Histologic chorioamnionitis, frequently asymptomatic, is a common finding in placentas examined from term parturients. Clinical signs are not accurate in the diagnosis. Adoption of uniform pathologic guidelines will facilitate research into the clinical significance of these lesions in the future.

Epidural analgesia and histologic chorioamnionitis were independent predictors of intrapartum fever. Modification of labor management may reduce the incidence of intrapartum fever.

Objective The aim of the present study was to characterize adults with intellectual disability (ID) and concomitant clinical diagnoses of bipolar disorder (BPD), and determine whether DSM-IV criteria would distinguish individuals with BPD from patients with other psychiatric diagnoses. Methods A retrospective chart review was done of a convenience sample of adult patients seen over a  -year period in a specialty clinic for adults with ID and psychiatric disorders. The DSM-IV criteria were used to differentiate individuals with clinical symptoms of BPD from groups of patients with other mood or thought disorders with behavioural symptoms which frequently overlap those of BPD. Behavioural symptoms were also catalogued and used to distinguish the diagnostic groups. Results Subjects with clinical symptoms of BPD had significantly more DSM-IV mood-related and nonmood-related symptoms, as well as functional impairments, compared to individuals with major depression, depression with psychosis or schizophrenia/ psychosis NOS (not otherwise specified). Likewise, behavioural profiles of the BPD group of patients differed significantly from patients in the other three groups. Conclusions Bipolar disorder can be readily recognized and distinguished from other behavioural and psychiatric diagnoses in individuals with ID, and DSM-IV criteria can be useful in the diagnosis of BPD.

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