Journal Articles 2021

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

Effective treatment of osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis: a case report and review of the literature

M Wijayabandara, S Appuhamy, P Weerathunga, T Chang

Miscellaneous

Journal Of Medical Case Reports

11;15(1):6

2021https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02573-9

Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden?

UK Ranawaka, N Venketasubramanian

Stroke

Cerebrovasc Dis Extra

11:46–48

2021https://doi.org/10.1159/000515890

A rare mutation in the COLQ gene causing congenital myasthenic syndrome with remarkable improvement to fluoxetine: A case report

A Vidanagamage, IK Gooneratne, S Nandasiri, K Gunaratne, A Fernando, S Maxwell, J Cossins, D Beeson, T Chang

NMJ Disorders

Neuromuscular Disorders

31(3):246-248

2021https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2020.12.002

Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke

A Isuru, A Hapangama, D Ediriweera, L Samarasinghe, M Fonseka, U Ranawaka

Stroke

2021https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102636

2021: 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

Effective treatment of osmotic demyelination syndrome with plasmapheresis: a case report and review of the literature

M Wijayabandara, S Appuhamy, P Weerathunga, T Chang

Miscellaneous

Journal Of Medical Case Reports

11;15(1):6

2021https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02573-9

Miscellaneous osmotic demyelination plasmapheresis

Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden?

UK Ranawaka, N Venketasubramanian

Stroke

Cerebrovasc Dis Extra

11:46–48

2021https://doi.org/10.1159/000515890

Burden South Asia Sri Lanka Stroke Stroke care

A rare mutation in the COLQ gene causing congenital myasthenic syndrome with remarkable improvement to fluoxetine: A case report

A Vidanagamage, IK Gooneratne, S Nandasiri, K Gunaratne, A Fernando, S Maxwell, J Cossins, D Beeson, T Chang

NMJ Disorders

Neuromuscular Disorders

31(3):246-248

2021https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2020.12.002

COLQ Congenital myasthenic syndrome

Prevalence and predictors of new onset depression in the acute phase of stroke

A Isuru, A Hapangama, D Ediriweera, L Samarasinghe, M Fonseka, U Ranawaka

Stroke

59

2021https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102636

depression Stroke