33 results match your criteria: "TNMC and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital[Affiliation]"

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  • Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC) is increasingly diagnosed in children, with this report focusing on a rare case of a 14-year-old boy who presented symptoms such as constipation, rectal bleeding, and abdominal pain.
  • Diagnostic imaging revealed significant rectal abnormalities, and a biopsy confirmed the presence of Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma, leading to a treatment plan involving neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed by surgery.
  • The case highlights the urgency for improved CRC screening methods in children and supports the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in adolescents, emphasizing that the benefits far surpass the associated risks.
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Mental well-being is now an increasingly researched and discussed topic that primarily involves taking care of mental health in a preventive manner and is more of a subjective concept. Mental well-being ensures mental health and measures taken toward it can protect the person's overall health. Discussing and researching this concept is of paramount importance as this will not just safeguard an individual life but the society at large.

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The guideline discusses the various milestones in typical neurodevelopment and the various checkpoints where atypical development can be picked up. There is also a remarkable influence of epigenetics and parenting on child development and well - being. It is also essential to establish effective communication to facilitate healthy child development.

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by a varying degree of skin hyperextensibility and joint hypermobility. EDS is classified into 13 subtypes according to the most recent classification. These subtypes are clinically and genetically heterogenous.

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Aim: To study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of subjects receiving disability certificates (DCs) issued for psychiatric disorders across multiple centres in India.

Materials And Methods: Eleven centres, including ten government and one non-governmental organization spread across the country, participated in the study. Data on the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients who were issued DC in the calendar year 2019 were collected on a proforma designed for the study.

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Context: Lichen planus (LP) is known to be associated with viral infections such as hepatitis B and C, but its association with HIV is rarely reported. Lichenoid drug eruptions have been implicated as the side effects of anti-retroviral therapy.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study is to study demographics, clinical, histological, and immunological profile of the HIV patients presenting with lichenoid dermatitis.

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Clots in COVID: A Case Series.

Indian J Crit Care Med

July 2021

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, TNMC and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

As the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spreads across the world, early recognition of the spectrum of symptoms and patterns of clinical presentation is crucial for optimal management. Emerging evidence shows that COVID-19 leads to a prothrombotic state and its association with pulmonary thromboembolism is well established. However, clinicians and the vascular community, in particular, should watch out for the nonpulmonary targets of this lethal virus as the failure to do so could give rise to disastrous consequences.

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Background: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on non-COVID urological patient's management in tertiary care urology centres.

Methods: This is an observational study in which data of patients visiting the urology department of all the MCGM run tertiary care hospitals were recorded for the duration of 1 April 2020 to 31 July 2020 and were compared to data of pre-COVID-19 period of similar duration.

Results: There was a decrease of 93.

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  • * An online survey found that nearly half (46.2%) of the 303 health-care workers reported anxiety or depression, with 12.9% exhibiting suicidal behavior.
  • * Female HCWs, those under 30, and those directly caring for COVID-19 patients were particularly vulnerable to higher levels of anxiety and depression, highlighting the urgent need for mental health support and assessment for these workers.
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Background: Homeopathic nosodes prepared from organisms and pathological tissues have shown biological effects, encouraging more research. There is a need to develop some new nosodes systematically and to re-make others that were developed over a century ago. In our program of work on nosodes, the bacterial strains (BAA 2146), and (ATCC 43069), and the single-celled fungus (24433, 26790, and 60193) have been identified for preparation.

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Ophthalmomyiasis externa: A case report.

Trop Parasitol

January 2021

Department of Microbiology, TNMC and BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Ophthalmomyiasis is the infestation of ocular structures by fly larvae (maggots). is common among them. This is usually observed in rural areas, but a case presented here is from the urban areas.

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown: An online survey from India.

Indian J Psychiatry

July 2020

Department of Psychiatry, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a complete shut-down of the entire world and almost all the countries are presently in a "lockdown" mode. While the lockdown strategy is an essential step to curb the exponential rise of COVID-19 cases, the impact of the same on mental health is not well known.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the psychological impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic on the general public with an objective to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, well-being, and other psychological issues.

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Transcutaneous Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (TENS) Along with Traditional Dysphagia Therapy in Patients with Posterior Stroke: A Case Study.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

September 2020

Audiology and Speech Therapy Department, TNMC and BYL Nair Ch Hospital, Dr. A. L Nair Road, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, India.

Swallowing is a complicated, multilevel and neuromuscular physiological function. Transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation is a relatively new therapeutic intervention for the treatment of swallowing disorders. The aim was to administer and focus on pre and post therapy effects of traditional dysphagia therapy and electrical stimulation (TENS) in 2 participants with posterior stroke.

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Endobronchial ultrasound has revolutionized the field of bronchoscopy and has become one of the most important tools for the diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy and para-bronchial structures. The reach of this technique has not been limited to these structures and pleural lesions have been at times accessible. To our knowledge, pleural fluid collections have not been accessed with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) through oesophageal approach and rationale behind using this approach.

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This is a case report of 35-year-old male patient, who underwent abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer. There was postoperative wound complication which resulted in the formation of sinus in the perineal wound. During excision of the sinus tract, there was injury to the posterior urethra which leads to the formation of urethrocutaneous fistula presenting as urinary incontinence.

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Context: Coronary artery perforation is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is infrequent complication of PCI.

Aims: The objective of the study is to report the 7-year experience of coronary artery perforation with respect to incidence, clinical and angiographic characteristics, management and outcomes.

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"Acute take off" of the left circumflex artery (LCX) is a rare coronary artery variant. Development of coronary artery disease in such a vessel increases technical difficulty and failure rate for percutaneous coronary intervention. We report a rare case of "acute take off" of the LCX with proximal critical stenosis successfully intervened using dual-lumen microcatheter.

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Rationale: Chronic low-grade inflammation is proposed as the keystone in pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. The inflammatory biomarker Procalcitonin which is produced by adipose tissue, can serve as a biomarker for insulin resistant state present in metabolic syndrome.

Objectives: To evaluate the association of plasma Procalcitonin (PCT) with components of metabolic syndrome (abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia) and with insulin resistance as compared to healthy controls.

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A pilot study of MD (psychiatry) theses-based research.

Indian J Psychiatry

January 2018

Department of Geriatric Mental Health, KG Medical University UP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Introduction: Undertaking a research project is mandatory for MD Psychiatry trainees. The present study was undertaken to assess the type of research activity being undertaken as part of MD Psychiatry dissertation, and its contribution to national and international literature.

Materials And Methods: Three medical colleges supplied the data about the topic, names of the supervisor and the candidate, collaboration, funding accrued, and publication details of MD-based research carried out between years 2000 and 2010 inclusive; 95 records were collected for the final analysis.

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