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Role of Brain Biomarker in Predicting Clinical Outcome in Hypertensive Cerebrovascular Ischemic Stroke
This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of serum neuron specific enolase (NSE) in prediction of disability and neurological worsening in hypertensive ischemic cerebrovascular stroke. 80 hypertensive ischemic stroke patients diagnosed by a neurologist as per WHO definition along with radiological findings suggestive of cerebrovascular stroke and differentiating from hemorrhagic stroke and 60 controls having essential hypertension coming to hospital because of regular checkup or headache but with no neurological disease were included in the study. Neurological disability was assessed by NIHSS at the time of admission ...
Source: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry - April 1, 2018 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research
Reliability and validity of telephonic Barthel Index: an experience from multi-centric randomized control study
AbstractTelephonic Barthel Index (BI) assessment is less time-consuming and more feasible than a face-to-face interview. The aim of this study was to test the validity as well as reliability of the BI administered by telephone in comparison with face-to-face assessment in a multi-centric study. The study was conducted during the course of a randomized controlled trial in which 120 patients with subacute strokes from five teaching hospitals from different parts of India were recruited. Central telephonic follow-up and face-to-face assessment of BI and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 3 and 6 months were done by trained and ...
Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica - January 24, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Ischemic Stroke Profile, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in India Brief Report
Background and Purpose—The Indo-US Collaborative Stroke Project was designed to characterize ischemic stroke across 5 high-volume academic tertiary hospitals in India.Methods—From January 2012 to August 2014, research coordinators and physician coinvestigators prospectively collected data on 2066 patients with ischemic stroke admitted
Source: Stroke - December 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: P.N. Sylaja, Jeyaraj Durai Pandian, Subhash Kaul, M.V. Padma Srivastava, Dheeraj Khurana, Lee H. Schwamm, Praveen Kesav, Deepti Arora, Aman Pannu, Tijy K. Thankachan, Aneesh B. Singhal Tags: Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research
Indian man suffers a stroke after neck massage
Doctors at Dayanand Medical College& Hospital, Punjab, have blamed the 'repeated' massages to be the 'trigger factor' of the unidentified patient's stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fragmented Ambulance Services in Sri Lanka Evolve into A Modern System
Fragmented ambulance services evolve into a modern system
Situated in the Indian Ocean, separated from India by the Palk Strait, Sri Lanka is the 25th largest island in the world (See Figure 1). Its complex geographical features-peaks, plateaus, valleys, rivers and tropical forests-are subject to a variety of natural hazards, including floods, landslides, cyclones and tsunamis.1
With ancient cultural roots going back to the 6th century B.C., Sri Lanka's modern colonial history began with Portuguese, Dutch and British settlements in the 16th century. By 1815, Britain was the sole colonial power. In 1948, Sri Lanka became an...
Source: JEMS Operations - November 2, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nuwan Chamara Ekanayaka, EMT-I Tags: International Operations Source Type: news
Nigeria: 1st Lifestyle Clinic Opens in Lagos to Tackle Cancer, Others
[Vanguard] Good news for Nigerians prone to common health issues and disorders related to lifestyle such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, stroke , cancer etc., as the 1st lifestyle clinic in the country - Grover Medical's Lifestyle Clinic, in collaboration with Artemis Hospitals Gurgaon, India - made its debut in Lagos recently.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Abstract P201: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients Session Title: Onsite Poster Competition I With Reception
This study was done to find out the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among newly diagnosed hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital of northern India, Guru Nanak Dev hospital, attached to Government Medical College, Amritsar, India.Methods: It is a hospital based cross sectional study involving one hundred newly diagnosed subjects with hypertension above the age 20 years. High blood pressure was defined according to Joint National committe-7 (JNC-7) guidelines, taking systolic BP> 140 and diastolic BP>90 as hypertension. Exclusion criteria included secondary hypertension, secondary cause of obesity, pregnancy, acu...
Source: Hypertension - September 14, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Nirankar Singh Neki, Jaswinder Singh Tags: Poster Abstract Presentations Source Type: research
Correlation of Serum Nitric Oxide (NO) with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patient: A Study in North India
AbstractNitric oxide (NO) is one of the key players in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Limited reports are available about the serum level of NO and their correlation with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score in acute (<24 h) ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. A hospital based, cross sectional study was done in North Indian population to find out correlation of serum NO and GCS in AIS patients. 50 patients of AIS and 25 healthy controls were chosen for the study. Serum NO level was measured by ELISA and GCS scores were assessed by a neurologist. Pearson correlation coefficients were analyzed to look for the relationship b...
Source: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry - July 5, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research
Family-led rehabilitation after stroke in India (ATTEND): a randomised controlled trial
Publication date: Available online 27 June 2017 Source:The Lancet Author(s): The ATTEND Collaborative GroupR ILindleyC SAndersonLBillotAForsterM LHackettL AHarveySJanQLiHLiuPLanghorneP KMaulikG V SMurthyM FWalkerJ DPandianMAlimCFelixASyrigapuD KTugnawatS JVermaB RShamannaGHankeyJBernhardtM MMehndirattaLJeyaseelanPDonnellyDByrneSSteleyVSanthoshSChilappagariJMysoreJRoyM VPadmaLJohnSAaronN CBorahPVijayaSKaulDKhuranaP NSylajaD SHalprashanthB KMadhusudhanVNambiarSSureshbabuM CKhannaG SNarangDChakrabortyS SChakrabortyBBiswasSKauraHKoundalPSinghAAndriasD SThambuIRamyaJGeorgeA TPrabhakarPKirubakaranPAnbalaganMGhoseKBordoloiPGohai...
Source: The Lancet - June 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
