Review articles

Opioids in Cancer Pain Management: A Double-Edged Sword of Relief and Risk

Olutomiwa Ayoola Omokore, Ibrahim Olalekan Quadri, Perelade Jojo Kingdom, Ifeanyichukwu Chidubem Ogbuiyi-Chima, Somtochukwu Emmanuel Meribole , Temiloluwa Oluwatimilehin Olayinka, Samuel Ogunnoiki, Samuel-Ogunnoiki Precious, Adeyoola Olaitan, Nkechi Chima-Ogbuiyi, Ogeoma Chidinma Ifeanyichukwu, Richard Chigozirim Ikpegbu, Funmilayo Grace Adelakun, Peace Aderinboye, Patrick Okpanachi, Omolola Oladeji, Hinda Baah, Promise Edochie, Dennis Tsegah
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Robotic Surgery in Africa: History, Contemporary, and Thereafter.

Victor Chimezie Okebalama, Olutomiwa Ayoola Omokore, Vanessa Chinonyelum Dike-isreal, Ifeoluwa Oluwadamilola Asaolu, Hamida Adedolapo Owolabi, Moyinoluwa Joan Idowu, Efetobore Zadok Evwierhoma, Kingdom Jojo Perelade, Hezekiah Olaniran Olabiyi, Nkechi Chima-Ogbuyi, Rukayat Abiodun Olayemia, Chibuzo Christian Abaenowa, Ogechi Kosisochukwu Akudinobi, Cyprian Ejike Okoronkwo
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Original Articles

The immunological and virological correlates of Cervical Precancerous Lesions among HIV-Infected Women on ART in Faith Alive Hospital, Jos, Nigeria

John Onyeji, Olabanjo Okunlola Ogunsola, Emmanuel Osayi, Oluseye Ayodele Ajayi, Mercy Wakili Isichei, Christian Ogoegbunem Isichei, Perpetua Chidiebere Christopher
Abstract 3 | PDF Downloads 2 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.513

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Psychosocial Impact and Coping Strategies by Mentor Mothers Engaged in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Services in Taraba State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

Musa AmbiZorto Obadiah, Sonnen Atinge, Gloria Yamen Sonnen-Atinge, Abalis Abew Kaleb
Abstract 3 | PDF Downloads 2 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.529

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Clinical Challenges with Neovascular Glaucoma-Patient Tailored Strategies and Outcomes

Aparna Rao, Tapas Ranjan Padhi, Sanjib Khan M
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Cervicovaginal fetal Fibronectin in Predicting Success of Induced Labour among Nulliparous Women

Michael Sylvester Archibong, Mobolape Oyinkansola Sangolana, Olayinka Victoria Olomola, Mariam Amuda, Ogechukwu Theophila Ugwu, Laura Nengi Adetunji, Oluwaseun Dorcas Ojo, Akaninyene Eseme Ubom, Ekundayo Oluwole Ayegbusi, Ernest Okechukwu Orji
Abstract 2 | PDF Downloads 2 EPUB Downloads 1 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.593

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Determinants of Discharge Against Medical Advice Among Paediatric Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria: A Retrospective Observational Study

Ebenezer Olatunji Adeyemi, Ayomide Gabriel Oladele, Chibuzo Anidobe, Oluwakemi Blessing Ojulowo, Olatunji Emmanuel Atoyebi, Adeline Ohwofasa Adaje
Abstract 3 | PDF Downloads 3 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.624

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Awareness and Determinants of Analgesic Abuse Among Undergraduate Students of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Fredrick C. Enuagwuna, Favour A. Dappa, ThankGod C. Bethel, Shekinah Adonye Wilcox
Abstract 4 | PDF Downloads 3 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.648

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Epidemiology and Pattern of Mental Health (Psychiatric) Disorders in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of 4020 Cases.

George Okechukwu Eze, Nnaemeka Thaddeus Onyishi, Francis Chike Nnaji, Kpallu Kromba
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Pre-cancerous cervical lesions among women in Bauchi: A cross-sectional study

Muhammad Baffah Aminu, Dauda Eneyamire Suleiman, Lamaran Dattijo Makama, Attahiru Muhammad, Yusuf Abdu Misau, Adamu Baffah Yusuf, Umar Isiyaku Gabi, Shehu Abdullahi Gumau, Ahmed Garba Albuhari, Bala Mohammed Audu
Abstract 3 | PDF Downloads 3 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.718

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Quality of Life among Women Living with Gynecological Malignancies in Zaria, Nigeria

Anisah Yahya , Zaharaddeen Babandi, Aisha Mustapha, Hauwa S. Gumbi, Bilkisu K. Lawal, Ismail H. Zubairu, Shehu S. Umar, Abimbola O. Kolawole, Adekunle O. Oguntayo
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Embracing Computer Vision for Diagnostic Maxillofacial Imaging — An Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning (AIML)Pilot Project

Kesiena Seun Yarhere, Oladimeji Adeniyi Akadiri
Abstract 3 | PDF Downloads 2 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.748

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Serum Vitamin A Levels and Xerophthalmia among Children with Protein Energy Malnutrition in Zaria, Northwest Nigeria

Asimau Eivovo Idris Zubairu, Kehinde Kabir Oladigbolu, Hawwa Salihu Abdullahi, Elijah Ndako Peter, Halima Olufunmilola Abdulsalam, Hafsatu Maiwada Suleiman
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Children with Non-Traumatic Coma: Experience from a Tertiary Hospital in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Nneka Gabriel-Job, Kininyiruchi Nelson Wobo
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Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Malaria Infection among Under-Five Children in Nigeria

Happiness Opeyemi Agboola, Olumide Ajibola, Adewale Jamiu Lasisi, Francis Adebayo, Olatunde Aremu, Salim Khan
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Exploring diversity in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) among lean, overweight, and obese patients: A Multicenter study from India

Prangya Paramita Sahoo, Dawesh Prakash Yadav, Mukta Singh, Dibyalochan Praharaj, Ayaskanta Singh, Kanishka Uthansingh, Manoj Kumar Sahu, Girish Kumar Pati
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Clinico-hematological Portrait of Bone Marrow Infections: Unusual Visitors Unveiled

Shuchismita, Iffat Jamal, Ravi Bhushan Raman, Manoj Kumar Choudhary, Shambhavi Sharan, Vijayanand Choudhary
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Screening for Psychological distress and their Determinants among Clinical nurses in Tertiary Care Teaching Institution, India: A cross-sectional Survey

Srinivasan Chelladurai, Vasanth Chellamuthu, Sharanabasappa S, Vasantha C. Kalyani
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Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging Findings in High-altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and Probable Correlation with its Temporal Evolution and Pathogenesis.

Abdul Haseeb Wani, Maria Wani, Shumyla Jabeen, Naseer Ahmad Choh, Mohsin Fayaz, Shadab Maqsood, Tahleel Altaf Shera, Mudasir Hamid Bhat, Arshed Hussain Parry, Feroze Ahmad Mir
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Knowledge and Uptake of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention among Caregivers of Under-five Children in a Tertiary Hospital in Kaduna State, North-western Nigeria

Tom Hyellamurti Midala, Auwal Garba Suleiman, Suleiman Usman, Mohammed Abdu Darma, Umar Yahaya, Musa Mbiting Wakawa, Aisha Sanusi Hamza, Zaharadden Shuaibu Babandi
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Prevalence of Migraine and Association between Migraine Headache and Refractive Errors among Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Ibadan, Nigeria

Sewuese Bitto, Olufunmilola A. Ogun
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Gestational Weight Gain and Associated Factors in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria: A Cohort Study

Adebayo Adekunle Akadri, Elizabeth Oluwakemi Grillo, Oluwaseyi Isaiah Odelola, Olumuyiwa Olalekan Adelowo, Odutola Olawale Odugbem, Omobolanle Motunrayo Akadri
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding the use of Traditional and Complementary Medical Practices by Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in Oman

Ahmed Al-Maskari, Qasim Al-Maamari, Hassan Al-Riyami, Sunil K. Nadar
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Clinico-demographic Profile of Patients with Early Primary Open Angle Glaucoma at a Tertiary Private Eye Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Victor Chukwuebuka Umeh, Godswill Inye Nathaniel, Adunola Ogunro
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Association of Depression with Phenomenology and Insight Among Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Vasu Mishra, Navratan Suthar, Mukesh Kumar Swami
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Profile of Triple Negative Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Review

Temitope Abiodun Olatunji, Omobolanle Taofikoh Akinbami, Anthonia Chima Sowunmi, Omolara Aminat Fatiregun, Bolaji Mautin Okedairo, Tolulope O. Idowu, Oluwaseyifunmi Opeyemi Ige-Olatunji, Basit Olatunji Balogun, Oluwatosin Titilope Ogunsanwo, Oyinkansola Adebiyi, Vincent Odogwu, Akinsegun Abduljaleel Akinbami
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Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Patterns of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours in a Tertiary Institution of Northern Nigeria

Zainab Ali Adamu, Mikhail Olayinka Buhari, Abdullahi Mohammed
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Effectiveness of Rectal Versus Oral Diclofenac for Perineal Pain Relief following Episiotomy Repair at a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A randomized controlled study

Princeba Tamunobelema Amachree, Peter Abiye Awoyesuku, James Enimi Omietimi, Roseline Beauty Iheagwam, Awopola Ibiebelem Jumbo, Monima Dumoteyim George
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A Composite Risk Scoring Model for Predicting Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Patients with Pre-Eclampsia- A Pilot Study

Meenakshi Gothwal, Adhibha Babu, Pratibha Singh, Garima Yadav, Swati Asati, Anubhav Gupta
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NGAL Superiority to Creatinine in the Diagnosis of Renal Injury in a Pediatric Tertiary Hospital Setting

John U Ohiri, Owamagbe Emmanuel Mustapha, Evelyn Ada Idam
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Evaluation of Orthodontic Patients’ Pain Experience, Perception and Management of Pain from Orthodontics Centres in Lagos, Nigeria

Onyinye Dorothy Umeh, Sylvia Simon Etim
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Assessing Thyroid Function (FT4, FT3, and TSH) in Pediatric Renal Patients: A Focus on Sex and Age Subgroups

John U. Ohiri, Emmanuel Mustapha Owamagbe
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Case reports or Series

Paraneoplastic Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in a Nigerian Female Teenager: A Case Report

Ernest Nwazor, Ikechukwu Chukwuocha, Joseph Iheanacho, Benneth Ajuonuma, Onyedika Madueke, Kennedy Mgbeoma, Emmanuel Ibeneme
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Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification with the Coexistence of known Esophageal Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review

Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Sana Sayeed, Aroosa Kanwal, Nasir Khan
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Giant incisional hernia with a protruding pregnant uterus and overlying thinned-out ulcerated skin: A case report and review of literature

Rex Friday Ogoronte Alderton Ijah, Paul Kua, Babakaye Ngeri, George Matthew Ela, Nsese Iniobong Udeme, Irene Kyamummi
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Tuberous sclerosis with recurrent seizure, dermatological lesions, renal cysts, and hypothyroidism in a female patient in Awka, Nigeria

Ernest Ndukaife Anyabolu, Chinyelu Uchenna Ufoaroh, Osita Ikenna Okoli, Augustina Ogochukwu Izuu-umeike
Abstract 2 | PDF Downloads 0 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.727

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Bilateral Optic Disc Coloboma with Coexisting Unilateral Retinochoroidal Coloboma in an Adolescent from Northwestern Nigeria:  A Case Report

Saudat Garba Habib, Sadiq Hassan, Fatima Ibrahim, Fauziyya Sabo Muhammad, Saudatu Umar Madaki, Nuraddeen Ibrahim Jaafar, Aliyu Dada Suleiman
Abstract 2 | PDF Downloads 0 EPUB Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.71480/nmj.v66i3.792

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Adult intussusception: A case report and review of literature of a patient seen at university of Abuja teaching hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria

Samuel Kelechi Richard, Samuel Ali Sani, George Onu Illah, Hycent Amos Kabang, Yawe King-David Terna
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Acute Shoulder Injury Following Tdap Vaccination: A Case Report on SIRVA and the Importance of Proper Injection Technique

Kate Isoken Obayagbona, Weiwei Zhao, Ajibola Mobolaji Arowona, Joshua Olufisayo Odeyemi, Lubna Mirza
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Meckel Gruber Syndrome in a Nigerian child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Wasinda Solomon Bulus, Fatima Joy Baba, Innocent Adoyi Agaba, Nasiru Raheem
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Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Presenting as a Breast Mass: a Case Report

Ademidun Oluwatosin Ayoade, Victor Chimezie Okebalama, Olutomiwa Ayoola Omokore, Abeeb Babatunde Oyedele, Sandra E. Sonusi, Joshua Olusegun Olajide, Babatunde Adeteru Ayoade, Uchechukwu Nwudele, Desmond Eke Onyebuchukwu, Chika Samuel Chijoke, Chibuzo Christian Abaenowa, Bonaventure Maduka Ogbodo
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Abstract of Conference Proceedings

NMA/AGSM/2025/PUBH/003-Hyper-Reactio Luteinalis Associated with Abruptio Placentae Hyper-Reactio Luteinalis Associated with Abruptio Placentae

Abubakar Nasiru, Ekele Ojogbane Innocent, Abubakar Sirajo, Umar Mohammed
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NMA/AGSM/2025/PUBH/006- Diverticular Disease of the Jejunum.

Abubakar Nasiru, Okoli Patrick, Abubakar Sirajo, Umar Mohammed, Sulaiman Adam Yahaya
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NMA/AGSM/2025/PUBH/001-Ovarian collision tumour: Serous Cystadenoma and adipocyte rich mature cystic teratoma.

Kasimu Umar Adoke, Zubairu Saad, Haruna S. Muhammad, Ashiru A. Ladan, Mohammed Umar
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NMA/AGSM/2025/PUBH/004- Gonadal and Extra Gonadal Teratoma

Dahiru Abubakar, Amadi M. Saleh, Adam Shuaibu, Umar Mohammed
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NMA/AGSM/2025/PUBH/002 - Ectopic pregnancy in Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina. North-western Nigeria.

Adam Shuaibu, Tajuddeen A, Dahiru Abubakar, Aisha AbdulRahman, Mohammed Umar
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NMA/AGSM/2023/PUBH/ - Frequency and Histological Classification of Neoplastic Ovarian Lesions Seen in a Tertiary Health Centre in North-Western Nigeria

Umar Mohammed, Haruna S. Muhammad, Kasimu U. Adoke, Salihu Aliyu, Ladan A. Ashiru
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NMA/AGSM/2023/PUBH/ - Amoebic Perforation of the Bowel: A Case Report

Umar Mohammed, Haruna S. Muhammad, Adoke U. Kasimu, A. K. Nuhu, O. S. Abdullahi, T. G. Elijah
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NMA/AGSM/2023/PUBH/ - Inflammatory Cloacogenic Polyp Masquerading as Haemorrhoid.

Umar Mohammed, Haruna S. Muhammad, Adoke U. Kasimu, M. T. Aliyu, O Moses
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NMA/AGSM/2023/PUBH/ - Colonic Intramural Haematoma Mimicking Strangulated Hernia

Umar Mohammed, Haruna S. Muhammad, Adoke U. Kasimu, M. T. Aliyu, O. Moses
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