Assessing the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine as outpatient treatment of COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial

…, J Greenfield, S Jamieson, V Karnik… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Identification of therapies to prevent severe COVID-19 remains a priority. We
sought to determine whether hydroxychloroquine treatment for outpatients with SARS-CoV-2 …

Movement disorders associated with antipsychotic medication in people with schizophrenia: an overview of Cochrane reviews and meta-analysis

D Martino, V Karnik, S Osland… - The Canadian …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Movement disorders associated with antipsychotic medications are relatively common,
stigmatising, and potentially disabling. Their prevalence in people with psychosis who are …

[HTML][HTML] Altering the trajectory of early postnatal cortical development can lead to structural and behavioural features of autism

T Chomiak, V Karnik, E Block, B Hu - BMC neuroscience, 2010 - Springer
Background Autism is a behaviourally defined neurodevelopmental disorder with unknown
etiology. Recent studies in autistic children consistently point to neuropathological and …

Current status of pain management in Parkinson's disease

V Karnik, N Farcy, C Zamorano… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background:Pain is a non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD) which commonly
goes underreported. Adequate treatment for pain in PD remains challenging, and to date, no …

Differences in neuronal activity explain differences in memory forming abilities of different populations of Lymnaea stagnalis

MH Braun, K Lukowiak, V Karnik, K Lukowiak - Neurobiology of learning …, 2012 - Elsevier
The ability to learn and form long-term memory (LTM) can enhance an animal’s fitness, for
example, by allowing them to remember predators, food sources or conspecific interactions. …

Safety and dosing study of glucagon‐like peptide 2 in children with intestinal failure

…, S Butterworth, V Lam, V Karnik… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims: A glucagon‐like peptide 2 (GLP‐2) analogue is approved for adults
with intestinal failure, but no studies of GLP‐2 have included children. This study examined …

Acute combined exposure to heavy metals (Zn, Cd) blocks memory formation in a freshwater snail

J Byzitter, K Lukowiak, V Karnik, S Dalesman - Ecotoxicology, 2012 - Springer
The effect of heavy metals on species survival is well documented; however, sublethal effects
on behaviour and physiology are receiving growing attention. Measurements of changes …

Low external environmental calcium levels prevent forgetting in Lymnaea

B Knezevic, S Dalesman, V Karnik… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Forgetting may allow an animal to react more appropriately to current conditions, rather than
continuing to exhibit a previously learned, possibly maladaptive behaviour based on …

Scales for Antipsychotic‐Associated Movement Disorders: Systematic Review, Critique, and Recommendations

D Martino, V Karnik, R Bhidayasiri, DA Hall… - Movement …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Antipsychotic‐associated movement disorders remain common and disabling.
Their screening and assessment are challenging due to clinical heterogeneity and different …

Sensory input from the osphradium modulates the response to memory-enhancing stressors in Lymnaea stagnalis

V Karnik, M Braun, S Dalesman… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
In the freshwater environment species often rely on chemosensory information to modulate
behavior. The pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis, is a model species used to characterize the …