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Prevalence of acute frozen shoulder with functional limitation following cardiac surgery: A descriptive study from Sri Lanka

Kurukulasuriya, S.A.F.; Mettananda, K.C.D. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2023)

INTRODUCTION: A high incidence of frozen shoulder (FS), of up to 33% is reported in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, which is tenfold higher than in the normal population. Early diagnosis and treatment may prevent ...
Navigating the pandemic of a lifetime: COVID-19 morbidity, mortality, and vaccination through the eyes of a physician

de Silva, S.T. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2023)

No Abstract Available
Simultaneous presentation of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and tuberculous spondylitis: a case report

Senanayake, H.P.; de Silva, S.T. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2023)

Genitourinary tuberculosis is not uncommon. Skeletal tuberculosis with tuberculous spondylitis is also a well-known entity. However, spinal tuberculosis presenting with nephrotic syndrome due to glomerular involvement is ...
Parity of esteem: A global COVID‑19 vaccination approach for people with mental illnesses, based on facts from 34 countries; recommendations and solutions

Shoib, S.; Saeed, F.; Philip, S.; Chandradasa, M.; Das, S.; de Filippis, R.; Yousaf, Z.; Ojeahere, M.; Gad, H.K.; Yadivel, R.; Legris, Z.; Jatchavala, C.; Paul, R.; Gupta, A.K.; Handuleh, J.I.M.; Gürcan, A.; Costa, M.P.D.; Dannatt, L.; Ahmad, A.R.; Jaguga, F.; Saleem, S.M.; Sawitri, B.; Ari, N.; Islam, M.S.; Haque, M.A.; Őri, D.; Chumakov, E.; Swed, S.; Roza, T.H.; Islam, S.M.S. (Medknow Publications, 2024)

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2), has detrimental effects on physical and mental health. Patients with severe mental illness ...
The importance of addressing intergenerational trauma in refugees

Shoib, S.; Armiya’u, A.Y.; Swed, S.; Naskar, C.; Chandradasa, M.; Tsagkaris, C.; Zaidi, I.; Saeed, F. (Nature Pub, 2024)

Intergenerational trauma, passed down through generations, is a significant concern for refugees and their descendants. Millions of people are forcibly displaced worldwide, with profound effects on mental and physical ...
Diagnostic overlap between adolescent affective instability in borderline personality and juvenile bipolar disorder in Sri Lanka

Chandradasa, M.; Fernando, W.K.T.R.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A. (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2019)

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder (BD) could present a diagnostic challenge in the adolescent due to the presence of overlapping symptoms such as impulsivity, affective instability, and sexual ...
Dose-dependent clozapine-induced skin picking and self-injurious behaviour in treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Rathnayake, L.C.; Chandradasa, M.; Mendis, J. (The Kandy Society of Medicine, 2020)

Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms induced by clozapine is a known entity. Skin-picking is closely related to obsessions and excoriation ...
Inhaled beclomethasone in the treatment of early COVID-19: a phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial

Mettananda, C,; Peiris, C.; Abeyrathna, D.; Gunasekera, A.; Egodage, T.; Danthanarayana, C.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Ranasinha, C. (The College, 2023)

No abstract available
Pathological characteristics of lung tumors in Sri Lanka 2017-2021

Mathangasinghe, Y.; Wijayawardhana, S.; Perera, U.; Punchihewa, R.; Pradeep, S. (Blackwell Publishing, 2024)

The prevalence of lung cancer is steadily increasing globally, and it is projected to become the second most prevalent cancer in men by 2030. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting ...
The use of recombinant K39, KMP11, and crude antigen-based indirect ELISA as a serological diagnostic tool and a measure of exposure for cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka

Karunathilake, C.; Alles, N.; Dewasurendra, R.; Weerasinghe, I.; Chandrasiri, N.; Piyasiri, S.B.; Samaranayake, N.; Silva, H.; Manamperi, N.; Karunaweera, N. (Springer International, 2024)

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka is caused by Leishmania donovani, a parasite widely known to cause visceral leishmaniasis. Despite the fact that CL is not generally believed to elicit serological immune responses, ...
Electroconvulsive therapy in South Asia: Past, present, and future

Menon, V.; Kar, S.K.; Gupta, S.; Baminiwatta, A.; Mustafa, A.B.; Sharma, P.; Abhijita, B.; Arafat, S.M.Y. (Elsevier, 2024)

The practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) varies both between and within countries. We aimed to review historical and current trends in ECT practices, perceptions, and legislations in South Asia, a region with a high ...
Will ChatGPT's free language editing service level the playing field in science communication?: Insights from a collaborative project with non-native english scholars

Lingard, L.; Chandritilake, M.; de Heer, M.; Klasen, J.; Maulina, F.; Olmos-Vega, F.; St-Onge, C. (Ubiquity Press, 2023)

ChatGPT has been widely heralded as a way to level the playing field in scientific communication through its free language editing service. However, such claims lack systematic evidence. A writing scholar (LL) and six ...
Nano-osmolyte conjugation: Tailoring the osmolyte-protein interactions at the nanoscale

Sharma, H.; Dar, T.A.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Sahoo, D.; Poddar, N.K. (American Chemical Society, 2023)

Osmolytes are small organic compounds accumulated at higher concentrations in the cell under various stress conditions like high temperature, high salt, high pressure, etc. Osmolytes mainly include four major classes of ...
Persistent, poorly responsive immune thrombocytopenia secondary to asymptomatic COVID-19 infection in a child

Mettananda, C.; Williams, S. (Hindawi, 2023)

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) secondary to asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, especially in children, is not reported. Furthermore, persistent, treatment-resistant ITP secondary to COVID-19 is not reported. We report ...
Case report of an infant with congenital mesoblastic nephroma leading to pulmonary metastasis

Athapathu, A.S.; Wijayawardhana, S.M.; Meegoda, J.; Gunaratne, S.A.; Somathilaka, M.; Chang, K.T.E.; Wickramasinghe, P. (Sage Publishing, 2023)

Congenital mesoblastic nephroma is considered a tumour with favourable clinical behaviour with only few reported cases of metastases. We report an infant who underwent complete resection and later developed pulmonary ...
Inhaled beclomethasone in the treatment of early COVID-19: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, hospital-based trial in Sri Lanka

Mettananda, C.; Peiris, C.; Abeyrathna, D.; Gunasekara, A.; Egodage, T.; Dantanarayana, C.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Ranasinha, C. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2023)

OBJECTIVES: To study if early initiation of inhaled beclomethasone 1200 mcg in patients with asymptomatic, mild or moderate COVID-19 reduces disease progression to severe COVID-19. DESIGN: Double-blinded, parallel-groups, ...
Monkey tapeworm (Bertiella studeri) infection in a toddler

Bandara, P.K.B.U.C.; Dayasiri, K. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2023)

No abstract available
Hypopharyngeal foreign body impaction presenting late as acute onset torticollis due to retropharyngeal abscess formation in a child

Sooreakumar, A.; Dissanayake, D.M.D.T.; Wijenayake, W.; Bandara, P.K.B.U.C.; Dayasiri, K.; Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2023)

No abstract available
GDF15 linked to maternal risk of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Fejzo, M.; Rocha, N.; Cimino, I.; Lockhart, S.M.; Petry, C.J.; Kay, R.G.; Burling, K.; Barker, P.; George, A.L.; Yasara, N.; Premawardhena, A.; Gong, S.; Cook, E.; Rimmington, D.; Rainbow, K.; Withers, D.J.; Cortessis, V.; Mullin, P.M.; MacGibbon, K.W.; Jin, E.; Kam, A.; Campbell, A.; Polasek, O.; Tzoneva, G.; Gribble, F.M.; Yeo, G.S.H.; Lam, B.Y.H.; Saudek, V.; Hughes, I.A.; Ong, K.K.; Perry, J.R.B.; Sutton, C.A.; Baumgarten, M.; Welsh, P.; Sattar, N.; Smith, G.C.S.; Charnock- Jones, D.S.; Coll, A.P.; Meek, C.L.; Mettananda, S.; Hayward, C.; Mancuso, N.; O'Rahilly, S. (Nature Pub. Group, 2024)

GDF15, a hormone acting on the brainstem, has been implicated in the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) including its most severe form, Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), but a full mechanistic understanding is lacking [1-4]. ...
Telehealth services for children with neuro-developmental disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region: A systematic review

Devagiri, B.; Ariyasena, A.D.K.; Siriwardhana, D.D.; Sumanasena, S. (Oxford, 2024)

BACKGROUND: In recent years telehealth became a popular and a rational health service delivery approach, especially amidst multiple challenges posed while providing health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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