Publications by authors named "S Sivaraman"

Background: The apathy evaluation scale (AES) measures apathy, but its usefulness as a screening tool in diverse populations is limited without translation into more languages. To date, there is no reported translation of the AES into Malayalam, a language spoken by over 32 million people in the southern Indian state of Kerala. In the present study, we aimed to validate the Malayalam version of the AES.

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  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is highlighted as a safe and effective treatment for psychiatric disorders in kids and teens, particularly for severe cases.
  • The text discusses ECT's history, legal and ethical aspects, common uses (like treatment-resistant mood disorders), and the importance of thorough medical evaluations before beginning treatment.
  • Informed consent from both the patient and their parents is essential, ensuring that the patient understands and agrees to the procedure.
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) offer targeted therapy for cancers but can cause severe cardiotoxicities. Determining their dose‑dependent impact on cardiac function is required to optimize therapy and minimize adverse effects. The dose‑dependent cardiotoxic effects of two TKIs, imatinib and ponatinib, were assessed using H9c2 cardiomyoblasts and using zebrafish embryos.

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Objective: This research aims to elucidate critical impurities in process validation batches of tacrolimus injection formulations, focusing on identification and characterization of previously unreported impurity at RRT 0.42, identified as the tacrolimus alcohol adduct. The potential root causes for the formation of new impurity was determined using structured risk assessment by cause and effect fishbone diagram.

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