Aim: Earlier studies have shown that exposure to monosodium glutamate (MSG) in large doses during the neonatal period may result in steatohepatitis and evidence of pre-neoplastic changes in the liver. However, the effect of low dose, chronic oral MSG intake on the histology of th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2065
Aims: The etiology of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remains elusive, but oxidative stress has been suggested to play a pathological role. The understanding of the potential role of oxidative stress in the etiopathogenesis of autism would be very useful for earlier clinical, the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2335
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci (MRCoNS) are the important nosocomial infectious agents. There is a growing concern about the rapid rise in the resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to presently available...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2109
Aims: Our aim was to present a case of pyomyositis and highlight the need to distinguish it from a soft-tissue sarcoma which it can closely mimic. Presentation of Case: We report a 51-year old diabetic patient who presented with a painful swelling in the right upper arm, which wa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1852
Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effects of Cissus populnea and Panax ginseng on flutamide-induced testicular toxicities in pre-pubertal rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, Lagos – Nigeria, betw...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1701
Introduction: The benefits of surgical treatment to reduce ischemic penumbra and raised intracranial pressure have been challenged by results of randomized controlled clinical trial. With the lack of level I evidence, decision of whether to evacuate spontaneous intracerebral hema...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1717
Background: Most evidence behind interventions for depression is, in essence, based on the total score of the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). We identified no systematic review or meta-analysis examining if a total 17-item HDRS score is associated with suicide at...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1709
Aim: Breast cancer is leading cause of cancer deaths in women, globally. Recently a study on a Chinese population suggested that there is a protective role of rs11655505 (c.-2265 C/T) in the BRCA1 promoter whereas, the same in Caucasian population showed no effect on breast cance...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2082
Charilaos Karambetsos, Constantinos Kouskoukis, George Giannakopoulos, Eirini Agapidaki, Constantinos Mihas, Alexandra Katsarou, Constantinos Miridakis, Argiro Vatakis & Gerasimos Kolaitis·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: There is an increased interest in the psychosocial impact of pediatric skin diseases on children and their families. The present study tried to examine possible differences regarding mental health problems among children with alopecia areata (AA) or atopic dermatitis (AD),...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1586
Natalia Romero-Sandoval, Alexandra Guanopatin, Gustavo Gallegos, Andrés Collaguazo, Paulina Sáenz, Verónica Latorre, Verónica Egas, Oscar Flores, Mireia Utzet & Miguel Martín·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aim: This study aimed to characterise the consumption and type of breakfast associated with overweight and obesity in students of the Quito Metropolitan area in the academic year 2010-2011. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Quito municipal schools...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2144
Massimo De Paschale, Maria Teresa Manco, Luisa Belvisi, Carlo Magnani, Tiziana Re, Paolo Viganò, Sara Biagiotti, Francesca Capelli, Antonino Mazzone, Maria Pia Baldacci, Aldo Ferrara, Anna Lisa Neri, Carlo Maria Guastoni, Riccardo Armando Bonazzina, Bruno Brando & Pierangelo Clerici·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: The introduction of HBV vaccination in Italy has reduced the incidence and prevalence of HBV infection. However, increasing immigration from countries in which HBV is endemic has led to a wave of new HBsAg-positive subjects and their clinical impact needs evaluation. We com...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1981
Endothelial cells of different vascular beds display diverse functional and morphological characteristics. Specifically, brain-derived endothelial cells exhibit specialized properties that form the blood-brain barrier, an important structure that ensures homeostasis within the ne...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2056
Patients with chronic kidney disease may have neurological complications including uremic encephalopathy, stroke, neuropathy and myopathy. Rarely, acute movement disorder associated with bilateral basal ganglia lesion is seen in patients with end stage kidney disease. The hallmar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2067
Jeroen Ludikhuize, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Sophia E. J. A. de Rooij, Anja H. Brunsveld-Reinders, Peter Tangkau, Bernard G. Fikkers & Evert de Jonge·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2012
Aims: Description of a study protocol to analyze the effectiveness of the sequential implementation of a Rapid Response System (RRS) on the incidence of the composite endpoint of cardiac arrest, unplanned ICU admission, and mortality rates. Study Design: The COMET trial is a befo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/1898
Objectives: To investigate the association between A260G (Thr12Ala) and A386G (Thr54Ala) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in deleted in azoospermia-like gene (DAZL) and infertility in Jordanian males. Methods: Infertile 170 patients with azoospermia or oligozoospermia and...
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