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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease, little known to medical and dental practitioners, but with an increasing hospitalization rate over the years. HAE is due to a C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency/dysfunction that leads to an increased vascular permeability. The airways are the most affected, and life-threatening laryngeal swelling may occur. Episodes of HAE have no clear cause, but they can be triggered by anxiety, invasive procedures, and trauma. HAE is an important issue in oral and maxillofacial surgery, otorhinolaryngology, endoscopy, emergency medicine, and anesthesiology because even simple procedures may cause laryngeal edema. Recommendations on the management of HAE include long- and short-term prophylaxis, and treatment for acute attacks, but the importance of controlling anxiety is underestimated. Here, we report on the perioperative management of nine HAE patients scheduled for oral surgery, with a brief review of the literature on this topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to observe the relationship between hypnotizability scores, as defined by the Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP), and the following psychological tests: Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI), Relationships Questionnaire (RQ), Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R), Spontaneity Assessment Inventory-Revised (SAI-R), Testoni Death Representation Scale (TDRS), 20-Item Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI) and The Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression Scale (FREE Scale), as well as a questionnaire provisionally named the Hypnotic Ability Trace (HAT), including a set of items significantly related to hypnotizability). A structural model based on path analysis showed a positive association between hypnotizability and both spontaneity and extraversion, and a negative association between hypnotizability and both avoidance and cognitive flexibility, which in turn were positively related to HAT. in addition, spontaneity, extraversion and emotional stability were positively associated with the sub-scale of control of the cognitive flexibility, which in turn was negatively related to the HAT. There were no associations among attachment, spontaneity, personality traits and emotional flexibility, while the HAT was positively related to emotional flexibility, openness to experiences and the HIP score. Our results suggest the relevance and role of both cognitive and emotional flexibility as well as their positive interaction with HAT in hypnotic ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]