Volume 6, Issue 5

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  Peripheral and Central Nervous System Involvement in Recently Diagnosed Cases of Hypothyroidism: An Electrophysiological Study

  p. 261

  Gupta N*, Arora M, Sharma R and Arora KS

  Background: Hypothyroidism, one of the most common endocrine disorders, may induce neurological abnormalities at an early stage of the disease. Aim: The study was designed to assess the electrophysiological alteration...

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• Phenotypic Detection and Antibiogram of β‑lactamase‑producing Proteus Species in a Tertiary Care Hospital, India

  p. 267-273

  Pal N*, Hooja S, Sharma R and Maheshwari RK

  Background: Proteus species cause a variety of community‑ and hospital‑acquired illnesses. Synthesis of βâ€&Ac...

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• Evaluation of Serum and Urinary Neopterin Levels as a Biomarker for Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica

  p. 274-279

  Mohammadi H, Dehghan SF, Golbabaei F*, Ansari M, Yaseri M, Roshani S and Divani R

  Background: Crystalline silica is a commonly used mineral in various industries and construction activities, and it is so important introducing potential biomarkers to identify early indicators of biological effects i...

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• Adnexal Tumors of Skin: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Center at Delhi

  p. 280-285

  Pujani M, Madaan GB, Jairajpuri ZS, Jetley S*, Hassan MJ and Khan S

  Background: Adnexal skin tumors are a heterogeneous group of uncommon tumors usually misdiagnosed clinically due to a huge variety of types and their variants. Histopathology usually helps in establishing the diagnosi...

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• Awareness and Attitudes toward Organ Donation in Rural Puducherry, India

  p. 286-290

  Balajee KL, Ramachandran N and Subitha L*

  Background: For many of the end‑stage organ diseases, organ transplantation is the most preferred treatment. The need for the organ transplantation is higher than the availabili...

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• Color Stability of Heat‑cure Acrylic Resin Subjected to Simulated Short‑term Immersion in Fast‑acting Denture Cleansers

  p. 291-295

  Lohitha K*, Prakash M, Gopinadh A, Sai Sankar AJ, Sandeep CH and Sreedevi B

  Background: Regular usage of denture cleansers is recommended in complete denture wearers for effective plaque control, and these cleansers alter the physical properties of acrylic resin over a period of time. Thus, a...

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• Wasting of Extensor Digitorum Brevis as a Decisive Preoperative Clinical Indicator of Lumbar Canal Stenosis: A Single‑center Prospective Cohort Study

  p. 296-300

  Munakomi S* and Kumar BM

  Background: The dilemma in managing patients with low back ache lies in differentiating radiculopathy from lumbar canal stenosis. This has a huge bearing in patients being planned for surgical intervention as underper...

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• Emerging Trends in the Epidemiological Pattern of Head and Neck Cancers in Lagos, Nigeria

  p. 301-307

  Erinoso OA, Okoturo E, Gbotolorun OM*, Effiom OA, Awolola NA, Soyemi SS and Oluwakuyide RT

  Background: Unfortunately, despite an increase in medical knowledge, survival rates of head and neck cancers (HNCs) have not been observed to improve greatly. This is true, especially in tumors located in obscure prim...

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• Medial Malleolar Fractures: An Anatomic Survey Determining the Ideal Screw Length

  p. 308-310

  Labronici PJ, Pires RE*, Franco MV, Freitas R, Araújo GC, Pires e Albuquerque RS, Gameiro VS and Jeray K

  Background: Medial malleolar fractures are frequent, and their treatment is familiar to the orthopedic surgeon. Lag screw fixation using partially threaded screws remains the standard treatment method for medial malle...

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• Clinicoradiologic Profile of Involvement and Healing in Tuberculosis of the Spine

  p. 311-327

  Singh R*, Magu NK and Rohilla RK

  Background: There is no much information about how tuberculous lesions of the spine progress/heal; what clinical and radiological features suggest progression/healing; what is the optimal duration of antitubercular tr...

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• Subtrochanteric and Distal Femur Fractures in a Patient with Femoral Shaft Fracture Malunion and Knee Disarticulation: A Rare and Challenging Case Report

  p. 328-331

  Pires RE*, Santana EO Jr, Labronici PJ and Almeida Filho IA

  This study aims to describe a rare and challenging case of a patient who presented ipsilateral subtrochanteric and distal femur fractures due to low‑energy trauma. The peculiarity of this cas...

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• Serum Adiponectin Levels are Associated with Microcirculatory Function, but not with Coronary Artery Disease in the Young

  p. 332-333

  De Lorenzo A*, Moreira ASB, Guimaraes E, Oliveira GMM, Maia E and Tibirica EV

  Adiponectin is secreted in mature adipocytes, has a role in diabetes and obesity and has been studied in coronary artery disease (CAD), considered cardioprotective, what is nonetheless con...

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