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Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

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Benign intracranial hypertension

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Surgical Outcome Of Benign Intracranial Hypertension In Terms Of Improvement In Vision, Naeem Ul Haq, Naseer Hassan, Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Usman Jun 2016

Surgical Outcome Of Benign Intracranial Hypertension In Terms Of Improvement In Vision, Naeem Ul Haq, Naseer Hassan, Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Usman

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

To know about surgical outcome of benign intracranial hypertension in terms of improvement of vision.METHODOLOGY ; This Prospective observational study was conducted at of 22 patients operated in neurosurgery unit lady reading hospital Peshawar from Jan 2011 to Jun2014. Written consent was obtained from all the patients or their relatives All patients of either age and sex with Diagnosed cases of BIH were included in the study, Patients with depressed conscious level, malignant hypertension, space occupying lesion in brain on MRI and those Patients unfit or unwilling for surgery were excluded from the study. Patients particulars like age ,gender , …


10-Year Pattern Of Admissions In Psychiatric Unit At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan., Raza Ur Rahman, Abdul Ghani Khan, Naila Naerm Shahbaz Jun 2016

10-Year Pattern Of Admissions In Psychiatric Unit At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan., Raza Ur Rahman, Abdul Ghani Khan, Naila Naerm Shahbaz

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

To identify the pattern of psychiatric morbidity in hospitalized patients of a tertiary care unit.Design; Details of patient’s admissions from the case register of psychiatric unit were recorded retrospectively.The study was conducted in Dept. of Psychiatry Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre JPMC Karachi and included data of ten years. RESULTS;- TA total of 5527 patients were hospitalized during period of ten years (1995 – 2004). Among them 62.612% (n = 3461) were males and 37.38 (n = 2066) were females. The majority of patients were in the age range of 15 – 44 years. On the basis of ICD classification, mood …