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The burden and outcomes of stroke in young adults at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a comparison with older adults
Stroke burden in young adults is growing associated with unique risk factors and devastating outcomes. We aimed to investigate the magnitude, risk factors and outcomes of first ever stroke in young adults ≤45 ...
Source: BMC Neurology - May 25, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Sarah Shali Matuja, Patricia Munseri and Khuzeima Khanbhai Tags: Research article Source Type: research

MAMBO: Measuring ambulation, motor, and behavioral outcomes with post-stroke fluoxetine in Tanzania: Protocol of a phase II clinical trial
Sub-Saharan Africa has a high stroke incidence and post-stroke morbidity. An inexpensive pharmacological treatment for stroke recovery would be beneficial to patients in the region. Fluoxetine, currently on the World Health Organization Essential Medicines List, holds promise as a treatment for motor recovery after ischemic stroke, but its effectiveness is controversial and untested in this context in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - November 5, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: AndreC. Vogel, Kigocha Okeng'o, Faraja Chiwanga, Seif Sharif Ismail, Deus Buma, Lindsay Pothier, Farrah J. Mateen Source Type: research

The Burden of Hypertension and Diabetes in an Emergency Department in Northern Tanzania.
Conclusions: The burden of hypertension and diabetes in a Tanzanian ED is high, and the ED may serve as an opportune location for case identification and linkage-to-care interventions. Given the large proportion of Africans with undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes, an ED-based screening program would likely identify many new cases of these diseases. The high burden of hypertension- and diabetes-related hospitalizations highlights the urgent need for improvements in primary preventative care in Tanzania. PMID: 31641323 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research

Tanzania: Sharp Rise in Stroke Admissions At Tanzania Hospital
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -Two cardiovascular diseases - heart failure and stroke - account for 20 per cent of hospital admissions, with stroke rising 70-fold over 43 years, a study of a referral health facility in northern Tanzania has found.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

The burden of acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, and stroke among emergency department admissions in Tanzania: A retrospective observational study
ConclusionsThe burden of heart failure and stroke on hospital admissions in Tanzania is substantial, and the volume of stroke admissions is rising precipitously. ACS is a rare diagnosis, and the distribution of cardiovascular disease phenotypes in Tanzania differs from what has been observed outside of Africa. Further research is needed to ascertain the reasons for these differences.
Source: African Journal of Emergency Medicine - August 9, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Mortality of neurological disorders in Tanzania: analysis of baseline data from sample vital registration with verbal autopsy (SAVVY).
Conclusions: The SAVVY survey provides estimates of mortality burden of ND in Tanzania. The study provides a basis for monitoring trends of ND and contributes to advancing knowledge of the burden of diseases. Integrating morbidities measures into the SAVVY design will provide comprehensive measures of burden of ND taking into account lifetime disabilities created by ND. PMID: 31144608 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Global Health Action - June 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Glob Health Action Source Type: research

Periodontal Disease Is Associated With Increased Risk of Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusion: Periodontal disease is significantly and positively correlated with increased risk of hypertension in Chinese population, and exact mechanisms of this association should be explored in future. Introduction Periodontal disease is a complex polymicrobial inflammation, including gingivitis and periodontitis. According to the 2015 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, the prevalence of severe chronic periodontitis in 2015 has reached 616 million (Kassebaum et al., 2017). In China, the periodontal disease standardized DALYs rate has risen from 24.7 in 1990 to 25.7 in 2013 according to the data from 2013 GBD ...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 24, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Anxiety in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Risk Factors and Effects on Functional Status
Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are the major correlates of PSA while more severe PSA is associated with poorer ADL and health-related QOL. Acute lesions involving CHWM may correlate with PSA in ischemic stroke patients with mild-to-moderate neurologic deficits, supporting a lesion-location hypothesis in PSA.IntroductionAnxiety is prevalent after stroke and occurs in about one-quarter of stroke survivors (1, 2). Poststroke anxiety (PSA) may have a negative impact on quality of life (QOL) of stroke survivors, affecting their rehabilitation (3). Furthermore, one prospective study found that severe anxiety symptoms were assoc...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - April 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Perceptions of Stroke and Associated Health-Care-Seeking Behavior in Northern Tanzania: A Community-Based Study
Conclusions: Knowledge of stroke symptoms and perception of self-risk are low in northern Tanzania, but most residents would present to a hospital for stroke-like symptoms.Neuroepidemiology
Source: Neuroepidemiology - April 15, 2019 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Cerebral Infarcts and Cerebrovascular Disease in Neurologically Intact Tanzanian Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia
Conclusions:The prevalence of SCI on MRI is high in children with SCA without neurological history living in Africa even when TCD CBFV is normal. Children and adolescents with all grades of vasculopathy on MRA are at higher risk of brain parenchymal injury. The lack of association between SCI and hemoglobin may be related to the relatively severe anemia in our African study. As MRA contrast depends on velocity of blood flowing in vessels, it is not surprising that Grade 1 turbulence on MRA appears to reflect high CBFV on TCD. Importantly, high TCD velocity and Grade 1 turbulence may reflect the potentially reversible early...
Source: Blood - November 21, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Mwakatika, M. M., Saunders, D. E., Makani, J., Kirkham, F. J. Tags: 114. Hemoglobinopathies, Excluding Thalassemia-Clinical: Poster I Source Type: research

Tanzania:High Rate of Cardiovascular Disease Worries Health Experts
[Daily News] CARDIOVASCULAR diseases like heart attacks and stroke are on the rise in the country, with the main cause being attributed to lifestyle, it has been reported.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Opportunities for intervention: stroke treatments, disability and mortality in urban Tanzania
ConclusionsThe 90-day mortality of stroke presenting at MNH is 50%, much higher than in higher income settings. Although severe stroke presentations are a major factor, efforts to improve the quality of care and prevent complications of stroke are urgently needed. Acute stroke interventions with low number needed to treat represent challenging long-term goals.
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care - August 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Hypertension in a resource ‐limited setting: Is it associated with end organ damage in older adults in rural Tanzania?
Few data from sub‐Saharan Africa exist on the effects of hypertension on the organs of the human body. We aimed to establish the prevalence of hypertensive end organ damage (EOD) in an elderly cohort of Tanzanians. The population aged 70 years and over of 2 villages in northern Tanzania (n = 246), had blood pressure (BP) data available from 2010 and 2013, and underwent in‐depth follow‐up for markers of hypertensive EOD in 2016. Assessment included ankle‐brachial pressure index, lying‐standing BP, electrocardiogram, and mid‐stream urine dip. Sustained hypertension (those with hypertension at all 3 assessments...
Source: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension - January 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harry W. I. Putnam, Rebecca Jones, Jane Rogathi, William K. Gray, Bernadetha Swai, Matthew Dewhurst, Felicity Dewhurst, Richard W. Walker Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Toshiba donates ultrasound to Tanzania mission
With the help of Toshiba Medical's Viamo portable ultrasound system, clinicians...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Toshiba announces Aquilion One Genesis CT upgrades Toshiba brings new CT scanner to Minn. hospital Toshiba fills Ga. ultrasound order Toshiba touts money savings with CT for stroke care Toshiba, AHRA open Putting Patients First grant program
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 5, 2017 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Endocrine Disruptors and Health Effects in Africa: A Call for Action
Conclusion: To address the many challenges posed by EDCs, we argue that Africans should take the lead in prioritization and evaluation of environmental hazards, including EDCs. We recommend the institution of education and training programs for chemical users, adoption of the precautionary principle, establishment of biomonitoring programs, and funding of community-based epidemiology and wildlife research programs led and funded by African institutes and private companies. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1774 Received: 16 February 2017 Revised: 22 May 2017 Accepted: 24 May 2017 Published: 22 August 2017 Address correspond...
Source: EHP Research - August 23, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniil Lyalko Tags: Commentary Source Type: research