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Colicky pain and neurology. Aleem M A, Hakkim A M. BMJ 2016;354:i4195
BMJ
Practice
What Your Patient is Thinking“It’s just a bit of colic,” they said
BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4195 (Published 17 August 2016)
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Re: “It’s just a bit of colic,” they said
Colicky pain and neurology
There are some neurological disorders that should also be considered as the causes for colicky pain in infants. They are infantile migraine, pre and post herpetic neurologia, radiculities muscle cramps and, rarely, lead poisoning.
Neurochemistry
Babies with colicky pain have higher levels of serum motilin, a hormone that stimulates contractions or spasms in the gastrointestinal tract. Colicky babies may also have increased levels of ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates the appetite. And it’s possible that one of the causes of colic pain is related to levels of serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin increases intestinal contractions, melatonin suppresses them. In children and adults, serotonin and melatonin levels peak in the evening.Young babies are different. Their serotonin levels peak in the evening, but their melatonin levels don’t. As a result, there isn’t enough melatonin to counteract the serotonin and babies have more cramps. This would explain why colic tends to disappear after 3 months of age. That’s when melatonin circadian rhythms mature.
Competing interests: No competing interests
25 August 2016
M A Aleem
Neurologist
A M Hakkim
ABC Hospital.Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital . Apollo Hospital
Annamalainagar, Trichy 620018. Apollo Hospital Trichy 620010. Dhanakakshmi Srinivasan Medical college and Hospital , Perambalur 621113 . Tamilnadu India.
@drmaaleem
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Friday, August 19, 2016
Can Act As A Double Edged Weapon. Aleem M A. BMJ 2016;354:i4201
Feature
Social networking for patients
BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4201 (Published 10 August 2016)
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Re: Social networking for patients
Can Act As A Double Edged Weapon
Health information in social media can act as a double edged weapon. So before going to act on any information about health issues, please try to clarify and confirm with a competent health professional.
Competing interests: No competing interests
18 August 2016
M A Aleem
Neurologist
ABC Hospital
Annamalainagar. Trichy 620018. Tamilnadu . india
@drmaaleem
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
No Need For NEET in India. Aleem M A . BMJ 2016;354:i4051
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NEET: India’s single exam for admission to mbbedical school promises transparency and quality
BMJ 2016; 354 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i4051 (Published 03 August 2016)
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Re: NEET: India’s single exam for admission to medical school promises transparency and quality
No Need For NEET In India
In India for the past so many years medical education has not been substandard and no sub standard students have been given admission to medical studies. About 70% of Indians are living in rural areas and it is divided by many states, many languages and many caste systems with poor economical status. So students studing in various education systems in various state board of examinations are facing difficulties of national common competitive examinations like NEET in India. Other than this, adaptation of quota reservation for various castes by different states is not possible under NEET system of admissions. If NEET based admissions are allowed, state medical colleges may not educate their own state students passing their school education in their own state languages. In India our Tamilnadu state follows medical admissions on the basis of +2 marks with the adaptation of 69% reservations. Thus intelligent students from the villages of various castes benefit every year without NEET in Tamilnadu.
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16 August 2016
M A Aleem
Neurologist
ABC Hospital
Annamalainagar Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
Monday, August 15, 2016
Misuse of Vehicles - Readers Mail Tiruchi The Hindu 16.8.2016
The Hindu
Tiruchi TAMIL NADU
August 16, 2016
MISUSE OF VEHICLE
Recently a goods vehicle was involved in an accident on Tiruchi-Madurai National Highway near Kaikati in Tiruchi district and 10 people lost their precious lives and many were grievously injured. These types of vehicles are not meant for transporting people. But in rural areas these vehicles are used to transport 20 to 25 persons very often. So misuse of this type of vehicles should be banned. People should also be aware of the danger of travelling by such vehicles.
M A Aleem
Tiruchi