Aims: Thyroid dysfunction is commonly encountered in pregnancy and can affect maternal and Fetal outcomes. Limited data are available from north east India on the prevalence of various thyroid disorders in pregnancy. The present study was hence conducted to evaluate the prevalenc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20534
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer-relared death in the world. It incidence is expected to increase in the next decades. It is incrasingly being detected at an earlier stage, owing to the implementation of screening programs and regular follo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19597
Aims: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore potential factors influencing oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a Chinese population treated with anterior dentition fixed dental prosthesis (FDP). Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: We...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20168
Both D-aspartic acid (DAA) and nitrate have received considerable attention in recent years. Vitamin D3 is also considered important for overall physical health and has been associated with elevated blood testosterone. The present study evaluated the impact of a DAA-nitrate-vitam...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19427
Objective: This cross-sectional study was design to investigate prevalence and risk factors of generalized anxiety disorder in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Materials and Methods: The Group studied consists of 204 patients of mild and moderate TBI between 14- days to one-year pos...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20370
Laboratory mice with Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) represent the main animal models for ischemic stroke research. Appropriate anesthetic protocols are essential, as anesthetic agents might affect the central nervous system (CNS) and therefore interfere with the outcome...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19288
Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is associated with a high rate of complete eradication and a reduced risk of disease progression. Nevertheless, recent data indicate that about one third of patients had disease recurrence after reaching comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20602
Aim: Of this work was to determine dispersion of TGF-b, fibrosis modulating factor (bFGF and FGR1) and granule marker chromogranin A in case of intra-abdominal adhesion which could be essential factors in disease pathogenesis. Thus than could be used as possible biomarker. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19676
In a modern world of aesthesis, the role of surgery is ever broadening and with this healthcare professionals must be in constant vigilance of ethical values. We discuss the role of facial plastic surgery in modern society and the ethical standpoint of the field in the context of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20330
Aims: Metastases of leukemia and lymphoma to both breasts were very rare. We have aimed to report a rare and interesting case that presented with metastases of leukemia and lymphoma to both breasts. Case Report: A thirty-year-old woman has applied to our department with a four mo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20637
Aim: To investigate the value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) at 3-T MR in staging of endometrial cancer and the correlation to histopathology. Study Design: A retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: CT-MR Division, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong Univer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20400
Objectives: We aimed to establish the typical rate of skeletal mineralisation in the growing sheep. The sheep (size, ease of handling, cost and bone physiology) is establishing itself as an appropriate model for bone research. Materials and Methods: Body composition including bo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20544
Aim: The effect of crude extract of apple on the activity of Na+/K+-ATPase in the liver, kidney and heart tissues of rats was investigated. Methodology: Two separate test groups of animals were fed a standard laboratory diet, water and given 1 ml and 1.5 ml/ kg body weight of cru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19314
Background: Hydrocephalus, an abnormal expansion of cerebral ventricles caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), is estimated to occur in about 3 of 1,000 live births. With a peak age of less than 10 years, hydrocephalus is more common in males than in females an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18551
Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is associated with a chronic inflammatory component; blood neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been described as a marker of organ dysfunction and clinical outcome in diseases associated with systemic inflammation. Objective: To evaluate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20404