Publications by authors named "Syeda M Hamadani"
Article Synopsis
- Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a serious and aggressive cancer that presents with symptoms like low blood counts, bleeding, and infections, rather than as a mass.
- Myeloid sarcoma, a collection of myeloid cells, often affects the skin or gums and can rarely involve the central nervous system, leading to high mortality rates.
- A case study highlights a patient with AML evolving from myelofibrosis, who faced acute spinal cord compression due to myeloid sarcoma, and despite radiation therapy, she could not regain neurological function and passed away soon after.
Background With the recent advancement in medicine there has been a great emphasis on the management of chronic pain which remains as one of the major contributing factors for functional limitation in patients as well as a financial burden on healthcare. Newer treatment modalities are aimed at terminating the vicious pain cycles and in this regard peripheral nerve blocks have proven to be very effective. Objectives The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for both cancer and non-cancer patients by objective assessment of the patients before and after the procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTopical beta-blockers are commonly used for the management of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). One of the rare but serious side effects of the topical beta-blockers is bradycardia, defined as a heart rate below 60 beats per minute. In few cases, the heart rate drops to much lower level resulting in syncope or symptomatic bradycardia.
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