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Fistulizing Crohn's disease

Lightner, A.L.; Ashburn, J.H.; Brar, M.S.; Carvello, M.; Chandrasinghe, P.; Van Overstraeten, A.D.B.; Fleshner, P.R.; Gallo, G.; Kotze, P.G.; Holubar, S.D.; Reza, L.M.; Spinelli, A.; Strong, S.A.; Tozer, P.J.; Truong, A.; Warusavitarne, J.; Yamamoto, T.; Zaghiyan, K. (Mosby Inc., 2020)

No abstract available
Physical modalities used in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries sustained during sports and physical exercises (Review Articles )

Karunanayake, A.L. (Sri Lankan Sports Medicine Association, 2020)

ABSTRACT: Injuries are common during sports and exercise. In addition to medication, physical exercise and massage therapy, rehabilitation specialists use a variety of physical modalities to reduce pain, facilitate healing ...
Endophthalmitis caused by Kocuria kristinae: A Case Report (Case Reports)

Alles, M.; Wariyapola, D.; Salvin, K.; Jayatilleke, K. (Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology, 2020)

ABSTRACT: Kocuria kristinae is part of the microbiota of humans but can also act as an opportunistic pathogen causing invasive infection. Here we report a case of endophthalmitis in a previously healthy adult male presumably ...
Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy – Nip in the bud (Case Reports)

Padumadasa, S.; Siriwardana, R.C. (Sri Lanka college of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2021)

No abstract available
Evaluation of web-based distance education of medicine for undergraduates in Sri Lanka (Brief Report )

Silva, D.; Randombage, P.; Gankanda, W.; Abeysekara, N.; Edirisinghe, V.; Chandratilake, M. (Sri Lanka college of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2021)

INTRODUCTION Purpose: To evaluate distance education via the web facilitates teaching through problem-based learning and incorporating scientific evidence in the context of practical application to medical undergraduates. ...
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia – case report and brief literature review. (Case Reports)

Wanninayake, L.; Somarathne, A.; Nair, N.; Ranawaka, U.K. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2021)

ABSTRACT: Paroxysmal dyskinesias are a group of rare movement disorders with several distinct varieties. Clinical history is the key to the diagnosis of the paroxysmal dyskinesias. This case report describes a patient with ...
Alpha thalassaemia and extended alpha globin genes in Sri Lanka

Suresh, S.; Fisher, C.; Ayyub, H.; Premawardhena, A.; Allen, A.; Perera, A.; Bandara, D.; Olivieri, N.; Weatherall, D. (Elsevier-Academic Press, 2013)

The α-globin genes were studied in nine families with unexplained hypochromic anaemia and in 167 patients with HbE β thalassaemia in Sri Lanka. As well as the common deletion forms of α(+) thalassaemia three families from ...
Clinical trial registration-the global landscape

Ranawaka, U.K. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2021)

No abstract available
Antiplatelet therapy for transient ischaemic attacks and acute minor strokes: current best practice and future

Mettananda, K.C.D. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2021)

ABSTRACT: In patients presenting with transient ischaemic attacks and acute minor noncardioembolic ischemic strokes (NIHSS score ≤3) who did not receive intravenous alteplase, treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy with ...
Data resource profile: understanding the patterns and determinants of health in South Asians-the South Asia Biobank

Song, P.; Gupta, A.; Goon, I.Y.; Hasan, M.; Mahmood, S.; Pradeepa, R.; Siddiqui, S.; Frost, G.S.; Kusuma, D.; Miraldo, M.; Sassi, F.; Wareham, N.J.; Ahmed, S.; Anjana, R.M.; Brage, S.; Forouhi, N.G.; Jha, S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Katulanda, P.; Khawaja, K.I.; Loh, M.; Mridha, M.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kooner, J.S.; Chambers, J.C. (Oxford University Press., 2021)

No abstract available
Psychological wellbeing and mental health amongst medical undergraduates: A descriptive study assessing more than 1,000 medical students in Sri Lanka

Dahanayake, D.; Rajapakse, H.; Wickramasinghe, A.; Chandradasa, M.; Rohanachandra, Y.; Perera, S.; Nillo, A.M.; Molodynski, A. (London Avenue Publishing Co, 2022)

BACKGROUND: Studies from around the world have shown higher rates of anxiety, depression, alcohol and other drug use, and burnout in medical students. AIMS: The aim of this study was to identify the socio-demographic factors ...
Genome sequencing in families with congenital limb malformations

Elsner, J.; Mensah, M.A.; Holtgrewe, M.; Hertzberg, J.; Bigoni, S.; Busche, A.; Coutelier, M.; de Silva, D.C.; Elçioglu, N.; Filges, I.; Gerkes, E.; Girisha, K.M.; Graul-Neumann, L.; Jamsheer, A.; Krawitz, P.; Kurth, I.; Markus, S.; Megarbane, A.; Reis, A.; Reuter, M.S.; Svoboda, D.; Teller, C.; Tuysuz, B.; Türkmen, S.; Wilson, M.; Woitschach, R.; Vater, I.; Caliebe, A.; Hülsemann, W.; Horn, D.; Mundlos, S.; Spielmann, M. (Springer-Verlag., 2021)

ABSTRACT: The extensive clinical and genetic heterogeneity of congenital limb malformation calls for comprehensive genome-wide analysis of genetic variation. Genome sequencing (GS) has the potential to identify all genetic ...
Paradoxical lymph node reaction during treatment of scalp tuberculosis [Case report]

Gunaratna, G.P.S.; Howard-Jones, A.R.; Marais, B.; Britton, P.N. (Blackwell Scientific Publications., 2022)

No abstract available
Alcohol dependence in the time of COVID-19: A Possible silver lining [Letter to the Editor]

Baminiwatta, A.K.A.B.; Peris, M.U.P.K. (Wolters Kluwer Medknow, 2021)

No abstract available
Ground realities of autism spectrum disorders in Sri Lanka

Muttiah, N. (Ubiquity Press., 2021)

ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of developmental disabilities that impact children and adults globally. The majority of children diagnosed with ASD live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ...
Biocontrol potential of six locally available fish species as predators of Aedes aegypti in Sri Lanka

Ranathunge, T.; Kusumawathie, P.H.D.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Udayanga, L.; Fernando, T.; Hapugoda, M. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of six locally abundant fish species to control Aedes mosquito larvae and thereby manage dengue epidemics in a sustainable, cost-effective and environmentally ...
A Sri Lankan boy with Thurston syndrome (type V oro-facio-digital syndrome)

Athapathu, A.S.; Aruppala, A.A.H.S.; Hoole, T.J.; Arunath, V.; Rathnasiri, G.B.A.M.; Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2021)

No abstract available
Screening of children with anaemia for iron deficiency and thalassaemia trait provides an opportunity for thalassaemia prevention in Sri Lanka

Mettananda, S. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2021)

No abstract available
Demographically-adjusted normative data for Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) among Sri Lankan adults

Dassanayake, T.L.; Baminiwatta, A.; Ariyasinghe, D.I. (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) is a simple pencil-and-paper substitution task that measures divided attention, visual scanning and processing speed. It is sensitive to cognitive impairment in a wide variety ...
Validity and clinical utility of a Sinhalese version of the abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS)

Baminiwatta, A.K.A.B.; Gunesekara, T.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.; Hapangama, A.; Harshini, M.L.; Bandara, T.R.; Perera, K.M.N. (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2021)

INTRODUCTION: Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a movement disorder caused by long-term treatment with dopamine antagonists such as antipsychotics. As there is no medication universally effective for TD, prevention is important. ...

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