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Myasthenia Gravis in South Trinidad

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 6: July (2013)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2012.105

Pages:

510–4

Synopsis:

This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and characteristics of myasthenia gravis (MG) in South Trinidad. Estimated MG point prevalence in South Trinidad on March 31, 2010 was 78 per million. A statistically significant higher prevalence was detected in Africans than East-Indians.

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Objective: There is no previous research on Myasthenia Gravis (MG) in Trinidad and Tobago. This study sought to determine the prevalence and to characterize MG in South Trinidad.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed over 30 months in South Trinidad to identify, interview and statistically analyse data on MG cases.

Received:

03 Apr, 2012

Revised:

20 Aug, 2012

Accepted:

28 Sep, 2012

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The Brainstem Localization of Gastric Preganglionic Parasympathetic Neurons in the Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 6: July (2013)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2012.155

Pages:

497–503

Synopsis:

Using the modern WGA-HRP neurohistochemical tracing technique, the brainstem localization of vagal preganglionic parasympathetic neurons was investigated in the Agouti. Following injections of the tracer into the muscular wall of various sections of the stomach, retrogradely labelled neurons were seen in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve as well as in the nucleus ambiguus. The labelled neurons were bilaterally distributed.

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Received:

02 May, 2012

Revised:

08 Oct, 2012

Accepted:

30 Oct, 2012

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wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP)

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A Odekunle

CM Phillips

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An Evaluation of Treatment Strategies for Head and Neck Cancer in an African American Population

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 6: July (2013)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.046

Pages:

504–9

Synopsis:

This study points to the need for earlier diagnosis, more education and use of a wider range of treatment modalities in order to improve overall outcomes for African Americans and blacks in general suffering with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

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Objective: This study evaluated treatment strategies for head and neck cancers in a predominantly African American population.

Methods: Data were collected utilizing medical records and the tumour registry at the Howard University Hospital. Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis predicted the hazard of death.

Received:

25 Feb, 2013

Accepted:

25 Mar, 2013

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Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean: An Epidemiological Overview

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 6: July (2013)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2013.050

Pages:

489–96

Synopsis:

The English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean experienced three phases of the influenza pandemic, with most cases occurring in 2009. The majority of cases had symptoms of the respiratory tract, a quarter required hospitalization and the case fatality rate was 1.8%.

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Objective: To describe epidemiological trends of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean during the pandemic period.

Received:

26 Feb, 2013

Accepted:

25 Mar, 2013

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Oral Health Status among Psychiatric Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

549–54

Synopsis:

This study assessed psychiatric patients’ oral health compared to normal controls. Results indicated that decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT), temporomandibular joint disorder and scalloped tongue were higher among psychiatric patients.

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to describe the oral health status among psychiatric patients as compared to psychologically normal controls.

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oral health

psychiatric disorders

outpatients

Journal Authors:

A Al-Mobeeriek

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Assesment of Psychiatric Symptoms and Co-morbidities in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

544–8

Synopsis:

The findings of this paper suggest that, except for mood and personality disorders, almost all psychiatric symptoms and disease co-morbidities are higher in patients with irritable bowel syndrome than the population without it.

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Aim: To determine the psychiatric symptom assesment of patients seeking treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and to demonstrate the presence of more complicated psychiatric disorders.

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The Association between Schizophrenia and Violent or Homicidal Behaviour: The Prevention and Treatment of Violent Behaviour in These Patients

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

538–43

Synopsis:

The results of a literature review between 1970 and 2010 suggest that factors such as certain sociodemographic characteristics, young age, alcoholism, substance abuse, non-compliance with treatment, fulfilment of the criteria for antisocial personality disorder and paranoid subtype, history of suicidal ideation and attempts, and history of frequent hospitalization increase the potential for violent episodes in schizophrenic patients.

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Background and objective: This review article aims to discuss and evaluate the risk factors for the development of violence and homicidal behaviour and the effectiveness and outcomes of the preferred atypical antipsychotics in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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Journal Authors:

H Belli

C Ural

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The Relationship between Suicide and Five Climate Issues in a Large-scale and Long Term Study in Japan

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

532–7

Synopsis:

This report discusses suicide and five climatic factors in Japan as a whole and in 10 prefectures.

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Objective: Suicide rates in Japan were high in 1998 and have remained high since then. Many researchers have discussed the current state of suicide in Japan and the world; however, there are various opinions about the relationship between suicide and climate.

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Suicide Attempt by Self-poisoning: Characteristics of Suicide Attempters Seen at the Emergency Room at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

526–31

Synopsis:

Of the sample of 127 patients seen for attempted suicide by self-poisoning, 75.6% were females. The age cohort 16–30 years represented the largest number of cases (70.8%).

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Objective: To document the characteristics of self-poisoning suicide attempters who were brought to the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Emergency Room and to outline the type of drug used in the attempt.

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Suicide Ideation in Jamaican Youth: Sociodemographic Prevalence, Protective and Risk Factors

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

521–5

Synopsis:

The prevalence of suicide ideation among Jamaican youth is 9.7%.

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and examine the association between suicidal ideation and sociodemographic characteristics, protective and risk factors among Jamaican
youth.

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