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Effects of experimental traumatic brain injury and impaired glutamate transport on cortical spreading depression - Hosseini-Zare MS, Gu F, Abdulla A, Powell S, Žiburkus J.
Cortical spreading depression (CSD) is associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, migraines, and seizures. Typically, following TBIs and other insults, neuronal excitability in and around the area of the injury is affected, with reported increas...
Source: SafetyLit - May 12, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The risk associated with spinal manipulation: an overview of reviews
ConclusionsIt is currently not possible to provide an overall conclusion about the safety of SMT; however, the types of SAEs reported can indeed be significant, sustaining that some risk is present. High quality research and consistent reporting of AEs and SAEs are needed.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42015030068.
Source: Systematic Reviews - March 24, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

The burden of neurological disease in the United States: a summary report and call to action - Gooch CL, Pracht E, Borenstein AR.
The United States carries a substantial fiscal burden resulting from the nearly 100 million Americans with neurological disease. The combined annual costs of Alzheimer's and other dementias, low back pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, migraine, epilepsy...
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

Prevalence of Hypertension among Patients Attending Mobile Medical Clinics in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan
Conclusions Better planning and preparation by humanitarian actors seeking to decrease the overall morbidity and mortality associated with disasters should include treatment of NCDs. There is limited evidence regarding the optimal management of hypertension in disaster settings. Clinical care of patients with hypertension and other NCDs is an important part of disaster relief and recovery. We recommend future studies to determine best practices and evidence-based management of other NCDs (such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, mental health etc.) in post-disaster settings. Competing Inter...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - December 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: lindamob01 Source Type: research

Suicidal ideation in persons with neurological conditions: prevalence, associations and validation of the PHQ-9 for suicidal ideation - Altura KC, Patten SB, Fiest KM, Atta C, Bulloch AG, Jett é N.
OBJECTIVES: Our primary aim was to validate the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 as a screening tool for suicidal ideation (SI). METHODS: Persons with epilepsy (n=188), migraine (n=208), multiple sclerosis (n=151), and stroke (n=122) completed ...
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Needs of Internally Displaced Women and Children in Baghdad, Karbala, and Kirkuk, Iraq
Conclusions The vulnerability of this population is great, and the emotional trauma of multiple displacements, kidnapping and deaths from intentional violence is great. While some aid is reaching families, much more is needed. Though Iraq is a middle income country, reaching the IDPs in central Iraq will take much more in international assistance than is currently being received. Unfortunately, at this time of great need, assistance is being cut back throughout the region because of lack of funding.10 The local civil society organizations which have sprung up in many locations to assist IDPs, offer an avenue for targeting ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilbert Burnham Source Type: research

Stroke Knowledge in African Americans: A Narrative Review.
CONCLUSIONS: Racial disparities may exist for specific domains of stroke knowledge. Future studies should explore specific gaps in knowledge to be addressed in stroke prevention interventions for African Americans. Standardization of methods is needed to aid comparisons across populations. The relationship between stroke knowledge and clinical outcomes also needs to be evaluated. PMID: 27103777 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - April 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research

Child abuse and physical health in adulthood.
Authors: Afifi TO, MacMillan HL, Boyle M, Cheung K, Taillieu T, Turner S, Sareen J Abstract BACKGROUND: A large literature exists on the association between child abuse and mental health, but less is known about associations with physical health. The study objective was to determine if several types of child abuse were related to an increased likelihood of negative physical health outcomes in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults. DATA AND METHODS: Data are from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (n = 23,395). The study sample was representative of the Canadian population ag...
Source: Health Reports - March 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Health Rep Source Type: research

Heat stroke in Karachi: An unprecedented medical emergency
Heat stroke caused by persistent heat exposure is characterized by the following symptoms: reduced blood pressure and blood volume, lethargy, confusion, headache, thirst, and hyperventilation due to loss of excess fluids and salts. The early management of this condition is critical to preventing a fatal outcome [1].
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dania Aijaz Shah, Tayyeba Najib Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Scientists win up to $10 million to complete preclinical trials for new migraine treatment
(Scripps Research Institute) Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have received a grant of nearly $4.5 million -- with the possibility of up to $10 million including outsourced studies -- from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to complete preclinical studies on a new anti-migraine drug candidate.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

People who suffer migraine headaches may be at double the risk of stroke
(Loyola University Health System) Loyola University Medical Center neurologists Michael Star, M.D., and José Biller, M.D., describe the association between migraine headaches and stroke in the new text Headache and Migraine Biology and Management.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Here Are the Real Victims of Pakistan’s War on the Taliban
An elderly displaced man carries a sack of rations on his shoulder. The Pakistan Army has distributed 30,000 ration packs of 110 kg each. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jul 1 2014 (IPS) Three days ago, Rameela Bibi was the mother of a month-old baby boy. He died in her arms on Jun. 28, of a chest infection that he contracted when the family fled their home in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency, where a full-scale military offensive against the Taliban has forced nearly half a million people to flee. Weeping uncontrollable, Bibi struggles to recount her story. “My son was born on Jul. 2...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Aid Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees Population Povert Source Type: news

Self-rated quality of life of city-dwelling elderly people benefitting from social help: results of a cross-sectional study
Background: The percentage of people aged 65 or older living in Poland is 13.6%, but 17.2% in [latin capital letter l with stroke]odz. The aim of the study was to identify factors correlating with the self-rated quality of life of elderly inhabitants of cities applying for social help, on the basis of a cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in [latin capital letter l with stroke]odz, a large Polish city, between September 2011 and February 2012 in a group of people applying for help in the Municipal Social Welfare Centre. Four hundred and sixty-six respondents aged 65 or older were included in the study. ...
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Marek Bry¿aMonika Burzy¿skaIrena Maniecka-Bry¿a Source Type: research