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The general objective of the International Spinal Cord Injury Survey (InSCI) is to identify factors that explain the functioning and well-being of people living with SCI. Being a cohort study, these medical, social, economic components with impact on the evolution of the individual with spinal cord trauma in Romania will be treated in a descriptive and comparative manner, through the prism of the data obtained from the patients who were included in this research. The participants included in the study were a total of 216 aged between 16 and 75 admitted to the Băile-Felix Medical Rehabilitation Clinical Hospital, where they underwent a complex medical rehabilitation treatment specific to SCI. Participants with traumatic SCI feel more alive compared to non-traumatic participants (t(214)=3.820; p<.001) possibly due to etiological differences in SCI. Regarding psychomotor agitation, the registered coefficient (t(214)=2.076; p<.03) highlights the participants with traumatic SCI. Differences are recorded in the case of assistance from friends in traumatic versus non-traumatic SCI, which indicates the increased need for social support in traumatic SCI. We argue that a patient's worries and concerns about SCI and its consequences can affect overall health. From a psychological point of view, a limited knowledge of specialists regarding the behavior of patients and their inherent mnesic cutouts, more information can generate confusion and helplessness instead of generating mechanisms of change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this narrative review is to analyze surgical techniques for removing scar tissue and minimizing them. A considerable proportion of the population have scars that are related to a traumatic event that they remember accurately, this being especially true for scars on the face, but also on the rest of the body if they are of significant size. The negative consequences of the esthetic damage are felt mainly in the family and at professional level, without losing sight of the fact that any person suffers as a result of the awareness of unsightly wounds or scars. To be successful, an aesthetic intervention must represent the optimal balance between science, the art of plastic surgery and the patient's expectations. Good communication between surgeon and patient is also needed. We must state that there is no method of total removal of scars; even in the case of complex surgical techniques, the scar cannot be completely excised, but a much more aesthetic appearance can be obtained. Scars cannot be completely removed from the skin, they can improve their appearance by fading or thinning, initially by conservative treatment, later, if necessary, by surgical scar reduction techniques. Improving the appearance of a scar depends on the type of scar, its severity, its surface and location, the causing factors, the time elapsed from production to the application of specialized treatment.

Background: In Romania, the abuse within the family of the minor child is a widespread phenomenon, its extent is insufficiently known because of ignorance/not reporting all the existing cases., Methods: The participants of the research are represented by two independent groups from the NW Romania 2007-2011, one for sociological study (1544 parents and 1283 children) and another for forensic statistical study (2761 cases of abused children). The sociological study was carried out by analyzing questionnaires applied in schools located in Bihor County, both to children and parents. The statistical analysis was carried out by studying the cases of the physically, sexually, and psychologically abused minors, recorded at Bihor County Forensic Service., Results: Physical neglect and physical abuse are the most common forms of child abuse. The forensic analysis highlight that most of the victims are male from urban areas. Physical abuse is more common in the 16-18 age group, psychological abuse in children aged between 6-10 yr, and sexual abuse in children under the age of 14 years. Girls were subject to sexual abuse, neglect, and emotional abuse, more frequently in rural areas; boys were most often victims of exploitation, physical, and emotional abuse in both urban and rural areas., Conclusion: The results of the study led to the formulation of general guidelines on this phenomenon and highlight the need for proposals to improve the current situation of child abuse within the family., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Buhas et al. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.)

Intracranial epidermoid cysts are rare, representing almost 1% of all primary tumors and when are located in the diploe result from entrapped ectodermal embryonic remnants. Because of frequent complications, imaging studies are mandatory for highlighting erosions of both outer and inner table of the calvaria and treatment preparation. We enlisted three female patients within our study, comparing imaging with histopathology aspects. Even though the bone destruction was evident, no atypia or malignant signs were highlighted in serial sections. The interesting fact that we present is that our patients are all females, opposed to what is written in literature. Although the positive diagnosis can be made by imaging, histopathological examination of these cysts is mandatory for identifying malignant behavior.