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The level of stroke severity amongst early and late presenters and their functional outcomes during a 30-day period in a teaching hospital in ghana
This study aimed at examining the clinical presentation of patients with acute ischaemic stroke, who presented early ( 4.5 hrs) against their functional outcomes during a 30-day period.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: F. Duodu, D. Brodie Mends, P. Pekyi-Boateng, B. Agbinko-Djobalar, J. Abugre, P. Adjei, A Akpalu, K Nkromah Source Type: research

Time to ct scan imaging after symptom onset among ischeamic stroke patients presenting to a quaternary hospital in ghana
This study sought to determine the time of onset of symptoms to the time a CT imaging was done among patients presenting with acute stroke at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: F. Duodu, D. Brodie Mends, B. Agbinko-Djobalar, P. Pekyi-Boateng, M. Amerwornu, P Adjei, A Akpalu, K Nkromah Source Type: research

The structure, processes, and outcomes of stroke rehabilitation in Ghana: A study protocol
ConclusionThe study protocol will provide a comprehensive overview of the structure, process, and outcomes of stroke rehabilitation in Ghana, incorporating both conventional and complementary treatment and rehabilitation into the stroke recovery journey. It will also inform clinical practice, with new insights on the experiences of stroke patients based on their choice of rehabilitation pathway.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - August 24, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Computed tomography patterns of intracranial infarcts in a Ghanaian tertiary facility
CONCLUSION: Apart from the loss of grey-white matter differentiation, there was no significant association between the other CT scan features and sex. Generally, most of the risk factors and the CT scan features were significantly associated with increasing age.FUNDING: None declared.PMID:35919779 | PMC:PMC9334949 | DOI:10.4314/gmj.v56i1.5
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - August 3, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Emmanuel K M Edzie Klenam Dzefi-Tettey Philip N Gorleku Edmund K Brakohiapa Peter Appiah-Thompson Kwasi Agyen-Mensah Michael K Amedi Frank Quarshie Evans Boadi Joshua M Kpobi Richard A Edzie Abdul R Asemah Source Type: research

Social Support Systems and the Self-Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Ghana
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(3):1191-1212. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0089.ABSTRACTThere is a large body of literature on the role of social support systems in the management of chronic conditions in the West, with limited research on the sub-Saharan African and Ghanaian context. In the past, the organization and delivery of formal health services in Ghana were geared towards the treatment of infectious diseases rather than non-communicable diseases (NCDs). We conducted qualitative interviews with a sample of 33 NCD patients purposefully selected from two teaching hospitals in Ghana. The information they provided ind...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - January 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Emmanuel Banchani Eric Y Tenkorang Osei Sarfo-Kantaka Fred Stephen Sarfo Source Type: research

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