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Long-Term Post-Stroke Functional Outcomes: A Comparison of Diabetics and Nondiabetics
Conclusions: DM was associated with poor functional outcomes following ischemic stroke in the long term, with the effect remaining consistent throughout the 7-year follow-up period. Age modified the effect of DM in the long term, with an observed increase in risk in the ≤65 age-group but not in the #x3e;65 age-group.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2022;12:7 –13
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - December 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Predicting Pneumonia in Acute Ischaemic Stroke: Comparison of Five Prediction Scoring Models.
CONCLUSION: A(2)DS(2) , AIS-APS and Kwon's scores performed comparably in discriminating SAP in AIS patients. PMID: 28733688 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - June 1, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tu TM, Phua SS, Acharyya S, Ng WM, Oh DC Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research

Post Soft Care: Italian implementation of a post-stroke checklist software for primary care and identification of unmet needs in community-dwelling patients
AbstractThe needs of community-dwelling stroke patients are often not fully addressed. The Global Stroke Community Advisory Panel had developed the Post Stroke Checklist (PSC) with the aim of standardizing long-term stroke assessment and consequently care of patients. PSC has been validated for UK and Singapore, and an Italian version has been proposed. The aim of this study is to assess the needs of community-dwelling Italian stroke patients using an online version of PSC. Secondary aim is to assess utility of PSC for patients and clinicians. The PSC was administered to a sample of 64 patients with stroke in Italy by gene...
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 1, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke Care Services in Singapore During COVID-19 Pandemic —A National Perspective
Stroke is a significant cause of admission to Singapore's acute care hospitals. Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, there have been major changes in the stroke care system. On calling for the public ambulance, those suspected to have COVID-19 infection are taken to the National Center for Infectious Diseases. Otherwise, on arrival at the emergency room, all cases with fever or respiratory symptoms [COVID-19 suspect patients (CSPs)] are evaluated separately by staff wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE). Triage is not delayed. CSPs needing hyperacute therapies are sent to a specially prepared scanner; if no...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - July 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Long-term outcomes of ischaemic stroke patients with diabetes in a multi-ethnic cohort in Singapore
CONCLUSION: Our study provides quantitative data on the event rates of ischaemic stroke patients with diabetes. These findings provide insights on stroke predictors in a multi-ethnic Asian population, which may have implications in the design of future interventional studies.PMID:33623954 | DOI:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2020105
Source: Ann Acad Med Singapo... - February 24, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ei Zune The Mei Yen Ng Geelyn JL Ng Bernadette GC Er Amy ML Quek Prakash Paliwal Leonard L Yeo Bernard Chan Vijay K Sharma Hock Luen Teoh Eric YH Khoo Raymond CS Seet Source Type: research