November 2011

Elevation of myocardial creatine kinase in absence of myocardial injury (Case report with literature review)

Macro enzymes are high molecular mass complexes that consist of normal serum enzymes and protein-immunoglobulins. Creatine kinase (CK) is a muscle enzyme that has three isoenzymes. Two types of macro CK have been described; Macro CK type 1 and macro CK type 2. We report a case where cardiac enzymes were persistently elevated in the absence of myocardial injury. The false elevation was secondary to the presence of macro...

Author(s): Yaser Elnahar, Joseph Daoko, Karim El Kersh, Jennifer C Kam, Chady Sarraf and Fayez Shamoon

November 2011

Effect of exercise on balance performance, gait-speed and quality of life of individuals with substance abuse disorders

This study investigated the effect of a twelve week exercise on gait-speed, balance performance and quality of Life (QoL) of individuals diagnosed of substance abuse disorders. Eighty-seven in-patients (45 experimental [EG] and 42 controls [CG] groups) diagnosed of substance abuse disorder in a tertiary mental health institution in Nigeria participated in this study. The EG participated in a twelve week exercise which...

Author(s): Caleb Ademola Gbiri, Aderonke O. Akinpelu and Adesola C. Odole

November 2011

Chronic idiopathic polyneuropathy: Patients’ own perception of well-being in correlation to clinical condition

Chronic idiopathic polyneuropathy (CIP) is a disease of the elderly where further follow-up is usually not indicated after diagnosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the self-reported functioning and well-being in patients with CIP in correlation to clinical findings. We examined forty-eight patients with CIP. The Fatigue Severity Scale, Visual Analogue Scale for pain, Disability Rating Index, Berg Balance...

Author(s): Thomas Rudolph, Jan Petter Larsen, and Elisabeth Farbu,

November 2011

Hemostasis during cold dissection tonsillectomy: Comparing the use of adrenaline and normal saline

Various hemostatic agents and techniques have been used to reduce intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage in tonsillectomy. This study aims to compare the effect of using adrenaline and normal saline in maintaining hemostasis during cold dissection tonsillectomy. This is a prospective randomized single-blind study spanning fifty seven months in a private hospital setting in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Thirty seven...

Author(s): Adoga A. A. and Okeke E. D.