Treatment of Cushing's syndrome with large doses of reserpine

The effectiveness of high doses of reserpine was studied in two groups of patients, suffering from Icenko-Cushing's disease. The patients of the first group received gamma-beam therapy combined with high doses of reserpine. The patients of the second group were treated with gamma-beam radiation associated with unilateral adrenalectomy plus high doses of reserpine. The controls were treated as described above, but without reserpine use. The results obtained have shown that reserpine monotherapy is not recommended in Icenko-Cushing's disease. High doses of reserpine combined with gamma-beam radiation alone or coupled with unilateral adrenalectomy shortened the period of the appearance of remission. The arterial blood pressure was significantly lower in patients treated with high doses of reserpine.     

Multiple spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging

Spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging detects a variety of pathologic states with great sensitivity. A technique for producing multiple spin-echo images in multisection operation is presented. This method of intensity-image acquisition is compared with retrospective intensity-image synthesis from routine data sets. Both yield long echo time (TE) images with similar image contrast and comparable and often increased diagnostic utility. Technical and clinical considerations are addressed, including signal-to-noise levels, flow effects, and patient throughput.     

Physical development of schoolchildren in Moscow and Kiev

Physical development was assessed in 2329 Moscow schoolchildren and 1433 Kiev ones aged 8 to 11 and 15 to 17 years. The Moscow and Kiev children aged 8 to 11 years did not differ in the basic anthropometric indices of physical development and force capacities. Gracilization processes were prevalent in the Kiev schoolchildren. Statistically significant differences were established in respiratory capacities: lung capacity was significantly higher in the Moscow children aged 8 to 10 years than in the Kiev ones of their age. Climatic and geographical features were found in the physical development of the Kiev teenagers: significantly higher chest circumference was observed in 15-16-year-old girls and 15-year-old boys than in the Moscow children of the same age. It is stated that the force capacities of the Kiev teenagers were significantly lower in all age-sex groups than in the Muscovites of the same age. It is proposed to activate preventive measures aimed at enhancing the functional capacities of the cardiorespiratory system primarily in the children living in Kiev.     

Experience with video-computer method of assessing the mental state with the help of "Vidicor" in a psychological survey of entrants in Suvorov Military School

The authors analyzed the use of two different survey methods (PPO and "Vidicor") of entrants of the St. Petersburg Suvorov Military School. It is shown that the methods of the final results do not contradict each other. The discrepancy between the results is 4,4%, but the method of "Vidicor" has several advantages: lower labor costs and psycho trauma of surveyed, most dynamic and effective, the possibility of creating an electronic database. This allows us to recommend it for use.