Objective: The current study evaluated the association between behavioral problems in children and adolescents with epilepsy and parental stress.
Methods: A prospective observational study of 314 consecutive parents of children and adolescents with epilepsy who attended the out-patient epilepsy clinic of a tertiary care hospital was done between June 2022 and September 2023. Self-reported Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) was reported by parents; who also reported the parental stress scale (PSS).
Background And Objectives: For stroke survivors (SS) who undergo decompressive craniectomy (DC), quality of life is intertwined with the care they receive. Burden on caregiver becomes an important determinant of recovery of SS. In this study, we aimed to analyze the determinants of burden on caregivers of SS who undergo DC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA metagenomic library consisting of 15,000 clones was constructed from the mangrove sediment. An antimicrobially active clone from the metagenomic library PS49 was identified by function- based screening. This paper presents the results of the biochemical characterization and metagenomic library screening of the marine-derived antibiotic, 8-demethoxy-10-deoxysteffimycin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExercise is a well-established component in the management of chronic illness both as a primary prevention and secondary intervention. The assumption that in otherwise healthy individuals, higher socioeconomic status (SES) is positively associated with physical activity (PA) has been debated. We report the influence of SES on adherence to home-based exercise program in people with epilepsy (PWE) from a developing country.
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