Evaluating the Impact of a Novel Peer-to-Peer Educational Modality on Knowledge and Attitudes About Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Maternal and Child Health Journal - This study assessed whether the use of a peer-to-peer educational book, written and illustrated by women who experienced common mental disorders (CMDs) in the...     

Evolution of cerebral abscess: correlation of clinical features with computed tomography. A case report

Computed tomography demonstrated the evolution of a cerebral abscess. Intravenous contrast material was essential for visualization of the abscess capsule. Computed tomography was more specific than technetium 99 brain scanning and cerebral angiography, and is the only diagnostic tool so far capable of differentiating acute focal encephalitis (cerebritis) from a well-developed abscess.     

Verbal and nonverbal memory abilities of adult brain-damaged patients.

Retention abilities of three groups of patients were investigated in this study; ten left hemisphere brain-damaged patients (aphasics), ten right hemisphere-damaged patients, and ten patients with no known neurological deficits who served as controls. The patients were asked to detect repetitions of a word within a list of words presented either auditorily or visually. They were also tested for their ability to detect repeated pictures and repeated shapes. It was discovered that the aphasics had greater difficulty than the other two groups in retaining stimuli on the verbal subtests presented auditorily or visually. On the other hand, the right-hemisphere-damaged patients performed poorly on the visual subtests (verbal and nonverbal), but performed well on the auditorily presented verbal test. Application of these findings is offered for the clinical treatment of both right and left brain-injured patients.     

Intracranial myeloid metaplasia: Diagnosis by CT and Fe52 scans and treatment by cranial irradiation

A patient with longstanding agnogenic myeloid metaplasia developed a progressive dementia. CT scanning demonstrated multiple intracranial masses, and a Fe⁵² bone marrow scan demonstrated erythroid activity within the masses and confirmed the suspicion of extramedullary hematopoiesis. A potentially hazardous biopsy was avoided, and a course of cranial irradiation was administered, resulting in regression of the masses and clearing of the patient's dementia. Fe⁵² scintigraphy provides a specific and useful diagnostic approach which may eliminate the need for invasive procedures.