Retrospective study on structural neuroimaging in first-episode psychosis

Background. No consensus between guidelines exists regarding neuroimaging in firstepisode psychosis. The purpose of this study is to assess anomalies found in structural neuroimaging exams (brain computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) in the initial medical work-up of patients presenting first-episode psychosis. Methods. The study subjects were 32 patients aged 18–48 years (mean age: 29.6 years), consecutively admitted with first-episode psychosis diagnosis. Socio-demographic and clinical data and neuroimaging exams (CT and MRI) were retrospectively studied. Diagnostic assessments were made using the Operational Criteria Checklist +. Neuroimaging images (CT and MRI) and respective reports were analysed by an experienced consultant psychiatrist. Results. None of the patients had abnormalities in neuroimaging exams responsible for psychotic symptoms. Thirty-seven percent of patients had incidental brain findings not causally related to the psychosis (brain atrophy, arachnoid cyst, asymmetric lateral ventricles, dilated lateral ventricles, plagiocephaly and falx cerebri calcification). No further medical referral was needed for any of these patients. No significant differences regarding gender, age, diagnosis, duration of untreated psychosis, in-stay and cannabis use were found between patients who had neuroimaging abnormalities versus those without. Discussion. This study suggests that structural neuroimaging exams reveal scarce abnormalities in young patients with first-episode psychosis. Structural neuroimaging is especially useful in first-episode psychosis patients with neurological symptoms, atypical clinical picture and old age.

Tendências e moda: estilo e gosto na hipermodernidade

O relatório seguidamente apresentado baseia-se nas funções e tarefas desenvolvidas no estágio enquanto Trends Research Consultant, no Trends Research Center, Centro de Estudos de Tendências da AYR Consulting. Tentou-se com este trabalho, estabelecer uma relação entre as áreas de Moda e de Tendências com o Design e a Cultura Visual, ou seja, relacionar o tema do estágio com o tema do mestrado. As ciências sociais que estão na base deste relatório são instáveis, e existe, por vezes, pouca concordância entre os autores analisados, pelo que o trabalho aqui proposto pretende ser uma tentativa de clarificar alguns conceitos destas temáticas, bem como, compreender a importância da metodologia de Coolhunting para a criação de inovação nas empresas. Pretende-se, por fim, refletir sobre a relevância dos estudos efetuados dentro das temáticas abordadas e sobre a importância da experiência profissional de um estágio integrado no percurso académico.

Development of a low-cost truck weighing system. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Engineering and Highway Operations Research and Development, McLean, Va.

Development of a low-cost truck weighing system design and operator manual. Final report.

Federal Highway Administration, Office of Engineering and Highway Operations Research and Development, McLean, Va.

Encouraging public transportation through effective land use actions.

Metro, Seattle, Wash.

Annual report - Water and Sewerage Dept.

For earlier file, whose numbering it continues, see: Detroit Metro Water Dept. Operating report.

The child care worker.

"Contract 105-75-1122"--T.p. verso.

Anuário estatístico /

Issues for 1940-1960 have French title: Annuaire statistique.

Annual report - Water and Sewerage Dept.

For earlier file, whose numbering it continues, see: Detroit Metro Water Dept. Operating report.

Techniques in job development and placement for ex-addicts : a success story /

"This report was written by Eric Lax, a consultant to Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation ... under the following grants or contracts : Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, Grant no. 33-36-75-01, contract nos. 30-36-75-01 and 30-34-75-02; The Ford Foundation, Grant no. 740-0537A."--P. 2 of cover.

Consumer survey statistics; report [submitted to] the Subcommittee on Economic Statistics of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report.

Includes bibliography.

Los Angeles: industrial focal point of the West.

Prepared by Wilbur McCann, economic consultant.

Creating habitats and homes for Illinois wildlife /

Creating Habitats and Homes for Illinois Wildlife will inspire, instruct, and encourage you to enjoy and conserve the rich wildlife legacy of the Prairie State. It will give you the know-how and the confidence to plan projects that provide habitats and homes for wildlife and to sustain your work once it's complete. The help is here--in clear, concise words and stunning imagery--to guide your management of grasslands, woodlands, wetlands, croplands, or your own backyard for the benefit of wildlife.

Determination of need, service cost maximum study /

This report was prepared by the Illinois Dept. on Aging and has been submitted to the Illinois General Assembly as required under Public Act 95-565.

New law limits idling of diesel vehicles to reduce emissions and save fuel.

Diesel trucks and buses account for approximately 50 percent of the particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) air pollution from on-road vehicles in Illinois. PM and NOx may contribute to a variety of health effects, including nausea, headaches, increased risk of asthma attacks, lung cancer, and premature death. Children and people with lung and heart conditions, are generally the most sensitive to diesel exhaust. Millions of tons of air pollution are emitted every year in the U.S. by trucks and buses that idle while parked.