A prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive aspects in relation to sports related ocular injuries.

Background And Objectives: Ocular trauma, a major cause of visual morbidity and unilateral blindness globally, sees sports as a prominent contributor. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of preventive measures, combining health education and ocular protective devices, in reducing sports-induced ocular injuries over 5 years.

Methods: Conducted in a large military hospital in India, this prospective observational study spanned from January 2010 to December 2018.

Efficacy of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion for Treatment of Sepsis.

Objectives: To study the efficacy of polymyxin B hemoperfusion in addition to standard care for sepsis treatment.

Materials And Methods: Fifty sepsis patients (mean age 54.26 ± 14.

Non-contrast magnetic resonance evaluation of active multiple sclerosis lesions: Emerging role of quantitative synthetic magnetic resonance imaging.

Purpose: The current study aims to explore the utility of novel synthetic MRI-derived quantitative parameters including myelin-correlated volume (MyC) in identifying active MS lesions without injecting gadolinium contrast.

Methods: 43 MS patients underwent institutional MS protocol including 3D FLAIR and post-contrast 3D T1VIBE sequence on a 1.5 T MR Scanner in addition to synthetic MRI sequence.

A quantitative evaluation of the effect of meals on macular thickness in diabetic patients with diabetic macular edema.

Purpose: Central subfoveal thickness measurement is used in a large number of clinical trials to monitor the progression and treatment response of diabetic macular edema (DME) in patients of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Several studies have been carried out to investigate various factors affecting the central subfoveal thickness in order to minimize errors in the testing. We planned a study to investigate the effect of meals on central macular thickness (CMT) in patients with DME and compare that with nondiabetic patients.

Comparative efficacy of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as an augmentation strategy versus pharmacological augmentation in non-psychotic, unipolar, treatment-resistant depression: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Depression causes significant morbidity, disability and mortality, along with socioeconomic losses. Patients with depression who don't remit even with the second trial of anti-depressants need optimization, combination or augmentation strategies. Pharmacological strategies sometimes have unacceptable adverse effects.

Long Term Impact of Age at Implantation on Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Cochlear Implant Recipient Children.

Cochlear implantation (CI) is used in management of children with bilateral severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). Recently, due to technological advancements, more and more infants and toddlers are undertaking the CI. The age at implantation may have an impact on CI outcomes.

A study on the clinical and electrographic profile of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus (NCSE) in comatose ICU patients using portable electroencephalography (EEG).

Background: Coma is one of the frequently encountered clinical conditions in any intensive care unit (ICU), which is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this study was designed to look at the clinical and EEG profile of Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus (NCSE) in comatose ICU patients using portable electroencephalography (EEG).

Methods: In all 102 patients of unresponsive coma (GCS ≤ 8), who remained in poor sensorium despite 48 h of optimum treatment in ICU, were included in the study.

Delusion of pregnancy: Conception in brain.

Delusional disorders are common psychiatric disorders, but a delusion of pregnancy is a rare condition. Four cases that presented at a single tertiary care psychiatry center with delusion of pregnancy as a part of different psychological disorders are illustrated here. These cases were seen over a period of 6 months and had varied presentations and associated psychopathologies.

Assessment of plaque vulnerability in carotid atherosclerotic plaques using contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Background: Atherosclerotic carotid plaques are one of the most important causes of stroke. Apart from the severity of stenosis, there are certain plaque characteristics such as neovascularization and, surface ulceration which makes a plaque vulnerable. This study was performed to study the plaque characteristics using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and evaluate their association with presence of ischemic cerebrovascular symptoms in these patients.

Frequency and Spectrum of Cutaneous Metastases of Visceral Malignancies: A Retrospective Observational Study of Three Years Duration in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Background: In spite of the skin being the largest organ of the body, cutaneous malignancies are uncommon especially in people of color as compared to the white population. The incidence of cutaneous metastases of visceral malignancies is further low and accounts for 0.5% to 10% of cancer cases as per written literature.

Observational study to compare the effect of altitude on cardiopulmonary reserves of different individuals staying more than 6 weeks at 10,000 ft and 15,000 ft.

Background: The variation in heights beyond high altitude has different effects on the cardiorespiratory profile of individuals because of variation in oxygen density with every thousand feet. This study was planned to analyze and compare the effects of difference in altitudes on cardiorespiratory profile from anesthesiologist's point of view.

Methods: A multicenter observational study was done involving two different groups of 600 patients at 10,000 ft (Group A) and 15,000 ft (Group B).

Latent Tuberculosis in Psoriasis Patients Planned for Systemic Therapy - A Prospective Observational Study.

Background: India has a high prevalence of tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is common in the general population. LTBI can progress to active tuberculosis in almost 10% patients and the risk increases with immunosuppression. This predisposes patients of psoriasis on systemic therapy for the development of active tuberculosis.

Survival Outcomes of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma at a Tertiary Care Center in North India (IMAGe: 001A Study).

Purpose: The outcomes of patients with myeloma from developing countries are often lacking because of poor record maintenance. Publications from such settings are also limited because of the retrospective nature of the data collection. Information technology can bridge these gaps in developing countries with real-time data maintenance.

Hepatitis B vaccination in Indian children: Seroprotection and age-related change in antibody titres.

Background: Childhood immunization against hepatitis B is one of the most effective strategies for reducing the global burden of chronic hepatitis B infection and its sequelae. There are limited data from India on both the anti-Hep B antibody titres in children after vaccination and the age-related decline in the titres. This study was planned to estimate the proportion of children in the age group of 1-10 years who develop protective levels of anti-hepatitis B antibodies after childhood vaccination and to examine the change in antibody titres with age in these children.

Original study: early patient-reported functional outcome of all-inside ACL reconstruction as compared to anteromedial portal technique.

Background: Anteromedial portal technique (AMP) using hamstring autograft is a popular technique of arthroscopic ACL reconstruction allowing anatomical placement of femoral. In this technique, a cortical suspensory fixation of graft is used on the femoral side and interference screw fixation on the tibial side using a complete bone tunnel. All-inside translateral technique is a recently introduced technique which uses a closed loop of quadrupled semitendinosus graft with an adjustable cortical suspensory fixation on both sides allowing optimum tensioning of graft and near-complete filling of retrosockets created by the flip cutter on both femoral and tibial sides.

Corrigendum to "Poor Functional Outcome in Patients with Voluntary Knee Instability after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction".

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A Rare Case of Epileptic Seizure After-effect Resulting in Nontraumatic Spontaneous Subdural Hemorrhage.

Unlabelled: Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) result in diverse physiological alterations that are mostly short-lived and rarely lead to immediate serious consequences. Some early serious complications reported are head trauma and aspiration. While most cases of seizures are diagnosed readily from clinical history, some cases remain indolent and present later.

Poor Functional Outcome in Patients with Voluntary Knee Instability after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Backgroud: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) remains the gold standard treatment for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, a good functional outcome even after a successful surgery depends on multiple factors. It has been observed that certain patients with a chronic ACL injury demonstrate knee instability voluntarily.

Similar functional outcome using single anterior portal and standard two portals technique in recurrent dislocation of shoulder.

Purpose: Recurrent dislocation of shoulder (RDS) is a common injury in high demand professionals, like athletes and military personnel. The treatment for the patients with Bankart lesion is the arthroscopic repair. This present study compares the outcomes of two different techniques of arthroscopic Bankart repair i.

Levothyroxine Dosing after Delivery in Women Diagnosed with Hypothyroidism During Pregnancy-A Retrospective, Observational Study.

Background: Pregnancy leads to profound alteration in thyroid function and dysthyroidism contributes to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Though the management of hypothyroidism during pregnancy is highlighted, the same is often neglected during postpartum. We have evaluated the postpartum levothyroxine (LT4) dose change in patients with new onset hypothyroidism.

Artificial Intelligence in Cytopathology: A Neural Network to Identify Papillary Carcinoma on Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology Smears.

Introduction: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for identification of papillary carcinoma thyroid is a moderately sensitive and specific modality. The present machine learning tools can correctly classify images into broad categories. Training software for recognition of papillary thyroid carcinoma on FNAC smears will be a decisive step toward automation of cytopathology.