TECHNIQUE FOR EARLY ENCEPHALOMA DETECTION IN INFANTS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61B5/107 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to neurosurgery. To evaluate intensity index of palm striation, the topographic black is coated with a roller on palinaris hand thereafter printed on a white paper in graduated weight bearing 1 kg. Palm striation is estimated by short sulci within hand tenor in two perpendicular projections by morphometry method in a window 1 cm wide. The length of horizontal calculation zone is evaluated from pollex fold to metacarpophalangeal pollex fold. Herewith perpendicular or angled sulci are to be considered only. Derived number of sulci (A1) is divided by distance of calculation points (B1) in centimeters. The length of vertical calculation zone is evaluated within tenor from proximal to carpal fold. Herewith perpendicular or angled sulci in sight are to be considered only. Derived number of sulci (A2) is divided by distance of calculation points (B2) in centimeters. Intensity index of palm striation is calculated by formula: IIPS=(A1:B1)+(A2:B2). There is also calculated absolute number of longitudinal, transverse and oblique ruptures of papillary ridges on 10 fingers considering intense palm striation by short deep sulci, hypoplasia, dysplasia, longitudinal, transverse and oblique ruptures of papillary ridges - white lines. If the intensity index of palm striation exceeds 7, rate of longitudinal, transverse and oblique ruptures of papillary crests exceeds 11 combined or not with friction ridge dysplasia, encephaloma is suspected in an infant.

EFFECT: formation of risk groups considering intracranial new growth in infants of indeterminate visceral or neurologic symptomatology.

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