Articles

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  Original articles

  Kithul (Caryota urens) treacle: A healthy natural sweetener?

  Pabasara Weeraratne, Sagarika Ekanayake

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 11-16
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  Original articles

  Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR) Tamil Version

  Aruni Hapangama, Imalsha Premaratne, Thevasingam Thilaxshan, Thanabalasingam Gadambanathan, Rajitha Wickremasinghe

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 5-10
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  Case Reports

  Chronic cannabis abuse causing marijuana lung- Young man’s agony

  Sugeesha Wickramasinghe, Musab Ahmed, Yussef Haider

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 26-27
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  Case Reports

  Late-onset neurodegenerative manifestations in patients with cirrhosis: acquired hepatocerebral degeneration - a neglected diagnosis

  Madunil Niriella, Abde Alibhoy, Hithanadura de Silva

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 22-25
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  Brief Reports

  Cannula segment pulmonary embolism. A rare complication of a fractured cannula

  Joel Arudchelvam, Pirakash Pathmanesan, Ruwan Ranaweera

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 20-21
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  Brief Reports

  A report of haploidentical allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for inherited bone marrow failure in Sri Lanka

  Wasanthi Wickramasinghe, Revathi Raj, Shama Goonatillake, Anuja Abayadeera, Malik Samarasinghe, Jeewaka Galhenage, Pavithra Aarewatte, Devan Mendis, Chandima Thevarapperuma, Ruwangi Dissanayake, Lallindra Gooneratne

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 17-19
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  Leading Article

  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a Sri Lankan perspective

  Madunil Niriella, Anuradha Dassanayake, Janaka de Silva

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  04 May 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 1-4
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  Papers

  Current practices in the management of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka - A clinical audit

  Ishani Rajapakshe, Thishakya Wickramaratne, Chulika Makawita, Ravindra Sudath, Bimsara Senanayaka

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  31 Mar 2022

  67 ( 1 ) : 28-32
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  Leading Article

  Current management of non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS)

  Godwin Constantine

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 157-161
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  Original articles

  Diagnostic yield and outcome of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in Sri Lanka

  Umesh Jayarajah, Sanjeewa Vidanapathirana, Shinthujaa Mahadewa, Saranga Wijayagunawardena, Velayuthan Senthan, Kapila Edirisinghe, Madura Ambegoda, Anuruddha Abeygunasekera

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 162-167
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  Original articles

  The mortality predicting ability of chest X-ray severity scoring systems in COVID-19 pneumonia

  Iroshani Kodikara, Buddhi Galabada, Sashikala Hettiarachchi

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 168-176
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  Original articles

  Reactogenicity to ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine in health care workers: A multicenter observational study in Sri Lanka

  Chandimani Undugodage, Upul Dissanayake, Hemantha Kumara, Bodhika Samarasekera, Lakmini Yapa, Osanda Dissanayake, Daminda Domingoarachchi, Dilshan Priyankara, Kanishka Seneviratne, Widanagamage Wickramasinghe, Samiddhi Samarakoon, Pradeep Wijesinghe, Upuli Wijemanne, Ulluwishewage Sandaruwan, Rajalingam Neranjan, Palinda Thenuwara, Gamhewa Amashakya, Hasarah Dasanayake, Sumaalya Jayasooriya, Binuri Kalubandara, Nimthara Madurawala, Thushanthy Prasath, Nilanka Perera

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 177-184
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  Original articles

  Body image dissatisfaction and its determinants in urban Sri Lankan adolescents

  Guwani Liyanage, Thadchajini Karunainathan, Lakshaniya Jeyarajah, Priyangha Thevatheepan, Mathury Thavendra, Maheeka Seneviwickrama

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 185-190
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  Case Reports

  A rare presentation of Peutz -Jeghers syndrome in children

  Dilhara Gamage, Chamidri Naotunna, Balagamage Lakmini, Sandini Gunaratne, Navoda Atapattu

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 191-192
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  Research Letters

  Radiation safety awareness among health care assistants in a radiology department of a government hospital.

  Chamudi Rajamuni, Bimali Weerakoon

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 193-194
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  Book Reviews

  SLMA guidelines and information on vaccines seventh edition 2020

  Guwani Liyanage

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  31 Dec 2021

  66 ( 4 ) : 195
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  Original articles

  The mismatch between canteen guidelines and their implementation at canteens in medical institutions in Anuradhapura District

  Asantha de Alwis, Sriyani de Alwis, Anurudda Padeniya, Janith Warnasekara, Renuka Jayatissa

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 113-120
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  Point of View

  Evidence based medicine: ideology, hegemony, statistical gaze and beyond part three

  Harindra Karunatilake

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 110-112
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  Leading Article

  Constipation in children: the Sri Lankan perspective

  
  

  Wathsala Hathagoda, Shaman Rajindrajith, Niranga Devanarayana

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 105-109
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  Original articles

  Real-time laboratory surveillance of Dengue antigen (NS1) - Best proposed early warning and response system for Dengue in Sri Lanka? - Results from a pilot study

  Lasantha Ranwala, Yudhisteera Wedisinghe, Sathira Perera, Deepal Jayamanne

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 121-128
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  Original articles

  Genotyping Sri Lankan women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): towards a novel screening tool

  Umayal Branavan, Kajan Muneeswaran, Sulochana Wijesundera, Naduviladath Chandrasekharan, Chandrika Wijeyaratne

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 129-137
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  Original articles

  Prevalence and correlates of depression in patients with epilepsy in Sri Lanka

  Silumini De Silva, Amila Isuru, Asiri Rodrigo, Lalith Kuruppuarachchi

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 138-143
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  Original articles

  Serotyping of invasive and colonizing group B Streptococcus (GBS) isolates at selected hospitals in Sri Lanka : a multicenter study

  Rasika Chinthamani, Sujatha Pathirage, Shirani Chandrasiri

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 144-150
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  Case Reports

  Massive cerebral infarct following multiple honeybee stings

  Namal Rathnayaka, Anusha Ranathunga, Bandusiri Rathnayaka, S. A. M. Kularatne

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 151-153
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  Correspondence

  What is evidence-based medicine?

  
  

  Kumara Mendis

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 154-156