Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of asymmetric exercise, hopping, on skin temperature at the foot and ankle subregions by infrared thermography. Study Design: Prospective volunteer study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15073
Background: The Nigerian government, with support from the Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative (GAVI) in 2012, began a three year phased roll out of the pentavalent vaccine as a replacement for DPT in the routine immunization schedule. Aim: To assess client experiences with th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14995
Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinico-radiological entity that is characterized by variable associations of seizure activity, consciousness impairment, headaches, visual abnormalities, nausea, vomiting and focal neurological signs. No large data ex...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15501
Aims: The association between intraoperative respiratory events (IRE) and post-anesthetic care unit respiratory events (PARE) in children as well as the risk factors for PARE have not been described. The objectives of this study were to describe the association between IRE and PA...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15789
Aim: To describe hearing loss in patients with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita and tarda. Methodology: A literature review of the National Library of Medicine's online database on hearing loss in patients with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita and tarda was performed....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15496
Background: The ability to determine accurately, the blood loss during childbirth is of extreme importance in the diagnosis and management of primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Aims: In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of visual estimation of blood loss, as a method o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15114
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a very common infection among women of all ages. However, the incidence increases with older age and account for the substantial raise in morbidity, mortality and health economic costs in elderly people. Almost half of all women have suffered from...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15316
Aims: The aim of this study was to comparatively investigate the expression of c-Myc oncoprotein in benign and malignant odontogenic tumors and also to assess its potential prognostic role in these conditions. Study Design: The c-Myc protein is a nuclear transcription factor whic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15701
This article reviews the current state of scientific information on the relationship between the deterioration of spatial memory and the role of the masticatory function, both of which are primarily examined during the aging process. The article broadly examines the current notio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15779
Pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital malformation of the pulmonary system. This non-functioning cystic or solid mass is asymptomatic unless infected. Patients primarily present with pulmonary symptoms such as cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, chest pain, and fever due to recurr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15308