Thirty-two patients with Ebstein's anomaly are described. A case is made to maintain a clinical diagnosis because of the potential danger ofphysiological investigation. It is also to be noted that in the absence ofpersistent cyanosis or paroxysmal tachycardia, the prognosis of this anomaly in childhood is good, and physiological investigation can be reserved for a preoperative measure. The esta...

The Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire is a short clinical diagnostic self rating scale for psychoneurotic patients constructed by Crown and Crisp (1966). Aim of the present study was to prepare Gujarati Version of the M.H.Q. and to establish the reliability and validity of the same.Gujarati version of the M.H.Q. was given to 204 normal population consisting of university students, school teacher...

The Community Reintegration of Injured Service Members (CRIS) measure consists of three scales measuring extent of, perceived limitations in, and satisfaction with community reintegration. Length of the CRIS may be a barrier to its widespread use. Using item response theory (IRT) and computer-adaptive test (CAT) methodologies, this study developed and evaluated a briefer community reintegration...

OBJECTIVE To study the epidemiology of leprosy in children in Taiwan. SETTING Taiwan, with a population increase from 3.3 to 21.7 million, several tides of immigration and national leprosy control programs, from 1910 to 1997. DESIGN To collect and analyze the documents of Taiwan leprosy surveys and charts of the National Leprosy Control Center. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS Cumulative and new...

For any neuroimaging study in an institute, brain images are normally acquired from healthy controls and patients using a single track of protocol. Traditionally, the factor analysis procedure analyzes image data for healthy controls and patients either together or separately. The former unifies the factor pattern across subjects and the latter deals with measurement errors individually. This p...

BACKGROUND The suitability of using clinical assessment to identify patients with podoconiosis in endemic communities has previously been demonstrated. In this study, we explored the feasibility and accuracy of using Community Health Implementers (CHIs) for the large scale clinical screening of the population for podoconiosis in North-west Cameroon. METHODS Before a regional podoconiosis mapp...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of vertical root fractures (VRF) in extracted endodontically treated teeth and to correlate the findings to previous studies and surveys. METHODOLOGY Root-canal-treated teeth were referred for extraction from a public dental clinic. The endodontic therapy had been completed by a variety of dentists. Each tooth was evaluated following ex...

There is no doubt that the autopsy is useful. Almost invariably additional diagnoses come to light during a post-mortem (PM) examination. In a significant proportion of cases (25%), the PM alters the diagnoses completelv.' In a prospective survey of 1000 necropsies, Cameron et."al. , found that the main clinical diagnosis was not confirmed in 39% of cases? The autopsy also serves as a check on ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the spectrum of genital dermatological conditions affecting men and compare the clinical and histopathological diagnoses. DESIGN Prospective study over a one year period. SETTING A central London teaching hospital. PATIENTS Seventy one patients with unresponsive penile dermatoses attending a specific internal referral clinic within the department of genitourinary medic...