2260 (1755 male and 505 female) preschool and school children of chabahar were studied for tinea capitis and pediculosis of the scalp. 42 cases were found positive in direct examination, 41cases endothrix being only one case; was ectothrix. trixhophyton violaceun was isolated from 40 cases and 4 of those were microscopically negative for fungal elements. totally, 46 cases of tinea capitis with ...

2839 Correspondence To the Editor: Scalp avulsion is a severe type of scalp injury, which is most often caused when long, braided hair is caught in running wheels. However, scalp avulsion combined with an open skull avulsion fracture is extremely rare. Here we report a unique case of scalp avulsion combined with open craniocerebral injury. A 19‑year‑old female was transferred to our emergency d...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the association between scalp hematoma characteristics and traumatic brain injuries in young children with blunt head trauma who have no other symptoms or signs suggestive of traumatic brain injuries (defined as "isolated scalp hematomas"). METHODS This was a secondary analysis of children younger than 24 months with minor blunt head trauma from a prospec...

Majority of neurosurgical procedures are performed under general anaesthesia. It is still possible to perform some the regional anaesthesia like scalp block. involves blocking nerves that innervate scalp. The technique easy perform, but practitioners should be aware complications because closer relation blood vessels with nerves. Despite various advantages over block not practiced routinely. Th...

The scalp potentials originate in neuronal activity in the brain cortex, and neuronal abnormality causes scalp potential abnormality. As a measure of scalp potential abnormality, the normalized power variance, NPV, of EEG signals is introduced, where its mean m and standard deviation are defined for each of 21 EEG channel over a group of normal controls. When an NPV value of a subject to be tes...

A 6-year-old patient with cerebral palsy was treated with Chinese scalp acupuncture. The Speech I, Speech II, Motor, Foot motor and sensory, and Balance areas were stimulated once a week, then every other week for 15 sessions. His dysarthria, ataxia, and weakness of legs, arms, and hands showed significant improvement from each scalp acupuncture treatment, and after 15 sessions, the patient had...

Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant adnexal tumor of ductal portion of eccrine sweat gland. It occurs commonly in the lower extremities and rarely in scalp, face, ear, trunk and upper extremities. This survey presents a classic case of eccrine porocarcinoma of scalp in a 58 yr old male patient, presenting as cauliflower like growth over parietal aspect of scalp.

Complex multiple arteriovenous fistula (AVF) of the scalp is an extremely rare disease and the traditional treatment is either endovascular embolization or surgical resection with preoperative endovascular embolization. Here, a 34-year-old male with pulsating mass and multiple tortuous vessels in front of the left tragus and scalp who was diagnosed as complex multiple arteriovenous fistula of t...

Scalp lacerations are frequently seen in both living trauma victims and at post-mortem examination. In clinical circles, it is well known that even "trivial" lacerations of blood-rich areas such as the scalp may bleed profusely and persistently.It is less well known, however, that hemorrhage even from simple scalp lacerations may be fatal. We present seven cases in which hemorrhage from simple ...

BACKGROUND Videocapillaroscopy (VCP) can be used to explore microcirculatory modifications in skin diseases. Psoriasis shows specific capillary alterations reflecting typical histopathological changes. OBJECTIVE To compare capillary morphology, distribution and density in psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp for differential diagnosis. METHODS VCP was performed on histology-conf...