The authors reported results of management of warfire craniocerebral abscesses in 53 cases from 1980-1995. The rate of abscess was 16.3%. Retained materials found: bone only 58.49%; both metal and bone: 7.54%; metal only 5.66%; none: 28.30%. Characteristics of abcess: thick capsula: 37.74%; numerous focuses of pus: 15.78%; open abscesses: 50.95%. Organisms found in culture of pus of abscess (23/36 cases: 63.88%) gram positive: 52.17%, gram negative 47.83%). Methods of management: urgent removal of abcess capsula: 71.72%; puncture-aspiration: 1.88% pus drainage: 18.86%; conservative treatment: 4.54%. The overall mortality was 20.76%. The postoperative mortality rate rate was: 13.22%.
diagnosis ; therapeutics ; brain abcess ; Wounds and Injuries ; war ; Social Problems

A group of lonely elderly living in nursing house and another group living in community were studied with the data of a prospective analysis, with direct interviews and clinical examinations. Results showed different frequencies of various depressive and anxiety disorders. A range of psychosocial and familial factors causing up the development of these conditions was discussed
Depressive Disorder ; diagnosis ; Aged

Studying clinical features of depression and anxiety disorders on 70 patients with pulmo-infiltrated pulmonary tuberculosis in the Military Hospital N0 103 and the Thai Binh Hospital of Tuberculosis, and a control group of 30 healthy people showed that: ratio of men/women = 3/1; average age 40.03 17.45 years; time of diseases < 6 months (68.5%). Symptoms of depression disorder included: fatigue (87.10%), loss of appetite (77.10%), insomnia (74.30%) and hypothymia (71.40%). Symptoms of anxiety disorder included: worries about future misfortune (45.7%), phobias (29.9%) and nightmares (20.0%). Mild and moderate depression and anxiety disorders were more
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Anxiety Disorders, Clinical Medicine

Background: Rotavirus type A is the most common cause of acute gastrointestinal inflammatory in children under 5 years old, especially in age groups 6 and 36 months. Some rotavirus strains are common; seen recently in Vietnam are G1, G2, G3, G4 and G9, P4, P6 and P8. Objective: Surveillance of epidemiological characteristics of rotavirus induced diarrhea in the National Pediatric Hospital from September, 2007 to March, 2008. Subject and methods: Collection of 322 stool specimens of pediatric patients with acute diarrhea (including 213 specimens from male, 109 specimens from female), who were treated in the National Pediatric Hospital. All of these specimens were determined for causes of rotavirus with the enzyme immunoassay (EIA). Results and Conclusion: Among these 322 stool specimens, there were 195 rotavirus positive specimens, accounted for 60.56%. The rate of monthly distribution of rotavirus diarrhea from September, 2007 to March, 2008 were 76%, 56%, 62%, 61%, 64%, 56% and 44%, respectively. Number of rotavirus positive cases in male and female was 56 (26.29%) and 79 (72.48%), respectively. The rate of rotavirus positive children compared to total number of specimens with the age 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months and over 36 months was 7.69%, 15.9%, 41.54%, 32.82%, 1.54% and 0.51%, respectively. The results of type identification indicated that phenotypes of 37 among 40 specimens were identified (92.5%) in which there were 5 specimens of G1P8 (12.5%), 20 specimens of G3P8 (50%), 1 specimen of G9P8 (2.5%), 2 specimens of G1Pmixed (5%), 9 specimens of G3Pmixed (22.5%), 1 specimen of G unidentified-type P8 (2.5%) and 2 specimens of G3 P unidentified-type (5%).
rotavirus ; diarrhea ; epidemiology

Background: Acute gastroenterophathy usually caused by the Rota virus for children under 5 years old. Objectives: To present various types of data on epidemiology of ROTA virus diarrhea in Ho Chi Minh city from 12/2006-11/2007. Material and method: The data were collected from 500 stool specimens of diarrhea diagnosed chilren hosptalised at Thuy Dien Pediatric hospital 1, Ho Chi Minh city from December/2006 to November /2007. Results:There were 322 rotavirus-positive specimens, representing 64.4%. The proportions of monthly distribution of cases with diarrhea due to rotavirus were 90.1%, 54.39%, 85.37%, 74.51%, 72.92%, 41.67%, 26.67%, 58.33%, 79.31%, 52.63%, 69.05% and 57.78%, respectively. The numbers of rotavirus-positive cases in male and female were 216 (65.26%) and 106 (62.72%), respectively. The proportions of Rota virus positive children compared to total number of diarrheal cases with age 0-3, 3-6, 6-12, 12-24, 24-36 and over 36 months were 2.80%, 7.76%, 40.06%, 40.68%, 5.28% and 3.42%, respectively.\r\n', u'The results of typing identification indicated that the phenotypes of 98 among 100 specimens were identified (98%) in which there were sixty-one specimens of G1P8 (61%), one specimen of G2P8 (1%), fourteen specimens of G3P8 (14%), four of specimens of G4P8 (4%), eighteen specimens of GmixedP8 (18%). There were only two specimens of GnontypeableP8 (2%). Conclusion: Further studies should be carried out to clear this issue.\r\n', u'
Rotavirus ; gel type.

Background: Psychological factors such as anxiety and depression have been recognized as the etiology of temporomandibular disorders. Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in dental students and describe the state of depression and anxiety and related factors in the students with the disorders. Materials and methods: 323 students at the Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, were examined to detect temporomandibular disorders, using the DC/TMD axis I. Then GAD-7 and PHQ-9 questionnaires were used to screen for anxiety and depression in the group with the disorders. Results: The proportion of students with temporomandibular disorders was 38.1%, intra-articular disorders accounted for the highest rate (80.5%). The percentages of depression and anxiety among students with the disorder were 28.4% and 55.3%, respectively. 41.5% of TMD students had mild anxiety and the same proportion of students had risk of depression. Risk factors associated with depression and anxiety were economic status and excercise, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The percentage of students with temporomandibular disorders is relatively high. The majority of students with the disorders are at risk for depression and low level of anxiety. There is a link between the economic status and depression, between exercise and anxiety.