C. Rajasekharan

Is It Prudent to Screen the Thyroid before Initiating Treatment for Acromegaly?

C. Rajasekharan, K. V. Vysakha, S. Aswanikumar & N. S. Sibi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aim: To present a case of acromegaly with coexisting thyrotoxicosis and to emphasize the relevance of screening the screening the thyroid before initiating treatment for thyrotoxicosis. Presentation of the Case: A 55-year-old lady presented with palpitations, and weight loss of t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25626

Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome: Why Should Hypernatremia be Corrected Slowly? A Case Report

C. Rajasekharan, S. W. Renjith, D. T. Nishanth, Y. M. Naseem & R. Parvathy · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Aim: Our aim is to present a case of hypernatremia which has led on to a flaccid quadriparesis due to brain stem demyelination. Rapid correction of hypernatremia as a cause for pyramidal tract demyelination is not documented in the literature. Presentation of Case: A 53 year old...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8262

Arterial Stiffness in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Its Correlation with Disease Severity: A Case Control Study

T. Jayapal, K. V. Vysakha, C. Rajasekharan & Akhilkrishna . · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017

Introduction: Arterial stiffness is an emerging field of interest in atherosclerosis. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are predisposed to have premature atherosclerosis. Aims: To compare the arterial stiffness among patients with SLE and non-SLE controls. The stud...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30893