Multiple sclerosis in Sri Lanka across gender: A comparative analysis of clinical characteristics and treatment responses in men and women

2019 ◽  
Vol 405 ◽  
pp. 237-238
Author(s):  
B. Senanayake ◽  
M. Aravinthan ◽  
S. Thevasakayam ◽  
I. Rajapakshe
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Treatment Responses

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with Wilms tumor in the United Kingdom and Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayo Nakata ◽  
Richard Williams ◽  
Yoshiaki Kinoshita ◽  
Tsugumichi Koshinaga ◽  
Veronica Moroz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Wilms Tumor ◽  
The United Kingdom

Comparative Analysis of the Nutritional Profiles of Selected Solanum Species Grown in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
pp. 103847
Author(s):  
Harshani Nadeeshani ◽  
Gamini Samarasinghe ◽  
Swarna Wimalasiri ◽  
Renuka Silva ◽  
Danny Hunter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Solanum Species ◽  
Nutritional Profiles

scholarly journals Multiple sclerosis in Kenya: Demographic and clinical characteristics of a registry cohort

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205521732110227
Author(s):  
Imran Jamal ◽  
Jasmit Shah ◽  
Peter Mativo ◽  
Juzar Hooker ◽  
Mitchell Wallin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Symptom Onset ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Referral Hospital ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Neuro Imaging

Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the leading cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. There is limited literature regarding the burden of MS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Objective To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with MS (PwMS) presenting to a tertiary referral hospital in Nairobi. Methods We conducted a retrospective descriptive study for PwMS presenting to Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi from 2008–2018. Results 99 cases met the diagnostic criteria for MS with a male to female ratio of 1:4. Majority (68.7%) of PwMS were indigenous Africans with a mean age of onset of 30.7 years. Mean duration from symptom onset to first neuro-imaging was 5.04 years. Only 33% of patients had sensory symptoms at onset whereas 54.5% had vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency. Majority (79.5%) had relapsing remitting MS (RRMS) and 56.6% were initiated on disease modifying therapy (DMT). Only 21.2% of patients on DMT were non-compliant. Patients with RRMS were more likely to be initiated on DMT at our hospital (p < 0.001). Conclusion Clinical characteristics of these patients largely resemble those of other SSA cohorts and African American patients. There was a delay between symptom onset and neuroimaging. There were also issues with DMT compliance.

scholarly journals Transparency in corporate governance: Extent of directors duty to declare interest in company’s transactions

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony O. Nwafor
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Legal Personality ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Law ◽  
Important Position

The realization that the directors occupy important position in corporate governance, and as business men and women, cannot be prevented from having dealings with the company, demand a close scrutiny of corporate transactions in which they are directly or indirectly involved or have an interest to ensure that such interest is not placed above their duty to the company. One of the ways in which the law strives to achieve this balance is by imposing a duty on the director to disclose to the board any interest he has in company’s transactions. This requirement which was previously governed by the common law and the company’s articles, is presently increasingly finding a place in companies statutes in different jurisdictions. The paper examines, through a comparative analysis, the provisions on the duty of the director to disclose interest in company’s transactions in South Africa and United Kingdom with the aim of discovering the extent to which the statute in both jurisdictions upholds the common law prescriptions. The paper argues that the need for transparency in corporate governance and the preservation of the distinct legal personality of the company demand that the duty to disclose interest should be upheld even in those cases of companies run by a sole director.

scholarly journals Surveying the Prevalence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Based on Individual and Clinical Parameters in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Nazari ◽  
Vahid Shaygannejad ◽  
Mehrdad Mohammadi Sichani ◽  
Marjan Mansourian Gharaagozlou ◽  
Valiollah Hajhashemi
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Symptom Score ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Lower Urinary

Abstract Background Most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from bladder dysfunction during the course of the disease. This study was conducted to examine the prevalence of these complications among patients with MS. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed on 603 patients with MS who referred to the neurology clinics of Kashani and Alzahra Hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. The sampling was performed by multi-stage random cluster sampling method and the informed consent form was filled in by the subjects. Then, all the data were collected through interviews using the Lower Urinary Tract Symptom Score (LUTSS) developed in accordance with the definitions presented by the International Continence Society (ICS) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS). The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests in SPSS and the significance level was considered to be less than 0.050. Results The prevalence rate of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) was 87.6% among all the subjects, with a similar rate among women (88.0%) and men (86.0%). There was a significant difference between the two groups of men and women in terms of the prevalence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), intermittent urine flow, hesitancy, straining, and dribbling (P < 0.050). There was no significant difference between the two groups of women and men in terms of the prevalence of other symptoms (P > 0.050). Moreover, there was a significant difference between the degree of LUTS with age, marital status, education, duration of illness, clinical course, and disability (P < 0.05). Conclusions A high prevalence of LUTS was found among patients with MS, with similar rates in men and women, and the nature of the urinary complaints and LUTS was different among men and women with MS. Therefore, it is recommended that the health system take necessary measures regarding timely detection and treatment of LUTS among these patients in order to prevent secondary outcomes and improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients with MS.

scholarly journals Investigating the Relationship Between Individual and Clinical Characteristics and Executive Dysfunction of Multiple Sclerosis Individuals

2019 ◽  
pp. 114-123
Author(s):  
Maryam Pouramiri ◽  
Mojtaba Azimian ◽  
Nazila Akbarfahimi ◽  
Ebrahim Pishyareh ◽  
Samaneh Hossienzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
The Relationship
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