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Primary Progressive Aphasia: Comparing Two Case Studies
Abstract: The present study was carried out with the aim of profiling symptoms of two clients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The first client was a 77-year-old female while the second client was a 69-year-old female. Both the clients experienced atrophy in different regions of the brain. The onset of the problem was more sudden in the second client as compared to the first client. The first client experienced more speech …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 21–23 Read article
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A Comparative Study Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Polyarthritis with Respect to Rheumatoid Factor (RF), C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Abstract: Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. Pain, which can vary in severity, is a common symptom in virtually all types of arthritis. The present study is a comparative study between rheumatoid arthritis and polyarthritis with respect to various parameters such as RF, CRP, ESR and VAS. As results, the comparison between these types of arthritis is statistically significant (p < 0.05) …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 5–7 Read article
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The Confluence of Bipolar Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Abstract: The psychopathologies termed bipolar disorders (“manic depression”) affect approximately one percent of the global population. Patients with bipolar disorders have “mood swings” characterized as vacillation between depressive, hypomanic, and manic episodes. However, medical conditions or comorbid disorders can have similar behavioral manifestations. Bipolar disorders appear to be connected by familial genetics to behavioral traits associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A possible genetic link of bipolar disorders to obsessive-compulsive disorder may be …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 8–12 Read article
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An Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety Profile of Inula Racemosa in Patients of Restrictive Lung Diseases
Abstract: In this paper, we explain the procedure to evaluate the efficacy and safety profile of Inula racemosa in patients of restrictive lung diseases. The patients included in this study were selected from the outpatient clinic of a tertiary care hospital in North India. The present study was initiated on 45 patients suffering from restrictive lung diseases, 31 of these patients were followed up for 6 weeks. Remaining patients did not …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 18–21 Read article
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Magnitude of Perceived Stigma and Factors Associated with Care Givers of Schizophrenic Patients: The Case of Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Abstract: Stigma is a social process, experienced and characterized by exclusion, rejection, blaming or devaluation of a person or a group. Schizophrenia, especially because of its distinctive symptoms like common disruptive behavior and perceived dangerousness, exposes patients to stigma and discrimination. If families do not seek help because of stigma, young people will be at risk of longer durations of untreated illness. To assess magnitude and factors associated with perceived stigma …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Community-based Study, Demographic and Socio-Economic Factors Associated with TB in Rural Jaipur NIMS Hospital
Abstract: This study showed that fewer women sought care in out-patient clinics for respiratory symptoms, fewer submitted sputum for testing, and if tested, fewer were smear-positive. This implies persistent lower representation of females at the different clinical steps for TB management using DOTS at community level. These findings raise grave concerns about the gender sensitive DOTS strategy for TB control. The findings indicate that an epidemiology of TB complicated by gender …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Ultrasound and Phonophoresis in the Management of Jumper’s Knee
Abstract: It is very essential to know the effectiveness of one modality over the other and this study is designed to compare the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis using piroxicam gel on jumper’s knee. Rehabilitation of jumper’s knee and correction of any deficiency is strength abnormal loading pattern and dysfunction is must. The various rehabilitation of aims on relief of pain, reduction of abusive load. Improving musculotendious function and maintaining …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Randomized Clinical Study on Dissolution of Urinary Catheters and Stents Encrustation by an Ayurvedic Compound
Abstract: Encrustation, a crust or hard coating on the surface of urinary catheter and stents, is developed due to the formation of biofilm. Encrustation causes blockage of urinary catheter and leads to reflux of urine, increases renal pressure and ultimately damages renal parenchyma tissues. Present clinical study was designed to evaluate the dissolution activity of an Ayurvedic compound on catheter and stent encrustation and to study the changes seen in serum …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 12–24 Read article
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An Autopsy Based Study on Sudden Natural Deaths
Abstract: A total 24 numbers of cases out of 485, medicolegal autopsies were conducted in cases of sudden, natural and unexpected deaths to establish the causes of death in cases where such deaths have occurred in apparently healthy individuals under suspicious circumstances. It was observed that majority of victims (33.3%) were in the age group 31 to 40 years. Male (79.2%) outnumbered female. Highest numbers (41.9%) of cases were farmers by …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 21–28 Read article
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Management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Ayurvedic Principles: A Case Study
Abstract: Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common and severe form of childhood muscular dystrophy, with an incidence of 1 case in 3500 male births. It is an X linked recessive disorder due to the absence or alteration of the dystrophin protein, encoded by the DMD gene on chromosome Xp21. Corticosteroids are the only medications that have shown to alter the course of DMD but are associated with their side effects …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Study of the Ultrasound Therapy on the Pediatric Chronic Tonsillitis
Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to treat pediatric chronic tonsillitis by using ultrasound, not doing tonsillectomy so that obstructive sleep apnea and the other symptoms caused by tonsillar hypertrophy can be improved. Methods: In this study we included 100 patients with chronic tonsillitis who were of age of 3–15 from 2014 to 2016 at otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery department of Pyongyang medical university. Of all these ultrasonic groups (standard group) …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 46–50 Read article
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Family Burden of Tuberculosis on Female Patients
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) affects mostly economically active populations in underdeveloped and developing countries, therefore TB can have far-reaching economic and social consequences among infected people and other members of their family. TB is the second leading reason behind death worldwide amongst communicable diseases. TB kills approximately 1 million women in a year and is chargeable for more deaths in women within the reproductive people. The burden assessment schedule (BAS) has been …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 7–13 Read article
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A Review of Murraya koenigii (Curry Tree) which act as a Multiskilled Medicinal Plant with Various Medicinal Properties
Abstract: Medicinal plants are used in herbalism. They form the easily available source of healthcare purposes in rural and tribal areas. World’s about 80% population relies upon herbal products because they have been considered safe, effective, and economical. This review article describes the medicinal importance of the medicinal plant Murraya koenigii. It should be used to cure the symptoms of variety of diseases.
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 25–29 Read article
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Review on Optic Atrophy
Abstract: The illness known as otic atrophy damages the eye. It causes anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, also known as glaucoma, and strokes of the optic nerve. A change in vision, notably blurred vision, problems with peripheral (side) vision, problems with color vision, and a loss of vision sharpness, are indications of optic atrophy. The final stage of a disease process that affects the retinogeniculate section of the visual pathway is called …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 31–36 Read article
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: A Review
Abstract: “Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency”, often known as EPI, is a condition diagnosed in gastroenterology that is defined by insufficient or inaccurate pancreatic fluid secretion as well as pancreatic lipase function. The clinical symptoms as well as metabolic variations that EPI might cause can sometimes lead to outcomes that put a person's life in jeopardy. EPI is common in a variety of conditions that are not related to the pancreas, in addition …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 30–34 Read article
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GLAUCOMA DETECTION TECHNIQUES: A REVIEW
Abstract: The eye is the second most complex and valuable organ after the brain. The second most common among eye conditions is glaucoma, an eye disease that is widespread and has the potential to cause neurodegeneration. The main cause of Glaucoma is abnormal pressure within the eye, which can be challenging to detect in the early stages since there are no clear symptoms. A timely diagnosis plays a critical role in …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 58–64 Read article
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Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 Vaccination Among Urban Population
Abstract: COVID-19, short for Coronavirus Disease 2019, is a rapidly spreading global pandemic caused by a novel human coronavirus initially named 2019-nCov and now known as SARS-CoV-2. This outbreak was first identified in December 2019 when patients in Wuhan, China, displayed symptoms of viral pneumonia. Our understanding of COVID-19 vaccines is currently limited, and it is expected that people's perspectives and attitudes toward these vaccines will vary widely among and within …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 6–13 Read article
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Diagnostic Modalities Used for Fungal Isolates Confirmed in Clinically Suspected Cases of Otomycosis: A Screening Study
Abstract: Otomycosis is one of the most attending ailed in ENT practice. Fungal infection of external auditory canal is called otomycosis. Discomfort or pain, itching, ear blockage and ear discharge are symptoms of otomycosis. Ear discharge is seen in the cases of bacterial otitis externa (Furuncle or diffuse otitis externa), otomycosis, acute otitis media, chronic otitis media, etc. So to confirm diagnosis of otomycosis, microbiology test of ear discharge is needed. …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 58–64 Read article
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A Review- Recent Outbreak of Zika Viruses in India, its Vectorology and Virology
Abstract: Zika virus is an arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) which belongs to the family Flaviviridae that was first isolated in 1947 from blood of a febrile rhesus macaque monkey during a yellow fever study in the Zika forest of Uganda and later identified in Aedes africanus mosquito from the same forest. But in 2007, the first major outbreak of Zika virus infection occurred in Yap Island (Federated States of Micronesia), where, it …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 25–33 Read article
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Ivermectin: Its Therapeutic Efficacy in the Treatment of COVID-19
Abstract: Over past 35 years the most commonly used anti-helminthic drug is ivermectin. It has showed good impact in treating the parasitic infections. The drug provides an evidence of immune modulatory and anti-inflammatory actions in vitro animal model. Ivermectin belongs to the class of ivermectin and most widely used as an anti-parasitic agent. It is also used in the treatment of internal nematode infections like onchocerciasis, filariasis, and strongloidiasis. For the …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 1–5 Read article