In the human nervous system, available studies assert; that the Neuroglia cells (special neurons in the brain) may provide structural support and/or regenerative tendencies (gliosis) to damages within the circuitry. This study conducted to investigate the activity of Ocimum grati...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/46550
Aim: To determine the profile of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases in a tertiary hospital in Sokoto, over a decade. Study Design: A descriptive study on the clinical presentations and associated co-morbidities in children with ASD as seen in Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teachin...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/46690
Deviant behaviours, namely physical violence, sexual abuse; illicit drug use are globally spreading risks. They tend to be socially concealed, rendering evaluating their impact upon population subsets difficult. Aim: Analyse trends and correlates of violence, sexual abuse, and su...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/45409
Background: Adolescence is associated with high-risk behaviour, experimentation with substance use and testing boundaries, putting adolescents at increased risk for exploitation, harmful practices, health challenges and getting into trouble. The perceived effect of a substance on...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44854
Aims: The aim of this study was to test the utility of blink reflex in detecting sub-cranial neuropathy in the early course of Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS). Study Design: The study was a case control study with 5 clinically diagnosed patients of GBS and 5 age and sex matched hea...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44318
Aims: Although epilepsy is a common disease, the pathological process has not been sufficiently elucidated. Previous studies have reported that blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage is involved in epileptogenesis. Our aim was to non-invasively and sequentially evaluate BBB damage in a...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44707
Cognitive and psychological deficits may be frequent in patients with epileptic disorders. The study was aimed at assessing the cognitive (memory and academic achievement) and psychological (anxiety and depression) deficits associated with epileptic disorders. The study also exam...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44437
In the last years, several clinical studies have shown the usefulness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in psychiatric diseases including a role in some drug abuse disorders. Although the glutathione replenishment and the antioxidant activity of NAC have been suggested as the principal m...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44483
Traditionally, the right hemisphere has been considered as non-dominant because of absence of significant alterations in cognitive functioning after lesions. Recent studies have shown that right hemisphere plays an active role in cognitive processes, such as spatial global analys...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/44117
Introduction: Depression and anxiety disorder are the common mental disorders. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) is a well-established neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). It has a role in the anxiety, depression, appetite, motor, cognitive and autonomic fun...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2018/42988