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End-of-Life Symptoms in Adult Patients With Stroke in the Last Two Years of Life: An Integrative Review
CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for better assessment and management of EOL symptoms in patients with stroke. Established palliative and EOL care guidelines need to be incorporated into clinical practice to ensure access to high-quality care.PMID:37615127 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231197657
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - August 24, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hanna Ramsburg Helene J Moriarty Meredith MacKenzie Greenle Source Type: research
Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Stroke
Semin Neurol DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771470Gastrointestinal (GI) complications are seen in over 50% of ischemic stroke survivors; the most common complications are dysphagia, constipation, and GI bleeding. The bidirectional relationship of the gut–brain axis and stroke has recently gained traction, wherein stroke contributes to gut dysbiosis (alterations in the normal host intestinal microbiome) and gut dysbiosis perpetuates poor functional neurologic outcomes in stroke. It is postulated that the propagation of proinflammatory cells and gut metabolites (including trimethylamine N-oxide and short-chain fatty acids) from the ...
Source: Seminars in Neurology - August 10, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Yong, Heather Y.F. Ganesh, Aravind Camara-Lemarroy, Carlos Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
A Case Report of Profuse Bleeding in the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract due to Dieulafoy Lesion in the Rectum
Acta Med Indones. 2023 Apr;55(2):201-204.ABSTRACTDieulafoy lesion is a rare condition that usually occurs in cases of gastric bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract. However, this condition can also occur in the lower gastrointestinal tract but less frequently. The lesion is an arteriolar malformation that extends to the submucosa, causing erosion and bleeding. Meanwhile, this is a case of a 67-year-old woman presenting with a bright red bloody stool prior to admission, as well as a history of constipation which was relieved by digital stool evacuation two weeks earlier. The medical history of the patient reveals epi...
Source: Acta medica Indonesiana - July 31, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Saskia Aziza Nursyirwan Roy Soetikno Noto Dwimartutie Kaka Renaldi Source Type: research
