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Reduced efficacy of blood pressure lowering drugs in the presence of diabetes mellitus-results from the TRIUMPH randomised controlled trial

Gnanenthiran, S.R.; Webster, R.; de Silva, A.; Maulik, P.K.; Salam, A.; Selak, V.; Guggilla, R.K.; Schutte, A.E.; Patel, A.; Rodgers, A.; TRIUMPH Study Group (Nature Publishing Group, 2023)

We investigated whether diabetes mellitus (DM) affects the efficacy of a low-dose triple combination pill and usual care among people with mild-moderate hypertension. TRIUMPH (TRIple pill vs Usual care Management for ...
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita in a child with congenital fractures: a case report

Dayasiri, K.; Jayaweera, H. (BioMed Central, London, 2022)

Background: Bruck syndrome is an exceedingly rare form of osteogenesis imperfecta, inherited autosomal recessively and presenting with the concurrence of bone fragility and congenital contractures of large joints. The ...
Geographically regulated designs of incidence surveys can match the precision of classical survey designs whilst requiring smaller sample sizes: the case of snakebite envenoming in Sri Lanka

Ediriweera, D.S.; de Silva, T.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, H.J.; Diggle, P. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022)

BACKGROUND: Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease. Data from the worst affected countries are limited because conducting epidemiological surveys is challenging. We assessed the utility of inhibitory ...
Adaptation and validation of a Sinhala version of the radbound oral motor inventory (ROMP) for Parkinson's disease

Gamage, P.D.M.H.; Mohideen, M.S.; Galhena, P.; Weerasinghe, N.; Kumbukage, M.P.; Herath, T.; Senanayake, S.; Sirisena, D.; Senanayake, S.J.; Gooneratne, I.K. (Medknow, 2022)

Background: The Radboud Oral Motor Inventory for Parkinson's disease (ROMP) is a patient-rated assessment measuring patients' perceptions of speech, swallowing, and saliva control among patients with idiopathic Parkinson's ...
Recurrent vaginal vault dehiscence and evisceration following total laparoscopic hysterectomy, successfully repaired with polypropylene mesh and sacrocolpopexy

Rathigashini, R.; Wanniarachchi, W.A.D.P.; de Silva, A.; Herath, R.P. (Oxford University Press, 2022)

Recurrent vault dehiscence is a rare and potentially serious complication following hysterectomy. We report a rare case of recurrent vault dehiscence and evisceration following a total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) which ...
International collaboration to address the inevitable mental health burden in Sri Lanka in the context of the economic crisis

Shoib, S.; Rathnayake, L.; Badawy, M.M.; Swed, S.; Saeed, F.; Chandradasa, M. (Elsevier, 2022)

No abstract available
The association between steatosis and liver damage in transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia patients

Padeniya, P.; Ediriweera, D.; de Silva, A.P.; Niriella, M.; Premawardhena, A. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023)

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global health problem. Iron is the leading cause of liver damage in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT), and data on the contribution of NAFLD to liver ...
Childhood constipation: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives

Rajindrajith, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Benninga, M.A. (Baishideng Publishing Group, 2022)

Constipation in children is a major health issue around the world, with a global prevalence of 9.5%. They present to clinicians with a myriad of clinical signs. The Rome IV symptom-based criteria are used to diagnose ...
Using FIB-4 score as a screening tool in the assessment of significant liver fibrosis (F2) in patients with transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study

Padeniya, P.; Ediriweera, D.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Niriella, M.A.; Premawardhena, A. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022)

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score as a screening tool to detect significant liver fibrosis (F2) compared with transient elastography (TE), among chronic transfusion-dependent beta-thalassaemia ...
Implications of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and betaine in human health: beyond being osmoprotective compounds

Ilyas, A.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Khan, I.; Samaloty, N.M.E.; Adnan, M.; Dar, T.A.; Poddar, N.K.; Singh, L.R.; Sharma, H.; Khan, S. (Frontiers Media, 2022)

Osmolytes are naturally occurring small molecular weight organic molecules, which are accumulated in large amounts in all life forms to maintain the stability of cellular proteins and hence preserve their functions during ...
'Mistakes in managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and how to avoid them'

Niriella, M.A.; Dassanayake, U.; de Silva, H.J. (Informa Health Care, 2023)

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the commonest cause of chronic liver disease. NAFLD is estimated to affect 25% of the global population. Therefore, it is widely encountered in primary care. A proportion of ...
2021 Asia-Pacific Graves' Disease consortium survey of clinical practice patterns in the management of graves' disease

Parameswaran, R.; de Jong, M.C.; Kit, J.L.W.; Sek, K.; Nam, T.Q.; Thang, T.V.; Khue, N.T.; Aye, T.T.; Tun, P.M.; Cole, T.; Miller, J.A.; Villa, M.; Khiewvan, B.; Sirinvaravong, S.; Sin, Y.L.; Muhammad, R.; Jap, T.S.; Agrawal, A.; Rajput, R.; Fernando, R.; Sumanatilleke, M.; Suastika, K.; Shong, Y.K.; Lang, B.; Bartalena, L.; Yang, S.P.; Asian Graves Consortium Study. (Humana Press, 2023)

Aim: Although Graves' disease (GD) is common in endocrine practices worldwide, global differences in diagnosis and management remain. We sought to assess the current practices for GD in countries across Asia and the Pacific ...
Late-onset neurodegenerative manifestations in patients with cirrhosis: acquired hepatocerebral degeneration - a neglected diagnosis

Niriella, M.A.; Alibhoy, A.; de Silva, H.J. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2022)

Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration (AHCD) is an acquired, extrapyramidal, neurodegenerative condition, encountered in patients with cirrhosis. It is an uncommon and usually irreversible condition, resulting in widespread ...
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) Tamil Version

Hapangama, A.; Premaratne, I.; Thilaxshan, T.; Gadambanathan, T.; Wickremasinghe, R. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2022)

Background: Despite being the third most prevalent psychiatric disorder, social anxiety disorder remains under-diagnosed due to multiple reasons. Although many screening instruments are available in the English language, ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a Sri Lankan perspective

Niriella, M.; Dassanayake, A.; de Silva, J. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2022)

No Abstract available
Psychological impact of COVID-19 among a cohort of Sri Lankan medical students: Preliminary results

Abayabandara-Herath, T.; Premaratne, I.; Ediriweera, D.; Chandratilake, M.; Hapangama, A. (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2022)

Previous studies report that the COVID-19 pandemic has a negative effect on the psychological wellbeing of medical students. We aimed to determine the psychological impact of COVID-19 and its associated factors among a ...
Undisplaced spiral humeral fracture in a non-ambulant infant: Is it always a non-accidental injury?

Dayasiri, K.; Wright, J.; Anand, G. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2022)

No abstract available
Hypokalaemic quadriparesis in a patient with leptospirosis in the absence of renal potassium wasting

Senevirathne, S.A.A.; Luke, D.; Perera, H.M.M. (Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo, 2022)

No abstract available
An elderly patient with Graves’s disease presenting with hypercalcemia and Gitelman syndrome – A diagnostic challenge

Senevirathne, S.; Luke, D.; Perera, H.M.M. (Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo, 2022)

A 76-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus, hypertension presented with proximal muscle weakness and diarrhea. She was diagnosed with Graves’disease. She had hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypomagnesemia, hypercalcemia, ...
From NAFLD to MAFLD: characterising fatty liver disease in Sri Lanka

Niriella, M.A. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2022)

No abstract available

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