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N Kohli

Publications and source records attributed to N Kohli.

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PubMed1992

Use of the computed tomographic scan in Japanese encephalitis.

Fourteen children with laboratory-confirmed Japanese encephalitis were given cranial computed tomographic (CT) scans six to 30 days after the onset of illness. The findings were variable; there was a generalized decrease in attenuation values, three patients showed features of cerebral atrophy, and four others had normal scans. The findings appeared to relate to both the severity and the stage of the illness at the time the scans were made. CT would appear to be of little use in making a specific diagnosis of Japanese encephalitis.

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PubMed1992

Computed tomographic evaluation of pineal calcification.

A prospective study to ascertain the incidence of normally calcified pineal gland, was carried out in 1000 consecutive patients from different parts of Uttar Pradesh (India), undergoing cranial computed tomography for reasons other than a pineal or parapineal pathology. A total of 167 (16.70%) patients were found to have calcified pineals. Of these 128 were males and 39 females. The incidence rose from 1.16 per cent in the first decade to 31.88 per cent above the age of 50 yr. The percentage incidence of normal pineal calcification was lower than that seen in the Western population. No significant difference was found between men and women in any age group. Although calcification appeared as early as the first decade, this percentage was significantly lower than in the higher age groups. Significantly higher incidence rates were seen in the second decade, third decade and sixth decade onwards.

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PubMed1990

Ring or disc-like enhancing lesions in partial epilepsy in India.

One-hundred unselected children presenting with partial motor seizures were subjected to clinical work-up and cranial computed tomography (CT scan). Seventy-three children had an abnormal scan. On these, 56 patients had either a ring (35 patients) or a disc-like (21 patients) enhancing lesion which coincided with the probable site of origin of the seizures in all cases. The lesions were surrounded by perifocal oedema which was occasionally severe enough to produce a mass effect. The significance of these disc or ring lesions is discussed in the light of recent literature. All patients with such lesions were put on three-drug anti-tubercular therapy along with anticonvulsants. A repeat scan could be obtained in 20 patients, 10 weeks to 11/2 years after the initial scan. This showed a decrease in size or disappearance of the lesion in the majority (13 patients). Four patients showed a spot of calcification in the area of the original lesion and another two showed a typical 'target sign', i.e. calcification within a ring. It is concluded that these ring or disc lesions represent tuberculomas which are, thus, the commonest cause of partial motor seizures in children in this area.

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PubMed1989

Prevalence of haemoglobin D in Uttar Pradesh.

Haemolysates from 1098 unrelated individuals residing at Lucknow were investigated for haemoglobin variants by cellogel electrophoresis. Haemoglobin 'D' trait was found in 16 subjects (1.5%). The prevalence of Hb-D trait in Khatris was 3.1 per cent compared to 0.5 per cent in other Hindus. One case of Hb-D trait with thaiassaemia was also seen in a Muslim girl.

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An unusual presentation of pulmonary echinococcosis.

A case of pulmonary hydatid disease presenting with right supraclavicular cystic swelling is being reported. Radiologically, the cyst had an extension into the chest wall with bony involvement in the form of destruction and thinning of the first and second ribs on the right side. The patient responded to albendazole therapy.

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