introduction cephalic tetanus is a rare form of tetanus, defined as trismus and cranial nerve palsy. it has a mortality rate of 15 - 30%. case presentation the purpose of this case report was to present a case of cephalic tetanus with trismus, a rare form of tetanus, in an intravenous drug abuser. timely diagnosis and management prevented progression into the generalized form and made the patie...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to review the efficacy and safety of microvascular decompression (MVD) for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) in elderly patients older than 65 years. METHODS From June 2006 to June 2011, a total of 59 elderly patients with ITN underwent MVD. We performed a retrospective study of the medical records and compared the outcome data with those from 164 patie...

Purpose: Case management is a human device which’s purpose is to enhance the quality of services by improving their coordination. However, the case manager is not the sole bearer of the coordination duty; the first line medical doctor, the service user himself and his family caregiver may also contribute. The family caregiver represents a very important coordinator whose contribution to case ma...

PROBLEM ADDRESSED Family physicians provide most of the care for the frail elderly population, but many challenges and barriers can lead to difficulties with fragmented, ineffective, and inefficient services. OBJECTIVE OF PROGRAM To improve the quality, efficiency, and coordination of care for the frail elderly living in the community and to enhance geriatric and interprofessional skills for ...

The origin is characterised by skin and nail spots. It considered a serious condition that affects around 100 million people worldwide. In 2016 - 2017, 2% of the global population 0.44-2.8% Indian were affected with psoriasis. five most common kinds psoriasis are plaque, guttate, inverted, pustular, erythrodermic. Plaque psoriasis, also known as vulgaris, prevalent type illness (about 90% cases...