Aims: To evaluate the incidence of severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and HELLP syndrome in a tertiary Hospital Centre of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and to identify the impact of risk factors associated with severe preeclampsia. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24143
Aim of Study: To identify the factors of molecular genetic risks during the development of infection in HIV, based on the TNFα cytokine gene polymorphism in combination with HLA DRB1/DQA1/DQB1 genes, as well as to analyse their possible association with the progress of the diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23065
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, systemic disease that affects the joints. In RA, the body’s immune system destroy body’s tissue for a foreign invader. This leads immune system to attack the protective cushion of tissue and fluid between the joints. The res...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23443
Background: Myocardial infarction (MI), is a fatal cardiovascular condition which results in various outcomes, considering time of treatment form symptoms onset. Despite of high importance of first hour after MI onset, a considerable proportion of patients arrive at hospital with...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23404
Aim: To investigate if different amounts of lycopene embedded into cocoa butter micelles of dark chocolate affect serum lipid profile of hypercholesterolemia patients. Study Design: 32 clinically healthy volunteers with borderline hyperlipidemia were enrolled in a 4 week dietary...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23623
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices of shisha (waterpipe) smoking among physicians and surgeons in five main cities of Pakistan. Shisha smoking is becoming more popular in Pakistan, and as medical doctors (both physi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24258
Aim: Laparoscopic surgery is considered to be the gold standard in gall bladder surgery and to take advantage of its benefits, the number of laparoscopic procedures carried out on elderly patients is increasing daily. The aim of this study was to determine the mortality and morbi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23958
In order to maintain good oral health and prevent dental problems, regular dental visits are highly recommended. Previous studies have reported reasons preventing or delaying dental visits such as fear of dentist, cost and lack of time. The aims of the study were to asses and ide...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23519
Aims: Burns injuries are the most common causes of physical and psychological trauma in both children and parents globally. It is characterized by prolonged hospitalization, as well as reduced productivity of parents due to family conflicts and economic implications. This study a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23614
Background: Congenital anomalies including those of the alimentary tract are among the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality. A variety of these anomalies could affect the alimentary tract with various medical as well as economic costs. The aim of the current study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23306
Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinicopathological, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of male breast cancer. Study Design: This is a retrospective clinical study. Methodology: Twenty-two male patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer in a tertiary referen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24607
Aims: To study the types of sports injuries in different age groups and its prevalence in the Saudi society, especially in the city of Jeddah, thus comparing them with the BMI of the different age groups. Study Design: A prospective study with a special questionnaire to collect...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24500
Aims: Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare neuropsychological syndrome that includes paroxysmal distortion of the body schema, depersonalization, derealization, visual hallucinations, distorted sense of time, and deja vu and jamais vu experiences. Alice-in-Wonderland syn...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23997
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a key enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and plays an essential role in the oxidative stress response by producing Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), the main intracellular reductant. Deficient i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24149
Objective: Assessment of the outcome after an ischemic stroke is important both to serve as a baseline for the evaluation of therapeutic measures and for rehabilitation and health planning. Our aim was to compare the Total Health Risks in Vascular Events (THRIVE) score with outco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23887