The aim: The paper is aimed at creation of a procedure for determining the loss of any body organ or its functions, genital mutilation, as the signs of grievous bodily harm, penalty for which is stipulated by the Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, as well as establishing the possibilities of legal setting of the concept of “genital mutilation”. Materials and methods: Over 100 criminal proceedings, involving forensic medical examination, under the Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine for the period from 2007 to 19.05.2019 have been studied. Common methods of research have been used, namely, the analysis and synthesis, statistical method, as well as own observations of the process of judicial examination of the above criminal proceedings, as well as individual interviews, survey of the victims and their family members in total of 39 people. Results and conclusions: The findings of the investigation enabled detecting the gaps in the regulation of the procedure to define genital mutilation as a characteristic feature of grievous bodily harm. The ways of further improvement of the procedure of conducting expert studies of genital mutilation as a characteristic feature of bodily harm, which facilitates avoiding of errors in forensic medical and judicial practices have been found. The process of criminalization of the illegal conduct of surgical operations, resulted in mutilation of genitalia, must take place with the mandatory involvement of specialists in the field of practical medicine, as well as medical scientists specializing in sexopathology, gynecology, oncogynecology, forensic medicine in order to avoid errors in the lawmaking.
Administration of an antibiotic by any route can cause dysbacteriosis, but its risk is the highest when taken orally, since the drug gets directly into the intestine, affecting microflora. After administration of a broad-spectrum antibiotic, Peyer’s patches of the small intestine of albino rats remained unchanged both topographically and in their total amount. But at the same time, their total area is more than doubled, which, according to our data, becomes possible due to the appearance of a new generation of lymphoid nodules in them. The aim of the research was to study the histological characteristics of lymphoid nodules of Peyer’s patches of the small intestine in albino rats after administration of clarithromycin. 30 mature albino male rats weighing 200.0±20.0 g were involved in the experiment. The antibiotic was administered to the rodents as a supplement to food during their two-meals-a-day feeding. Areas of the small intestine with Peyer’s patches have been studied. Serial paraffin sections have been analyzed using the “Konus” light microscope. Morphometric characteristics of the tissue structures were obtained using the Sigeta X 1 mm / 100 Div.x0.01mm stage micrometer. It has been established that after the course of administration of a broad-spectrum antibiotic (clarithromycin) in the small intestine of albino rats, the topography and total number of Peyer’s patches remain unchanged, while their total area increased by more than twice. This hyperplasia of structured lymphoid tissue in the mucous membrane of the small intestine of animals under the influence of the antibacterial drug occurs due to the appearance of new generations of lymphoid nodules in the Peyer’s patches, among which small, medium and large forms are distinguished, similar to the stages of their development. Each of them is distinguished by its morphological features, primarily, the conversion of the lymphoid-associated epithelium. Therefore, the genetically programmed total number of Peyer’s patches in the small intestine of mature albino rats is constant, whereas the number of lymphoid nodules in them is a variable that depends on the state of the intestinal microbiocenosis.
Dementia has a physical, psychological, social and economic impact not only on the sick person, but also on the people who care for him / her, on family members and society as a whole. Family members are prone to the development of anxiety and depressive disorders, and are often in "anxious anticipation" of the development of dementia in themselves, since the role of genetic burden in the etiology of this pathological process is undeniable. The purpose of the study was to analyze the degree of depth of anxiety disorders in first-line descendants of patients with dementia. Materials and methods. The study used clinical and anamnestic, clinical and psychopathological research methods, the syndromic approach to establishing a diagnosis and the genealogical method with the construction and analysis of a family tree. After obtaining informed consent, 26 patients (all female patients) who sought medical help from a psychiatrist during 2021-2022 with symptoms of anxiety disorder were examined. Results and discussion. Clinical and anamnestic analysis revealed a 100% hereditary susceptibility to dementia. In the genealogical analysis of pedigrees, in 65.4% of cases, the hereditary burden was traced in two previous generations, in 11.5% ‒ in three previous generations. Analyzing the results of the clinical-psychopathological examination of the level of anxiety according to the General Anxiety Disorder-7 scale, it was found that all patients had signs of generalized anxiety disorder (medium – 10–14 points and high level – 15–21 points). The results of anxiety analysis according to the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale confirmed the clinical results. The anxiety indicators of all patients reached from 20 to 25 points, which corresponds to an anxious state. At the same time, a clear correlation was found between the hereditary burden and the level of anxiety: patients with a hereditary burden for dementia in three generations had the highest level of anxiety, patients with a hereditary burden in two generations had a slightly lower level of anxiety, a moderate level of anxiety was detected in patients with a family history of dementia no more than in one of the previous generations. Conclusion. Considering the polygenic nature of dementia, it can be concluded that not only the genetic component plays a role in the development of certain multifactorial diseases, in particular dementia. Given the presence of an environmental component, a patient with a hereditary predisposition and genealogical burden of this disease must make efforts to minimize environmental influences. The identification of a clear correlation between the hereditary burden of dementia in generations and the severity of an anxiety disorder makes it possible to understand the approaches to pharmaco- and psychotherapeutic interventions in this contingent of individuals
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