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Stroke Knowledge in African Americans: A Narrative Review.
CONCLUSIONS: Racial disparities may exist for specific domains of stroke knowledge. Future studies should explore specific gaps in knowledge to be addressed in stroke prevention interventions for African Americans. Standardization of methods is needed to aid comparisons across populations. The relationship between stroke knowledge and clinical outcomes also needs to be evaluated. PMID: 27103777 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - April 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research

Kids with headache after stroke might be at risk for another stroke
(Ann& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) A new study has found a high incidence of headaches in pediatric stroke survivors and identified a possible association between post-stroke headache and stroke recurrence.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

People who suffer migraine headaches may be at double the risk of stroke
(Loyola University Health System) Loyola University Medical Center neurologists Michael Star, M.D., and José Biller, M.D., describe the association between migraine headaches and stroke in the new text Headache and Migraine Biology and Management.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Heat stroke in Karachi: An unprecedented medical emergency
Heat stroke caused by persistent heat exposure is characterized by the following symptoms: reduced blood pressure and blood volume, lethargy, confusion, headache, thirst, and hyperventilation due to loss of excess fluids and salts. The early management of this condition is critical to preventing a fatal outcome [1].
Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health - October 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Dania Aijaz Shah, Tayyeba Najib Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Analysis examines migraine's link to higher stroke risk
(Wiley) Migraine with aura was associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, but a recent post-hoc analysis published in Headache reveals unexpected results suggesting that onset of such migraines before age 50 years is not associated with such risk. Later onset of migraine with aura was linked with a higher risk, however.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

TMS shows promise in treating stroke, dementia and migraines
(Loyola University Health System) TMS shows promise in treating a broad range of neurological disorders, including stroke, dementia and migraines.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Study ties stroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) In a nationwide study, NIH funded researchers found that the presence of abnormal bundles of brittle blood vessels in the brain or spinal cord, called cavernous angiomas (CA), are linked to the composition of a person's gut bacteria. Also known as cerebral cavernous malformations, these lesions which contain slow moving or stagnant blood, can often cause hemorrhagic strokes, seizures, or headaches.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Prevalence of Hypertension among Patients Attending Mobile Medical Clinics in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan
Conclusions Better planning and preparation by humanitarian actors seeking to decrease the overall morbidity and mortality associated with disasters should include treatment of NCDs. There is limited evidence regarding the optimal management of hypertension in disaster settings. Clinical care of patients with hypertension and other NCDs is an important part of disaster relief and recovery. We recommend future studies to determine best practices and evidence-based management of other NCDs (such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, mental health etc.) in post-disaster settings. Competing Inter...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - December 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: lindamob01 Source Type: research

Self-rated quality of life of city-dwelling elderly people benefitting from social help: results of a cross-sectional study
Background: The percentage of people aged 65 or older living in Poland is 13.6%, but 17.2% in [latin capital letter l with stroke]odz. The aim of the study was to identify factors correlating with the self-rated quality of life of elderly inhabitants of cities applying for social help, on the basis of a cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in [latin capital letter l with stroke]odz, a large Polish city, between September 2011 and February 2012 in a group of people applying for help in the Municipal Social Welfare Centre. Four hundred and sixty-six respondents aged 65 or older were included in the study. ...
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Marek Bry¿aMonika Burzy¿skaIrena Maniecka-Bry¿a Source Type: research

Door-to-Door Hypertension Care in Dakar Brings a Pervasive Public Health Problem to Light
By Margarite Nathe, Principal Editor/Writer, IntraHealth InternationalMay 16, 2019Many health workers in Senegal didn ’t know what hypertension was or how to treat it—until now.Fatima* felt terrible. She was having headaches and dizziness, and she was so tired.This went on for months. When she went to the local health facility in Podor —her tiny hometown in northern Senegal—they found that her blood pressure was high.“Stop eating so much,” the health worker told Fatima. “And don’t eat late in the day.”Fatima followed this erroneous advice. She ate all her usual foods, but less, and she stopped eating an...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Tags: Better Hearts Better Cities - Dakar Noncommunicable Diseases Community Engagement Health Workforce & Systems Primary Health Care Community Health Workers Senegal Source Type: news

Severe Intractable Headache as a Presentation of COVID-19 in a 23-Year-Old
P R Health Sci J. 2022 Jun;41(2):100-103.ABSTRACTSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 is a novel betacoronavirus with a new genome sequence that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which primarily affects the lungs, thus causing pneumonia which can progress to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. New emerging cases of extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 include gastrointestinal, cardiac, renal, and/or central nervous system involvement. Although an ischemic stroke converting to a hemorrhagic stroke is more commonly seen, spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in hospitalized COVID-19...
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - June 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aidaliz Llor éns-Bonilla Mar ía Rodríguez-Santiago Janice Vargas-Rodr íguez Gabriel Gal índez-de Jesús Jos é Colón-Mázquez Source Type: research