Background: Anhedonia, is defined as reduced capacity to gain pleasure from pleasurable experiences, is a key symptom of major depression. Several studies had investigated anhedonia in schizophrenia and major depressive disorder, using different psychometric and radiological asse...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631010
Aims: To quantify the contribution of ultrasonography (US) as a complementary tool to electrodiagnostic evaluation of traumatic lesions of median and ulnar nerves after surgical repair" Patients and Methods: The study included a total of 50 nerves from 40 patients with traumatic...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631008
Aim: The study aimed to estimate plasma 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels, a marker of oxidative deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage, and evaluate their potential association with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and related clinical markers. Study Design: This is r...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631009
Background: Preeclampsia is best described as a pregnancy-specific syndrome that can affect every organ system. Although preeclampsia is much more than simply gestational hypertension with proteinuria, appearance of proteinuria remains an important objective diagnostic criterion....
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631007
Introduction: The antioxidants requirement depend on one’s exposure to endogenous and exogenous reactive oxygen species.Cigarette smoking leads to increased exposure to reactive oxygen species,hence they require more antioxidant nutrients In this study, we aimed to study the seru...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631006
Tonia C. Onyeka, Uchenna N. Ijoma, Chidimma B. Nwatu, Chinwe L. Onyekonwu, Ngozichukwu N. Unaogu, Uchenna Onu, Chidimma R. Nwutobo, Chioma V. Nwachukwu, Fred Ugwumba & Ikenna O. Onwuekwe·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2021
Objectives: This study investigated the health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with various cancers attending cancer clinics at a tertiary hospital in South-East Nigeria and also determined the predictors of the various domain of QoL in these patients. Methods: This was...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631005
Maham Akbar Waheed, Alejandro Munoz-Martinez, Hitesh Raheja, Mazin Khalid, Jignesh A. Patel, Joshua Fogel, Arsalan Talib Hashmi, Samantha Ehrlich, Awais Aslam, Dikshya Sharma, Nnamdi Chukwuka, Bruno Augusto de Brito Gomes, Carlos Jose Merino Gualan, Iqra Aftab, Aparna Tiwari, Sehajpreet Singh, Kristal Pouching, Navjot Somal, Jacob Shani & Geurys Rojas-Marte·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2021
Background: COVID-19 disease has disproportionately affected ethnic minorities in the US. Objective: To describe the characteristics and predictors of mortality and length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients of Hispanic ethnicity hospitalized for COVID-19 disease. Design: Retrospe...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631002
Contraceptive use is the intentional desire of an individual to prevent or limit pregnancy and it is one of the major components of family planning, an important pillar in the prevention of over-population, which has become a most pressing global problem. Materials and Methods:...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631003
Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is a worldwide disease, with 85% of new cases occurring in developing countries in general and Africa south of the Sahara in particular. Aim: The objective of this study was to find possible factors that could affect knowledge about CC and some CC...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631004
Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonized healthcare workers (HCWs) constitute massive threat to the well-being of hospitalized patients due to their ability to transmit this multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria strain in hospital settings. Aim: To de...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i1631000