Journal Articles 2021

KCD Mettananda, MDP Eshani, LM Wettasinghe, S Somaratne, YP Nanayakkkara, W Sathkorala, A Upasena, C Sirigampola, PMY Tilakaratna, A Pathmeswaran, UK Ranawaka

Carotid Artery Stenosis

BMC Neurology

(2021) 21:385

2021

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02415-1

Familial Multiple Sclerosis in a Mother and Son Pair: A Sri Lankan and a South Asian First

I Rajapakshe, B Senanayake

Multiple Sclerosis

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine

1172870

2021
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1172870

Multiple sclerosis in Sri Lanka; epidemiology, demographic patterns and current trends

B Senanayake, M Aravinthan, S Weerasinghe, R De Silva

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

56:103276

2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103276

Current management of Transient Ischaemic Attacks

UK Ranawaka

Stroke

Galle Medical Journal

26:01

2021 http://doi.org/10.4038/gmj.v26i1.8075

What is death, in the 21st century?

UK Ranawaka

Miscellaneous

Ceylon Medical Journal

66:1-4

2021 http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v66i1.9347

Clinical trial registration – the global landscape

UK Ranawaka

Miscellaneous

Journal of Ceylon College of Physicians

2021http://doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v52i1.7933

Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia – case report and brief literature review

L Wanninayake, A Somaratne, N Nair, UK Ranawaka

Movement disorders

Journal of Ceylon College of Physicians

2021http://doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v52i1.7917

Knowledge on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of snakebite envenoming among doctors in snakebite-dense regions in Sri Lanka

S Darshani, A Gnanathasan, C Arembepola, T Chang

Miscellaneous

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2021https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab112

Delayed presentation of postinfectious encephalitis associated with SARS‑CoV‑2 infection: a case report

C Gunawardhana, G Nanayakkara, D Gamage, I Withanage, M Bandara, C Siriwimala, N Senaratne, T Chang

Encephalitis

Neurological Sciences

2021https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05395-9

Knowledge and attitudes about end‑of‑life decisions, good death and principles of medical ethics among doctors in tertiary care hospitals in Sri Lanka: a cross‑sectional study

T Chang, S Darshani, P Manikavasagam, C Arambepola

Miscellaneous

BMC Medical Ethics

22:66

2021https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00631-5

Autoimmune encephalitis in a South Asian Population

N Wickramasinghe, D Dassanyake, N Malavige, R de Silva, T Chang

Encephalitis

BMC Neurology

21:203

2021https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02232-6

Physical Activity Tracking Among Sri Lankan Adults: Findings From a 7-Year Follow-up of the Ragama Health Study

J Pinidiyapathirage, A Kasthuriratne, JA Bennie, A Pathmeswaran, SJH Biddle, HJ De Silva, S Chackrewarthy, AS Dassanayake, U Ranawaka, N Kato, AR Wickremasinghe

Miscellaneous

Asia Pac J Public Health

2021https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520971179

2021: Emerging tropical neurological infections

UK Ranawaka

Neurological Infections

Clinical Medical Journal (ClinMed)

vol. 22 no. 1 18-20

2022

https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0799

Chikungunya virus Dengue Neurological Infections Nipah Virus Sri Lanka Zika virus

Case Report: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever with Ischemic Stroke

BWMKE Basnayake, KGSK Somaratne, CU Goonetilleke, PMYI Tilakaratna, UK Ranawaka

Ischemic Stroke

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volume 106: Issue 2

2021

https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0618

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Ischemic Stroke Sri Lanka

Autoimmune epilepsy due to N‑methyl‑d‑aspartate receptor antibodies in a child: a case report

J Wanigasinghe, T Chang

Epilepsy

Journal of Medical Case Reports

(2021) 15:516

2021

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03117-5

Autoimmune Epilepsy Sri Lanka

Prevalence and correlates of carotid artery stenosis in a cohort of Sri Lankan ischaemic stroke patients

KCD Mettananda, MDP Eshani, LM Wettasinghe, S Somaratne, YP Nanayakkkara, W Sathkorala, A Upasena, C Sirigampola, PMY Tilakaratna, A Pathmeswaran, UK Ranawaka

Carotid Artery Stenosis

BMC Neurology

(2021) 21:385

2021

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02415-1

Carotid Artery Stenosis Sri Lanka Stroke

Familial Multiple Sclerosis in a Mother and Son Pair: A Sri Lankan and a South Asian First

I Rajapakshe, B Senanayake

Multiple Sclerosis

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine

1172870

2021
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1172870

Benign MS South Asia Multiple sclerosis Sri Lanka

Multiple sclerosis in Sri Lanka; epidemiology, demographic patterns and current trends

B Senanayake, M Aravinthan, S Weerasinghe, R De Silva

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

56:103276

2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2021.103276

Benign MS South Asia Multiple sclerosis Sri Lanka

Current management of Transient Ischaemic Attacks

UK Ranawaka

Stroke

Galle Medical Journal

26:01

2021 http://doi.org/10.4038/gmj.v26i1.8075

Stroke TIA

What is death, in the 21st century?

UK Ranawaka

Miscellaneous

Ceylon Medical Journal

66:1-4

2021 http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v66i1.9347

Good death

Clinical trial registration – the global landscape

UK Ranawaka

Miscellaneous

Journal of Ceylon College of Physicians

2021http://doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v52i1.7933

clinical trial registration Clinical trials clinical trials registry Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry

Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia – case report and brief literature review

L Wanninayake, A Somaratne, N Nair, UK Ranawaka

Movement disorders

Journal of Ceylon College of Physicians

2021http://doi.org/10.4038/jccp.v52i1.7917

paroxysmal dyskinesia paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia

Knowledge on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of snakebite envenoming among doctors in snakebite-dense regions in Sri Lanka

S Darshani, A Gnanathasan, C Arembepola, T Chang

Miscellaneous

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

2021https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab112

envenoming Knowledge Snakebite Sri Lanka

Delayed presentation of postinfectious encephalitis associated with SARS‑CoV‑2 infection: a case report

C Gunawardhana, G Nanayakkara, D Gamage, I Withanage, M Bandara, C Siriwimala, N Senaratne, T Chang

Encephalitis

Neurological Sciences

2021https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05395-9

Covid-19 Encephalitis Post-infectious SARS-CoV-2

Knowledge and attitudes about end‑of‑life decisions, good death and principles of medical ethics among doctors in tertiary care hospitals in Sri Lanka: a cross‑sectional study

T Chang, S Darshani, P Manikavasagam, C Arambepola

Miscellaneous

BMC Medical Ethics

22:66

2021https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00631-5

End-of-life Ethics Good death Sri Lanka

Autoimmune encephalitis in a South Asian Population

N Wickramasinghe, D Dassanyake, N Malavige, R de Silva, T Chang

Encephalitis

BMC Neurology

21:203

2021https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02232-6

Antibody Autoimmune Encephalitis Limbic NMDAR Sri Lanka

Physical Activity Tracking Among Sri Lankan Adults: Findings From a 7-Year Follow-up of the Ragama Health Study

J Pinidiyapathirage, A Kasthuriratne, JA Bennie, A Pathmeswaran, SJH Biddle, HJ De Silva, S Chackrewarthy, AS Dassanayake, U Ranawaka, N Kato, AR Wickremasinghe

Miscellaneous

Asia Pac J Public Health

2021https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539520971179

lower middle-income countries Miscellaneous noncommunicable diseases physical activity population studies Sri Lanka