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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Psychology, 2006. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 16, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-78). Also issued in print.

Lipodystrophic syndromes encompass a wide range of both inherited and acquired conditions whereby adipose tissue is lost or absent. We report a rare case of acquired localized, pressure-induced lipodystrophy whereby continuous elbow pressure to the distal thighs led to marked tissue disfigurement. Pressure-induced lipodystrophy is a condition that likely results from protracted, localized pressure which ultimately decreases blood flow to the surrounding tissues. Overtime, the decreased perfusion is thought to induce adipocyte degeneration and eventual tissue deformation. Our findings resemble those described in the case reports of leg crossers’ dimples and lipoatrophia semicircularis and support current literature suggesting that prolonged pressure can indeed lead to significant adipose tissue loss and local architectural distortion. Our findings are significant because pressure-induced lipodystrophy represents an avoidable condition that can be circumvented if patients and physicians are knowledgeable of the underlying causes. We highlight a rare case report to educate the public as well as physicians about the causes of pressure-induced lipodystrophy and ultimately prevent future cases of unnecessary and unintended disfigurement.

Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is the most common type of extra-nodal lymphoma, representing about 30-50% of all extra-nodal involvement. The stomach is the most common site, with the colon and rectum accounting for a minority of occurrences. Primary colorectal lymphoma is uncommon, representing only 0.3% of all large intestinal malignancies and approximately 3% of GI lymphomas with the majority of these being B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) being the most common subtype. We present a case of an 85-year-old male who presented with symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction, who after further evaluation was diagnosed with primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the colon, DLBCL subtype.

Pneumatosis intestinalis, air within the bowel wall, continues to have an elusive etiology due to its varied clinical presentation and associated disease processes. Pneumatosis may be an incidental finding on a routine CT Scan or it could present as peritonitis with intra-abdominal free air. The pathogenesis, therefore, is likely to be multifactorial rather than directly related to one particular, inciting pathology. Here we present a case of a 73-year-old male scheduled for a non-emergent incisional hernia repair who was found to have peritoneal free air without physical exam findings of peritonitis. This unusual case illustrates a rare presentation of small bowel, omental, and abdominal wall pneumatosis. The objective of this presentation is to broaden the clinician’s understanding of pneumatosis intestinalis, including a recommendation to discern the underlying illness as emergent or benign. Finally, we make the case for clinical intuition and the physical exam.

In general humans are said to be social animals. In the huge expanded internet, it's really difficult to detect and find out useful information about a medical illness. In anticipation of more definitive studies of a causal organization between stroke risk and social network, It would be suitable to help social individuals to detect the risk of stroke. In this work, a DRFS methodology is proposed to find out the various symptoms associated with the stroke disease and preventive measures of a stroke disease from the social media content. We have defined an architecture for clustering tweets based on the content using Spectral Clustering an iterative fashion. The class label detection is furnished with the use of highest TF-IDF value words. The resultant clusters obtained as the output of spectral clustering is prearranged as input to the Probability Neural Network (PNN) to get the suitable class labels and their probabilities. Find Frequent word set using support count measure from the group of clusters for identify the risk factors of stroke. We found that the anticipated approach is able to recognize new symptoms and causes that are not listed in the World Health Organization (WHO), Mayo Clinic and National Health Survey (NHS). It is marked that they get associated with precise outcomes portray real statistics. This type of experiments will empower health organization, doctors and Government segments to keep track of stroke diseases. Experimental results shows the causes preventive measures, high and low risk factors of stroke diseases.

Il est généralement reconnu, par la communauté́ scientifique, que le risque de morbidité́ augmente lors des vagues de chaleur. On retrouve néanmoins des différences importantes en ce qui a trait à la vulnérabilité́ des populations au stress thermique. L'effet de la température sur la morbidité́ diffère selon plusieurs facteurs, dont l’âge. Pour des raisons physiologiques et comportementales, les enfants sont l’un des groupes les plus vulnérables aux vagues de chaleur (Hutter et al., 2007; Thompson et al., 2012). La présente étude vise à analyser l’influence de la vulnérabilité́ différentielle face aux problèmes de santé chez les enfants lors des vagues de chaleur à Ouagadougou. L’analyse de la vulnérabilité́ aux risques environnementaux rend compte des conditions de fragilité́ des individus pouvant mener à des expériences de souffrance et de dépendance à autrui. Ceci influence conséquemment la capacité à faire face aux catastrophes et à se rétablir (Becerra, 2012; Muttarak et al., 2015). Les données utilisées ont été́ recueillies par l’Observatoire de Population de Ouagadougou (OPO) de mars à mai 2017 lors d’une enquête sur la vulnérabilité́ et la capacité d'adaptation de la population de l'OPO aux vagues de chaleur. Ces données transversales regroupent un sous-échantillon aléatoire de 332 enfants de cinq ans et moins, habitant dans cinq quartiers de la périphérie nord de Ouagadougou. Nous les analysons tout d’abord à l’aide de tableaux croisés, de tests de chi-2 et d’une analyse factorielle. Des régressions logistiques ordinales permettent ensuite d’étudier la force et la significativité des associations entre la prévalence des symptômes lors des vagues de chaleur et les variables associées à la vulnérabilité climatique. L’analyse permet de relever des associations inattendues entre la prévalence de certains symptômes chez l’enfant lors des vagues de chaleur et plusieurs variables indépendantes. Par exemple, lorsque nous étudions les effets bruts des variables indépendantes sur la variable dépendante, nous constatons que les enfants dont la mère n’a pas tendance à apporter de l’aide supplémentaire aux très jeunes enfants lors des périodes de très forte chaleur sont plus susceptibles de ne pas présenter de symptôme(s) que de présenter des symptômes (OR = 0,60* (0,36 ; 1,01), à la limite du significatif de 10%), comparativement aux enfants ayant une mère apportant de l’aide supplémentaire. Nous notons également que les enfants dont le toit de chambre est isolé ou construit avec du ciment / béton (dalle) sont plus susceptibles de manifester des symptômes lors des vagues de chaleur que de ne pas en manifester (OR = 1,68* (0,97 ; 2,91), à la limite du significatif de 10%), en comparaison aux enfants dont le toit de chambre est fait de tôle galvanisée / métal / fer-blanc / zinc. Néanmoins, ces résultats sont très faiblement significatifs (seuil de 10%) à partir d’un échantillon de petite taille. Ainsi, le fait que les résultats sont à la limite du significatif à 10% nous amène à interpréter de manière prudente l’existence des liens entre ces variables. Dans l’explication de ces résultats, nous soupçonnons la présence de biais dans l’auto-déclaration des symptômes. Les limites des données incluent l’auto-déclaration des symptômes, la petite taille de l’échantillon, la nature transversale des données ainsi que la présence de biais de rappel liée aux problèmes de mémoire. Compte tenu de ces limites méthodologiques, il serait nécessaire de confirmer les résultats obtenus dans de futures recherches. Néanmoins, ces résultats pourront contribuer à orienter de futures recherches sur l’effet des vagues de chaleur chez les enfants au Sahel. / It is generally recognized by the scientific community that the risk of morbidity increases during heatwaves. However, there are important differences in regard to the vulnerability of populations to increased temperatures. The effect of temperature on morbidity differs depending on several factors, including age. Children are one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to heatwaves due to physiological and behavioral reasons (Hutter et al., 2007; Thompson et al., 2012). This study aims to analyze the influence of differential vulnerability on children’s health during heatwaves in Ouagadougou. The analysis of vulnerability on environmental risks takes into account the fragile conditions of individuals that can lead to experiences of suffering and dependence on others. Consequently, it influences the capacity to cope with and recover from disasters (Becerra, 2012; Muttarak et al., 2015). The data used were collected by the Ouagadougou Population Observatory (OPO) from March to May 2017 during a survey on the vulnerability and adaptability of the OPO population to heatwaves. The cross-sectional data brings together a random subsample of 332 children aged five and under, living in five neighborhoods in the northern outskirts of Ouagadougou. We first analyze them using crosstabs, chi-2 tests and factor analysis. Ordinal logistic regressions are then performed to study the strength and significance of the associations between the prevalence of symptoms during heatwaves and the variables associated with climatic vulnerability. Descriptive analysis reveals unexpected associations between the prevalence of certain symptoms in children during heatwaves and several independent variables. An in-depth analysis carried out with the use of ordinal logistic regressions shows that the results do not support our initial hypotheses. For example, when we study the gross effects of the independent variables on the dependent variable, we found that children with mothers who do not tend to provide extra help to very young children during intense periods of heat are more likely to be symptom-free than to have symptoms (OR = 0.60 * (0,36 ; 1,01), at the significant limit of 10%), compared to children with mothers who provide extra help. We also note that children whose room roof is insulated or built with cement / concrete (slab) are more likely to show symptoms during heat waves than to not show symptoms (OR = 1.68 * (0,97 ; 2,91), at the significant limit of 10%), compared to children whose room roof is made of galvanized sheet metal / metal / tinplate / zinc. Nevertheless, these results are very weakly significant (10% threshold) from a small sample size. Thus, the fact that the results are at the limit of significance at 10% leads us to interpret the existence of links between these variables cautiously. In an attempt to explain these results, we suspect that there is a bias in the self-reported symptoms. Data limitations include self-reporting of symptoms, small sample size, the cross-sectional nature of the data, and the presence of recall bias related to memory problems. Given these methodological limitations, it would be necessary to confirm our results with those obtained in future research. However, the results obtained may help guide future research about the effect of heatwaves on children’s health in Sahel.