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Consensus statement for the management of incidentally found brain white matter hyperintensities in general medical practice
Med J Aust. 2023 Aug 21. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52079. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: There is a paradigm shift in our understanding of white matter hyperintensities (WMH) found on brain imaging. They were once thought to be a normal phenomenon of ageing and, therefore, warranted no further investigation. However, evidence now suggests these lesions are markers of poor brain and cardiovascular health, portending an increased risk of stroke, cognitive decline, depression and death. Nevertheless, no specific guidelines exist for the management of incidentally found WMH for general medical practitioners and other clin...
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - August 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Thomas P Ottavi Elizabeth Pepper Grant Bateman Mark Fiorentino Amy Brodtmann Source Type: research

Emergency department presentations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis
CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic and related public restrictions were associated with profound changes in health care use. Pandemic plans should include advice about continuing to seek care for serious health conditions and health emergencies, and support alternative sources of care for less urgent health care needs.PMID:36567660 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51819
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - December 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amy L Sweeny Gerben Keijzers Andrea Marshall Emma J Hall Jamie Ranse Ping Zhang Gary Grant Ya-Ling Huang Dinesh Palipana Yang D Teng Benjamin Gerhardy Jaimi H Greenslade Philip Jones Julia L Crilly Source Type: research

Differences in the pre-hospital management of women and men with stroke by emergency medical services in New South Wales
Med J Aust. 2022 Dec 10. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51809. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36495870 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51809
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - December 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Xia Wang Cheryl Carcel Mark Woodward Source Type: research

Stroke in Australia: long term survivors have fallen into a black hole
Med J Aust. 2022 Aug 28. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51691. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36030500 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51691
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - August 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Katharine Scrivener Catherine Dean Ian D Cameron Louise Ada Source Type: research

Differences in the pre-hospital management of women and men with stroke by emergency medical services in New South Wales
CONCLUSION: Our large population-based study identified sex differences in pre-hospital management by emergency medical services of women and men admitted to hospital with stroke. Paramedics should receive training that improves the recognition of stroke symptoms in women.PMID:35831059 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51652
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - July 13, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Xia Wang Cheryl Carcel Benjumin Hsu Sultana Shajahan Matthew Miller Sanne Peters Deborah A Randall Alys Havard Julie Redfern Craig S Anderson Louisa Jorm Mark Woodward Source Type: research

Stroke is more than a hemiparesis: the pre-hospital detection of stroke
Med J Aust. 2022 Jul 12. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51654. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35820662 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51654
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - July 12, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Else Charlotte Sandset Maren Ranhoff Hov Source Type: research

Living clinical guidelines for stroke: updates, challenges and opportunities
Med J Aust. 2022 May 15. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51520. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35569098 | DOI:10.5694/mja2.51520
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - May 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Coralie English Kelvin Hill Dominique A Cadilhac Maree L Hackett Natasha A Lannin Sandy Middleton Annemarei Ranta Nigel P Stocks Julie Davey Steven G Faux Erin Godecke Bruce Cv Campbell Source Type: research