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Characteristic of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Based on TOAST Classification During COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Single Centre Study
CONCLUSION: Patients with and without COVID-19 show varied distributions of stroke subtypes according to the TOAST categorization. Hypercoagulation is a major risk factor for stroke of undetermined etiology in individuals with COVID-19 who suffer from acute ischemic stroke. Increased viral-mediated endothelial inflammation leading to aberrant coagulopathy may explain the correlation between COVID-19 and acute ischemic stroke.PMID:36824987 | PMC:PMC9942495 | DOI:10.2147/IJGM.S394017
Source: Atherosclerosis - February 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lisda Amalia Source Type: research

Association of coagulation factors profile with clinical outcome in patient with COVID-19 and acute stroke: A second wave cohort study
This study reported coagulation profile of COVID-19 patients with acute stroke and its association with patients' outcome.METHOD: This is a cohort-retrospective study conducted during the second wave of COVID-19, June-August 2021 in Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital. Inclusion criteria were adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 and diagnosed with acute stroke confirmed by radiological evidences. Exclusion criteria were COVID-19 patients with prior diagnosis of acute stroke. Coagulation factors were analyzed and presented with tables and graphs.RESULTS: A total of 33 patients included in this study with majority experien...
Source: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation - July 24, 2022 Category: Hematology Authors: Al Rasyid Dinda Larastika Riyanto Salim Harris Mohammad Kurniawan Taufik Mesiano Rakhmat Hidayat Elvan Wiyarta Source Type: research

UN Aims at People-Centered Governance in a Post-Pandemic World
A rescued boat woman and her two children eat some welcome food at a centre in Kuala Cangkoi, Indonesia. The UN urges 'people-centred' approach to migrants and refugees in Southeast Asia. Credit: UNHCRBy Simone GalimbertiKATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 29 2022 (IPS) The recently disseminated Zero Draft Ministerial Declaration of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)– the main UN event to track the member states’ progress to achieve the Agenda 2030 slated to be held in the first half of July– is a disappointment. For all its comprehensiveness, the document neglected to mention one of the most...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Simone Galimberti Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Featured Food and Agriculture Global Global Governance Headlines Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Acute Ischaemic Stroke Incidence after Coronavirus Vaccine in Indonesia: Case Series
Curr Neurovasc Res. 2021 Sep 26. doi: 10.2174/1567202618666210927095613. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCoronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. Indonesia had reported a 2.8% of mortality rate up to June 2021. A strategy to control the virus spreading is by vaccination. The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency had approved the use of CoronaVac, an inactivated virus vaccine developed by Sinovac. Most adverse events following immunization (AEFI) for CoronaVac are mild, and the most common symptoms are injection-site pain, headache, and fatigue. Neurovascular adv...
Source: Current Neurovascular Research - September 28, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Rakhmad Hidayat Dinda Diafiri Ramdinal Aviesena Zairinal Ghafur Rasyid Arifin Faiza Azzahroh Nita Widjaya Devi Nurfadila Fani Taufik Mesiano Mohammad Kurniawan None Al Rasyid Astuti Giantini Salim Haris Source Type: research

Philips makes moves to expand stroke intervention
Royal Philips, parent company of Philips Healthcare, announced that the firs...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: FDA OKs Nico.Lab's AI stroke software Philips signs 7-year agreement with Indonesian hospital Philips launches Azurion Lung edition Philips reports Q4 growth, but coronavirus begins to bite Philips places emphasis on AI at RSNA 2019
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 8, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Delayed hypercoagulable state in COVID ‐19 adolescent patient: a case report
We report a case of an adolescent patient with mild symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who was already in recovery state, but suddenly experienced hypercoagulable state and stroke-like symptoms. AbstractCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a systemic hyperinflammation disease which can cause severe respiratory symptoms and extrapulmonary manifestations. Hypercoagulable state in COVID-19 adolescent patient is a rare case. We present the case of a 16-year-old Indonesian boy with mild COVID-19 symptoms. Initially, the patient was treated with azithromycin, N-acetyl cysteine, etc. After several days of the treat...
Source: Respirology Case Reports - June 9, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Desdiani Desdiani, Nita Yulianti, Anindita Basuki Tags: Case Report Source Type: research