Prevalence and Predictors of Internet Addiction Among Adolescents Before the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdown in India.

Background Internet dependency behavior was found to be prevalent among adolescents even before the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns across the world including India. Adolescent users develop Internet addiction due to various risk factors. Aim The aim is to measure the prevalence and psychosocial predictors of internet addiction among adolescents before the first wave of the COVID-19 lockdown in India.

Measurement and analysis of change in research scholars' knowledge and attitudes toward statistics after PhD coursework.

Background: Knowledge of statistics is highly important for research scholars, as they are expected to submit a thesis based on original research as part of a PhD program. As statistics play a major role in the analysis and interpretation of scientific data, intensive training at the beginning of a PhD programme is essential. PhD coursework is mandatory in universities and higher education institutes in India.

Serum fibroblast growth factor 21 and growth differentiation factor 15: Two sensitive biomarkers in the diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders.

Mitochondrial disorders are often difficult to diagnose because of diverse clinical phenotypes. FGF-21 and GDF-15 are metabolic hormones and promising biomarkers for the diagnosis of these disorders. This study has systematically evaluated serum FGF-21 and GDF-15 levels by ELISA in a well-defined cohort of patients with definite mitochondrial disorders (n = 30), neuromuscular disease controls (n = 36) and healthy controls (n = 36) and aimed to ascertain their utility in the diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders.

Outcome of epilepsy in patients with mitochondrial disorders: Phenotype genotype and magnetic resonance imaging correlations.

Objectives: Studies exploring the outcome of epilepsy in patients with mitochondrial disorders are limited. This study examined the outcome of epilepsy in patients with mitochondrial disorders and its relation with the clinical phenotype, genotype and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Patients And Methods: The cohort was derived from the database of 67 patients with definite genetic diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders evaluated over a period of 11years (2006-2016).

Progressive dysregulation of autonomic and HPA axis functions in HIV-1 clade C infection in South India.

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection causes a wide spectrum of abnormalities in neurological, neuropsychological, and neuroendocrinological functions. Several studies report disturbance in autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function in HIV-1B infected individuals. However, no such investigations on the effect of HIV-1 clade C infection, particularly during the initial phase of the disease progression, have been reported.

Influence of duration of untreated psychosis on the short-term outcome of drug-free schizophrenia patients.

Western studies in the recent past have suggested that reducing the duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is associated with better control of symptoms of schizophrenia. The present investigation attempts to assess the influence of duration of untreated psychosis and other predictors on the outcome of schizophrenia, six weeks after the treatment. Data of 45 DSM-IV schizophrenia patients (Mean age 31 ± 9.