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COVID-19 and Stroke Trends in A Tertiary Care Center from South India -Our Monsoon Experience
Conclusion: Our study was a hypothesis-generating study with a limited number of patients. This study has reconfirmed the higher severity of the stroke, with a higher mRS score and mortality during the pandemic, especially among COVID-19-positive stroke patients.
Source: Neurology India - October 21, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Dileep Ramachandran Githin Benoy George Praveen Panicker R Aravind MK Suresh Thomas Iype Source Type: research

COVID-19 and \ stroke: Incidental, triggered or causative
Rohit Bhatia, M V. Padma SrivastavaAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2020 23(3):318-324 Stroke is a serious neurological complication observed during the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus associated disease 2019) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome, corona virus 2) and includes both ischemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage. We reviewed factors that could potentially contribute to the occurrence of stroke among patients with COVID-19. There could be an interaction between the conventional risk factors of stroke, infection, systemic inflammatory response and plaque destabilisation. Inflamma...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - June 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Rohit Bhatia M V. Padma Srivastava Source Type: research

Air pollution and cerebrovascular disorders with special reference to Asia: An overview
Conclusion: Even though air pollution poses a significant threat to human health, a great number of countries still fail to achieve internationally agreed air quality standards. Air pollution should be recognized among the most significant controllable risk factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and treatment.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - September 7, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Bushra Taimuri Sohail Lakhani Maryam Javed Divyani Garg Vasundhara Aggarwal Man Mohan Mehndiratta Mohammad Wasay Source Type: research

Superbugs, Anti-Vaxxers Make WHO ’ s List Of 10 Global Health Threats
(CNN) — From climate change to superbugs, the World Health Organization has laid out 10 big threats to our global health in 2019. And unless these threats get addressed, millions of lives will be in jeopardy. Here’s a snapshot of 10 urgent health issues, according to the United Nations’ public health agency: Not vaccinating when you can One of the most controversial recent health topics in the US is now an international concern. “Vaccine hesitancy — the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines — threatens to reverse progress made in tackling vaccine-prevent...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 21, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Local TV Source Type: news

The Challenge of Managing Parkinson ' s Disease Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Divyani Garg, Rajinder K. DhamijaAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2020 23(7):24-27The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) pandemic is rapidly developing across the globe and new information is emerging expeditiously and constantly, particularly in relation to neurological illnesses. Both central and peripheral nervous system involvement has been reported including headache, dizziness, hyposmia/anosmia, taste disturbances, seizures, stroke, alteration of the sensorium, and even acute hemorrhagic necrotizing leukoencephalopathy. Varying degrees of olfactory disturbances may pre-empt the diagnosis of COVID-19. Although no dire...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - April 23, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Divyani Garg Rajinder K. Dhamija Source Type: research

The challenge of managing parkinson & #39;s disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Divyani Garg, Rajinder K DhamijaAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2020 23(7):24-27 The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) pandemic is rapidly developing across the globe and new information is emerging expeditiously and constantly, particularly in relation to neurological illnesses. Both central and peripheral nervous system involvement has been reported including headache, dizziness, hyposmia/anosmia, taste disturbances, seizures, stroke, alteration of the sensorium, and even acute hemorrhagic necrotizing leukoencephalopathy. Varying degrees of olfactory disturbances may pre-empt the diagnosis of COVID-19. Although no dir...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - April 23, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Divyani Garg Rajinder K Dhamija Source Type: research

Intracerebral hemorrhage and SARS-CoV-2: Association or causation
Conclusion: There could be possible association between ICH and SARS-CoV-2 infections. However, a prospective study with larger sample size is needed to elucidate the pathogenesis.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - June 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ayush Agarwal Venugopalan Y Vishnu Deepti Vibha Rohit Bhatia Anu Gupta Animesh Das M V. Padma Srivastava Source Type: research

Spectrum of Neurological Manifestations in Covid-19: A Review
Ravindra K GargNeurology India 2020 68(3):560-572 COVID-19, in most patients, presents with mild flu-like illness. Elderly patients with comorbidities, like hypertension, diabetes, or lung and cardiac disease, are more likely to have severe disease and deaths. Neurological complications are frequently reported in severely or critically ill patients with comorbidities. In COVID-19, both central and peripheral nervous systems can be affected. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes the disease COVID-19 and has the potential to invade the brain. The SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the brain either via a hematogenous route or olfactory system. A...
Source: Neurology India - July 5, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ravindra K Garg Source Type: research

Where have the others gone ? Impact of lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic on patient populations undergoing Computed Tomography imaging in a public tertiary care hospital in India
Conclusion: Our study highlights the impact of the lockdown on medical conditions other than COVID-19 in India, with a substantial decrease in the number of patients undergoing CTs for a variety of conditions.
Source: Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging - January 23, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Ameya Shirish Kawthalkar Shradha Dilip Somani Rucha Prafulla Bhalde Source Type: research

Hemorrhagic PRES: A Rare Neurological Manifestation of COVID -19 Infection
In this report, we discuss the diagnosis and outcome of a 30-year-old patient detected with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) as a complication of COVID-19 infection. We hope this report will provide physicians with a useful framework for understanding pathophysiology and imaging findings of PRES in COVID-19 infection.PMID:35438289
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - April 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ankur Gupta Bhujang Pai Snehal Jagdale Balkrishna Adsul Smita Chavan Maharudra Kumbhar Sagar Garge Amol Sunkwad Rima Sansi Source Type: research

News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, NIH unionization roadblocks, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, a new infectious disease institute head, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - August 10, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research