Publications by authors named "M Muniyandi"
Corrigendum to "Significant reduction of seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy by vagus nerve stimulation: Systematic review and meta-analysis" [Epilepsy Res. 210 (2025) 107510].
Epilepsy Res
March 2025
Background: Approximately 20% of global tuberculosis incidence is attributable to undernutrition, increasing to more than a third in India. Targeting nutritional interventions to tuberculosis-affected households is a policy priority, but understanding of epidemiological and economic impacts is limited. We aimed to estimate the population-level epidemiological and economic effect of such an intervention.
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- About 30% of epilepsy patients don't respond well to traditional anti-seizure medications, leading to a condition known as Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (DRE), for which Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is proposed as a treatment option.
- A systematic review of 28 studies (9 randomized controlled trials and 19 observational studies) found that VNS led to a ≥50% reduction in seizures for 46% of DRE patients.
- The findings suggest that VNS could be a viable treatment for patients who haven't found relief with anti-seizure medications.
An alarmingly high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) was reported among the Saharia tribe in Madhya Pradesh, India. A community-based intervention study was undertaken to improve TB case finding during 2018-2021. The interventions mainly comprised active case detection through village TB volunteers using advocacy, communication and social mobilisation activities.
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- The study aimed to assess and compare tuberculosis (TB) prevalence rates across districts in Tamil Nadu using data from two rounds of the National Family Health Survey (2014-2015 and 2019-2021).
- Researchers employed spatial analysis tools to visualize and identify areas with high TB prevalence, leveraging software like SPSS, QGIS, and Geoda.
- The findings revealed a notable decline in TB prevalence over the years, providing critical insights for health officials to target interventions effectively in high-prevalence zones.