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Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Conclusions: There remain too few data from SSA to reliably estimate the effect of various factors on the risk of IS and HS. Furthermore, the vast majority of cases were identified in hospital and so are unlikely to be representative of the totality of stroke cases in the community. PMID: 29955233 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Tropical Medicine - July 1, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: J Trop Med Source Type: research

Trends in stroke admissions to a Tanzanian hospital over four decades: A retrospective audit
ConclusionsThe burden of stroke on health services in Tanzania appears to have increased rapidly. If this increase is to be slowed then sustainable primary preventative measures to target known stroke risk factors will be required.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - May 16, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Richard W. Walker, Rachel Viney, Laura Green, Manasseh Mawanswila, Venance P. Maro, Charlotte Gjertsen, Hannah Godfrey, Rosanna Smailes, William K. Gray Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Importance of Neurocysticercosis in Stroke in Rural Areas of a Developing Latin American Country.
This study suggests that NCC is not responsible for the increasing burden of stroke in rural areas of developing countries. PMID: 23836572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - July 8, 2013 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Del Brutto OH, Lama J, for the Atahualpa Project Investigators Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research

Pilot study of antibodies against Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in relation to the risk of developing stroke, nested within a rural cohort in Uganda
ConclusionsThis is the first prospective study to examine a biological measure of exposure to VZV prior to diagnosis of stroke and although we identified no significant association, in this small pilot, with limited characterisation of cases, we cannot exclude the possibility that the virus is causal for a subset. The impact of HIV on risk of stroke has not been well characterised and warrants further study.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - June 17, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Gershim Asiki, Lisa Stockdale, Ivan Kasamba, Tobias Vudriko, Grace Tumwekwase, Tom Johnston, Pontiano Kaleebu, Anatoli Kamali, Janet Seeley, Robert Newton Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Pilot study of antibodies against varicella zoster virus and human immunodeficiency virus in relation to the risk of developing stroke, nested within a rural cohort in Uganda
ConclusionsThis is the first prospective study to examine a biological measure of exposure to VZV prior to diagnosis of stroke and although we identified no significant association, in this small pilot, with limited characterisation of cases, we cannot exclude the possibility that the virus is causal for a subset. The impact of HIV on risk of stroke has not been well characterised and warrants further study.
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - July 23, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Gershim Asiki, Lisa Stockdale, Ivan Kasamba, Tobias Vudriko, Grace Tumwekwase, Tom Johnston, Pontiano Kaleebu, Anatoli Kamali, Janet Seeley, Robert Newton Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Case Report: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever with Ischemic Stroke
We report a case of ischemic stroke in a patient with dengue hemorrhagic fever. A 52-year-old previously healthy male presented with a history of fever for 2 days, and left-sided weakness and numbness of sudden onset. MRI scanning showed a right-sided thalamic lacunar infarct. Diagnosis of dengue fever was made based on leuco-thrombocytopenia, positive dengue nonstructural protein-1 (NS-1) antigen, and positive dengue IgM antibodies. Severity of limb weakness correlated with the critical phase of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). He was discharged home with good recovery from neurological symptoms and disability. Strokes are...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - November 15, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: B W M K E Basnayake K G S K Somaratne C U Goonetilleke P M Y I Tilakaratna U K Ranawaka Source Type: research

Inflammation Enhances the Risks of Stroke and Death in Chronic Chagas Disease Patients
This study provides a better understanding of the stroke pathobiology in the general population and might aid the development of therapeutic strategies for controlling the morbidity and mortality of Chagas disease.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - April 25, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Paulo Marcos Matta Guedes Source Type: research

Cardiovascular and stroke disease risk among doctors: a cross-sectional study.
Abstract The leading causes of death in the world are cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke according to the World Health Organization, as is also the case in India. There is also a high prevalence of major conventional risk factors in India, where 18.3%, 9.0% and 14.1% of adults are diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes and smoking, respectively. The aim of the present study was to look at the risk of CVD among doctors in our country using a validated tool developed by the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, the QRISK3 calculator. PMID: 32460685 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tropical Doctor - May 27, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Pillay R, Rathish B, Philips GM, Kumar RA, Francis A Tags: Trop Doct Source Type: research

Case Report: Α Case of Endocarditis and Embolic Stroke in a Child, Suggestive of Acute Q Fever Infection.
Abstract Acute Q fever is usually asymptomatic or is associated with a mild self-limited course and a favorable outcome. The occurrence of endocarditis during acute infection by Coxiella burnetii is an emerging clinical entity observed in adults that has been attributed to an autoimmune complication of early infection. Herein, we report the first case of a previously healthy 2-year-old child with endocarditis complicated by septic embolic stroke, in which the identified microbiological evidence was suggestive of acute rather than chronic C. burnetii infection. The development of endocarditis in this case occurred ...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - August 2, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Bitsori M, Vergadi E, Germanakis I, Raissaki M, Galanakis E Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research

Ischemic Stroke in a Child after a Probable Scorpion Sting
We report a 2-year-old Venezuelan boy presenting with acute pancreatitis and pulmonary edema without an identifiable cause 48 hours after his initial symptoms. We administered antivenom therapy when an undetected scorpion sting was suspected. Despite some initial clinical improvement with respect to his acute pancreatitis, pulmonary edema, and coagulation abnormalities, our patient experienced an ischemic stroke. Fortunately, our patient did demonstrate some neurological improvement. Although acute pancreatitis and pulmonary edema are known end-organ damage manifestations of the sting of Tityus in the Americas, our particu...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - November 29, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Laura Naranjo Fernando Carrillo-Villase ñor Gina D'Suze Carlos Sevcik Nathan Gundacker Amy Rao Carlos Franco-Paredes Jos é Antonio Suárez Source Type: research

Hemorrhagic stroke following viper bites and delayed antivenom administration: three case reports from the Western Brazilian Amazon
In this report, we present a series of three cases of snakebites that evolved with hemorrhagic stroke due to delays in the access to antivenom in the Brazilian Amazon, being fundamental for diagnosis to validate the clinical suspicion and make decisions that would improve the treatment and prognosis of the patients.
Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - July 18, 2019 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Is Increased in Chagasic Cardiomyopathy
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jul 19:tpmd200401. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0401. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChagas disease (CD) mainly conveys stroke risk through structural cardiac disease. However, stroke and cognitive impairment are seen in CD independently of cardiac disease severity. Chronic inflammation may be an explanation for this association, because inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of acute ischemic stroke and dementia. In the present study, we selected five candidate biomarkers for Chagas disease: interleukin-6, membrane metalloproteinase-9, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP1), oros...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - July 19, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Karina Oliveira Garcia Thiago Cerqueira Silva Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes Iuri Ferreira Felix Murilo Araujo Oliveira Maria Eduarda Lisboa Marques Leila Souza Brito Santos Paulo Roberto Sampaio Peixoto Sousa Pedro Jos é Ramiro Muiños Renata Martins Maia Source Type: research