Clinico-anatomical correlations in asphyxiated babies who developed spastic quadriparesis at one year of age

This article describes the neurologic outcomes of 5 survivors of severe perinatal asphyxia at one year of age. All of them developed spastic quadriparesis, microcephaly, growth retardation and developmental delay. The neurologic outcomes correlated with the sites of brain injury.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.16(1) 2017 p.174-177

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A Comprehensive Comparison of DNA Extraction Using Fresh and Stored Bloods in Molecular Hematology Diagnostic Study

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3329/bjms.v17i3.36998 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 424-432

Author(s):

Siti Nazihahasma Hassan ◽

Suharni Mohamad ◽

Rosline Hassan ◽

Selamah Ghazali ◽

Wan Suriana Wan Ab Rahman

Keyword(s):

Medical Science ◽

Pcr Amplification ◽

Diagnostic Study ◽

Fresh Blood ◽

Blood Samples ◽

Acceptable Alternative ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Comprehensive Comparison ◽

One Year ◽

Stored Blood

Objective: Blood is the main source of DNA in molecular biology. It provides a high DNA quality and quantity. In this study, we compare the quality and quantity of DNA isolated from stored blood that has been kept at -40°C for one-year to that of fresh blood.Materials and Methods: Twelve fresh and stored blood samples were randomly selected for this study. Nucleo Spin® Blood L kit was used to isolate the DNA from the samples. The integrity and intensity of DNA were examined through 1.6% agarose gel precast with SYBR® safe DNA stain. The DNA samples were further examined through PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing.Results: There was no significant difference in quality and quantity of isolated DNA from fresh blood and stored blood samples. The high intensity of an intact DNA band as well as the success in PCR amplification and sequencing are indicators of high DNA quality.Conclusion: Proper storage of patients’left-over whole blood sample at -40°C offers an acceptable alternative for DNA resources in molecular study.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(3) 2018 p.424-432

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Pyogenic granuloma - report of three cases in rare sites

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16667 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 445-448

Author(s):

AN Sulabha ◽

S Choudhari ◽

G Suchitra

Keyword(s):

Oral Cavity ◽

Buccal Mucosa ◽

Hard Palate ◽

Medical Science ◽

Surgical Excision ◽

Pyogenic Granuloma ◽

Patient Treatment ◽

Young Females ◽

One Year

Pyogenic granuloma is a benign, localized mass of exuberant granulation tissue produced in response to various stimuli. It is inflammatory hyperplasia of oral cavity commonly seen on gingival area and rarely on other parts of oral cavity such as lips, tongue, palate and buccal mucosa. It is seen predominantly in 2nd to 3rd decade of life in young females. Clinically manifesting as small red erythematous exophytic lesion, it must be biopsied to rule out other serious conditions. This article aims to present three cases of extra gingival pyogenic granulomas occurring in rare sites such as buccal mucosa, anterior hard palate and alveolar mucosa of completely edentulous ridge in maxilla. Pyogenic granuloma on buccal mucosa and anterior hard palate were seen in female patients with age of 40 years and 34 years respectively and pyogenic granuloma on alveolar mucosa of edentulous ridge in maxilla was noted in 70 years old male patient. Surgical excision was performed for all the lesion and follow up of one year did not show any recurrence. Please add little description of patient + treatment + followup results. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16667 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 12 No. 04 October 13 Page 445-448

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The Rationale, Feasibility, and Optimal Training of the Non-Physician Medical Nutrition Scientist

Journal of Biomedical Education ◽

10.1155/2015/954808 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Susan E. Ettinger ◽

Jennifer A. Nasser ◽

Ellen S. Engelson ◽

Jeanine B. Albu ◽

Sami Hashim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Clinical Research ◽

Formative Evaluation ◽

Medical Science ◽

Train The Trainer ◽

Nutrition Science ◽

Learning Barriers ◽

Practice Of Medicine ◽

One Year

Dietary components have potential to arrest or modify chronic disease processes including obesity, cancer, and comorbidities. However, clinical research to translate mechanistic nutrition data into clinical interventions is needed. We have developed a one-year transitional postdoctoral curriculum to prepare nutrition scientists in the language and practice of medicine and in clinical research methodology before undertaking independent research. Candidates with an earned doctorate in nutrition science receive intensive, didactic training at the interface of nutrition and medicine, participate in supervised medical observerships, and join ongoing clinical research. To date, we have trained four postdoctoral fellows. Formative evaluation revealed several learning barriers to this training, including deficits in prior medical science knowledge and diverse perceptions of the role of the translational nutrition scientist. Several innovative techniques to address these barriers are discussed. We propose the fact that this “train the trainer” approach has potential to create a new translational nutrition researcher competent to identify clinical problems, collaborate with clinicians and researchers, and incorporate nutrition science across disciplines from “bench to bedside.” We also expect the translational nutrition scientist to serve as an expert resource to the medical team in use of nutrition as adjuvant therapy for the prevention and management of chronic disease.

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An Audit on Mentor-Mentee Program: Mentees Perceptions on Mentors

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3329/bjms.v20i4.54143 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 840-847

Author(s):

Jamaluddin Zainol ◽

Abdus Salam

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Response Rate ◽

Medical Science ◽

Reflective Writing ◽

Faculty Members ◽

Point Scale ◽

Behavioral Skills ◽

University College ◽

The Mean ◽

One Year

Introduction: Mentor-mentee program is essential for mentees’ development. The objective of this paper was to investigate mentees’ perceptions on their mentors. Methods: A questionnairesurvey among all-50 clinical-medical students who mentored by 16 faculty members at Widad University College(WUC)Malaysia, was conducted in 2019.A standardized-questionnaire that examined the mentorship-roles, communication-frequencies, mentor-mentee-relationships and mentoring-effectiveness was used. Relationship was measured by a 4-point scale against each of satisfaction, importance, support, and impact while effectiveness was measured using 0-5 scale on 11-behavioral-skills. Results: Response rate was 92%; only 17% mentees perceived, their mentors played all five mentorship-roles while 30% played only one role. Though 41% mentees had ≥6 communications per-semester with mentors, one year-5 mentee had no-communication at all. Over 16 mentor-mentee relationship and 55 mentoring-effectiveness scores, the mean relationship and effectiveness score was 12.03(75%) and 37.45(72%) respectively. Mentees expected more communication-sessions and their contributions to be acknowledged. Conclusion: Mentor-mentee program at WUC revealed 75% and 72% respectively in mentormentee- relationship and mentoring-effectiveness, which is good. However, faculty needs to play more mentorship-roles and acknowledged mentees’ contributions. Addition of portfolio and reflective-writing in the curriculum will benefits in monitoring mentees’ development. Educational managers should pay attention to this and adequate training of mentors to fulfil the mentees’ needs. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(4) 2021 p.840-847

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Primary Orbital Myxoid Liposarcoma: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/ajms.v4i4.8311 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 28-32

Author(s):

Chen Niu ◽

Netra Rana ◽

Zhi Gang Min ◽

Ming Zhang

Keyword(s):

Medical Science ◽

Myxoid Liposarcoma ◽

Soft Tissue Tumors ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Mri Findings ◽

One Year ◽

The Right ◽

Ct And Mri

Liposarcomas are common malignant soft-tissue tumors, which come from primitive mesenchymal cells and differentiate into adipose tissue. These tumors are more commonly found in lower limbs and retroperitoneal region but also reported in pharynx, lung, liver, digestive tract, diaphragm, as well as in the spermatic cord. We reported a case of primary orbital myxoid liposarcoma in a 20-year-old female patient presented with a painless proptosis of the right eye. The mass was pathologically diagnosed as a myxoid liposarcoma. The tumor recurred in 9 months after surgical intervention. The second surgery was performed and followed by postoperative local radiotherapy. No recurrence has been reported after one year of follow-up. We highlighted the role of CT and MRI findings in the tumor diagnosis and the importance of local radiotherapy after surgery. Asian Journal of Medical Science, Volume-4 (2013), Pages 28-32 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v4i4.8311

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Self-Isolation Due to COVID-19 Is Linked to Small One-Year Changes in Depression, Sleepiness, and Insomnia: Results from a Clinic for Sleep Disorders in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17238971 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (23) ◽

pp. 8971

Author(s):

Ayaka Ubara ◽

Yukiyoshi Sumi ◽

Kazuki Ito ◽

Arichika Matsuda ◽

Masahiro Matsuo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sleep Duration ◽

Medical Science ◽

Clinical Population ◽

Rank Test ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Athens Insomnia Scale ◽

Signed Rank ◽

Patient Health ◽

Signed Rank Test ◽

One Year

We aimed to analyze (a) the changes in depression, sleepiness, insomnia, and sleep habits in relation to the degree of self-isolation and (b) the effects of changes in sleep habits and social interactions on depression, insomnia, and sleepiness during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We enrolled 164 patients who visited the sleep outpatient clinic in Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital. We compared the sleep habits, depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9: PHQ-9), insomnia (Athens Insomnia Scale: AIS), and sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale: ESS) of patients during the period from April to July 2019 vs. May 2020 (a period of self-isolation due to COVID-19). A Wilcoxon signed-rank test indicated no significant differences in PHQ-9, ESS, and AIS scores between 2019 and 2020 within both the strong self-isolation group and no/little self-isolation group. With respect to sleep habits, earlier bedtime (p = 0.006) and increased sleep duration (p = 0.014) were found in the strong self-isolation group. The former (p = 0.009) was also found in the no/little self-isolation group, but we found significant differences in sleep duration between the no/little self-isolation group and the strong self-isolation group (p = 0.047). Therefore, self-isolation due to COVID-19 had relatively small one-year effects on depression, sleepiness, and insomnia in a clinical population.

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656 Self-isolation due to COVID-19 was not associated with changes in depression, sleepiness, and insomnia in Shiga prefecture, Japan

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab072.654 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A256-A257

Author(s):

Hiroshi Kadotani ◽

Ayaka Ubara ◽

Yukiyoshi Sumi ◽

Kazuki Ito ◽

Arichika Matsuda ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Repeated Measures ◽

Medical Science ◽

Sleep Onset ◽

Sleep Onset Latency ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

State Of Emergency ◽

Athens Insomnia Scale ◽

Patient Health ◽

One Year ◽

Isolation Period

Abstract Introduction We aimed to analyze the changes in depression, sleepiness, insomnia, and sleep habits in relation to the degree of self-isolation due to COVID-19 pandemic. A state of emergency was declared for the whole of Japan on 7 April 2020. People in Shiga prefecture were recommended to stay at home and refrain from moving to other prefectures from 8 April to 31 May 2020. Methods We enrolled 54 patients who regularly visited the sleep outpatient clinic in Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Japan. We compared the sleep habits, depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9: PHQ-9), insomnia (Athens Insomnia Scale: AIS), and sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale: ESS) of patients, one year before (from April to July 2019), during (May 2020) and six months after (Nov 2020) the self-isolation period due to the COVID-19. We conducted repeated measures ANOVA to examine changes. Results PHQ-9 (3.89±0.64, 3.65±0.62 and 3.52±0.66: p=0.410), AIS (4.78±0.59, 4.65±0.57 and 4.63±0.57: p=0.843) and ESS (7.93±0.76, 7.07±0.68 and 7.00±0.73: p=0.088) were not significantly different among three visits. Sleep duration (6.06±0.23hr, 6.29±0.19hr and 6.16±0.22hr: p=0.248) and sleep onset latency (24.8±5.55min, 19.2±3.97min and 21.0±4.85min: p=0.445) were also not significantly different. Conclusion Self-isolation due to COVID-19 was not associated with changes in depression, sleepiness, and insomnia among patients for sleep outpatient units in in Shiga prefecture, Japan. Support (if any) The present study was supported by MEXT/JSPS (KAKENHI Grant Number: 17H00872).

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COVID-19: One year together

Journal Infectology ◽

10.22625/2072-6732-2021-13-1-5-12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 5-12

Author(s):

A. N. Lukashev

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Respiratory Infection ◽

Medical Science ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

The Past ◽

Current State ◽

Significant Events ◽

History Of ◽

One Year

The pandemic of COVID-19, a novel respiratory infection, has become one of the most significant events in the history of infectious diseases over the past 100 years. The article reviews the main stages in the development of a pandemic and the fight against it, the most appealing issued faced by medical science, the successes and mistakes of healthcare systems and researchers, the current state of the problem and the nearest prospects.

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Matthew Flinders Senior (1751–1802): Surgeon and ‘man midwife’

Journal of Medical Biography ◽

10.1177/0967772017707713 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 115-120

Author(s):

Linda Shields ◽

Julie Jomeen ◽

Wendy Smyth ◽

David Stanley

Keyword(s):

Medical Science ◽

Primary Sources ◽

High Status ◽

The Poor ◽

Good Living ◽

Reduced Costs ◽

Ready Access ◽

One Year ◽

Rural England ◽

English Village

Until the eighteenth century, midwifery was the sole domain of women, but changes in medical science saw it appropriated by medical men and the ‘man-midwife’ emerged. This paper demonstrates the work of a man-midwife in a small English village in one year, 1775, using his accounts and correspondence. The man was Matthew Flinders Senior, ‘surgeon and man-midwife’ at Donington, Lincolnshire. He was the father of Captain Matthew Flinders, the famous navigator who mapped the coast line of Australia and who coined that name. Primary sources, published as a collection by the Lincoln Record Society, were used. Flinders Senior made a good living from his midwifery, charging rates commensurate with those charged by obstetricians today (with reduced costs for the poor). His descriptions of his practice show how midwifery was conducted in rural England during the development of medicine as a high-status profession. The paper uses data from one year to provide a snap shot of the work of a rural surgeon and man-midwife, but much more is available in the published collection, providing ready access for researchers who may like to pursue such work further.

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