Palliative care needs of stroke patients at a tertiary care center in South India.

Objectives: Stroke survivors have palliative care needs in multiple domains, which are overlooked. Accurate estimation of these is pivotal in ensuring proper rehabilitation and planning interventions to improve quality of life (QoL). We aimed to assess the palliative care needs of stroke patients in various domains in a structured manner at the neurology service of a tertiary care center in South India.

Comparison of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Cases during and Prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicentric Study.

Background: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is one of the most common neurological manifestations associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Although data for a strong causal association is lacking, anecdotal reports, case series and systematic reviews linking the two have emerged in the literature. This prompted us to compare the clinical features, electrophysiology, and outcomes of GBS cases presenting during the pandemic with cases reported during a similar time period prior to the pandemic.

Prickly pear fruit extract as photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cell.

In this study, we have explored prickly pear fruit extract as a photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The photosensitizer was isolated from prickly pear fruits by extraction method using ethanol as solvent. Structural, morphological and optical properties of prickly pear extract characterized by XRD, SEM, UV-VIS-DRS, FTIR spectra, respectively.

Characterization of fibromyalgia using sleep EEG signals with nonlinear dynamical features.

Fibromyalgia is an intense musculoskeletal pain causing sleep, fatigue, and mood problems. Sleep studies have suggested that 70%-80% of fibromyalgia patients complain of non-restorative sleep. The abnormalities in sleep have been implicated as both a cause and effect of the disease.

Protective Role of Curcumin and Flunixin Against Acetic Acid-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease via Modulating Inflammatory Mediators and Cytokine Profile in Rats.

Ulcerative colitis is a chronically recurrent inflammatory bowel disease of unknown origin. The present study is to evaluate the effect of flunixin and curcumin in experimentally induced ulcerative colitis in rats. Animals were randomly divided into four groups, each consisting of 12 animals: normal control group, acetic acid group, curcumin-treated group, and flunixin-treated group.