Publications by authors named "P Sohal"

Objective: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a well-established treatment for vestibular schwannomas (VS). Hearing loss remains a main morbidity of VS and its treatments, including SRS. The effects of radiation parameters of SRS on hearing remain unknown.

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  • Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, transmitted through contact with fluid secretions, and its symptoms start with fever and chills before developing into a rash.
  • Diagnosis is done through a polymerase chain reaction test, and the treatment is mainly supportive care.
  • The decline of the smallpox vaccine has led to increased susceptibility to monkeypox, which is now spreading globally, prompting the WHO to declare a public health emergency in July 2022 due to its rapid transmission and potential to evolve into a pandemic.
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The prevalence of this rare and fatal entity varies in different regions and ethnicities. The objective of this study was to determine clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of outcome in rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). We aimed to prospectively study the clinicopathological profile and determine the predictors of renal outcome in patients with RPGN.

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Background Renal transplantation is the optimal treatment for patients of all ages with end-stage kidney disease. The long-term outcomes of renal transplantation are assessed by graft and patient survival rates. These outcomes are, in turn, influenced by post-transplant events such as delayed graft function, rejections, post-transplant infections, and post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM).

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Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections are the most effective treatment for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, both bevacizumab and ranibizumab have been reported to cause submacular hemorrhage (SMH) in the treatment of exudative AMD. Aflibercept has also been reported to cause SMH but only in the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and not exudative AMD.

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