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OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the completeness and accuracy of information in LCU instruction manuals from 40 manufacturers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Instruction manuals from 40 LCUs (20 from leading manufacturers and 20 budget units) were reviewed. Twenty-eight parameters across five categories were assessed using a binary scale (0=incorrect/missing, 1=correct). The categories and their respective evaluation scores were: LCU characteristics (43%), instructions for use (7%), safety precautions (14%), maintenance recommendations (29%), and regulatory certification (7%). These scores were combined to produce a final score. RESULTS: Scores from leading manufacturers ranged between 46-86%, while the budget category ranged from 18-68%. All manuals provided information about the wavelength/spectrum of the LCU. Only Valo X and Valo Cordless reported power values and used the term "irradiance" instead of "intensity." Details such as LED type and active tip emission area were often missing. Instructions on how to use the LCU to photo-cure resins were frequently limited. Although most manuals addressed safety precautions, several lacked details on heat issues and general health precautions. All manuals included maintenance instructions, though information on replacement parts was often missing. Among the LCUs, 85% stated they were CE certified, 32% held both FDA and CE certification, and 63% claimed compliance with ISO and/or IEC standards. CONCLUSIONS: There were notable differences in the completeness and accuracy of the instruction manuals. Manuals from major manufacturers generally provided more comprehensive information than their budget counterparts. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Instruction manuals should contain accurate information to help clinicians deliver the highest standard of care. The lack of important information about the LCUs in the manuals is concerning.

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Gross anatomy is a critical course for the development of a variety of skills such as anatomical knowledge and spatial, critical, and clinical reasoning. There have been few attempts to integrate clinical applications in gross anatomy, with the majority of these being in the lecture hall and not in the laboratory. Clinical cases and guided questions were added to a laboratory manual (Clinically Oriented Laboratory Manuals (COLMs)) in a first-year medical gross anatomy prosection course during COVID-19. The effectiveness of the COLMs was analyzed using in-laboratory assessments between treatment and control groups, as well as student perceptions. There was no significant difference between in-lab assessment scores between students with or without the COLMs in 2020 (t1304.735= 0.647, p ;= 0.518). Student perceptions demonstrated that 61.6% strongly agreed or agreed that the COLMs were a good way to learn anatomy and 32.0% desired more COLMs in the lab. Overall, COLMs did not increase student knowledge by the end of a session. Students thought the COLMs were a good tool to learn anatomy because they helped become more clinically aware; however, students desired better implementation of the COLMs. The addition of COLMs in the laboratory is a potential method to address the need for clinical applications within the gross anatomy laboratory. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-023-01970-1.

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Social and healthcare professionals often feel ill equipped to effectively engage in difficult conversations with patients, and poor proficiency negatively affects the quality of patient care. Printed educational resources (PERs) that provide guidance on sustaining complex clinical communication may be a source of support if thoughtfully designed. This study aimed to describe the key features of PERs in order to improve the quality of clinical communication according to the perspective of meaningful stakeholders. This was a descriptive secondary analysis of data collected by three remote focus group discussions that involved 15 stakeholders in the context of developing an educational booklet to support professionals in complex communication scenarios. Focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim, and an inductive thematic analysis was performed. Three key features of PERs that aim toward quality improvement in clinical communication were identified: (1) having the potential to provide benefits in clinical practice; (2) facilitating, encouraging, and enticing reading; and (3) meeting the need of professionals to improve or update their knowledge. These findings suggest that PERs relevant to professionals' clinical priorities and learning needs may make their efforts to apply learning in practice more likely and consequently result in improved healthcare quality.

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In this paper, we present a study on the utilization of smart medical wearables and the user manuals of such devices. A total of 342 individuals provided input for 18 questions that address user behavior in the investigated context and the connections between various assessments and preferences. The presented work clusters individuals based on their professional relation to user manuals and analyzes the obtained results separately for these groups.

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BACKGROUND: Psychotherapy manuals are critical to the dissemination of psychotherapy treatments. Psychotherapy manuals typically serve several purposes, including, but not limited to, establishing new psychotherapy treatments, training providers, disseminating treatments to those who deliver them, and providing guidelines to deliver treatments with fidelity. Yet, the proliferation of psychotherapy manuals has not been well-understood, and no work has aimed to assess or review the existing landscape of psychotherapy manuals. Little is known about the breadth, scope, and foci of extant psychotherapy manuals. OBJECTIVE: This scoping review aims to identify and explore the landscape of existing book-based psychotherapy manuals. This review aims to specify the defining characteristics (ie, foci, clinical populations, clinical targets, treatment type, treatment modality, and adaptations) of existing book-based psychotherapy manuals. Further, this review will demonstrate how this information, and psychotherapy manuals more broadly, has changed over time. This project aims to make a novel contribution that will have critical implications for current methods of developing, aggregating, synthesizing, and translating knowledge about psychotherapeutic treatments. METHODS: This scoping review will review book-based psychotherapy manuals published from 1950 to 2022.This scoping review will be informed by guidance from the Joanna Briggs Institute Scoping Review Methodology Group and prior scoping reviews. Traditional search and application programming interface-based search methods will be used with search terms defined a priori to identify relevant results using 3 large book databases: Google Books, WorldCat, and PsycINFO. This review will leverage machine learning methods to enhance and expedite the screening process. Primary screening of results will be conducted by at least 2 authors. Data will be extracted and double-coded by research assistants using an iteratively defined codebook. RESULTS: The search process produced 78,600 results, which were then iteratively deduplicated. Following deduplication, 50,583 results remained. The scoping review is expected to identify common elements of psychotherapy manuals, establish how the foci and content of manuals have changed over time, and illustrate coverage and gaps in the landscape of psychotherapy manuals. Results from this scoping review will be critical for future work focused on developing, aggregating, synthesizing, and disseminating knowledge about psychotherapeutic treatments. CONCLUSIONS: This review will provide knowledge about the vast landscape of psychotherapy manuals that exist. Findings from this study will inform future efforts to develop, aggregate, synthesize, and translate knowledge about psychotherapeutic treatments. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/47708.

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The positive effects of green infrastructure in the urban environment are nowadays widely known and proven by research. Yet, greening, which serves to improve the indoor climate and people's well-being, is integrated very limited in public facilities such as schools. Reasons for this are seen in a lack of knowledge and financing opportunities. A focus, among others, of the MehrGrüneSchulen research project is the interdisciplinary development of cost-effective greening solutions for schools. The designs were developed in close collaboration with students of a technical college (HTL) and a horticultural school. This study describes the development process and presents the results of the first implementations of greening systems at the HTL-building complex and at nine other schools in Austria.

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Road safety audit (RSA) is a method used to proactively identify safety risks in road projects from planning, design, and construction stages. The effectiveness of the implementation of RSAs varies across the globe. This paper provides an understanding of road safety auditor's opinions and attitudes by using data collected from an online questionnaire filled by 408 road safety experts with varying demographic and technical backgrounds. Results demonstrated that majority of respondents agreed that RSA is an effective tool to improve road safety. Compared to high-income countries, respondents from low- and middle-income countries had less knowledge about RSA and less access to RSA guidelines. The results also indicate that many road safety auditors have a misunderstanding of the independence requirement for conducting RSA. The results of this paper can be used to inform and develop improved guidance to improve RSA generally and promote RSA as an effective road safety engineering tool.

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Objetivo:Desenvolver e validar um Protocolo sobre Processamento de Produtos para Saúde na Central de Material e Esterilização de um Hospital Universitário de São Paulo. Método: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo metodológico de desenvolvimento de um protocolo sobre processamento de produtos para a saúde.Realizada a revisão da literatura, elaboração do conteúdo escrito e de imagens. A validação foi feita por meio da Técnica Delphi com a participação de juízes. Para medir a concordância das respostas obtidas, foi utilizado o Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC). Resultados: Após a segunda rodada do processo de validação pela Técnica Delphi, o IVC global do protocolo foi de 1.0, alcançando o nível de maior concordância. A versão final do protocolo possui 45 páginas, 8 itens abordados, 32 subitens e 20 ilustrações. Conclusão:O protocolo possibilitou reorganizar processos, estabelecer fluxos e padronizar condutas com embasamento científico para os profissionais de saúde.(AU)

Objective: To develop and validate a Protocol on the Processing of Health Products at the Material and Sterilization Center of a University Hospital in São Paulo. Method: This is a descriptive methodological study of the development of a protocol on the processing of health products. A literature review, written content and images were developed. Validation was performed using the Delphi Technique with the participation of judges. To measure the agreement of the answers obtained, the Content Validity Index (CVI) was used. Results: After the second round of the validation process using the Delphi Technique, the global CVI of the protocol was 1.0, reaching the highest level of agreement. The final version of the protocol has 45 pages, 8 items covered, 32 sub-items and 20 illustrations. Conclusion: The protocol made it possible to reorganize processes, establish flows and standardize scientifically based conducts for health professionals.(AU)

Objetivo: Desarrollar y validar un Protocolo de Procesamiento de Productos de Salud en el Centro de Material y Esterilización de un Hospital Universitario de São Paulo. Método: Se trata de un estudio metodológico descriptivo de la elaboración de un protocolo sobre el procesamiento de productos sanitarios. Se elaboró una revisión de literatura, contenido escrito e imágenes. La validación se realizó mediante la Técnica Delphi con la participación de jueces. Para medir la concordancia de las respuestas obtenidas se utilizó el Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC). Resultados: Tras la segunda ronda del proceso de validación mediante la Técnica Delphi, el CVI global del protocolo fue de 1,0, alcanzando el mayor nivel de acuerdo. La versión final del protocolo tiene 45 páginas, 8 ítems cubiertos, 32 sub ítems y 20 ilustraciones. Conclusión: El protocolo permitió reorganizar procesos, establecer flujos y estandarizar conductas con base científica para los profesionales de la salud.(AU)

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BACKGROUND: Anorexia Nervosa is a debilitating illness. While there have been many advancements to treatment protocols and outcomes for people with eating disorders, the field acknowledges there remains considerable room for improvement. This timely Special Edition of the Journal of Eating Disorders has invited those of us in the field to consider a range of topics in aid of this task, including potential modifications and implementation of evidence-based practice, specific and common psychotherapy factors, treatment manuals, adherence and individualising treatment approaches for individuals and families. BODY: In this paper, we briefly outline the key manualised treatments currently available to treat children, adolescents and adults with Anorexia Nervosa, considering the benefits, potential reasons for adaptations and limitations. We then review the current evidence for training strict adherence to treatment manuals which is often a key focus in training and supervision, questioning the association of increased treatment adherence with improved therapeutic outcome. We then summarise some key evidence behind other therapeutic factors which have been demonstrated to affect outcome regardless of which manual is implemented, such as readiness to change and therapeutic alliance. CONCLUSION: The paper concludes with implications and considerations for future research, clinical guidelines, training and supervision, highlighting the need to consider the therapeutic relationship and processes alongside manual content to conduct best evidence-informed practice.

While there have been many advancements to treatment options and recovery rates for people with eating disorders, the field acknowledges there remains a long way to go. The development of treatment manuals for clinicians to use has many benefits, including promoting rigorous research, clear training and clinical guidelines, broader dissemination and accessibility, a common language for professionals, platforms from which to research necessary adaptations, and a set of core treatment principles. While it is often assumed that strict adherence to manuals will lead to the best treatment outcomes, research tells us a different story; that working flexibly and collaboratively with service users in an individually tailored way, focusing on meeting them where they're at, and building trust and understanding between them may actually be the best way to improve treatment experience and outcomes. This paper highlights the need for this way of working to be embraced as a crucial part of evidence-informed practice, with some suggestions for further research, treatment guidelines, training and supervision provided.

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The CONSER Program is the oldest component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and many elements that made CONSER a success were adopted by the PCC over the past twenty-five years. This article describes how CONSER's evolution over the years in the areas of membership, leadership, standards, training and documentation influenced the development of the PCC.

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AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of perampanel (PER), and to identify the relationship between behavioral impairments and electroencephalogram (EEG) findings in epilepsy patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHODS: Participants were ASD patients with epilepsy recruited between June 1, 2016 and June 30, 2018. Inclusion criteria were: seizures refractory to two appropriate antiseizure medications (ASMs); presence of neuropsychological impairments; and ≥12 months of monitoring. PER was administered once daily, starting at a dose of 2 mg/day, increased to 12 mg/day. Seizure/EEG responders were identified as participants showing a >50 % reduction in seizure/interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) frequency (indicated as complete disappearance and response). Behavioral responders were identified as participants with a ≥50 % reduction in scores of the Japanese manuals for the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC-J). RESULTS: Eleven (64.7 %) of 17 patients were considered to be both seizure and EEG responders. Five (45.5 %) of these 11 patients with seizure/EEG response were considered as behavioral responders. Mean ABC-J scores were significantly decreased at 12 months after PER administration (p = 0.0002). A correlation between decreased IED frequency and ABC-J score was evident in frontal IEDs, but not in non-frontal IEDs. Participants presenting with frontal IEDs showed a significantly higher correlation between seizures/EEG and behavioral improvements (p = 0.023). Moreover, 2 of 6 patients without seizure/EEG improvement were considered as behavioral responders. No patients discontinued PER. CONCLUSIONS: The results from this study suggest the utility of PER treatment in reducing clinical seizures and IEDs for ASD patients with intractable epilepsy, at least in some patients. Moreover, the present results also indicate the usefulness of PER in improving neuropsychiatric impairments, including behavioral disturbances in ASD related to improvement of clinical seizures/frontal IEDs, but also unrelated to seizure/EEG improvement in at least some ASD patients.

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In many theories on the social and cultural evolution of human societies, the number and density of people living together in a given time and region is a crucial factor. Because direct data on past demographic developments are lacking, and reliability and validity of demographic proxies require careful evaluation, the topic has been approached from several different directions. This paper provides an introduction to a geostatistical approach for estimating prehistoric population size and density, the so-called Cologne Protocol and discusses underlying theoretical assumptions and upscaling transfer-functions between different spatial scale levels. We describe and compare the specifics for farming and for foraging societies and, using examples, discuss a diachronic series of estimates, covering the population dynamics of roughly 40 kyr of European prehistory. Ethnohistoric accounts, results from other approaches-including absolute (ethno-environmental models) and relative estimates (site-numbers, dates as data, etc.) allow a first positioning of the estimates within this field of research. Future enhancements, applications and testing of the Cologne Protocol are outlined and positioned within the general theoretical and methodological avenues of palaeodemographic research. In addition, we provide manuals for modelling Core Areas in MapInfo, ArcGIS, QGIS/Saga and R. This article is part of the theme issue 'Cross-disciplinary approaches to prehistoric demography'.

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ABSTRACT Objective to construct and validate an educational manual for family caregivers of older adult dependent on care after a stroke. Method a methodological study with four stages: focus group with five family caregivers, to identify doubts and difficulties regarding home care for older adults with stroke; preparation of the manual by six researchers; content validation by 18 specialist nurses, and face validation by 12 family caregivers. For data analysis, thematic analysis was performed, the Content Validity Index (CVI) was calculated, and the consensus of the target population was verified. Results from the focus group, the experiences and challenges faced by the caregivers in caring for aged family members with a stroke were identified, which supported the elaboration of an educative manual, in the second stage. In the expert consensus, a global CVI of 0.97 was obtained and, in face validation, a consensus of 95.51% by the target population. Conclusion an educational manual for family caregivers of older adults after a stroke was built, which was validated in terms of content and appearance. In view of this, it can be used as complementary material to the guidelines of the professionals, enabling improvement of the care provided by family members to the older adult dependent on care after a stroke.

RESUMEN Objetivo construir y validar un manual educativo para familiares cuidadores de personas mayores dependientes de cuidados con posterioridad al Accidente Cerebro Vascular (ACV). Método estudio metodológico de cuatro etapas: grupo focal con cinco familiares cuidadores, para identificación de dudas y dificultades con la atención domiciliaria de personas mayores con ACV; elaboración del manual por seis investigadores; validación de contenido por 18 enfermeras especializadas y validación de apariencia por 12 familiares cuidadores. Para el análisis de datos se llevó a cabo un análisis temático, se calculó el Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC) y se verificó el consenso de la población objetivo. Resultados a partir del grupo focal se identificaron las experiencias y desafíos que enfrentan los familiares cuidadores en el cuidado de la persona mayor con ACV, lo que fomentó la elaboración de un manual educativo en la segunda etapa. En el consenso de expertos, se obtuvo un IVC global de 0,97 y, en la validación de apariencia, un consenso del 95,51% por parte de la población objetivo. Conclusión se elaboró un manual educativo para familiares cuidadores de personas mayores tras un ACV, el cual fue validado en cuanto a contenido y apariencia. Por ello, se puede utilizar como material complementario en la orientación de profesionales, lo que permite la mejora de la atención que brindan los familiares a las personas mayores dependientes de cuidados tras un ACV.

RESUMO Objetivo construir e validar um manual educativo para cuidadores familiares de pessoas idosas dependentes de cuidados após Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC). Método estudo metodológico com quatro etapas: grupo focal com cinco cuidadores familiares, para identificação de dúvidas e de dificuldades quanto ao cuidado no domicílio ao idoso com AVC; elaboração do manual por seis pesquisadoras; validação de conteúdo por 18 enfermeiros especialistas e validação de aparência por 12 cuidadores familiares. Para análise dos dados, realizou-se análise temática, cálculo do Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC) e se verificou o consenso da população-alvo. Resultados a partir do grupo focal, foram identificadas as vivências e os desafios enfrentados pelos cuidadores ao cuidar do familiar idoso com AVC, o que embasou a elaboração de um manual educativo, na segunda etapa. No consenso de especialistas, obteve-se IVC global de 0,97 e, na validação de aparência, consenso de 95,51% pela população-alvo. Conclusão foi construído um manual educativo para cuidadores familiares de idosos após AVC, o qual foi validado quanto ao conteúdo e à aparência. Em vista disso, poderá ser utilizado como material complementar às orientações dos profissionais, possibilitando melhoria do cuidado prestado por familiares ao idoso dependente de cuidados após AVC.

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The qualified training of users of medicinal products is enshrined in law by the Medical Devices Act. In this article, a survey and analysis of the training measures for arthroplasty of the large joints offered by distributors of medical devices is carried out. To that end, the internet presence of suppliers of medical devices was evaluated with regard to the training measures on offer, and selected suppliers were sent questionnaires. The presentation of the available training programmes on the websites was incomplete. Even after the amendment of the Medical Devices Act, this has only slightly changed; however, legally required instructions for use were available for all distributors questioned. In some cases, there are large gaps in the range of modern training methods on offer, such as practical instruction, multimedia offerings or visual-haptic training methods.

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INTRODUCTION: Expert knowledge is critical to fight dementia in inequitable regions like Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs). However, the opinions of aging experts on public policies' accessibility and transmission, stigma, diagnostic manuals, data-sharing platforms, and use of behavioral insights (BIs) are not well known. METHODS: We investigated opinions among health professionals working on aging in LACs (N = 3365) with regression models including expertise-related information (public policies, BI), individual differences (work, age, academic degree), and location. RESULTS: Experts specified low public policy knowledge (X2  = 41.27, P < .001), high levels of stigma (X2  = 2636.37, P < .001), almost absent BI knowledge (X2  = 56.58, P < .001), and needs for regional diagnostic manuals (X2  = 2893.63, df = 3, P < .001) and data-sharing platforms (X2 = 1267.5, df = 3, P < .001). Lack of dementia knowledge was modulated by different factors. An implemented BI-based treatment for a proposed prevention program improved perception across experts. DISCUSSION: Our findings help to prioritize future potential actions of governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to improve LACs' dementia knowledge.

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RESUMO: A partir do estudo de manuais estatísticos para transtornos mentais, apontamos efeitos problemáticos em sua estruturação. Segundo nossa hipótese, o amplo uso dos manuais estatísticos por práticas clínicas teria por fundamento a inserção do realismo ingênuo na forma de investigação, tanto teórico quanto clínico, e a ausência de considerações ontológicas que indiquem o tipo de interatividade entre sujeito e outro, efetivando também o efeito looping com o diagnóstico classificatório. Como resultado, propomos que o afastamento de uma consideração à ontologia implica na construção de modelos clínicos que perdem seu espaço transformativo, ao centrarem-se nas figuras da observação e da descrição.

Abstract: Based on the study of mental disorders manuals, we highlight problematic outcomes of the way they are structured. According to our hypothesis, their wide use (in clinical practice) is founded upon the insertion of a naïve realism into the investigation (both theoretical and clinical) - and also on the absence of further ontological considerations (which would indicate the kind of interactivity between subject and the other). This generates a looping effect regarding classificatory diagnosis. Thus, we propose that the lack of taking ontology into consideration implies the construction of clinical models that lose their transformative space, by focusing on observation and description.

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RESUMEN Fundamento: en las carreras de las ciencias técnicas que se estudian en las universidades médicas se imparte la asignatura Estudio de la Ideología y la Política con el fin de enseñar al estudiante el devenir histórico-lógico del pueblo cubano, y su ejemplo y trascendencia para el mundo. Objetivo: elaborar un cuaderno complementario para el trabajo independiente de los estudiantes con actividades de carácter desarrollador y de evaluación del aprendizaje. Métodos: se realizó una investigación de desarrollo en la Filial de Ciencias Médicas "Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez" en Colón, Matanzas, durante los cursos escolares 2016-2017 y 2017-2018. Se utilizaron métodos teóricos: analítico-sintético, inductivo-deductivo y sistémico-estructural; y empíricos: análisis documental del programa y las orientaciones metodológicas, y encuesta en forma de entrevista a profesores para corroborar si la bibliografía recomendada era suficiente para el cumplimiento de los objetivos previstos y si favorece el estudio independiente de los contenidos de la asignatura. El cuaderno fue valorado por criterio de especialistas. Resultados: se evidenció un déficit bibliográfico para su estudio, sus contenidos están dispersos en varios textos lo cual dificulta el trabajo independiente de los estudiantes, por lo que fue confeccionado un cuaderno complementario que contiene tres unidades y varias actividades en correspondencia con el cumplimiento de los objetivos del programa. Conclusiones: el material contribuye a solucionar las insuficiencias detectadas y fue valorado por criterio de especialistas como pertinente, novedoso y útil; constituye una herramienta esencial para apoyar el trabajo independiente de los estudiantes y la evaluación del aprendizaje.

ABSTRACT Background: in technical science careers that are studied in medical universities, the Study of Ideology and Politics subject is taught with the aim of teaching the historical-logical evolution of the Cuban people, and its example and transcendence for the world, to the students. Objective: to create a supplementary notebook for the independent work of students with activities of developmental character and learning evaluation. Methods: at the "Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez" Medical Sciences Subsidiary in Colón, Matanzas, a development research was carried out during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years. Theoretical methods were used: analytical-synthetic method, inductive-deductive method and systemic-structural method; and empirical methods: documentary analysis of the program and the methodological guidelines, and an interview survey with teachers to verify whether the recommended bibliography was sufficient for the fulfillment of the foreseen objectives and whether it helps the independent study of the subject contents. The supplementary notebook was evaluated according to the criteria of specialists. Results: for this study a bibliographical deficit was evident, contents were scattered in several texts which made the independent work of students difficult, so a supplementary notebook which contains three units and several activities was made in such a way the objectives of the program were fulfilled. Conclusions: the supplementary notebook contributes to solve the insufficiencies were found and it was valued by specialists as pertinent, novel and useful; it is an essential tool to support the independent work of students and learning assessment.

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Although intraoperative tachyarrhythmias are relatively common, their appropriate management is pertinent to reducing morbidity and mortality. In certain clinical scenarios, the initial steps of managing intraoperative tachyarrhythmias may be ambiguous. Emergency manuals (EMs) are cognitive aids that improve the outcome of critical events by providing current, medically established guidelines on management. The case of a patient with an intraoperative supraventricular tachycardia with narrow, irregular QRS complexes and refractory hypotension is described here. Relevant sections of Stanford Anesthesia Emergency Manual were activated immediately and guided the anesthesiologists in treating the patient's arrhythmia. The utilization of an EM allowed rapid selection of a pharmacologic agent that achieved hemodynamic stability. EMs allow healthcare providers to respond more appropriately and efficiently during critical events and thus directly improve patient care.

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of perampanel (PER) on secondary bilateral synchrony (SBS) and behavioral problems in adolescents with epilepsy who showed insufficient response to levetiracetam (LEV). METHODS: The primary criterion for patient selection was the presence of SBS. The criteria such as age between 12 and 18 years, seizures refractory to antiseizure medications including LEV, at least four seizures a month, neuropsychological impairments, and at least 12 months of follow-up also had to be fulfilled. Patients were given PER at an initial dose of 2 mg/day, followed by increments of +2 mg/day every 2 weeks. Concomitant medications remained unchanged during evaluation period. Responders for electroencephalogram (EEG) and seizures were identified as showing a ≥50 % reduction from the baseline SBS on EEG and seizure frequency, respectively. Neuropsychological impairments as per the Japanese manuals for the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC-J) were evaluated before and after PER administration. RESULTS: Eight of 14 patients were considered responders for seizures. Among these 8 responders, 6 patients were considered responders for EEG and behavioral problems. Mean ABC-J scores in both EEG non-responders and responders were decreased significantly at 12 months (p < 0.05 and p < 0.05, respectively). ABC-J scores were significantly lower in EEG responders than in EEG non-responders at 12 months (p < 0.01). Moreover, among patients with decreased ABC-J scores, the degree of decrease was larger in EEG responders than in EEG non-responders (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: PER may be useful in reducing SBS on EEG, seizure frequency, and behavioral problems.

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Background: The diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) differ between DSM-5 and ICD-11, which may affect the estimation of prevalence. Objective: To investigate the concordance of ICD-11 and DSM-5, as compared to ICD-10 and DSM-IV, regarding PTSD caseness among Japanese people who had experienced different potentially traumatic events. In addition, we estimated the comorbidity with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder according to these four diagnostic manuals. Method: A web-based survey (n = 6,180) was conducted from November 2016 to March 2017. Participants completed the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, and other standardized measures of PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Results: The prevalence of PTSD caseness according to ICD-11 was significantly lower as compared to DSM-IV, DSM-5, and ICD-10. Cohen's kappa between DSM-5 and ICD-11 was 0.79, indicating substantial agreement. Comorbidity with depression was significantly higher in unique DSM-5 cases than in unique ICD-11 cases. Unique DSM-5 PTSD cases were significantly stronger functionally impaired than unique ICD-11 PTSD cases. Conclusions: Although requiring fewer items, the ICD-11 showed substantial agreement with DSM-5 regarding PTSD caseness. The lower comorbidity rates in unique cases may support the concept of the ICD-11 which intends to reduce comorbidity by identifying the core elements of PTSD.

Antecedentes: Los criterios diagnósticos para trastorno de estrés postraumático (TEPT) difieren entre el DSM-5 y la CIE-11, lo cual puede afectar la estimación de prevalencia.Objetivo: Investigar la concordancia de la CIE-11 y DSM-5, comparada con la CIE-10 y DSM-IV, en relación a la casuística de TEPT entre la población japonesa que ha experimentado diferentes eventos potencialmente traumáticos. Además, estimamos la comorbilidad con el trastorno depresivo mayor y el trastorno de ansiedad generalizada según estos cuatro manuales diagnósticos.Método: Se condujo una encuesta basada en la web (n= 6.180) entre Noviembre del 2016 y Marzo del 2017. Los participantes completaron la Lista de verificación de TEPT según el DSM-5, y otras mediciones estandarizadas para TEPT, depresión y ansiedad.Resultados: La prevalencia de casuística de TEPT según la CIE-11 fue significativamente menor comparada con el DSM-IV, DSM-5 y CIE-10. La kappa de Cohen entre el DSM-5 y CIE-11 fue de 0.79, lo que indica un acuerdo sustancial. La comorbilidad con depresión fue significativamente mayor en casos únicos del DSM-5 que en casos únicos de la CIE-11. Los casos únicos de TEPT según el DSM-5 tuvieron una discapacidad funcional significativamente más fuerte que los casos únicos de TEPT según la CIE-11.Conclusiones: Aunque la CIE-11 requiere menos ítems, mostró un acuerdo sustancial con el DSM-5 en relación a la casuística de TEPT. Las tasas más bajas de comorbilidad en los casos únicos pueden respaldar el concepto de la CIE-11 que tiene la intención de reducir la comorbilidad mediante la identificación de los elementos centrales del TEPT.