Publications by authors named "I Siddique"

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are childhood diseases caused by inherited deficiencies in glycosaminoglycan degradation. Most MPSs involve neurodegeneration, which to date is untreatable. Currently, most therapeutic strategies aim at correcting the primary genetic defect.

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  • - The guidance for clinicians diagnosing cauda equina syndrome in England has improved, but lacks specific advice for patients with recent imaging showing no compression who return with new symptoms.
  • - This study analyzed case notes of 45 patients who sought care at an Emergency Department for cauda equina syndrome and underwent MRI, focusing on changes in symptoms from their first to subsequent visits.
  • - Results indicated that patients reporting an increase in symptoms were more likely to show cauda equina compression on their second MRI, suggesting that further imaging may be warranted even if previous scans were reassuring.
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Introduction Laboratory testing is done before surgery to identify body abnormalities that cannot be detected through clinical evaluation alone. Patients going in for low- or intermediate-risk surgeries are often encouraged to undergo a battery of tests as usual. This cross-sectional observational study evaluated the status of routine pre-operative laboratory tests in American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Grade I, II, and III adults undergoing elective surgery at a maternity hospital, as well as the impact of these tests on the outcome of the pre-anaesthetic check-up (PAC).

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Fuzzy hybrid models are efficient mathematical tools for managing unclear and vague data in real-world scenarios. This research explores the q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set (q-ROFSS), which presents incomplete and ambiguous details in decision-making problems. The main intention of this study is to describe and evaluate the characteristics of the correlation coefficient (CC) and weighted correlation coefficient (WCC) for q-ROFSS.

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Objective: Pregnancy is a complex phenomenon accompanied by biological, physiological and psychosocial changes for a mother. It is also regarded as a stressful life event where a woman's role, identity and interpersonal relationships are restructured. The present study from Pakistan explores the association of sleep quality and poor sleeping habits with prenatal stress using Pittsburgh Sleep quality Index.

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