Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM
Neurologist, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad/ Running, Fitness, Equity/ On a mission to prevent people from becoming patients/ Online consultation: Apollo 24/7 app
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Painful muscle cramping in runners- why do they occur and how to manage them? 1.Many runners have experienced cramps (involuntary painful muscle contractions). Besides pain, it can...
Lesser night #sleep and daytime #napping increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (#IBD) 1. 4,88,000 people aged 40-69 were followed up for 12 years. 1 in 200 (0.5%) were...
Shorter #stride length is associated with higher incidence of life threatening clinical events in #olderadults 1. 14,000 people (Av age 75 yrs) were followed up for 33 months. 10%...
"Retirement" from work as a risk factor for #Dementia: experience of 5 recent patients 1. I saw 5 new cases of dementia last month, which apparently started within 6 to 18 months...
#Valproate (VPT) is still more efficacious and more cost-effective as compared to #levetiracetam (LEV) for treating generalized #Epilepsy (GE) 1. I see an increasing trend for pre...
1. You can get all the #exercise you need in just 8 minutes a day if you work out a bit harder, according to a new study. Just 54 minutes of vigorous exercise per week can lower t...
#eyes becoming smaller in evenings could be a sign of #neurological illness 1. I was seeing the last patient, on what had been a busy Monday. While counselling the patient's atten...
Case of a man who almost stopped eating and drinking, as the act of swallowing caused severe throat pain 1. 45-year old man presented with intense episodes of pain in throat, bac...
White coat #hypertension (WCH) can not be left alone 1. Patient: My BP is high only in hospital, at home it is normal. So, I don't want to do anything about it. Me: High BP (wheth...
Calcium supplements increase the risk of dementia inn older people 1. #Calcium tablets are commonly prescribed to older people to lower the risk of #osteoporosis and #fractures. H...
Regular #exercise effectively reduces #headache days in patients with #migraine 1. Migraine is a disabling disease that causes repeated episodes of headaches. Exercise is very ef...
Cause of coma in a #woman surprised us! 1. 65-year old woman was brought in an #unconscious state to #emergency dept. She sounded normal over phone to her son about 24 hours earli...