background and objective: tubal sterilization is the most popular method of permanent female contraception, yet there is considerable debate concerning the influence of this procedure on the women’s health and menstrual pattern.   methods: we randomized 1358 women to one of the five methods of tubal sterilization; unipolar electrocauterization, bipolar electrocauterization, minilaparatomy, pome...

Background and Objective:Tubal sterilization is the most popular method of permanent female contraception, yet there is considerable debate concerning the influence of this procedure on the women’s health and menstrual pattern.  Methods:We randomized 1358 women to one of the five methods of tubal sterilization; unipolar electrocauterization, bipolar electrocauterization, minilaparatomy, Pomeroy...

objective: several studies show co morbidity of anxiety disorders amongst patients with bipolar and unipolar disorders. it is associated with an intensification of symptoms, insufficient treatment response, non recovery, poor functional outcome and suicidality. the aim of this study was to show the frequency of anxiety disorders comorbidity and the relationship between comorbidity and suicide a...

BACKGROUND RS morphology of the unipolar electrogram is associated with propagation of the wave front through the exploring electrode, whereas positive uniphasic (R) unipolar electrograms are characteristic of the end of activation. METHODS AND RESULTS Unipolar electrograms were recorded in 45 consecutive patients with atrial flutter who were undergoing radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Bidirect...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the impact of different types of stressful events (for example divorce v. bereavement) on unipolar depression compared with bipolar disorder. Inconsistencies exist concerning the association between independent events (beyond an individual's control, such as bereavement) and bipolar disorder. AIMS To examine the role of specific, independent and dependent even...

INTRODUCTION No prior studies have quantitatively analyzed the characteristics of bipolar or unipolar electrograms that may be helpful in identifying successful ostial ablation sites in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing segmental pulmonary vein isolation. METHODS AND RESULTS The characteristics of bipolar and unipolar electrograms recorded at 185 successful and 120 unsuccessful ost...

BACKGROUND Accurate differentiation of bipolar and unipolar depression is a key clinical challenge. A biological measure that could differentiate bipolar and unipolar depression might supplement clinical assessment. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy measurements of total glutamate and glutamine (Glx) in anterior cingulate cortex are one potential measure. The objective of this study was to assess...

OBJECTIVE It has been reported that fewer patients with unipolar mania respond to lithium prophylaxis as do those with classical bipolar disorder. This study aimed to determine if the difference to response to lithium is related to unipolar mania or to a high preponderance of mania during the course of bipolarity. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included bipolar-I patients (according to DSM-I...