N. A. Uvais, MBBS, DPM, IFAPA, FRSPH, FRSB

Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

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About

N. A. Uvais, MBBS, DPM, IFAPA, FRSPH, FRSB, is affiliated with Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Since 2020, Uvais has published extensively on topics including COVID-19, patient care, major depressive disorder, addiction, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, suicide, and cancer. The author’s work encompasses community psychiatry, emergency department staff attitudes toward violent patients with mental illness, suicidal mental imagery, dementia care, and the intersection of cultural beliefs and psychosis. Uvais has contributed to research on quality improvement in mental health services and the psychological impact of infectious disease outbreaks on healthcare workers.

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Clonazepam-Induced Acute Itch
Case Report

Clonazepam-Induced Acute Itch

May 16, 2023

A 22-year-old man with depression developed drug-induced itch while taking clonazepam.
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SLE Presenting as Mania
Case Report

SLE Presenting as Mania

May 4, 2023

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that has a wide variety of physical manifestations. This report describes an instance of SLE that presented as mania.
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Psychopathology and Remission Pattern of Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder
Original Research

Psychopathology and Remission Pattern of Cannabis-Induced Psychotic Disorder

April 18, 2023

The steady improvement noted with complete cessation of cannabis indicates a possible contributory role for cannabis in precipitating psychosis.
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Crowned Dens Syndrome Masked as Meningitis
Case Report

Crowned Dens Syndrome Masked as Meningitis

April 11, 2023

This is a case of crowned dens syndrome that presented with acute neck pain in the ED and was initially suspected to be meningitis.
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Dengue-Associated Hair Loss Causing BDD
Case Report

Dengue-Associated Hair Loss Causing BDD

March 9, 2023

A 21-year-old woman developed hair loss after dengue infection and was subsequently diagnosed with BDD.
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Influence of Religion on Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuality
Original Research

Influence of Religion on Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuality

February 9, 2023

Attitudes overall were positive toward homosexuality; however, those belonging to Abrahamic religions, especially Muslims, had more negative attitudes.
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Central Nervous System Lymphoma Presenting as Psychogenic Vomiting
Case Report

Central Nervous System Lymphoma Presenting as Psychogenic Vomiting

February 2, 2023

This is a case of central nervous system lymphoma presenting as psychogenic vomiting in a young woman.
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Psychosis Associated With Tacrolimus
Case Report

Psychosis Associated With Tacrolimus

December 8, 2022

A 37-year-old man developed acute paranoid psychosis 7 months after renal transplantation, possibly induced by tacrolimus at therapeutic serum levels.
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Intracranial Hypertension as the Primary Symptom of Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
Case Report

Intracranial Hypertension as the Primary Symptom of Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

October 18, 2022

Here, read about a patient who presented with intracranial hypertension who was subsequently diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung.
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NMS Possibly Associated With Clozapine and Sodium Valproate
Case Report

NMS Possibly Associated With Clozapine and Sodium Valproate

September 29, 2022

Here, read about a case of atypical neuroleptic malignant syndrome associated with clozapine and sodium valproate.
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Possible Cardiac Side Effects of Venlafaxine
Case Report

Possible Cardiac Side Effects of Venlafaxine

August 11, 2022

This report describes the case of a previously healthy man who developed acute heart failure within a week of starting venlafaxine.
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Bilateral Olfactory Bulb Atrophy Post COVID
Case Report

Bilateral Olfactory Bulb Atrophy Post COVID

August 4, 2022

Here, read about a case of persistent parosmia in an elderly women with MRI findings of bilateral olfactory bulb atrophy, supporting a neuronal mechanism for persisting olfactory symptoms among...
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