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Air Pollution May Increase the Risk of Severe COVID-19
This study enforces the idea that air pollution is pervasive and a silent killer.” The study was observational and therefore unable to establish a cause-and-effect relationship. But air pollution could make people more vulnerable to COVID-19 in a number of ways, the researchers hypothesize. For instance, air pollution might increase people’s viral loads by limiting the lungs’ immune responses and anti-microbial activities, the study authors say. It may also increase chronic inflammation in the body and trigger the over-expression of a key enzyme receptor that SARS-CoV-2 uses to enter cells. Since the st...
Source: TIME: Health - May 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Changes in ischemic stroke presentations, management and outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta: a population study
CMAJ. 2022 Mar 28;194(12):E444-E455. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211003.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pandemics may promote hospital avoidance, and added precautions may exacerbate treatment delays for medical emergencies such as stroke. We sought to evaluate ischemic stroke presentations, management and outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS: We conducted a population-based study, using linked administrative and stroke registry data from Alberta to identify all patients presenting with stroke before the pandemic (Jan. 1, 2016 to Feb. 27, 2020) and in 5 periods over the first pandemic year (Feb. 28, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2...
Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal - March 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aravind Ganesh Jillian M Stang Finlay A McAlister Oleksandr Shlakhter Jessalyn K Holodinsky Balraj Mann Michael D Hill Eric E Smith Source Type: research

First year of COVID-19 pandemic saw fewer Alberta stroke patients, more deaths, study finds
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta saw fewer stroke patients, but a higher number of stroke-related deaths, according to new research.
Source: CBC | Health - March 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

Acute ischaemic stroke associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in North America
Conclusion There is relationship between COVID-19-associated AIS and severe disability or death. We identified several factors which predict worse outcomes, and these outcomes were more frequent compared to global averages. We found that elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, rather than D-Dimer, predicted both morbidity and mortality.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - March 14, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Dmytriw, A. A., Dibas, M., Phan, K., Efendizade, A., Ospel, J., Schirmer, C., Settecase, F., Heran, M. K. S., Kühn, A. L., Puri, A. S., Menon, B. K., Sivakumar, S., Mowla, A., Vela-Duarte, D., Linfante, I., Dabus, G. C., Regenhardt, R. W., D'Amato Tags: COVID-19 Cerebrovascular disease Source Type: research

Three-month functional outcomes following endovascular thrombectomy during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a Canadian single-center cohort study
Conclusion In this single-center cohort study conducted in a Canadian pandemic epicenter, the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic did not impact 90-day functional outcomes or death among EVT-treated patients.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - February 16, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Neves Briard, J., Dufort, G., Jacquin, G., Alesefir, W., Bereznyakova, O., Boisseau, W., Daneault, N., Deschaintre, Y., Diestro, J. D. B., Ducroux, C., Eneling, J., Gioia, L., Iancu, D. E., Odier, C., Raymond, J., Roy, D., Stapf, C., Weill, A., Poppe, A. Tags: COVID-19 The pandemic and neurointervention Source Type: research

Feasibility of a remotely supervised home-based group eHealth Fitness and Mobility Exercise program for stroke: French-Canadian version preliminary study
CONCLUSION: FAME@home was feasible to deliver as a remotely supervised group exercise program to community-dwelling stroke survivors, with high levels of retention and adherence. FAME@home improved accessibility to exercise and facilitated engagement by having a class schedule and social interaction.PMID:34994303 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2021.2012008
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - January 7, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Marie-Andr ée Gagnon Charles S èbiyo Batcho Marie-Louise Bird Benoit Labb é Krista L Best Source Type: research

Background incidence rates of hospitalisations and emergency department visits for thromboembolic and coagulation disorders in Ontario, Canada for COVID-19 vaccine safety assessment: a population-based retrospective observational study
Conclusions Our estimated background rates help contextualise observed events of these potential adverse events of special interest and to detect potential safety signals related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Source: BMJ Open - December 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nasreen, S., Calzavara, A. J., Sundaram, M. E., MacDonald, S. E., Righolt, C. H., Pai, M., Field, T. S., Zhou, L. W., Wilson, S. E., Kwong, J. C. Tags: Open access, Public health, COVID-19 Source Type: research

After she lost her hair from COVID-19, 7-year-old Regina girl excited for 1st vaccine dose
Cedar Herle was eager to get the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine after experiencing first-hand the long-term effects of the disease. She lost all of her hair after contracting COVID-19 a year ago, while her mother suffered a COVID-related stroke.
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news

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