Publications by authors named "Jaishree Ghanekar"

Background/objective Cordyceps enhances animal survival against influenza by boosting the immune system. In animal studies, it also had anti-inflammatory and preventive properties. Cordyceps stimulates the immune system by increasing the activity and production of various immune cells.

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A 48-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset altered sensorium 2 days after a snake bite (unidentified species) and was found to have a large right frontal intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) with transtentorial herniation (TTH) causing brain stem compression. A day later, neurological examination revealed internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO) fitting the clinical description of wall eyed bilateral INO syndrome. INO is a rare ocular motor sign, the most common causes being brain stem infarction, haemorrhage or demyelinating disease.

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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy may present like acute coronary syndrome and is characterized by reversible left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning in the absence of any significant underlying coronary artery disease. A 65-year-old lady presented to the ED with history of sudden onset left-sided weakness of body. Head CT scan was suggestive of right gangliocapsular intracerebral bleed with intraventricular extension.

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Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (EVC) or chondroectodermal dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. It is a tetrad of chondrodysplasia, ectodermal dysplasia, polydactyly, and congenital heart disease. In several case reports, dysplasia involving other organs has also been identified.

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