Review articles

Increased thromboembolic risk in non-neoplastic pancreatic diseases: A review focusing on acute pancreatitis

Kikunlore Elijah Odusanya, Chinemerem Blossom Ukoha, Victoria Oluwatolami Olomojobi, Patrick Adejoh Okpanachi, Joshua Oluwatobi Adabiri, Obinna Tochukwu Okeugo, Ibrahim Olalekan Quadri
Abstract 138 | PDF Downloads 78 EPUB Downloads 54 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.950

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Current Concepts in the Management of Achilles Tendon Injuries

Tamunokuro Ezekiel Diamond, Mike Tochi Achor
Abstract 80 | PDF Downloads 66 EPUB Downloads 45 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.878

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Original Articles

Assessment of Peripheral Arterial Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Calabar, Nigeria

Ofem Egbe Enang, Aburu Ndim Araga, Henry Ohem Okpa, Okon Ekwere Essien
Abstract 153 | PDF Downloads 85 EPUB Downloads 45 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.560

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Evaluation of the Prevalence and Factors Affecting the Mental Health of Undergraduate Medical Students in a Nigerian University: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Oluyemisi Okwudishu, Victor Chimezie Okebalama, Emmanuel Fikayo Bamidele, Abiodun Osinaike, Ngozi Oyinye Adefala, Hezekiah Olaniran Olabiyi, Uchechukwu Nwudele, Obinna Chinatu-Nwankwo, Finan Uzochukwu Fide-Nwoko, Oluwafemi Ayotunji Opadotun, Ugochukwu Christian Chigozie, Ibrahim Olalekan Quadri
Abstract 293 | PDF Downloads 107 EPUB Downloads 55 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.696

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Efficacy and Safety of Steroids in Acute Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Meenakshi Gothwal, Hitendrapal Solanki, Pranita Gupta, Shalu Chaudhary, Neeraj Kumar Agrawal, Nitin Kothari, Nirav Patel, Pravesh Aggarwal, Surjit Singh
Abstract 118 | PDF Downloads 58 EPUB Downloads 41 PDF Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.735

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Assessment of the Secondary Metabolites of the Aerial Extract of Ocimum Tenuiflorum for Anti-Diabetic Potential

Zacchaeus S. Ololade, Aanuoluwa J. Salemcity, Christianah A. Akinawo, Oluwatimilehin G. Salemcity, Seyi P. Balogun
Abstract 73 | PDF Downloads 63 EPUB Downloads 44 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.755

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.789

Outcome of intra-operative Purulent Peritoneal Fluid Aspirate Culture Results during Appendicectomy in Patients’ Management

Ukoha Agwu Kalu, Josephine Walshaw, Vyjayanthi Ravi, Sarah Yassin, Mohammed Eltom, Gamaethige Jayawardane
Abstract 106 | PDF Downloads 94 EPUB Downloads 40 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.799

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Descriptive study of free Emergency Trauma Services and Outcomes in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital, North-Western Nigeria

Altine Aliyu Nuradeen, Lukman Olalekan Ajiboye, Anas Ahmad Sabir, Abdullahi Galadima Bello
Abstract 68 | PDF Downloads 45 EPUB Downloads 32 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.832

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.843

Serum Galectin-3 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Aminat Kehinde Bakare, Olusola Omotayo Adebisi, Olusegun Ige Adebisi, Hameedat Opeyemi Omoyele-Abdulssalam, Timothy Adetokunbo Vaughan, Oluyomi Oluseun Okunola, Wasiu Kolawole Wahab
Abstract 64 | PDF Downloads 39 EPUB Downloads 46 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.875

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Treatment Outcome of Patellar Fractures Across Two Tertiary Centers: A Five-Year Retrospective Study

Tamunokuro Ezekiel Diamond, Mike Tochi Achor
Abstract 72 | PDF Downloads 44 EPUB Downloads 37 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.879

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The Cost of Care of Childhood Epilepsy in Southern Nigeria: Experience from a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt

Kininyiruchi Nelson Wobo, Nneka Gabriel-Job
Abstract 120 | PDF Downloads 34 EPUB Downloads 59 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.886

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Epidemiological Profile of Haemoglobinopathies in Different Districts of West Bengal: A Retrospective Study

Oindrila Dhar, Abhishek Sharma, Somdatta Bhaumik, Anjan Kumar Das
Abstract 59 | PDF Downloads 53 EPUB Downloads 46 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.888

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Prevalence of Adverse Drug Reactions among People Living with HIV in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

Christiana Ayodeji Olaniyi, Akinsegun Abduljaleel Akinbami, Ebele Ifeayinwa Uche, Abimbola Olubukunola Odubona, Shola Shinen Jinadu, Omobolanle Taofikoh Akinbami, Rotimi Ayodeji Dawodu
Abstract 73 | PDF Downloads 58 EPUB Downloads 40 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.893

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Immediate, 6-hours and 24-hours urethral catheter removal on urinary morbidity following elective caesarean delivery under spinal anaesthesia: A randomized comparative study.

Roseline Beauty Iheagwam, Peter Abiye Awoyesuku, Princeba Tamunobelema Amachree, Dickson Hezekiah John, Awopola Ibiebelem Jumbo, Ngozi Clare Orazulike
Abstract 70 | PDF Downloads 50 EPUB Downloads 48 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.939

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Evaluating the Knowledge and Awareness of Professional Indemnity Insurance among Medical Doctors in Nigeria

Ayodele Kabir Alao, Adewumi Oluwaseun Taiwo, Adeniyi Olanipekun Fasanu, Ayodeji Oluwaseun Owolabi, Saheed Ademola Balogun, Raliat Modupeola Anjous-Alao
Abstract 94 | PDF Downloads 52 EPUB Downloads 42 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.956

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Association of Anaemia and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Bhupesh Gupta, Ramita Goel, Vimal Satodiya, Kirtika Gupta, Anshu Mittal
Abstract 90 | PDF Downloads 45 EPUB Downloads 20 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.959

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A Comparative Study of Clinical and Electroencephalographic Findings of the Children with Epilepsy with or without Cerebral palsy in a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Mikailu Abubakar Jangebe, Hamidu Ahmed, Murtala Muhammad Ahmad, Nma Muhammed Jiya, Fatima Bello Jiya, Hadiza Kubra Ahmed, Khadija Omeneke Isezuo, Fatima Ishaq Abubakr, Maryam Amodu-Sanni, Surajo Ibrahim
Abstract 90 | PDF Downloads 44 EPUB Downloads 40 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.973

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Comparison of Blood Glucose Levels in Caesarean and Vaginally Delivered Newborns at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Elizabeth Onazahi Ajogun, Elizabeth Eberechi Oyenusi, Abiola Olufunmilayo Oduwole, Maryann Ugochi Ibekwe
Abstract 42 | PDF Downloads 31 EPUB Downloads 36 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.981

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.984

Assessment of Uptake of Cervical Pre-Cancer Screening among Women of Reproductive Age in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Olaide Rufus Adenaya, Oluwaseyi Isaiah Odelola, Oluseyi Adedeji Aderinwale, Bernard Olumide Ewuoso, Olufemi Matson Badmus, Oluwaseun Okusanya, Oluwole Olutola Ojo, Lucky Ogochukwu Igbafa
Abstract 84 | PDF Downloads 47 EPUB Downloads 47 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.987

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Disparities Impacts Psychiatry Competency Assessments among Students in a Nigerian Medical School

Oluwabunnmi Idera Nimata Buhari, Mumeen Olaitan Salihu, Adebusola Jane Ogunmodede, Peter Omoniyi Ajiboye
Abstract 65 | PDF Downloads 30 EPUB Downloads 21 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.991

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‘Publish or Perish!’: perception and self-appraisal of Indian physicians on academic publications: A cross-sectional study

Santanu Nath, Shiv Kumar Mudgal, Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha, Saurabh Varshney
Abstract 85 | PDF Downloads 33 EPUB Downloads 38 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1002

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Comparative evaluation of intracanal medicaments on sealing ability of MTA and Hydroxyapatite apical plug in simulated immature teeth – An in vitro study.

Kanika Gupta Verma, Shubhada Kasat, Sanad Kumar Singh Solanki, Abhinaba Das, Naseebia Khan, Dimple Kishan Tirale
Abstract 58 | PDF Downloads 32 EPUB Downloads 31 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1009

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Hematological Profile and Blood-Borne Virus Prevalence in Pregnant Women at a Tertiary Military Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.

Sunday Isaac Omisakin, G. S. Ogoh, S. A. Ayeni, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Chinenye Odo, Ugochi Chinenye Okorafor, Sunusi Rimi Garba, Oluwakemi Elizabeth Otokiti, Nkechinyere Harrison, Adebayo Williams Awoniyi, Ijeoma C. Ohagwu, Simeon Ige, D. C. Ezeoke, Monday Akpan, Austin C. Okoro, Abigail Oghenefejiro Asini, Kayode Ayodeji Adefemi, Peter Chibuzor Oriji, Kehinde S. Okunade
Abstract 50 | PDF Downloads 32 EPUB Downloads 40 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1010

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Digital Technology-Enhanced Remote Health Services: Antenatal Clients’ Perception, Acceptance and Readiness at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

Leeleebari Rachael Deekae, Daniel Lekue Denebari, Happiness Chinaza Dick, Daprim Samuel Ogaji
Abstract 59 | PDF Downloads 34 EPUB Downloads 45 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1013

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Factors Leading to Delay in Surgical Treatment of Paediatric Congenital Heart Diseases in Rural Western India – A Hospital-Based Study.

Aashka Shah, Pooja Bhalodiya, Purvi Patel, Bhadra Trivedi, Krutika Tandon, Vishal Bhende
Abstract 69 | PDF Downloads 77 EPUB Downloads 29 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1014

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Misconceptions about Ebola Virus Disease among Residents of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria: A Mixed-Method Approach.

Elvis Mbu Bisong, Agam Ebaji Ayuk, Inyang Udeme Asibong, Udeme Essien Asibong, Ita Bassey Okokon, Emmanuel Monjok
Abstract 92 | PDF Downloads 23 EPUB Downloads 18 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1029

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1059

Socio-economic Characteristics of Orthodontic Patients in Lagos, Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study

Sylvia Simon Etim, Oyninye Dorathy Umeh
Abstract 71 | PDF Downloads 28 EPUB Downloads 43 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.1062

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Case reports or Series

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.692

A Diagnostic Conundrum: Amelanotic Vulvar Malignant Melanoma in a Postmenopausal Patient

Vaishali Bhankhodia, Gyanendra Singh, Tarang Patel, Parth Goswami
Abstract 56 | PDF Downloads 31 EPUB Downloads 41 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.777

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Statin-Induced Toxic Myopathy Masquerading as Recurrent Falls and De-Conditioning in an Older Adult

Emediong Santhus Asuka, Jesse Odion
Abstract 79 | PDF Downloads 30 EPUB Downloads 39 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.782

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A complex presentation of complicated secondary syphilis with ulcerated lesion progression

Eman A. Ibrahim, Haidar Abbas, Emmanuel O. Oisakede, Natalie Walker
Abstract 104 | PDF Downloads 45 EPUB Downloads 50 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.838

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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Paediatric Cardiac Tamponade: A Case Report of Rapid Diagnosis and Guided Pericardiocentesis in a Resource-Limited Setting.

Nazir Hamisu Usman, Ibrahim Sufyan, Abdullahi Iduze, Fatima Lami Abdullahi, Laila Hassan, Abdullahi Musa, Isa Abdulkadir
Abstract 86 | PDF Downloads 44 EPUB Downloads 89 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.957

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Rare Presentations of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in the Middle Ear of a 3-Year-Old Boy and Girl.

Asmau Usman, Lawal Shuaibu, Abubakar Dahiru, Shuaibu Adam
Abstract 68 | PDF Downloads 39 EPUB Downloads 67 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.999

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Short Communications

Discovery of New Bat Coronavirus (HKU5-CoV-2): Can it be Another Public Health Threat?

Ramandeep Gambhir, Ridhi Aggarwal, Khushdeep Kaur , Ashutosh Nirola, Ravinder Singh, Deepak Gupta
Abstract 67 | PDF Downloads 45 EPUB Downloads 47 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.941

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Letter to the Editor

Heart-Brain Interactions in Depression: Insights from HRV and Neurocognitive Correlates

Nesrin Ardahanlı , Ertaç Sertaç Örsel , İsa Ardahanlı
Abstract 55 | PDF Downloads 29 EPUB Downloads 43 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i4.865

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