Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis and paralysis: a case reportMrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 84:458-9. 2003
..It is important to recognize upper-extremity DVT, because recent studies have shown it to pose a significant risk for pulmonary embolus and death. This is the first reported association of an upper-extremity DVT with paralysis...
- Differential responses to ATPgammaS in the mesenteric and hindlimb vascular bed of the cat
M K Shah
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Life Sci 69:2561-71. 2001
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- Cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent vascular responses to purinergic agonists adenosine triphosphate and uridine triphosphate in the anesthetized mouse
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 39:142-9. 2002
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- Sacral stress fractures: an unusual cause of low back pain in an athlete
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Orthopedics, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tulane University Institute of Sports Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:E104-8. 2002
..A case report of a sacral stress fracture causing low back pain in an athlete...
Simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture while playing basketballM Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Br J Sports Med 36:152-3; discussion 153. 2002
..This is the first report of a patient with simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture incurred while playing basketball. The injury was surgically repaired and the patient had a good functional outcome...
- Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
South Med J 96:669-72. 2003
..This article reviews the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical features, diagnostic tests, treatment options, complications, and prevention strategies for patients with UEDVT...
- Simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture in renal patients
M K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Clin Nephrol 58:118-21. 2002
..This study aims to characterize the factors involved in patients with renal disease and simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture...
- Functional outcomes following anoxic brain injury: a comparison with traumatic brain injury
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical Schol, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Brain Inj 18:111-7. 2004
..To compare the functional outcomes of patients with anoxic brain injury (ABI) and patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) following inpatient rehabilitation...
- Outcomes in patients with Goodpasture's syndrome and hydrocarbon exposure
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70012, USA
Ren Fail 24:545-55. 2002
..Even though most patients survived, no factor studied affected outcome making it difficult to predict prognosis in these patients...
- Vasodilator responses to ATP and UTP are cAMP dependent in the mesenteric vascular bed of the cat
M K Shah
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 6:287-95. 2001
..In addition, these results suggest that the pressor component of the response to beta,gamma-MetATP is mediated by the activation of P2X(1) receptors...
- Evaluation of surgical and anaesthesia response times for crash caesarean sections--an audit of a Singapore hospital
Y Lim
Department of Women s Anaesthesia, KK Women s and Children s Hospital, Singapore
Ann Acad Med Singapore 34:606-10. 2005
..In 1997, our institution established a protocol for extremely urgent ("crash") CS to expedite delivery time and to conform to this standard...
- Treatment of upper limb deep vein thrombosis with low molecular weight heparin
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 82:415-7. 2003
..Anticoagulation with oral agents is known to be successful in preventing complications and recurrence. This report presents the first case of upper limb deep vein thrombosis successfully treated with only low molecular weight heparin...
- A comparison of functional outcomes in hypoxia and traumatic brain injury: a pilot study
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
J Neurol Sci 260:95-9. 2007
..This investigation supports the positive impact of inpatient rehabilitation for individuals with hypoxia of cardiac etiology. Future research comparing outcomes of ABI to TBI with larger, controlled trials is warranted...
- Comparative responses to alpha,beta-methylene-ATP in cat pulmonary, mesenteric, and hindquarter vascular beds
Trinity J Bivalacqua
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Appl Physiol 93:1287-95. 2002
..These data suggest that responses to alpha,beta-MeATP are dependent on the vascular bed studied and may be dependent on the density of P2X receptors in the vascular bed...
- Simultaneous bilateral rupture of quadriceps tendons: analysis of risk factors and associations
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
South Med J 95:860-6. 2002
..CONCLUSION: Numerous associations were found and are discussed in this review. Patients with quadriceps tendon rupture should be evaluated for an underlying chronic disease...
- Outcomes in bilateral and simultaneous quadriceps tendon rupture
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
Orthopedics 26:797-8. 2003
..Gender, mechanism of injury, tear location, and time to diagnosis and repair were not related to outcomes, whereas age, multiple risk factors, and renal or endocrine disease or diabetes were related to outcomes...
- Acquired brain injury, visual attention, and the useful field of view test: A pilot study
Ron Calvanio
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:474-8. 2004
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- Apathy and depression in cross-cultural survivors of traumatic brain injury
Samir Al-Adawi
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 16:435-42. 2004
..These findings emphasize the importance of developing assessment tools that are culturally sensitive in light of the rising incidence of TBI in developing countries such as Oman...
- Characteristics and outcomes of patients with Goodpasture's syndrome
Mrugeshkumar K Shah
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
South Med J 95:1411-8. 2002
..Patients with either pulmonary or renal signs and symptoms should be evaluated for Goodpasture's syndrome, since early diagnosis allows prompt treatment and improved outcome...
