and QTd were signifcantly increased compared to the control group in patients with CD. These results suggest a possibility of increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia resulting from QTd in CD patients. Larger samples are needed to evaluate the clinical course and prognosis in terms of arrhythmia risk in CD patients. © 2015 Izci et al

cyst of the third ventricle - Operative nuance

Background: Despite their unfavorable locations, lesions of the third ventricle can be successfully removed via an interhemispheric, transcallosal approach. In cases with normal ventricular anatomy, this approach requires unilateral or bilateral identification of the foramen of Monro.Technique: However, in the presence of abnormal ventricular configuration such as cavum septum pellucidurn (CSP), this basic knwoledge needs to be modified. After routine callosotomy, there may be a confusion while entering the CSP due to the invisualization of ventricular landmarks such as the foramen of Monro, thalamostriate vein, and choroid plexus. The floor of the CSP is formed by the fornices, and a direct approach to the interforniceal area is easier via the CSP. But the interforniceal approach is not a routine way to reach the third ventricle, which has higher risks than other modalities.Conclusion: This approach should be planned and used in selected cases of the CSP. Opening of the walls of CSP is recommended both to expose both the foramen of Monro and to gain safe access to the third ventricle before manipulating the interforniceal area. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.C1 Gulhane Mil Med Acad, Dept Neurosurg, TR-06018 Ankara, Turkey.Ufuk Univ, Dept Neurosurg, TR-06520 Ankara, Turkey.Pamukkale Univ, Dept Neurosurg, TR-2010 Denizli, Turkey