We present a case report of a 69-year old man with spinal ischemic stroke and spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (sSAH) in the thoracic region. The first complaint was low back pain, which was followed by retention of urine, inferior paraplegia and distal hypesthesia below Th7-8 derm...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/25903
Background: Diagnosis of tuberculosis and lower limb fracture and treatment can affect a patient‘s’- psychological well being. Psychological problems can affect the overall well being of the patient and make palliation of physical symptoms more difficult. Psychological symptoms r...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24624
Aims: The patient’s perspective of antipsychotic treatment has been a relatively neglected area of research. Whether subjective experiences of antipsychotic treatment are better among patients on second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), than those on first-generation antipsychoti...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24769
Aims: Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an auto-immune mediated demyelination polyradiculo-neuropathy. Clinical features include progressive symmetrical ascending muscle weakness of more than two limbs, areflexia with or without sensory, autonomic and brainstem abnormalities. The...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24399
Background: Adolescence psychopathology often represents a challenge in regards of the way it is treated, due to the shortage of public mental health resources like Wellbeing Centers and daily Services, that differ from hospitals. From our experience in a daily Semi-residential S...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/23329
Background: Disfiguring skin disorders like leprosy and albinism may negatively distort a patient’s body image with resultant impairment in quality of life. Objective: This study determined and compared the quality of life (QoL) of subjects with leprosy and those with albinism. M...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/22931
Background: Dopamine (DA) plays a major role in the control of epileptic seizures arising in the limbic system, through D1/D2 receptor-mediated signaling. Objective: The study was intended to investigate whether bromocriptine mesylate (BRC), a dopamine (D2) receptor agonist, has...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24401
Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is to correlate the presence of chronic micro bleed, patient symptoms, number of chronic micro bleeds and carotid plaque characteristics. Materials and Methods: Seventy consecutive patients (50 men, 20 women; mean age 64.5; range 45-82...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/22819
Background and Objective: Substance use disorders are a major health issue affecting many who present for treatment for psychiatric and medical problems. Substance use is associated with employment problems, relational difficulties, child abuse, stress and percentages of untimely...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24195
Purpose of the Study: To justify the efficacy of the ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in the postoperative follow-up in comparison to electrodiagnostic tests [electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV)]. Patients and Methods: O...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24211
Aim: Globally, but even more remarkably in developing countries, many young people suffer from untreated depression despite the availability of evidence-based treatment. Utilisation of mental health resources is hinged on the recognition of symptoms and the need for appropriate h...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24002
Aim: Many researchers have studied the oxidative mechanism and found that its disruption may play a role in the etiopathogenesis of certain psychiatric diseases such as major depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders and schizophrenia, all of whi...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/23302
Background: Mental health (MH) is an extremely integral component of health and accordingly there is “no health without mental health’’. Objective: Based on the concept of World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Division Model, this paper updates to the previous published M...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/23002
Background: Spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (SSICH) has the greatest morbidity and fatality of all cerebral strokes, moreover the contribution of surgery stays contradictory. Early surgery to restrict the mechanical compression of the brain and the toxic impac...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/23434
Background: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a chronic and disabling condition that negatively affects quality of life (QoL) of patients with this disorder attributable to sociodemographic, clinical and illness-specific factors. However, findings vary across studies that ha...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/21469