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M Banić

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[Characteristics of psychomotor organization in children].

In the neurological examination of the child, there is a growing significance of subclinical semiotics and graphomotor expression. These discrete neurological signs give information about the maturity of complex motor organization and enable the following of cortical structure organization. Subclinical neurological semiotics in the form of muscular hypotonia, synkinesis and disturbed reciprocal coordination of movements at a certain age, present a physiological, developmental appearance, while at a later age they are a sign of immaturity, or of an organic neurological structure damage.

Adolescent↗

[Psychomotor organization in early school age and its effect on success in school].

The purpose of this paper was to indicate the link between psychomotor organization and the success of studying. The examined 223 children of the age of 8-12, were divided into three groups. As indicators of psychomotor maturity the following were used: visual motor capabilities--Bender's Visual Motor Gestalt test and complex motor organization--Lury's trial. The paper proves that psychomotor maturity is an important factor in the success of studying in the early school age, and later on other factors from the multi-factorial etiology of unsuccessful studying have an even greater emphasis.

Child↗

[Paroxysmal torticollis in the developmental age].

An insufficiently elucidated clinical picture of paroxysmal alternating torticollis in the developing age is considered in this paper. This phenomenon is characterized by inclination of the head temporary on one side and the other, it is of various duration, with pauses and without any disturbances and symptoms. This appearance is observed in children aged 1-5. The authors assume that this rare state is a sequel of asymmetric maturation of the axial tonus. In that case, this torticollis is only the most striking phenomenon in the whole clinical picture of one-sided predomination of the axial tonus in its maturation.

Child, Preschool↗

Assessment of value of pancreatic pseudocyst amylase concentration in the treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts by percutaneous evacuation.

The aim of our study was to determine the value of the percutaneous pancreatic pseudocyst evacuation. We assessed the relation between the amylase concentration of the pseudocyst contents and the final outcome of the disease treated by the percutaneous evacuation. Forty-three patients with a history of acute pancreatitis and pancreatic pseudocysts larger than 5 cm in diameter that persisted beyond 6 weeks were divided into four groups relative to the amylase concentration in the pseudocystic contents and the number of evacuations. The results show a good correlation between low amylase concentration in the liquid pseudocystic contents (less than or equal to 64 WU) and the healing rate after the percutaneous evacuation (p less than 0.001). The percutaneous evacuation of the pseudocysts failed in patients with increased amylase concentrations in the pseudocyst fluid regardless of the number of evacuations. We conclude that surgical treatment is indicated in patients who have amylase-rich pseudocyst contents.

Adult↗

[The significance of low levels of total proteins, albumins, globulins and complement factors in ascitic fluid and the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis].

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is one of the most common complications of ascitic fluid in patients with liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of total protein, albumin, globulin and complement ascitic fluid concentrations in development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis. In patients with liver cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (n = 8) the ascitic fluid total protein, albumin and globulin concentrations were significantly lower than in patients with sterile ascites (n = 11) (p < 0.01). The ascitic fluid complement C3 and C4 concentrations were significantly lower in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis than in patients with sterile ascites (9.1 +/- 3.1 mg/dL to 22.9 +/- 17.4 mg/dL, p < 0.01; 3.8 +/- 5.9 mg/dL to 8.2 +/- 5.9 mg/dL, p < 0.01, respectively). The ascites total protein, albumin, globulin and complement concentrations in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis were significantly lower than in patients with sterile ascites demonstrating the importance of those factors in ascitic fluid defense against secondary bacterial infection.

Albumins↗

[Distribution of hand laterality in preschool-age children].

Laterality means functional dominance of one in the pair of organs. It represents the external manifestation of integrative activity of cerebral cortex meaning the domination of functionally dominant hand; the usability lateralization depends on the domination of cerebral hemisphere of gestural lateralization and the domination of cerebral hemisphere or gestural lateralization and the influence of the environment. On the basis of laterality population is divided into right-handed and left-handed with a very stressed degree of lateralization and those undecided with a minimal previal of handidness of one hand. In most people the domination of cerebral hemisphere is average or weak and that's the reason why the influence of the environment is of importance when forming the dominant hand. In the clinical practice the hand laterality is used as an index for the type and degree of cerebral hemisphere domination, for condition of gestural laterality with the usability of the dominant hand and form the differentiation of the dominant hand in the case of minimal difference in handidness.

Child↗