Congenital brachial palsy (CBP) can have long-term consequences such as deformities, contractures and growth imbalance of the affected arm and shoulder girdle that can lead to severe handicap. The aim of the paper was to determine the effectiveness of early habilitation in infants with CBP. This retrospective clinical study included 34 infants who ...

By Vesna D. Živković, Ivona Stanković, Lidija Dimitrijević, Hristina Čolović, Marija Spalević, Nataša Savić

The formation of Co(II) ion complexes with reduced low-molar dextran (RLMD, Mw 5000 g/mol) was studied at the pH range from 7.0 to 13.5. The cobalt content in synthesized Co(II)-RLMD complexes was ~3–12% (AAS) and it generally increases with pH. Co(II)-RLMD complexes were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and FTIR spectroscopy. UV-Vis...

By Žarko Mitić, Goran M. Nikolić, Milorad Cakić, Sanja Mitić, Goran S. Nikolić, Stevo Najman

Recently, internet addiction has turned into a major concern all over the world. According to scientific evidences, people with higher emotional intelligence are less addicted to the Internet; however, the type and strength of this relation is still a matter of debate. Due to a lack of information in this regard, the present study has been conducte...

By Hossein Ranjbar, Mahmoud Bakhshi

To examine whether the presence of the rare A allele of the TNF-Alpha-308 G/A gene polymorphism is associated with erosive arthritis and rapid radiological progression of the disease. The examined group included 131 patients with early RA. Using the PCR-RFLP method, the TNF-Alpha-308 G/A gene polymorphism was determined for all patients. In relatio...

By Sonja Stojanović, Bojana Stamenković, Jovan Nedović, Tatjana Jevtović-Stoimenov, Dušica Pavlović

The aim of this study was to analyze the values of biochemical parameters in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and ketonuria. In this prospective comparative study conducted at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, hundred patients of both genders with diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Newly diagnosed diabetic patients with complicati...

By Edhem Hasković, Azra Bureković, Adnan Husić, Muhamed Fočak, Erna Islamagić

An outbreak of trichinellosis affecting 13 individuals, of whom 8 with severe form presented as myocarditis, occurred in the village of Subotinac near the town of Aleksinac in Serbia. The source of this epidemic was smoked pork from a domestic pig that had not undergone meat inspection procedures. The most striking clinical features among all the 1...

By Lidija Popović-Dragonjić, Ilija Kocić

Cancers of the oral tongue (OT) and floor of the mouth (FOM) are frequently grouped together as carcinomas of the tongue and floor of the mouth (OTFOM). The incidence rate of these cancers varies worldwide from 0.1/100,000 persons a year for females in Algeria, Chile and Korea to 7.4/100,000 persons a year for men in New Delhi, India. The aim of th...

By Vojkan Lazić, Dragan Krasić, Snežana Živković, Miloš Trajković, Slaviša Antić

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a chaotic, irregular atrial rhythm at 300-600 bpm. The AV node conducts the impulse intermittently, causing the irregular ventricular rate. The main risk is of embolism (stroke), which is preventable by anticoagulation. The current estimate of the AF prevalence in the developed world is approxi-mately 1.5-2% in the gener...

By Vuk Niković, Predrag Blagojević, Dušan Milenković, Anton Laggner, Hans Domanovits, Ranka Bulajić

Due to the diversity of midwives’ responsibilities, the skill to deliver bad news is a vital need, and therefore the teaching approach in this matter is of utmost importance. Thus, this study has been conducted with the purpose of comparing the effect of SPIKES-based education of skills needed for delivering bad news, using two different appr...

By Nasrin Baghdari, Mostafa Rad, Marzie Torkmannejad Sabzevari

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanogenic congenital heart defect. The diagnosis is based on clinical signs, ECG examination, ultrasound examination of the heart, additional imaging methods and invasive testing. The therapeutic approach to the patient with tetralogy is complex and based on conservative and radical methods. Patients who have...

By Milovan Stojanović, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Aleksa Vuković, Dejan Petrović