Background & Objectives: Depression, anxiety and suicide are the main psychiatric comorbidities which are more prevalent among persons with epilepsy (PWE). This study aims to determine the prevalence of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation/behaviour in PWE and to correlate their clinical profile with psychiatric comorbidities in a population in North India. Methods: This study was conducted at Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak Haryana among PWE attending outpatient clinic at the Department of Neurology. A total of 100 eligible PWE were included in this study. The demographic and clinical history was documented. All patients filled up the Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and Columbia-suicide severity rating scale (C-SSRS) questionnaire. Results: The prevalence of depression and anxiety among PWE was found to be 60% and 70% respectively and the prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviour was 42% and 3% respectively among PWE. Female gender, longer duration of epilepsy, higher seizure frequency, temporal lobe epilepsy, polytherapy, uncontrolled epilepsy and drug resistant epilepsy were found to be positively correlated with these psychiatric comorbidities. Conclusion: This study shows that the prevalence of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation/ behaviour is high among PWE in Haryana, North India. PWE should be screened for these psychiatric comorbidities to improve their quality of life

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this research was to identify the top 10 most-cited articles on the management of fractured or broken instruments and to perform a bibliometric analysis thereof. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Published articles related to fractured instruments were screened from online databases, such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and ScienceDirect, and highly cited papers, with at least 50 citations since publication, were identified. The most-cited articles were selected and analysed with regard to publication title, authorship, the journal of publication, year, institution, country of origin, article type, and number of citations. RESULTS: The top 10 most-cited articles were from various journals. Most were published in the Journal of Endodontics, followed by the International Endodontic Journal, and Dental Traumatology. The leading countries were Australia, Israel, Switzerland, the USA, and Germany, and the leading institution was the University of Melbourne. The majority of articles among the top 10 articles were clinical research studies (n = 8), followed by a basic research article and a non-systematic review article. CONCLUSIONS: This bibliometric analysis revealed interesting information about scientific progress in endodontics regarding fractured instruments. Overall, clinical research studies and basic research articles published in high-impact endodontic journals had the highest citation rates.
Australia ; Authorship ; Bibliometrics ; Endodontics ; Germany ; Israel ; Publications ; Root Canal Preparation ; Switzerland ; Traumatology

Introduction: Epilepsy is the common condition encountered in both adults and pediatric population. It occurs as a result of various spectrum of etiology ranging from infections to tumors. EEG and Neurosonogram can characterize the type of epilepsy; however, imaging is the only tool to identify the lesion, its location, and extent and resection possibility. CT was the only modality before the era of MRI. However, CT was only used to identify the lesion with hemorrhage and calcification. It is having the disadvantage of having poor spatial resolution and using radiation. The era of MRI has changed the imaging due to its higher spatial resolution, gray white matter differentiation, status of myelination and non-utilization of radiation. Purpose: The aim of study was to detect and characterize various lesions causing epilepsy in pediatric age group (0-12 years) and also to detect frequency with which they occurred using MRI. Methods: The study was performed on 50 children under the age of 12 years over a period of 1 year who presented with epilepsy. Patients with trauma and febrile seizure disorders were excluded. Conventional and contrast MRI was performed in all cases and lesions were characterized in location, signal intensity, and other features. Results: The mean age group of the study population was 1-5 years. Generalized seizures constituted the major seizure group. Our study shows infection as the most common etiology followed by mesial temporal sclerosis and Focal cortical dysplasia. It was followed by neoplastic etiology, phacomatosis and demyelinating diseases. Conclusion: MRI is the imaging modality of choice in the evaluation of pediatric patients presenting with epilepsy. Proper MRI seizure protocol helps to establish the correct diagnosis, plan the management according to diagnosis as well as helps in prognosis.