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Stroke Patients' Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes: A Pre-Post COVID-19 Comparison Study
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic may not have caused disruptions of acute stroke care in our primary stroke centre. Our data indicated that the number of ischaemic stroke events remained stable, with a significant increase of recanalisation therapies and better in-hospital workflow metrics during the COVID-19 pandemic period. However, we would like to highlight that the burden of COVID-19 cases in the study area was very low. Therefore, the study may not have captured the true burden (and relevant delays in stroke patient management) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effect of the pandemic crisis is ongoing and both pre-...
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - June 2, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Hong Chuan Loh Kar Keong Neoh Angelina Siing Ngi Tang Chen Joo Chin Purnima Devi Suppiah Irene Looi Khang Wen Goh Ching Siang Tan Long Chiau Ming Source Type: research
Challenges for Diagnostic Clarity for Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment and Behavioural Issues in Middle-Income Countries: Case Studies From Malaysia
Following stroke, individuals require ongoing screening, diagnosis and monitoring for cognitive impairment. Services and policies around these vary widely between settings, and reports from many countries highlight persistent under-diagnosis of cognitive impairment in the months and years after stroke. Missed and delayed diagnosis of post-stroke cognitive impairment, including dementia, are important factors in shaping the experiences of people so affected and their family members, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Drawing upon ethnographic research conducted in Malaysia, this article draws upon three case st...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 2, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Risk factors related with high sodium intake among Malaysian adults: findings from the Malaysian Community Salt Survey (MyCoSS) 2017-2018
CONCLUSION: Adults who are obese, have a large waist circumference, of male gender, living in urban areas, and belonging to the young adult age group were found to have higher sodium intake than other demographic groups. Hence, reduction of salt consumption among these high-risk groups should be emphasised to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.PMID:34059146 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-021-00233-2
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - June 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz Rashidah Ambak Fatimah Othman Feng J He Muslimah Yusof Faizah Paiwai Suhaila Abdul Ghaffar Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusof Siew Man Cheong Graham MacGregor Tahir Aris Source Type: research
An exploratory qualitative study with older Malaysian stroke survivors, caregivers, and healthcare practitioners about falls and rehabilitation for falls after stroke - Ahmad Ainuddin H, Romli MH, Hamid TA, Sf Salim M, Mackenzie L.
BACKGROUND: Studies on rehabilitation for falls after a stroke remain limited despite its impact being profound. This scenario justifies a deeper understanding of why falls in stroke rehabilitation received less attention. Current investigations on the per...
Source: SafetyLit - May 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Screening for phaeochromocytoma in patients with acute cerebrovascular disease: Is it necessary?
CONCLUSION: We noted that CATS/METS were elevated in one-third of patients, especially in patients with high systolic blood pressure. Increase in CATS/METS should be appropriately followed up with repeat testing. Since false elevation in CATS/METS has been reported in cerebrovascular disease, screening for phaeochromocytoma is best deferred for a month.
PMID: 32860372 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Malaysian Journal of Pathology - August 30, 2020 Category: Pathology Tags: Malays J Pathol Source Type: research
A hospital-based study on ischaemic stroke characteristics, management, and outcomes in Sarawak: Where do we stand?
Located on the Borneo Island, Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia and has a population distinctive from Peninsular Malaysia. The ischaemic stroke data in Sarawak had not been reported despite the growing number of patients annually. We aimed to investigate patient characteristics, management, and outcomes of ischaemic stroke in Sarawak and benchmark the results with national and international published data.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Teck Long King, Lee Len Tiong, Zurainah Kaman, Win Moe Zaw, Zariah Abdul Aziz, Law Wan Chung Source Type: research
Predictors of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Study
Each year, approximately 0.8 million people are estimated to experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the 2019 report of the American Heart Association.1 In Malaysia, stroke is the third leading cause of death after ischemic heart disease (IHD) and pneumonia.2 Both obesity and diabetes are considered as the established independent risk factors for ischemic stroke.3 Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was also found to be associated with an increase in all-cause as well as cardiovascular mortality following the stroke,4,5 and in a meta-analysis of 18 studies, patients with diabetes had a higher stroke recurrence as co...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Orwa Albitar, Sabariah Noor Harun, Nur Ezzati Abidin, Balamurugan Tangiisuran, Hadzliana Zainal, Irene Looi, Khairul Azmi Ibrahim, Norsima Nazifah Sidek, Keat Wei Loo, Keng Yee Lee, Zariah Abdul Aziz, Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi Source Type: research
Clinical research linking Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution types with diseases: a literature review of 1639 observational studies.
CONCLUSION: Eight biased TCM constitutions were closely related to specific diseases, and could be used to guide individualized prevention and treatment. More rigorously designed studies are recommended to further verify the constitution-disease relationship.
PMID: 32744037 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - July 31, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Liang X, Wang Q, Jiang Z, Li Z, Zhang M, Yang P, Wang X, Wang Y, Qin Y, Li T, Zhang T, Wang Y, Sun J, Li Y, Luo H, Li L Tags: J Tradit Chin Med Source Type: research
Understanding Cognitive Impairment after Stroke: Stories from a Middle-Income Country
This study presents findings from a community of Malaysian-Chinese stroke survivors living in Malaysia on their understandings of cognitive deficits after stroke. The way stroke survivors thought about CI was also mediated by the cultural and social context that surrounded them. Of interest was the primacy of physical health over the cognitive which resulted in the invisibility of CI within this community, regardless of whether the deficits were mild or severe. Based on these findings, there is a need to rethink how cognitive decline should be observed in realistic community settings.
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - June 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Factors of Health Promotion Behaviour (HPB) and Elderly Health Diseases in Malaysia
This study, therefore, is to investigate the effect of factors of HPB on elderly health disease in Malaysia. The factors of HPB are measured in 6 aspects, namely, healthy eating, exercise, stress management, interpersonal relations, health responsibility and spiritual growth. A set of 520 survey questionnaires was distributed and collected from respondents located in Perak, Malacca, Penang and Selangor. The statistical analysis result is analysed by using SmartPLS Software 3.0. The data analysis implicated that, elderly health disease is significantly affected by the factors of HPB (healthy eating, exercise, Interpersonal ...
Source: Journal of Population Ageing - June 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The integrated care pathway for managing post stroke patients (iCaPPS ©) in public primary care Healthcentres in Malaysia: impact on quality adjusted life years (QALYs) and cost effectiveness analysis
The delivery of post stroke care is fragmented even in advanced public healthcare systems, globally. Primary care teams are entrusted to provide longer term care for stroke survivors in most developing countri...
Source: BMC Geriatrics - February 18, 2020 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin, Amrizal Muhd Nur, Saperi Sulong and Syed Mohamed Aljunid Tags: Research article Source Type: research
