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basil akpunonu

Professor of Medicine
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Association of depression with accelerated cognitive decline among patients with type 2 diabetes in the ACCORD-MIND trial

…, HC Gerstein, S Marcovina, BE Akpunonu… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression has been identified as a risk factor for dementia among patients with
type 2 diabetes mellitus but the cognitive domains and patient groups most affected have …

[HTML][HTML] Capsule endoscopy in gastrointestinal disease: Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment

B Akpunonu, J Hummell, JD Akpunonu… - Cleveland Clinic journal of …, 2022 - ccjm.org
Capsule endoscopy, also known as wireless capsule endoscopy or video capsule endoscopy,
is a noninvasive procedure that uses a swallowed capsule-shaped miniature camera for …

Subcutaneous sumatriptan for treatment of acute migraine in patients admitted to the emergency department: a multicenter study

BE Akpunonu, AB Mutgi, DJ Federman… - Annals of emergency …, 1995 - Elsevier
See related editorial, "Sumatriptan: A Clinical Standard?" Study objective: To assess the
efficacy of SC sumatriptan injection versus placebo in the treatment of acute migraine in ED …

Secondary hypertension: evaluation and treatment

BE Akpunonu, PJ Mulrow, EA Hoffman - Disease-a-month, 1996 - Elsevier
Most patients with hypertension in the United States have essential (primary) hypertension (95
%), the cause of which is unknown. The remaining 5 % of adults with hypertension have …

Sexual headaches: case report, review, and treatment with calcium blocker

BE Akpunonu, JD Ahrens - … : The Journal of Head and Face …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
A case is reported in which a patient with sexual and orgasmic headaches was treated
successfully with a calcium channel blocker, diltiazem. To the best of our knowledge, this is the …

The use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors for the treatment of recurrent syncope due to carotid sinus hypersensitivity unresponsive to dual chamber cardiac pacing

…, P TEMESY‐ARMOS, B Akpunonu - Pacing and Clinical …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity can be a cause of recurrent unexplained syncope in the older
patient. Dual chamber cardiac pacing may relieve the bradycardia, but may not affect the …

Can a clinical score aid in early diagnosis and treatment of various stroke syndromes?

BE Akpunonu, AB Mutgi, L Lee, S Khuder… - The American journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background: Accurate and timely diagnosis of hemorrhagic and nonhemorrhagic strokes
helps in patient management. Neuroimaging studies are useful in diagnosis and distinction of …

Diffuse autoimmune enteropathy and colopathy in an adult patient successfully treated with adalimumab and a review of the literature

…, L de Las Casas, B Akpunonu… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) is a rare disease that causes intractable diarrhea not responsive
to a gluten free diet and must be distinguished from refractory sprue. It is associated with …

Routine prolactin measurement is not necessary in the initial evaluation of male impotence

BE Akpunonu, AB Mutgi, DJ Federman, J York… - Journal of general …, 1994 - Springer
The authors determined the prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in impotent men in a community
setting and assessed the cost of case detection with routine estimation of serum prolactin. …

[HTML][HTML] Peritoneal dialysis zoonotic bacterial peritonitis with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

…, M Al-Sarie, NP Kahlon, B Akpunonu - Case Reports in …, 2020 - karger.com
We present the first reported case of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, an organism that had been misclassified as S. aureus in the …