Prevalence of stroke in Kashmiri migrant community [2010] - 284KB
by SK Raina, S Razdan, KK Pandita
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of stroke in a migrant community (Kashmiri) settled in Jammu district of J&K, India. Methods: The study was conducted as a population based...

Associations between variation of systolic blood pressure and neurological deterioration of ischemic stroke patients [2010] - 224KB
by CT Ong, HR Guo, KC Sung, CS Wu, SF Sung, YC Hsu, YH Su
Objectives: To assess the relationship of variation of blood pressure and neurological deterioration (ND) in ischemic stroke patients. Methods: We recruited patients with the first-ever ischemic strok...

Knowledge, attitude and practices among patients of epilepsy attending tertiary hospital in Delhi, India and a review of Indian studies [2010] - 158KB
by M Gourie Devi, V Singh, K Bala
Stigmatized psychosocial perception poses a serious challenge and source of discrimination which impedes epilepsy patients from attaining a satisfactory quality of life. The present study was aimed to...

Therapeutic drug monitoring for antiepileptic drugs using HPLC: An experience at a tertiary care hospital in India [2010] - 138KB
by K Dahiya, P Bansal, VS Ghalaut, R Dhankhar, PS Ghalaut
This study was carried out to analyse retrospectively the data of 1,349 patients receiving antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) distributed drug wise into subtherapeutic, therapeutic, toxic and not detectable r...

Spinal tuberculosis in adults: A study of 87 cases in Northwestern Nigeria [2010] - 135KB
by LF Owolabi, MM Nagoda, AA Samaila, I Aliyu
Background: Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality in the beginning of the twentieth century. However, it continues to be a major public health problem in developing countries. This study aimed...

The effect of weather and air pollution on the prevalence of headaches [2010] - 343KB
by YS Koo, DY Kwon, KS Yang, MH Park
Background: Some epidemiological studies have indicated that weather and air pollution can cause adverse health conditions and that these effects can exhibit regional variation. The prevalence of head...

A retrospective study of multiple sclerosis in Thailand [2010] - 212KB
by S Siritho, N Prayoonwiwat, T Pulkes, S Chankrachang, S Laptikultham, S Nidhinandana, S Sethawacharawanit, T Tantirittisak, A Arayawichanont
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of Thai demyelinating diseases regarding demographic data, symptoms and signs, associated diseases, disease progression, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and imagin...

Epilepsy care in Mongolia: Current problems and future prospects [2010] - 113KB
by Y Koide, Y Inoue, B Bayasgalan
Current problems of epilepsy care in Mongolia consist of shortage of health care personnel, limited diagnostic facilities, insufficient supply of the antiepileptic drugs, and difficulty in access to m...

Peripheral neuropathy secondary to traction injury resulting from the use of physical restraints [2010] - 103KB
by R Sahathevan, B Hamidon, T Maniam, AA Raymond
We describe the case of a 46 year-old woman who developed weakness of the upper limbs while admitted for relapsed chronic schizophrenia. She was combative, necessitating the use of physical restraints...

Spinal cord herniation into an extradural arachnoid cyst in a patient with multiple sclerosis [2010] - 263KB
by A Arivazhagan, S Sinha, B Rose Dawn, M Ranjan, BA Chandramouli, AB Taly
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation (SCH) is a rare condition, occurring in thoracic spinal cord through an anterior dural defect. We report a case of posterior thoracic SCH into extradural arachnoid cy...