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  • Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding milk powder usage among mothers of 1-5 year old children in Pitakotte MOH area 
    Gankanda, W. I.; Gunathilake, I. A. G. M. P.; Weliange, S.; Wickramasinghe, V. P. (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2011)
    Introduction: Early childhood nutrition plays an important role in growth and development of children. However, due to false beliefs of parents, undue prominence has been given to milk in the child’s diet. Objective: ...
  • Finnish type congenital nephrotic syndrome in a Sri Lankan neonate 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Wanigasingh, J.; De Silva, M. V. C. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2006)
    Congenital nephrotic syndrome is a rare condition presenting as oedema in the newborn period. It is often not entertained as a differential diagnosis of neonatal oedema because it has been mainly described among those of ...
  • A profile of research presented at the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians (1997- 2007) 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Karunarathne, D. A. S.; Chathurangana, P. W. P. (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2011)
    The main forum at which paediatricians in Sri Lanka disseminate their research findings is provided by the annual scientific sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians (SLCP). Peer reviewed research papers, ...
  • Caring for children with Down syndrome: a medical checklist 
    Senanayake, M. P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2008)
    Down syndrome (DS) consists of the largest group of children with mental retardation due to a single recognizable syndrome. Once the diagnosis of DS is made (by the paediatrician, neonatologist or family physician), ...
  • Child with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorhoea complicated by recurrent meningitis 
    Sumanasena, S. P.; Lamabadusuriya, S. P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2005)
    Recurrent meningitis in children may be due to immune deficiency, presence of indwelling devices in the ventricular system or breakage of the mucocutaneous barrier between skin and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). We report ...
  • Endocrine manifestations of ovarian lesions in children: an 11 year review 
    De Silva1, K.S. H.; Warne, G. L. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2001)
    Objective: To describe the spectrum of pediatric ovarian pathology, identifying the clinical features and ultrasound characteristics that help in decisions about patient management, and to correlate these with ovarian ...
  • Medullary sponge kidney presenting with hypokalaemic paralysis 
    Jayasinghe, K.S.; Mendis, B.L.; Mohideen, R.; Ekanayake, R.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Dharmadasa, K. (BMJ, 1984)
    urine acidification is rare and usually of no clinical significance. We report a case presenting as hypokalaemic paralysis due to associated congenital distal renal tubular acidosis.
  • The quality of function of renal allografts is associated with donor age 
    Higgins, R. M.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Bittar, A. A.; Richardson, A. J.; Ratcliffe, P. J.; Gray, D. W. R.; Morris, P. J. (John Wiley & Sons, 1995)
    The quality of renal allograft function was assessed by prospective measurement of creatinine clearance at 1 year (n = 197) and at 3 years (n = 115) after cadaveric renal transplantation in a cohort of 268 patients treated ...
  • Patient mixed biphasic insulin in a diabetic clinic 
    Lanerolle, R. D.; De Abrew, K.; Fernando, D. J.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1997)
    Improved glycaemic control is possible with the use of multiple injections of premixed insulin. These are expensive, and not available in state hospitals. To study the cost, patient acceptance and efficacyofa patient ...
  • Hyperparathyroidism with a giant parathyroid tumour with capsular infiltration 
    De Mel, W.C.P.; Casinader, M.; Wijesiriwardena, B.C.; Sheriffdeen, A.H.; Sheriff, M.H.R. (College of General Practitioners of. Sri Lanka, 1983)
    We present the case of a 39 year old lady with primary hyperparathyroidism who had been suffering from a multitude of symptoms and marked psychiatric manifestations for a period of 2 years. She had an unusually large ...
  • EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND RISK FACTORS OF TOXOCARIASIS IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION IN SRI LANKA 
    Fernando, S. D.; Wickramasinghe, V. P.; Kapilananda, G. M. G.; Devasurendra, R. L.; Amarasooriya, J. D. M. S.; Dayaratne, H. G. A. K. (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation, 2007)
    This cross-sectional study, carried out over a period of 11 months, investigated the relationship between Toxocara seropositivity, socio-demographic and environmental variables in a pediatric population. Risk factors for ...
  • Childhood case histories that may have misled you 
    Senanayake, M. P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2008)
    It is standard medical student teaching that history taking forms the foundation on which the diagnostic process stands. The different components of the history are vital for pronouncing prognosis too. In addition, in ...
  • Bronchial asthma - a clinical study 
    Jayasinghe, K.S.A.; Wijesiriwardena, B.C.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Dharmadasa, K. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 1983)
    Abstract: One hundred adult patients with Bronchial Asthma were studied. The clinical pattern of asthma as seen in our adult asthmatic population is compared with other countries in the tropical and temperate zones. In ...
  • Heart rate variability in diabetic autonomic neuropathy 
    Siribaddana, S.H.; Suranimala, A.C.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Fernando, D.J.S. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 1996)
    Autonomic neuropathy is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetes. This study compares the heart rate variation of diabetic patients with abnormal cardiovascular reflexes with diabetic control group with no ...
  • Hepatic granulomata in pyrexia of unknown origin in Sri Lanka 
    De Mel, W.C.P.; Wijesiriwardena, B.C.; Jayasinghe, K.S.A.; Amarasekera, L.R.; Sheriff, M.H.R.; Dharmadasa, K. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 1983)
    Eight cases of hepatic granulomata found in the investigation of P. U. O. have been studied. Only 2 of these granulomata showed definite caseation. With the limited investigations available to us and the high incidence ...
  • Acute peritoneal dialysis in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka - a study of complications 
    Wanigasuriya, K.; Hakeem, L.; Athukorale, S. D.; Perera, J.; Sheriff, M. H. R (Ceylon College of Physicians, 1996)
    Acute peritoneal dialysis (PO) is the most popular from of dialysis in Sri Lanka. Patients followed up in this series between 30th of October 1995 and 10th of December 1995 developed many complications. 44.4% developed ...
  • A case of hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Ratnaweera, Dumindu H; Lamabadusuriya, S. P. (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2004)
    Thalassaemia syndromes comprise a large clinical spectrum and a well recognized observation is the inverse link between clinical severity and quantity of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) present1 . It is now known that three ...
  • How gender and child sensitive was the relief received after the tsunami? 
    Senanayake, M. P.; Ranawaka, Chinthana; Fernanado, Manisha (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2011)
    The status of women has a direct bearing on the condition of children. Countries where child mortality and morbidity are high rate low on how they treat women 1 . Disaster affected populations are also said to reflect a ...
  • Will hospital based short stay assessment units improve efficiency of paediatric services? 
    Senanayake, M. P.; De Silva, T. U. N.; Weerasuriya, D. C. (Sri Lanka college of pediatricians, 2007)
    Hospital based short stay observation units staffed by trained medical and nursing personnel have been documented to improve efficiency of paediatric services1,2,3,4. Reducing patient admissions will decrease midnight ...
  • Psychological reactions and coping strategies of Sri Lankan women carrying fetuses with lethal congenital malformations 
    Senanayake, H; De Silva, D; Premaratna, S; Kulatunga, M (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
    INTRODUCTION: Termination of pregnancy is a popular option for pregnancies complicated by lethal congenital malformations (LCMs). In Sri Lanka, where abortion laws are restrictive, this is not available. We studied the ...

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