The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant physical and mental tension among frontline workers globally. Poor working conditions, lack of protective personal equipment (PPE), short-staffed departments, medication shortage, depleted hospital beds, and ventilators hav...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i1343
Introduction: Anencephaly also called cranioschisis is part of neural tube defects spectrum which occur when the neural tube fails to close normally during the 3rd and 4th weeks of development leading to fetal loss, still birth or neonatal death. Literature show that causation of...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i130215
Substance abuse is a global public health problem with physical, social, psychological, economic, and health implications. Adolescent age is an important transitional period and comes with a high level of vulnerability, curiosity, experimentation, and making choices that may be d...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i130214
In animal models for screening for anticonvulsant activity, it has been scientifically established that medicinal herbs used in traditional medicine for the treatment of epilepsy possess promising anticonvulsant properties and can be a source of newer anticonvulsants. This study'...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v18i130212
Objective: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders worldwide. It often shows a chronic course, and pharmacological treatment is rather ineffective for maintaining abstinence. New non-invasive brain stimulation techniques could help to improve AU...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430211
Aim: To determine the prevalence and correlations of depression and problematic drinking among undergraduates in a Nigerian University. Study Design: The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional survey Methodology: The study was conducted among 412 full-time undergraduates...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430210
Background: Complications from alcohol abuse are the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) has become of particular concern and effective treatment protocols are ne...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430209
Shimaa Ahmed Ibrahim Elgamal, Maha Hazem Khalil, Omar Abd-Elsalam Ahmed, Adel Galal El-Badrawy, Ahmed Esmael, Shady Khalil El-Rashedy & Tamer Mohamed Ebrahim Belal·International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal·2022
Objective: The aim of this study was to detect changes in white matter in patients with Parkinson's disease applied by diffusion tensor imaging to predict cognitive impairment. Methods: Montreal cognitive assessment was applied to 50 Parkinson's disease patients to confirm cognit...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430208
One of the challenges of antipsychotic medication is the occurrence of Extrapyramidal Symptoms. These cannot be easily eliminated considering the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the established mechanism of action of classical antipsychotics. The antipsychotics help improve...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i430207
The majority of epileptic patients takes numerous anticonvulsant medications and is still not treated successfully. These medications' produce chronic side effects and drug interactions, which restrict their use, constitute their major drawback. On the other hand, the fact that n...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2022/v17i330206