Capillary Pattern in Familial Schizophrenics

Psychotropic Drug Utilization Pattern among Schizophrenics

Schizophrenia is a chronic debilitating major psychiatric disorder which may require life long treatment. Treatment of such patients at an early stage may prevent loss of morbidity, mortality and productivity. Till date, pharmacotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment in such patients . Serendipitous discovery of chlorpromazine and lithium in the fifties brought about a revolution in the f...

Familial and Sporadic Schizophrenics: a Study of Pursuit Eye Movements

15 familial schizophrenics, 15 sporadic schizophrenics, 15 normal sibs of familial schizophrenic probands, 15 normal sibs of sporadic schizophrenic probands and 15 normal subjects were examined by electro-oculogram (EOG) for the quality of their smooth pursuit eye movements. Results confirm the previous findings of SPEM dysfunction among schizophrenics as a group, but the trait-marker status of...

Familial Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis Early in Life

Background. Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) is a rare disease, especially in infancy. Four infants have been reported up to the age of 12 months. So far, no familial patients are observed at this age. Patients. We report three siblings, two female newborns and a foetus of 15-week gestation of unrelated, healthy parents suffering from histologically proven PCH. The first girl presented...

Nail fold capillary pattern in systemic scleroderma.

Genotype Pattern of Pediatric Familial Mediterranean Fever in Jordan: A Single Center Experience

Background Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder caused by mutations in the MEFV gene. The disease is especially common among Mediterranean ancestry, mostly Armenian, Turkish, Jewish and Arab populations. We aimed to describe genotype pattern of FMF in the Jordanian children and to compare it with other populations. Materials and Methods A retros...