Aims and Objectives: To determine the frequency of Neurological Disorders, Misdiagnosed as Conversion Disorder in our local population Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted at Psychiatry Department, Akhtar Saeed Medical College & Hospital, Lahore Pakistan, from June, 2021 to December, 2021. Data Collection: After meeting the inclusion criteria 115 patients were enrolled. CT brain, MRI brain and EEG were carried out to assess neurological symptoms in patients admitted with a diagnosis of conversion disorder. Misdiagnosis was labeled as per operational definition. All the data analyzed on SPSS version 23. Results: In this study the mean age was (27.03±11.95) years, male to female ratio was 0.36:1. The CT and MRI diagnosed abnormal finding in 7(6.1%) patients, while EEG was abnormal in 2(1.7%) of these 7 patients, resulting in neurological disorders being diagnosed in 7(6.1%) patients. Hence, in this study misdiagnosed cases were 7(6.1%). Conclusion: This study concluded that frequency of Neurological Disorders Misdiagnosed as Conversion Disorder is 6.09% in our local population. Keywords: Conversion Disorder, Neurological disorder, EEG, MRI, CT
Depression is one of the most common complications in pregnancy. Pregnancy, however, makes women more vulnerable to psychological and emotional issues like anxiety, depression, stress & psychoses, which can have a negative impact on the mother and the foetus. Depression is one of the most common complications in pregnancy. Objective: To determine the frequency of depression in pregnant patients presenting to antenatal clinic in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Study Design: A Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Methodology: Total 250 females meeting the inclusion criteria were selected from the OPD. Then patients were assessed by using BDI scoring system by researcher herself. If BDI score was ≥11, then depression during pregnancy was labeled (as per operational definition). All this information was recorded through proforma (attached). Results: The mean age of the women was 32.37±8.10 years. There were 109(43.6%) women with less than equal to 20 weeks of gestational age and 141(56.4%) were having gestational age more than 20 weeks. The mean BDI score was 10.42±9.24. There were 45 (18%) women with depression and 205(82%) women were having no depression. Conclusion: In this study frequency of depression among pregnant women was 18%. However there was no significant association between depression and age, gestational age, parity, BMI and education status of women. Keywords: Depression, Pregnant women, Antenatal clinic.
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