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1. Foster Kennedy syndrome secondary to a giant prolactinoma with a remarkable response to cabergoline

Author

Usama Kanj, Sam Sum Lee, Milanka Wattegama, Swarupsinh Chavda, Niki Karavitaki, and Ruchika Batra

Subjects
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
Abstract

Pituitary adenomas are intracranial neoplasms, usually demonstrating a benign phenotype. We present the case of 21-year-old male with an 18-month history of reduced visual function (acuity and field) in the left eye. Based on neuroimaging and endocrine profile, a giant prolactinoma causing hypogonadotropic hypogonadism was diagnosed and cabergoline was commenced. After a month of treatment, the tumour size reduced, and visual function improved to normal; however, he developed Foster Kennedy syndrome with a swollen right optic disc. After almost 1 year of follow-up, he regained full visual functioning. Two years since his diagnosis, his prolactin remains normal with no adverse effects or further visual complications.

Published
2022
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3. Mortality of Patients with Cushing's Disease

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Niki Karavitaki, Milanka Wattegama, Osamah Hakami, Shahzada Ahmed, and Georgia Ntali

Subjects
Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cortisol Excess, Population, Cardiovascular risk factors, Psychological intervention, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Disease, Annual incidence, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Pituitary adenoma, Internal Medicine, medicine, Humans, education, Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion, education.field_of_study, business.industry, General Medicine, Cushing's disease, medicine.disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, business
Abstract

Cushing’s disease is a rare condition of cortisol excess attributed to a pituitary adenoma with an annual incidence of 1.2–2.4 cases per million population. It is associated with several co-morbidities leading to increased mortality predominantly due to cardiovascular disease. Despite the advances in its diagnosis and management, survival can be compromised even after apparent successful treatment. Minimizing the duration and extent of exposure to hypercortisolaemia by early diagnosis and rapid, effective therapeutic interventions, as well as close monitoring and aggressive control of cardiovascular risk factors are vital for improving outcomes of the patients.

Published
2020

4. Beyond thrombocytopaenia, haemorrhage and shock: the expanded dengue syndrome

Author

P. Chathurani Sigera, Sumadhya Deepika Fernando, Senaka Rajapakse, Milanka Wattegama, and Praveen Weeratunga

Subjects
Nervous system, Myocarditis, Reviews, Plasma leakage, Hemorrhage, Shock, Hemorrhagic, Microbiology, Dengue fever, Dengue, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Humans, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Thrombocytopenia, Infectious Diseases, medicine.anatomical_structure, Shock (circulatory), Immunology, Parasitology, medicine.symptom, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Encephalitis
Abstract

Dengue infection classically presents with fever, thrombocytopaenia, and varying degrees of plasma leakage, giving rise to shock. However, a myriad of other manifestations, involving the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, the liver, the kidneys, the gut and the haematological system have been reported in dengue. This review summarizes these varied presentations.

Published
2018
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6. Dengue fever with diffuse cerebral hemorrhages, subdural hematoma and cranial diabetes insipidus

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Nayomi Shermila Jayasinghe, Eranga Thalagala, Milanka Wattegama, and Kanapathipillai Thirumavalavan

Subjects
Cranial diabetes insipidus, Adult, Pleural effusion, 030231 tropical medicine, Case Report, Intracranial haemorrhage, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Dengue fever, Dengue, Subdural hematoma, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Fatal Outcome, 0302 clinical medicine, Hematoma, Humans, Medicine, Vasopressin deficiency, Desmopressin, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Subarachnoid haemorrhage, Medicine(all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), business.industry, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Hematoma, Subdural, Anesthesia, Diabetes insipidus, Female, medicine.symptom, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Complication, business, Diabetes Insipidus, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Altered level of consciousness, medicine.drug
Abstract

Background Neurological manifestations in dengue fever occur in

Published
2016
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7. Acute coronary events during alcohol withdrawal

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Milanka Wattegama, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Tharanga Fernando, Gamini Jayananda, Nimali Wanniarachchi, Chathurika Dandeniya, Senaka Rajapakse, and Lasitha Samarakoon

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, MEDLINE, Medicine (miscellaneous), Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Alcohol, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Alcoholism, Electrocardiography, Psychiatry and Mental health, chemistry.chemical_compound, Text mining, chemistry, Emergency medicine, medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, Acute Coronary Syndrome, business, Prospective cohort study
Published
2012
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