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The genetics of Parkinson's disease by Rohan de Silva, HA, Khan, Naheed L, Wood, Nicholas W

“…The effort to map the entire human genome has led recently to the important milestone publication in late 1999 of the complete sequence of chromosome 22. This…”
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Efficacy of nitric oxide, with or without continuing antihypertensive treatment, for management of high blood pressure in acute stroke (ENOS): a partial-factorial randomised controlled trial by Bath, PMW, Woodhouse, L, Scutt, P, Krishnan, K, Wardlaw, JM, Bereczki, D, Sprigg, N, Berge, E, Beridze, M, Caso, V, Chen, C, Christensen, H, Collins, R, El Etribi, A, Laska, AC, Lees, KR, Ozturk, S, Phillips, S, Pocock, S, de Silva, HA, Szatmari, S, Utton, S

“…Summary Background High blood pressure is associated with poor outcome after stroke. Whether blood pressure should be lowered early after stroke, and whether…”
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Alzheimer's disease with cerebrovascular disease: current status in the Asia–Pacific region by Chen, C., Homma, A., Mok, V. C. T., Krishnamoorthy, E., Alladi, S., Meguro, K., Abe, K., Dominguez, J., Marasigan, S., Kandiah, N., Kim, S.Y., Lee, D. Y., De Silva, H. A., Yang, Y.‐H., Pai, M.‐C., Senanarong, V., Dash, A.

“…Background There is growing awareness of the coexistence of Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease (AD+CVD), however, due to lack of well‐defined…”
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The precursor protein of non-Aβ component of Alzheimer's disease amyloid is a presynaptic protein of the central nervous system by Iwai, Akihiko, Masliah, Eliezer, Yoshimoto, Makoto, Ge, Nianfeng, Flanagan, Lisa, Rohan de Silva, H.A, Kittel, Agnes, Saitoh, Tsunao

“…Non-Aβ component of Alzheimer's disease amyloid (NAC) is the second component in the amyloid from brain tissue of patients affected with Alzheimer's disease…”
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Baseline Characteristics of the 4011 Patients Recruited into the ‘Efficacy of Nitric Oxide in Stroke’ (ENOS) Trial by Bath, Philip M. W.

“…Background High blood pressure is common in acute stroke and associated with a worse functional outcome. Many patients who present with acute stroke are taking…”
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Multiple-dose activated charcoal for treatment of yellow oleander poisoning: a single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial by de Silva, HA, Fonseka, MMD, Pathmeswaran, A, Alahakone, DGS, Ratnatilake, GA, Gunatilake, SB, Ranasinha, CD, Lalloo, DG, Aronson, JK, de Silva, HJ

“…Deliberate self-poisoning with yellow oleander seeds is common in Sri Lanka and is associated with severe cardiac toxicity and a mortality rate of about 10%…”
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Prevalence of dementia in a semi-urban population in Sri Lanka: report from a regional survey by Silva, H. A. de, Gunatilake, S. B., Smith, A. D.

“…Background The prevalence of dementia in Sri Lanka, which has a rapidly ageing population, is unknown. Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence…”
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Neurophysiological findings in patients 1 year after snake bite induced neurotoxicity in Sri Lanka by Bell, D.J., Wijegunasinghe, D., Samarakoon, S., Palipana, H., Gunasekera, S., de Silva, H.A., Lalloo, D.G., Ranawaka, U.K., de Silva, H.J.

“…Snake bite causes significant morbidity and mortality in Sri Lanka. Snake venoms contain neurotoxins that block neuromuscular junction transmission…”
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Mini Mental State Examination in Sinhalese: a sensitive test to screen for dementia in Sri Lanka by de Silva, H. A., Gunatilake, S.B.

“…Background Although the Sri Lankan population is ageing rapidly, dementia has not been systematically investigated here. The Mini Mental State Examination…”
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Multidose activated charcoal for yellow oleander poisoning by de Silva, HA, Aronson, JK, Ranasinghe, C, Gunatilake, SB, de Silva, HJ

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Liv.52 in alcoholic liver disease: a prospective, controlled trial by de Silva, H.A, Saparamadu, P.A.M, Thabrew, M.I, Pathmeswaran, A, Fonseka, M.M.D, de Silva, H.J

“…Liv.52, a hepatoprotective agent of herbal origin, is used empirically for the treatment of alcoholic liver disease in Sri Lanka. We conducted a controlled…”
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Abnormal function of potassium channels in platelets of patients with Alzheimer's disease by de Silva, H Asita, Aronson, Jeffrey K, Grahame-Smith, David G, Jobst, Kim A, Smith, A David

“…Reports of abnormalities of potassium-channel function in various cultured cells of Alzheimer's disease patients led us to attempt to characterise the…”
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Medial Temporal Lobe Atrophy, Apolipoprotein Genotype, and Plasma Homocysteine in Sri Lankan Patients with Alzheimer's Disease by de Silva, H. Asita, Gunatilake, Saman B., Johnston, Carole, Warden, Donald, Smith, A. David

“…The authors studied the association of Alzheimer's disease (AD) with total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) and apolipoprotein E (apoE) genotype, and the usefulness…”
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Alzheimer's disease--time to act is now by de Silva, H A

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Efficacy of rivastigmine on activities of daily living in Sri Lankan patients with Alzheimer disease and on improving caregiver burden: a prospective study by de Silva, H A, Pathmeswaran, A, Gunatilake, S B

“…This open label, parallel group, prospective cohort study investigated the efficacy of rivastigmine treatment on activities of daily living (ADL) in patients…”
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Mirror writing in a patient with Alzheimer disease by de Silva, H A, Gunatilake, S B

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Comparison of one week and two weeks of triple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori in a Sri Lankan population: a randomised, controlled study by de Silva, H A, Hewavisenthi, J, Pathmeswaran, A, Dassanayake, A S, Navaratne, N M M, Peiris, R, de Silva, H J

“…Resistance of Helicobacter pylori to antibiotics may be particularly high in parts of the tropics. Infection may prove difficult to eradicate in such…”
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Cell-specific expression of β-amyloid precursor protein isoform mRNAs and proteins in neurons and astrocytes by Rohan de Silva, H.A, Jen, Angela, Wickenden, Colin, Jen, Ling-Sun, Wilkinson, Sarah L, Patel, Ambrish J

“…The abnormal accumulation of β-amyloid (A β) in senile plaques appears to be a central pathological process in Alzheimer's disease. A β is formed by…”
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Multiple-dose activated charcoal for treatment of yellow oleander poisoning: a single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial by de Silva, HA, Fonseka, MMD, Pathmeswaran, A, Alahakone, DGS, Ratnatilake, G A, Gunatilake, S B, Ranasinha, C D, Lalloo, D G, Aronson, J K, de Silva, HJ

“…Deliberate self-poisoning with yellow oleander seeds is common in Sri Lanka and is associated with severe cardiac toxicity and a mortality rate of about 10%…”
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