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Anorectal physiology and transit in patients with disorders of thyroid metabolism

Deen, K.I.; Seneviratne, S.L.; de Silva, H.J. (Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1999)

BACKGROUND: Data on anorectal physiology in patients with disordered thyroid metabolism are lacking. This prospective study was performed to evaluate anorectal physiology in patients with either hyperthyroidism and diarrhoea, ...
Association between road accidents and low-grade hepatic encephalopathy among Sri Lankan drivers with cirrhosis: a prospective case control study

Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Nandimuni, Y.; Ranasinghe, S.; Niriella, M.A.; Miththinda, J.K.N.D.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Biomed Central, 2016)

BACKGROUND: Low-grade hepatic encephalopathy (LGHE) comprises minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) and grade 1 hepatic encephalopathy. LGHE has no or minimal recognizable symptoms but has mild cognitive and psychomotor ...
Association between road accidents and minimal hepatic encephalopathy in a cohort of Sri Lankan cirrhotic drivers

Subasinghe, S.K.C.E.; Nandamuni, Y.; Ranasinghe, S.; Kodisinghe, K.; Niriella, M.A.; de Silva, A.P.; de Silva, H.J. (Wiley Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2014)

OBJECTIVE: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) has no recognizable clinical symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) but has mild cognitive and psychomotor deficits which can interfere with executive decision making and ...
Chronic low back pain and its association with lumbar vertebrae and intervertebral disc changes in adults. A case control study

Karunanayake, A.L.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wijayaratne, L.S. (Wiley, 2018)

AIM: This study was done to determine the association between chronic low back pain and vertebral fractures, intervertebral disc space (IDS) narrowing, vertebral osteophytes and spondylolisthesis among adults. METHOD: This ...
Delayed psychological morbidity associated with snakebite envenoming

Williams, S.S.; Wijesinghe, C.A.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Buckley, N.A.; Dawson, A.H.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J. (Public Library of Science, 2011)

INTRODUCTION: The psychological impact of snakebite on its victims, especially possible late effects, has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVES: To assess delayed somatic symptoms, depressive disorder, post-traumatic ...
Elective cholecystectomy is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with severe Thalassemia: A retrospective case control study.

Premawardhena, A.; Fernando, R.; Kumarage, S.; Nishad, N.; de Silva, I. (Ferrata Storti Foundation, 2015)

BACKGROUND: Haemoglobin disorders including thalassemia and sickle cell disease are often complicated with gall stone formation. The co-existence of Gilbert's syndrome together with these diseases further increases the ...
Factors associated with home deliveries in Thampalakamam, Trincomalee

Lukumar, P.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)

INTRODUCTION: In Sri Lanka, more than 95% of women deliver in hospital. There is regional variation in the rate of home deliveries, and in some areas a significant number of mothers deliver at home. OBJECTIVE: The objective ...
Hyperhomocysteinaemia and stroke: a case-control study

Ranawaka, U.K.; Niriella, M.A.; Hewamadduma, C.A.A.; Kanakkahewa, N.; Thilakarathna, N.T.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Wijesekera, J.C. (Sri Lanka Medical Assosiation, 2004)

OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify the importance of hyperhomocysteinaemia as an independent risk factor for stroke. METHODOLOGY: This was a case control study of patients with stroke (n=48) and pair matched controls (age ...
Idiopathic pancreatitis: is it a consequence of an altering spectrum of bile nucleation time?

Abeysuriya, V.; Deen, K.I.; Navarathne, N.M.M; Kumarage, S.K. (BMJ Publishing, 2009)

INTRODUCTION: The pathogenesis of idiopathic pancreatitis (IP) remains poorly understood. Our hypothesis is that IP is a sequel of the microcrystallisation of hepatic bile. AIMS AND METHODS: A prospective case–control study ...
Incidence and risk factors for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in an urban, adult Sri Lankan population – a community cohort follow-up study

Niriella, M.; Kasturiratne, A.; de Silva, S.; Perera, R.; Subasinghe, C.; Kodisinghe, K.; Priyantha, C.; Rishikeshavan, V.; Dassanayake, A.; de Silva, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kato, N.; de Silva, H.J. (Sage Publishing, 2015)

INTRODUCTION: We previously reported a community prevalence of 33% for NAFLD in an urban, adult Sri Lankan population. We also found a significant association between patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (PNPLA3) ...
Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with a TNF polymorphism that affects an interaction between the OCT1 and NF(-kappa)B transcription factors

van Heel, D.A.; Udalova, I.A.; de Silva, A.P.; McGovern, D.P.; Kinouchi, Y.; Hull, J.; Lench, N.J.; Cardon, L.R.; Carey, A.H.; Jewell, D.P.; Kwiatkowski, D. (Oxford University Press, 2002)

Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) expression is increased in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and TNF maps to the IBD3 susceptibility locus. Transmission disequilibrium and case-control analyses, in two independent ...
Medial temporal lobe atrophy, apolipoprotein genotype, and plasma homocysteine in Sri Lankan patients with Alzheimer's disease

de Silva, H.A.; Gunatilake, S.B.; Johnston, C.; Warden, D.; Smith, A.D. (Routledge, 2005)

The authors studied the association of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) and apolipoprotein E (apoE)genotype, and the usefulness of measuring medial temporal lobe thickness (MTL) thickness for ...
The need for preventive and curative services for malaria when the military is deployed in endemic overseas territories: a case study and lessons learned

Fernando, S.D.; Booso, R.; Dharmawardena, P.; Harintheran, A.; Raviraj, K.; Rodrigo., C.; Danansuriya, M.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (BioMed Central, 2017)

BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka has been free from indigenous malaria since November 2012 and received the WHO certificate for malaria-free status in September 2016. Due to increased global travel, imported malaria cases continue ...
Non-specific occupational health conditions among brass workers at Gadaladeniya, Sri Lanka

Jayawardana, P. L. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2004)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of exposure to metal dusts, fumes and high temperature levels among brass workers in comparison to a control group. STUDY DESIGN: Analytical cross-sectional study. METHODOLOGY: One hundred ...
Prediction of colorectal cancer risk among adults in a lower middle-income country

Samarakoon, Y.M.; Gunawardena, N.S.; Pathirana, A.; Perera, M.N.; Hewage, S.A. (AME Publishing Company, 2019)

BACKGROUND: Globally, colorectal cancer (CRC) is ranked as the third most common cancer in men and the second in women. Use of a simple, validated risk prediction tool will offer a low-cost mechanism to identify the high-risk ...
The quality of reporting of case control studies published in selected Sri Lankan medical journals

Abeysena, C.; Poddalgoda, I. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)

BACKGROUND: Incomplete and inadequate reporting of research hampers the assessment of strengths and weaknesses of the studies published in the medical literature. OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of reporting of case control ...
The Recto-anal inhibitory reflex: abnormal response in diabetics suggests an intrinsic neuroenteropathy

Deen, K.I.; Premaratna, R.; Fonseka, M.M.D.; de Silva, H.J. (Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1998)

As electrical stimulation of the rectum has been shown to result in reflex internal sphincter inhibition mediated by intrinsic nerves, we aimed to evaluate the integrity of these nerves in the rectum of diabetic patients. ...
Sedentary behavior during leisure time, physical activity and dietary habits as risk factors of overweight among school children aged 14-15 years: case control study

Godakanda, I.; Abeysena, C.; Lokubalasooriya, A. (Biomed Central, 2018)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of sedentary behavior during leisure time, physical activity and dietary habits on overweight among school children aged 14-15 years in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. RESULTS: School based ...
Serum cholesterol concentrations in parasuicide

Seneviratne, S.L.; Warnasooriya, W.M.P.; Gunatilake, S.B.; Fonseka, M.M.D.; Gunawardena, M.K.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1999)

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether people who have committed parasuicide have low serum cholesterol concentrations. METHOD: All subjects admitted to the University Medical Unit, Ragama after parasuicide from 1.3.96 to 31.1.97 ...
Short-term impact of an acute attack of malaria on the cognitive performance of school children living in a malaria-endemic area of Sri Lanka

Fernando, D.; de Silva, D.; Wickremasinghe, R. (Oxford University Press, 2003)

A prospective study was conducted from January 1998 to November 1999 in a malaria-endemic area of Sri Lanka to determine the short-term impact of an acute attack of malaria on the cognitive performance of 648 schoolchildren ...

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