Introduction: Overweight is defined as a condition in which abnormal accumulation of fat directly affects an individual personality and health leading to a marked increase in morbidity and mortality. It has a direct impact on both the psychological aspects of an individual's personality and their overall health. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of overweight among medical students in a medical college.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a rare, progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder that affects motor neurons leading to progressive muscle weakness, disability, and eventually death. A 45-year-old male, initially presented with hoarseness, flickering of tongue, and intermittent aspirations. In course of three years, patient developed motor aphasia, frequent aspirations and an inability to hold his neck.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular junction disorder characterised by fluctuating muscle weakness, improved by using anti-cholinesterase drugs. In addition to the autoimmune aetiology, various factors such as infections, surgery, and drugs are known to precipitate the condition. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with D-penicillamine-induced myasthenia gravis who presented with facial diplegia, dysphagia, and drooling of saliva, 6 years after the initiation of treatment for Wilson's disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Lissencephaly is a malformation of cortical development associated with deficient neuronal migration and abnormal formation of cerebral convolutions or gyri. The lissencephaly spectrum consists of agyria, pachygyria, and subcortical band heterotopia. At least 19 genes have been identified in the causation of lissencephaly and related syndrome.
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Unlabelled: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by an extra copy of chromosome number 21. New onset of seizure in adults with Down syndrome is rare. The exact pathogenesis of intracranial calcification and seizure in Down syndrome is unknown, however, a possible association between hypocalcemia and vitamin D deficiency in Down syndrome was reported.
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