Publications by authors named "Shiva Kumar R"

Objective: Essential oils (EOs) like eucalyptus and camphor have pro-convulsant properties. These EOs are present in many over- the- counter balms and oils. The effect of exposure to these EOs and occurrence of seizure is not systematically studied.

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Objective: Essential oils are plant-derived oils and are widely used as an over-the-counter remedy for common ailments. Many essential oils are found to have proconvulsant effects. Here we report a small case series of 3 adults with eseential oil-related status epilepticus.

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Background: COVID-19-related strokes are increasingly being diagnosed across the world. Knowledge about the clinical profile, imaging findings, and outcomes is still evolving. Here we describe the characteristics of a cohort of 62 COVID-19-related stroke patients from 13 hospitals, from Bangalore city, south India.

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Objective: To analyze the surgical outcome and safety of posterior quadrant disconnection in medically refractory epilepsy arising from the posterior head region from a level IV tertiary care center over a period of three years.

Materials And Methods: Seven consecutive patients who underwent posterior quadrant disconnection for refractory epilepsy were analyzed.

Results: We analyzed the data of seven (n = 7) consecutive posterior quadrant epilepsy patients who underwent posterior quadrant disconnection with a mean age of 8.

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Unlabelled: BACK GROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF STUDY: Many drug substances and variety of naturally occurring dietary or herbal components are capable of interaction with the CYP enzyme system. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of pomegranate juice pretreatment on the bioavailability of buspirone in rabbits.

Methods: White New Zealand rabbits weighing 2.

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Background And The Purpose Of The Study: Many drug substances along with a variety of naturally occurring dietary or herbal components interact with the CYP enzyme system. The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of pomegranate juice pre-treatment on the transport of carbamazepine across the rat intestine.

Methods: The transport of carbamazepine across different parts of rat intestine was studied by everted and non-everted sac methods.

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