Medical And Social Aspects Of Suicide In Lithuania In The First Half Of The Xxth Century

Alvydas Navickas, Audronė Smirinenko, Petras Navickas, Laura Lukavičiūtė, Algirdas Dembinskas, Romualdas Gurevičius, Rita Aliukonienė, Alvydas Benošis, Robertas Badaras, Konstantinas Daškevičius, Jelena Daškevičienė Abstract Main Aim: characterize the epidemiology and prevention measures of suicidal behaviour in Lithuania in the first half of the XX century. Methods and Object. Using an analytical method, this investigation focused on…

Traumatic Brain Injury Epidemiology, Monitoring, Treatment and Outcomes

Alina Vilkė, Paulius Kondrotas, Diana Bilskienė, Andrius Macas, Arimantas Tamašauskas, Rimantas Vilcinis Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide information for medical personnel with a comprehensive review of traumatic brain injury epidemiology, treatment and outcomes. At present, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern and a leading cause of disability…

Trends in the Spread of Burns in Lithuania 2001-2010

Darius Kubilius, Rytis Rimdeika, Mindaugas Kazanavičius Abstract Background and objective. The article presents the main Lithuanian burns epidemiological data, assesses raw and standardized data trends. The burns data is compared with particular data of other casualties of external causes of the Lithuanian population and also compared with international data. Material and methods. The non-experimental descriptive…