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Experiences of participation in everyday activities for people with stroke in Nairobi, Kenya
CONCLUSIONS: After stroke, people's experiences of participation in everyday life changed. Performing activities that the person found meaningful added a sense of increased participation and satisfaction. The experience of being dependent in everyday activities and finances appeared to reduce perceived participation. Participation in a group connected to a patient association with like-minded people contributed to a new role, and a sense of belonging.PMID:35491997 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2022.2070360
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - May 2, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Julius Kamwesiga Aileen Bergstr öm Andrew Bii Lena von Koch Susanne Guidetti Source Type: research

Stroke Mortality in Kenya ’s Public Tertiary Hospitals: A Prospective Facility-Based Study
Conclusions: Mortality due to stroke is high, with poor survival observed in the first year after stroke. The risk of death increases with increasing age and duration of hospital stay. There is need for attention to quality of care and long-term needs of stroke patients to mitigate the high mortality rates observed. Public health initiatives aimed at early screening and diagnosis should be enhanced. Further research is recommended to establish the true burden of stroke at the community level to inform appropriate mitigation measures.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2018;8:70 –79
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - June 12, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Disability-Adjusted Life-Years Due to Stroke in Kenya
Conclusion: The YLD, YLL, and DALYs observed reinforce the need for targeted prevention of risk factors and comprehensive stroke care initiatives in Kenya.Neuroepidemiology
Source: Neuroepidemiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Stroke Epidemiology, Care, and Outcomes in Kenya: A Scoping Review
Conclusions: Our study highlights that stroke is a significant problem in Kenya, but current evidence is of low quality and limited in guiding policy development and improving stroke care. There is thus a need for increased investment in hospital- and community-based stroke care and research.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - December 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Promise of Physiological Profiling to Prevent Stroke in People of African Ancestry: Prototyping Ghana
AbstractPurpose of ReviewWorldwide, compared to other racial/ethnic groups, individuals of African ancestry have an excessively higher burden of hypertension-related morbidities, especially stroke. Identifying modifiable biological targets that contribute to these disparities could improve global stroke outcomes. In this scoping review, we discuss how pathological perturbations in the renin –angiotensin–aldosterone pathways could be harnessed via physiological profiling for the purposes of improving blood pressure control for stroke prevention among people of African ancestry.Recent FindingsTranscontinental comparative...
Source: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports - October 1, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Assessment of healthcare personnel knowledge of stroke care at a large referral hospital in sub-Saharan Africa – A survey based approach
Publication date: August 2017 Source:Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, Volume 42 Author(s): Chen Lin, Ravi Vakani, Peter Kussin, Mary Guhwe, Alfredo E. Farjat, Kingshuk Choudhury, David Renner, Chrispine Oduor, Carmelo Graffagnino There is no published literature regarding sub-Saharan health-care providers’ understanding of stroke management patterns. Understanding current stroke management knowledge is important in formulating future education opportunities for providers to optimize patient outcomes. A cross-sectional survey of acute stroke diagnosis, hospital management, and secondary prevention questions was administ...
Source: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - June 29, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Challenges and Opportunities in Stroke Nursing Research: Global Views From a Panel of Nurse Researchers
This article reflects panel insights on challenges and opportunities for nurse-led stroke research. DISCUSSION: The research challenges discussed include nursing independence, the processes of informed consent and randomization process, obtaining adequate independent funding, recruiting research subjects, and working with vulnerable groups. The major opportunities to leverage and improve stroke nursing research include facilitating the nurse investigator role, information digitalization, improving health literacy, and collaboration between nurse researchers. SUMMARY: We are living in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and amb...
Source: Journal of Neuroscience Nursing - May 13, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Predictive value of left atrial function for latent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as the cause of embolic stroke of undetermined source
CONCLUSIONS: LA strain was significantly associated with new development of AF. Patients with impaired LA function at admission should be carefully monitored to find AF.PMID:34119401 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.05.005
Source: Journal of Cardiology - June 13, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kenya Kusunose Hironori Takahashi Susumu Nishio Yukina Hirata Robert Zheng Takayuki Ise Koji Yamaguchi Shusuke Yagi Daiju Fukuda Hirotsugu Yamada Takeshi Soeki Tetsuzo Wakatsuki Kenji Shimada Yasuhisa Kanematsu Yasushi Takagi Masataka Sata Source Type: research

Ischemic stroke at first presentation of Takayasu arteritis in a young African male from Kenya, East Africa: Case report and brief literature review
We present a case of a young, previously asymptomatic East-African Black male presenting with large territory ischemic infarct at first diagnosis of TA. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of a male patient in East Africa with a stroke as the first presentation of TA.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - May 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christopher Owino, Betty Sirera, Felix Tarus, Beryl Ganda, Chrispine Oduor, Abraham Siika Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Kenya: Aga Khan Hospital Accredited As a Centre of Excellence in Acute Stroke Management
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH,N) has been accredited as a Centre of Excellence for the management of Acute Primary Stroke, becoming the first hospital in Africa to achieve this certification.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 8, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Cardiovascular disease: the Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study
CONCLUSIONS: High non-HDL-C levels were associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction. Moreover, high and low non-HDL-C levels were associated with a high risk of stroke and its subtypes among Japanese workers.PMID:34690212 | DOI:10.5551/jat.63118
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - October 25, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Huan Hu Ami Fukunaga Toshitaka Yokoya Tohru Nakagawa Toru Honda Shuichiro Yamamoto Hiroko Okazaki Toshiaki Miyamoto Naoko Sasaki Takayuki Ogasawara Naoki Gonmori Kenya Yamamoto Ai Hori Kentaro Tomita Satsue Nagahama Maki Konishi Nobumi Katayama Hisayoshi Source Type: research