Alex Y. Doets, Christine Verboon, Bianca van den Berg, Thomas Harbo et al.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder regarding the clinical presentation, electrophysiological subtype and outcome. Previous single country reports indicate that Guillain-Barré syndrome may differ among regions, but no systematic comparative studies have been conducted. Comparative st...
Biswojit Debnath, Waqar Islam, Min Li, Yueting Sun et al.
Melatonin is a multifunctional signaling molecule, ubiquitously distributed in different parts of plants and responsible for stimulating several physiological responses to adverse environmental conditions. In the current review, we showed that the biosynthesis of melatonin occurred in plants by them...
Christine Verboon, Alex Y. Doets, Giuliana Galassi, Amy Davidson et al.
OBJECTIVE: To define the current treatment practice of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). METHODS: The study was based on prospective observational data from the first 1,300 patients included in the International GBS Outcome Study. We described the treatment practice of GBS in general, and for (1) sever...
Alex Y. Doets, Hester F. Lingsma, Christa Walgaard, Badrul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The clinical course and outcome of the Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) are diverse and vary among regions. The modified Erasmus GBS Outcome Score (mEGOS), developed with data from Dutch patients, is a clinical model that predicts the risk of walking inability in patients wit...
Rony Mia, Md. Minhajul Islam, Taosif Ahmed, Azhar Waqar et al.
Sustainable dyeing with natural compounds has gained more attention for a wide range of functional properties and environmental benefits. The purpose of this study was to investigate aqueous extraction in an alkaline medium in order to extract natural dyes from the bark of the Chinese tallow tree (T...
Helle Al-Hakem, Alex Y. Doets, Amro Stino, Sasha Živković et al.
<h3>Objective:</h3> To investigate cerebrospinal fluid findings in relation to clinical and electrodiagnostic subtypes, severity, and outcome of Guillain-Barré syndrome based on 1500 patients in the International GBS Outcome Study. <h3>Methods:</h3> Albuminocytological dissociation was defined as an...
Farjana Akther Noor, Nusrat Sultana, Golam Sarower Bhuyan, Md Tarikul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: ß-thalassemia is one of the most common inherited blood disorders in the world and a major deterrent to the public health of Bangladesh. The management of thalassemia patients requires lifelong frequent blood transfusion and the available treatment options are unsatisfactory. A national ...
Ahsan Waqar, Idris Othman, Muhammad Shafiq Aiman, Muhammad Basit Khan et al.
The application of metaverse technology in the field of civil engineering has the potential to improve project efficiency and accuracy. Nevertheless, the pervasive adoption and effective integration of metaverses are contingent on a number of crucial factors. This study investigates the critical fac...
Linda W.G. Luijten, Alex Y. Doets, Samuel Arends, Mazen M. Dimachkie et al.
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to determine the clinical and diagnostic factors associated with mechanical ventilation (MV) in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and to simplify the existing Erasmus GBS Respiratory Insufficiency Score (EGRIS) for predicting the risk of MV. METHODS: Data from the first 1500...
Alex Y. Doets, Christa Walgaard, Hester F. Lingsma, Badrul Islam et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to validate the Erasmus Guillain-Barré Syndrome Respiratory Insufficiency Score in the International Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outcome Study cohort, and to improve its performance and region-specificity. METHODS: We examined data from the first 1,500 included patients, aged...
Muhammad Qasim, Saif Ul Islam, Waqar Islam, Ali Noman et al.
Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) produce multiple mycotoxins, which play an essential role in improving fungal pathogenesis and virulence. To characterize various mycotoxins from the crude methanol extract of Cordyceps fumosorosea, a major EPF against various insect pests, we performed ultra-performance...
Samir K. Saha, Naoto Rikitomi, M. Ruhulamin, Kiwao Watanabe et al.
A laboratory-based study of diagnosed bacterial meningitis in the national paediatric hospital identified 852 cases of meningitis in the 8-year period 1987-1994. There were 587 culture-positive cases, of which Haemophilus influenzae (47%) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (32%) accounted for 80%. H. infl...
Md Tarikul Islam, Suprovath Kumar Sarkar, Nusrat Sultana, Mst. Noorjahan Begum et al.
BACKGROUND: Bangladesh lies in the global thalassemia belt, which has a defined mutational hot-spot in the beta-globin gene. The high carrier frequencies of beta-thalassemia trait and hemoglobin E-trait in Bangladesh necessitate a reliable DNA-based carrier screening approach that could supplement t...
Samuel Arends, Judith Drenthen, Peter Van den Bergh, Hessel Franssen et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the heterogeneity of electrodiagnostic (EDx) studies in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) patients collected as part of the International GBS Outcome Study (IGOS). METHODS: Prospectively collected clinical and EDx data were available in 957 IGOS patients from 115 centers. Only the...
Nell Eisenberg, Isabella Panunzi, Anja Wolz, Chiara Burzio et al.
BACKGROUND: Diphtheria has re-emerged over the past several years. There is a paucity of data on the administration and safety of diphtheria antitoxin (DAT), the standard treatment for diphtheria. The 2017-2018 outbreak among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh was the largest in decades. We determined ...