Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3966/1710052

Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Assessment among South and South-East Asian Migrants Living in Greater Sydney, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sachini Wijayakulathilake, Grish Paudel, Uday Narayan Yadav, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam4 and Lal Rawal

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: October 31, 2022

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major causes of death and disability in Australia. The number of migrants from South and South-East Asian countries to Australia is increasing rapidly and are at increased risk of developing CVDs. This study assessed the absolute CVD risk among South and South-East Asian migrants living in Greater Sydney, Australia....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410410

Unusual Variant of Cutaneous Amelanotic Melanoma of the Cheek

Mohamed Amine Haouane, Issam Rharrassi, Abouchadi Abdeljalil, Ahmed Bouhamidi and Mohamed Amine Azami

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: October 31, 2022

Amelanotic melanoma is a type of cutaneous melanoma characterized by the absence of pigment. The rhabdoid features are an uncommon histological variant of malignant melanoma. Only a handful of primary rhabdoid melanoma cases have been reported in the literature. We describe here an additional case of a 60-year-old man with a primary pure dermal amelanotic melanoma with rhabdoid features and review the clinicopathological features of the previously reported cases of this rare entity....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410409

Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Reconstruction: A Worldwide Review of the Current Guidelines and Standards of Practice. Does a Universal Reconstruction Algorithm Exist?

Mohammad Mohammad, Giannis Dimovelis, Ashraf Mostafa and Aenone Harper Machin

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: October 31, 2022

The reconstruction of hypopharynx and larynx post ablative surgery has been always a demanding challenge. Not only the restoration of the anatomy and achieving robust wound healing, but also the complexity of function in the area for the airway and upper digestive tract not to be compromised. Moreover, the age of this group of patients and perioperative radiotherapy adds to the existing obstacles in reconstruction. The evolution of microsurgery and free tissue transfer replacing the previous gol...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510138

Nutritional Status, Socioecomic and Lifestyle as Determining Factors in the Longevity among Community-Dwelling Filipino Older Adults in Barangay Mayamot, Antipolo Rizal, Calabarzon Region IV-A, Philippines

Jhosella C Bidaure, MD and Arthur George Gonzales, MD, FPCP, DPCGM

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: October 27, 2022

The population of elderly in the world is continuously increasing. According to the National Institute of Health dated March 2016, approximately 8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) (ages 65-years-old and older) and this percentage would advance to nearly 17 percent of the world’s population by 2050 (1.6 billion)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510234

Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on the Performance of Different Physical Tests Specific to Handball

MOUSSOUAMI Simplice Innocent, AGBODJOGBE Kpedetin Wilfrid Dieu Donné, BOUSSANA Alain Marc, LOUNIONGO God, ALONGO Yvon Rock Ghislain and BIO NIGAN Issiako

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: October 21, 2022

Nowadays, several scientific studies focus women’s the menstrual cycle and its impact on sports performance. However, the results of these studies are controversial. In This regard, the aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of the menstrual cycle on physiological responses, intermittent Yo-Yo test performance, repeated sprints and medicine-ball in elite women handball players. The sample of this study is 18.71 ± 0.72 years older female players....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710124

Primary Glioblastoma of Trigeminal Root Entry Zone and Internal Auditory Canal: Case Report

Jalil Habert, ThiNgocPhuong Nguyen, MD, Emmanuel Hologne, MD, Anne Doe de Maindreville, MD, Sofiene Cheikh-Rouhou, MD and Laurent Pierot, MD, PhD

Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: October 17, 2022

Glioblastoma developed from cranial nerves are extremely rare. We report the case of a 71-year-old woman with glioblastoma arising from both trigeminal root entry zones and Internal Auditory Canal (IAC) nerves. The patient presented with facial numbness and paresthesia in both trigeminal sensory territories with initial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at 1-month follow up showing contrast enhancement and thickening of both trigeminal nerves root entry zone and moderate thickening of IAC bundle,...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3278/1510062

Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in an Urban and Rural Metropolis in Ghana

Shani Issah, Matilda Steiner Aseidu, Angelina O Danquah, Obed Harrison Akwaa, Abdul Kadir, Kamal Sumani Mumuni, Iddrisu Salifu and Abdulai Mutala

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: October 22, 2022

Diabetes mellitus (Type 2) is a chronic disease characterized by high fasting blood glucose that can affect people without detection at onset until after some time in life. Early diagnoses and management usually lead to a better quality of life of an individual. The predisposing factors associated with the disease among same population can vary as a result of genetic composition and susceptibility of every single individual....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510116

The Dhaga Syndrome: An Important Differential of Acquired Constriction Band around the Wrist in India

Deepak Kumar Garnaik, B Satya Sree and Enono Yhoshu

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: September 30, 2022

Rubber band syndrome aka Dhaga syndrome is a rare entity mostly seen in young population in communities where rubber bands/mauli dhaga are worn over the wrist for decorative or religious purposes. If the band is worn for long duration, then it produces constrictive features burrowing through the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This results in distal edema, loss of function and sometimes damage to neurovascular structures....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510115

Decreased Protein Levels and Vitamin B12 Plasma Concentration in Primary Sjögren Syndrome are Associated with Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case-Control Study

Ancuta Mihai, Diana Maria Chitimus, Mihnea Casian, Cristina-Florentina Plesa, Alina Dima, Ciprian Jurcut and Ruxandra Ionescu

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: September 30, 2022

Prognostic factors for peripheral nervous system (PNS) manifestations in primary Sjögren Syndrome (pSS) are essential for predicting and preventing disease- related disability. Given the established relationship between vitamin B12 deficiency and pSS, we aimed to investigate the predictive value of low B12 concentration for Sjögren’s induced peripheral neuropathy (PN)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510280

Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns and Biofilm Production by Uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Reproductive Age Women in a Region of NSW

Timothy Kudinha and Fanrong Kong

Article Type: Original Research | Publication Updated: October 19, 2022

Urinary tract infections (UTIs), mostly caused by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC), are important human infections. Understanding UTI pathogenesis is important for combating the rise in treatment failure and recurrent infections. We studied the distribution of biofilm production by host and non-host factors, among UPEC antibiotic resistant and sensitive cystitis isolates, from reproductive age women....