ABSTRACT
A multivariant analysis was carried out in 120 patients with pituitary adenoma (prolactinoma, HGH-secreting adenoma and nonfunctional adenoma) and an equation was obtained concerning the prolactinoma (whose independent variables were age, galactorrhea, impotence, stage, and pretreatment secretion of ACTH) and another one concerning the nonfunctional adenoma (with age evolution time, visual disturbance evolution and galactorrhea as independent variables). These equations are useful in the differential diagnosis. The internal validity of both equations was obtained by calculating the ROC curve and determining sensibility, specificity and predictive values at the "optimum point" of this curve.
Subject(s)
Adenoma/diagnosis , Pituitary Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adenoma/therapy , Female , Humans , Male , Models, Statistical , Multivariate Analysis , Pituitary Neoplasms/therapy , Probability , Prolactinoma/diagnosis , Prolactinoma/therapy , Regression AnalysisSubject(s)
Anxiety/diagnosis , Dental Care/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Dentist-Patient Relations , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Psychological TestsABSTRACT
Pain, facial swelling and trismus evolution after removal of impacted lower third molar were studied in 34 patients obtained from a random sample. A significantly longer length of surgery and facial swelling were observed at 24 hours postoperatively patients with a high anxiety level.
