Amenorrhea in younger women is a fairly common problem encountered both by general practitioners, gynaecologists and school doctors. The spectrum of its causes is very broad. Fortunately, the disease is…

The paper reviews the current methods of treating trigeminal neuralgia. Procedures on the preganglionic fibres are considered useless, while those at the ganglion level, such as thermocoagulation, chemoneurolysis, and percutaneous compression,…

Cancer of the head and neck has particularly devastating effects both on the patients and his physician. All aspects of cancer pain, i.e. physical, psychological and sociological ones, are much…

The authors describe different forms of eye pain in ocular diseases.

The author outlines the etiology, clinical picture and management of compartment syndrome. He stresses the frequency of this complication which may occur in all types of fractures.

Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is a rare chronic condition which became more widely known in the seventies after its histological criteria had been established. In nearly all cases, solitary rectal…

The paper outlines the fundamentals of morphology and the function of microcirculation, and presents the physiological and pathophysiological aspects of microcirculation. Changes in microcirculation due to hypoxia resulting from involvement of great arteries…

The aim of this study was to find out whether changes in the QTc interval duration in patients with acute myocardial infarction are related to the effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy.…

Postdural puncture headache is the most common complication of subarachnoid regional anesthesia. The incidence of postdural puncture headache is influenced by sex and age of the patient, by the size…

The authors transplanted Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT) cells to 90 inbred mice of CBA strain in order to investigate the role that sex of animal and dose of tumor cells…

In the article, the available forms of treatment of psoriasis vulgarism are dealt with under the following headings: general measures, topical and systematic treatment, and phototherapy. Each form of treatment…

We present a patient suffering from focal epilepsy manifested by frequent epileptic 
attacks resistant to anticonvulsant drugs since early childhood. Because of unsuccessful drug 
treatment, high seizure frequency and positive…

Differential diagnosis of asthma in infants and toddlers is not easy to establish. The paper
 presents a girl with asthma who aspirated a foreign body, which was misinterpreted as deterioration
…

The paper gives a historical review of
 the discovery and further studies of Helicobacter pylori. This bacteria causes chronic antral
gastritis, as well as duodenal and gastric ulcer 
disease found in…

The development of echocardiography and Doppler-echocardiography has provided a major advance in the noninvasive assessment of tricuspid valve disease. Echocardiography is the most sensitive and specific 
method for evaluation of…

Painful heel in younger patients, especially sportsmen, is commonly due to local reasons. A good knowledge of regional anatomy and
biomechanics of the foot and ankle is a prerequisite for correct…

The authors describe various anatomic and physiological changes occurring during 
pregnancy, which should be considered when
making diagnosis and planning proper treatment of acute abdomen in pregnant women. After surveying acute…

Asthma is the commonest chronic
 illness and one of the most dangerous diseases 
in childhood. Paradoxically, it is often recognized late, and the treatment is frequently incorrect or inadequate. The…

By using the voltage-clamp method we 
can record the end-plate current which reflects
 changes in the conductance of the subsynaptic
membrane during neuromuscular transmission. The classic (plain) voltage-clamp method shows 
some…

The paper presents the voltage-clamp
 method used for measuring electrical current
 passing the cell membrane and for calculating 
its conductance. The basic principles of this 
technique are described, as well…

Isolated perfused Langendorff rat 
hearts were used for comparing effects of the
 calcium antagonist verapamil on the following 
two models of heart injury: local ischemia (ligature of the anterior interventricular…

We studied 30 patients with stroke within the first 21 days of the onset of the symptoms by determining their plasma adrenaline and noradrenalin levels, their neurological status and the…

Essential information about antidepressant drugs is given, with special emphasis on their adverse side effects, toxicity and interaction with other drugs and certain foods.

The paper outlines the problem of objective assessment of the level of impaired consciousness, and stresses the simplicity and great informative value of Glasgow coma scale. It is an invaluable tool…