Krabbe disease (or Globoid cell leukodystrophy) is a rare mutation of a gene found on chromosome 14q31 responsible for the production of the enzyme called galactocerebrosidase (G ALC), which breaks down two galactolipids; galactosyl-ceramide and galactosylsphingosine (psychosine)...
Cannabis sativa (hemp) plant is the source of cannabis-based products which comes from any part of the plant such as seeds, stems and flowering tops. The products of this plant are used for recreational purpose. It can also be used to sooth the pain and other medical conditions....
Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disorder affecting the neuromuscular junction and is more common in the women during their second or third decade of life. The course of the disease in pregnancy is unpredictable and may aggravate warranting optimal preconceptional counselli...
Intracerebral hemorrhage is uncommon during pregnancy when compared to puerperium and associated with devastating outcomes. This is a case of fatal intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 25 years woman who had supervised antenatal care in her second pregnancy. She had one...
The goal of this study is to see if hydroethanolic extract of Fleurya aestuans can reduce pyrexia and inflammation in Wistar rats. 50 study animals were divided into two groups: Pyrexia group (1, 2, 3, 4) and Inflammatory group (A, B, C, D and E). Fever was produced in the resear...
Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Triclisia subcordata and Hippocratea africana on the histological features of the cerebellum of adult Wistar rat. Methodology: Twenty adults male Wistar rat with an average weight of 200 g were divided into 4 groups. Gr...
Background: Head injury is a common occurrence among sports men and women, the military and paramilitary as well as in road accidents. Victims of head trauma in Nigeria usually do not receive proper medical attention. This is because once the patient recovers and is able to move,...
Mental acuity and cognition are intelligent Index that could be threatened by oxidative stress in organisms and the widespread use of ginger and garlic in food is acclaimed to be good anti-oxidant in stressful conditions. The study was designed to examine the relationship between...
Background: Stroke is the second most common cause of death and permanent disability across the world. Presently, its burden is in a growing phase, especially in high, low and medium-income countries. In India, it is considered as the common cause of admission to health care cent...
Over the years, security operatives at most times use Taser (electric gun) to incapacitate suspects during crime investigation and this action discharges doses of electrical charges to the brain. Non-lesion electrostimulation also function by like taser during treatments of certa...