BACKGROUND Students of medical as well as paramedical courses can function as a potential source of reliable information to the lay public regarding organ and body donation. They ultimately can play a key role in motivating the public along these lines ensuring successful implementation of organ donation related programs like the Mrithasanjevani. METHODS The cross-sectional study was done after obtaining clearance from institutional research and ethics committee. The second-year students of Government Medical College, Dental College and Nursing College, Thiruvananthapuram formed the study group. They were given a questionnaire regarding the awareness of organ and body donation. Qualitative and quantitative variables of the responses were then analysed. RESULTS Compared to the BDS and MBBS students, BSc nursing students were well informed of the various aspects of organ donation. One surprising finding observed was a reluctance by some medical students to body donation primarily owing to the disrespect shown to the body on the dissection table, which hurts the sentiments of many aspiring medical personnel. CONCLUSIONS A new wave of awareness has been generated in the society regarding organ and body donation, thanks to the efforts of governmental and NGO based campaigns, talks, web and media discussions, in recent times. A well aware population of the medical personnel will help to inculcate the concept in the public and motivate them. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Bhargavi UDK, Govindapillai UK. Knowledge and attitude of second year medical, dental and nursing students in Thiruvananthapuram government medical college campus towards organ and whole-body donation. J.
BACKGROUNDGross anatomical differences have been suggested as the basis of cerebral lateralisation. The aim of this study was to search for any histological evidence that supported asymmetry. Objective was to study the pyramidal neurons of layer 3 and layer 5 of area 45 and area 22 of both hemispheres with regards to cell size and cell packing density. Settings -Medical College, Trivandrum and S A T Hospital, Trivandrum. Design -Post-mortem study of brains from different age groups including foetal specimens -A cross sectional study.
BACKGROUNDThe Corpus Callosum (CC) has been a topic of controversy with regards to the subject of sexual dimorphism. Findings regarding age-related changes are also not same in various studies conducted. Most of the studies have been done on western population with very few on Indian subjects. This MRI study was carried out in South Asian population of Kerala origin with a large sample size of 300 people.The aim of the study is to measure and analyse the age and gender-related differences in the size of human CC with MR imaging of brain. MATERIALS AND METHODSThis observational study was done with a sample of 300 normal subjects who underwent MRI scan at the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Government Medical College, Alappuzha. Data was segregated on gender and age basis and various morphometric parameters of CC were statistically analysed using SPSS version 16. RESULTSIt was observed that length of CC increased throughout life. Thickness of genu and body were observed to increase up to 45 years, whereas thickness of splenium increased up to 55 years with a decline thereafter. No significant gender differences were found in most of the parameters analysed. CONCLUSIONAlthough, the study consisted of a larger sample, no key sex differences were observed in CC in most of the parameters studied. This suggests that the gender-related differences in connectivity may not be due to gender differences in morphology of CC. Agerelated thinning was observed in anterior part of CC, a decade earlier than its posterior part.
BACKGROUND AND AIMProstate is considered to be a potentially active organ of the male reproductive tract. With increase in age, prostate undergoes hyperplasia, which is of clinical relevance. This study is aimed at looking into the microscopic changes of prostate, as age passes by. SETTINGS AND DESIGNThis study was done in Kottayam and Alappuzha Government Medical Colleges in Kerala. My study was an observational study done in Post-mortem specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODSThe study included 65 human prostates, collected from the Forensic and Pathology Departments of Government Medical Colleges, Kottayam and Alappuzha. The collected specimen were categorised to different decades according to the age and a study of the pattern of the histological changes in different decades were done. Using light microscopy, the sequence of changes occurring in the glandular and stromal elements of prostate with respect to age were assessed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONSFoetal prostate consists of rudimentary duct system embedded in fibromuscular stroma. Follicles begin to appear in the second decade of life. After 45 years, gland undergoes hyperplasia. Atrophic changes do occur after 60 years. This study also provides objective evidence to demonstrate that the prostate does not have a true capsule. Observations of the undertaken study indicates that age-wise changes do occur in the prostate gland and has a definite pattern of sequential changes with relation to the different periods of life.
BACKGROUNDApparent interhemispheric differences in language may be associated with anatomical asymmetries. Cerebral asymmetry and dominance are well-established entities. OBJECTIVES-Gross anatomical comparative study of the lateral sulcus, planum temporale and Heschl's gyrus of the right and left cerebral hemispheres in different age groups. DESIGN-A post-mortem study of specimens from different age groups -cross-sectional study. SETTINGSDepartment of Anatomy, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram; Mortuary, Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram; 50 post-mortem brain specimens from different age groups were studied. MATERIALS AND METHODSSpecimens were grouped according to the age, sex and handedness. Handedness was ascertained from the immediate relatives. The length of the post central horizontal segment of lateral sulcus, the angulation of the posterior ramus of the lateral sulcus, the size of planum temporale and the Heschl's gyrus were compared between the hemispheres. The data was analysed statistically and the levels of significance studied.Inclusion CriteriaPost-mortem specimens of all age groups where both sides of the brain were intact.Exclusion Criteria-1. Brain where both sides were not intact. E.g. specimens from road traffic accidents. 2. Age groups where post-mortem specimens are few. E.g. above 80 years. 3. Specimens from cases of congenital anomalies. 4. Cases where the handedness was not known. RESULTS 1.The post central horizontal segment of the left lateral sulcus was longer than the corresponding segment on the right in 90% of specimens. 2. Early bending of the right lateral sulcus was noted in 90% of specimens. 3. The planum temporale was larger on the left in 90% of specimens. 4. 98% of specimens showed single Heschl's gyrus. CONCLUSIONThe following conclusions could be drawn from the above study. 1. Cerebral asymmetry of the human brain with regards to the language areas was confirmed. 2. As the study included only right handers, a left-handed dominance for language was observed.
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