Introduction: Incidence of Seizure disorders is more in children compared to adults. Partial seizures are fairly common form of seizures in children. Methods: This study was carried to determine the etiology of partial seizures in children with the help of EEG and CT scan. In this study total of 80 children with partial seizures defined as per ILAE, belonging to 1-12years of age group were studied retrospectively. Data was collected in the form of history, EEG report and CT scan brain report over a period of 2 years, from the hospital records. Results: EEG was abnormal in 92.5% and CT scan was abnormal in 85% of children with partial seizures. The most common type of partial seizure was complex partial seizure (58.75%). The most common CT scan abnormality was (75%) ring enhancing lesion. Conclusion: EEG and CT scan plays an important role in establishing etiology of partial seizures and thus serves as a tool for appropriate management.

Introduction: Neonatal hyper bilirubinemia implies significant jaundice usually above 15mg/dl or requiring treatment. About 60-70% of all term newborns develop some degree of jaundice while in LBW babies it goes upto 80%. Jaundice is more prevalent, severe and protracted in low birth weight babies, with more chance of producing neurological injury at lower levels of bilirubin. Methodology: This study is an attempt to compare the etiology and response to treatment modalities of hyperbilirubinemia in low birth weight and normal birth weight babies. About 150 babies including 50 low birth weight and 100 normal birth weight babies, who were admitted in NICU for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia were selected by purposive sampling and were further analyzed. The variables used for data analysis include number of children requiring phototherapy and exchange transfusion, age at initiation of phototherapy and exchange transfusion, pre phototherapy and pre exchange serum bilirubin, duration of phototherapy and rebound hyperbilirubinemia after phototherapy and exchange transfusion. Results: The most common etiological factors among low birth weight babies were prematurity, sepsis and ABO incompatibility, among normal birth weight babies were ABO incompatibility, sepsis, Rhincompatibility. In a large proportion of cases, etiology remained idiopathic. Among low birth weight babies Phototherapy was initiated early and at a lower bilirubin level. Duration of phototherapy was more, Rebound hyperbilirubinemia was higher and requirement of exchange transfusion was more. Conclusion: Hyperbilirubinemia due to incompatibilities prevailed though sepsis contributed a significant fraction among low birth weight babies. Significant hyperbilirubinemia developed earlier and persisted longer requiring prolonged phototherapy, exchange transfusion in low birth weight babies.

BACKGROUND: Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in women. In 1988, cardio vascular death in women exceeded that of men. Coronary heart disease accounts for the majority of cardiac deaths. Awareness of the extent of problem among women careful assessment of individual patient and appropriate treatment will help to improve outcome and decrease thr risk. OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical profile, outcome and risk factor of acute myocardial infraction in pre and post-menopausal women. METHODS: This study was conducted in department of General Medicine, VIMS, Ballari, for period of 2 years from March 1998 to March 2000. CONCLUSION: Majority of the patient were in the post-menopausal age group (47 patients out of 50) and they were not on oral contraceptives and were non-smokers. Mortality was high if the patient had underlying risk factors such as BMI >=24-10/15, hypertention-7/16, diabetes mellitus-3/7 and previous h/o IHD.

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Introduction: Our human body is an amazing machine, in which perfectly coordinated events will occur simultaneously. Swimming is a sport which is suitable for people of many different ages, and tness levels. Regular swimming produces many changes in the body. It benets the upper body, torso and legs together and it will improve general strength, lung capacity, stamina and cardiovascular tness. Swimming is an aerobic exercise and it has a signicant effect on respiratory functions that helps the lungs to use oxygen efciently. Aim and objectives:Aim of the present study is to compare the Pulmonary Function Tests of swimmers and non-swimmers and to know whether swimming brings any changes in the pulmonary function tests .Materials and Methods: The present study is a cross sectional study .The total sample size is 100. Swimmers (subjects) are 50 and non-swimmers (controls) are 50 in number. Swimmers are selected from N.T.R.Stadium Swimming Pool, Guntur and Guntur Club Swimming pool, Guntur. Hundred subjects were screened for the study and 50 were selected as subjects. The Pulmonary Function Tests was conducted in the Infectious Disease Hospital, Guntur. Summary and Conclusion: In our study, there is a signicant increase in pulmonary function tests in swimmers compared to non – swimmers.