Medication prescribing trends and its associated adverse drug reactions among hospitalized stroke patients from a main stroke center in Penang, Malaysia: A retrospective 5-year study [2024] - 294KB
by Monica Danial, Ann Lisa Arulappen, Nurul Shahira Izwani Mohdradzi, Irene Looi
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are one of the major threats in our healthcare system, which profusely affects health, transience, and quality of life, especially among hospitalized patients. This 5-yea...

Stroke knowledge level among patients with ischemic stroke at Universiti Malaya Medical Centre [2024] - 636KB
by Parimalaganthi Varadan, Palanisamy Sivanandy, Norhamizan Hamzah
Background and Objectives: Stroke is a significant public health concern. The rising trend among stroke survivors, middle-aged, and multi-comorbid patients highlights the need for preventive intervent...

Frequency and outcome of cerebral venous thrombosis attributed to oral contraceptive pills [2024] - 336KB
by Maryam Vasaghi-Gharamaleki, Etrat Hooshmandi, Maryam Habibagahi, Mohammad Javad Gholamzadeh, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Nima Fadakar, Vahid Reza Ostovan, Abbas Rahimi-Jaberi, Nahid Ashjazadeh, Peyman Petramfar, Maryam Poursadeghfard, Sadegh Izadi, Masoume
Background: Oral contraceptive (OCP) use is a significant risk factor for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). There is limited research on its association with CVT development in Islamic countries. Ther...

The effectiveness and safety of bevacizumab in improving the efficacy of antiseizure medication in treating refractory epilepsy induced by stereotactic radiosurgery in meningiomas [2024] - 920KB
by Wenwen Hou, Zheng Wang, Xinyu Wang, Xiao Fen Yu
Background: Refractory epilepsy (RE) increases rapidly after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), but the reports on RE treatment are rare, with various methods and efficacy. In recent years, bevacizumab ...

The impact of visual field defects following anterior temporal lobectomy [2024] - 1,045KB
by Jayakumari Nandana, Tinu Mary Thomas, Harikrishnan Ramachandran, Anuvitha Chandran, Ramshekhar Menon, George Vilanilam, Mathew Abraham, Ashalatha Radhakrishnan
Objective: This prospective study aimed to quantify visual field defects (VFDs) along with other defects in ophthalmic functions after anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) in patients with mesial tempora...

Individualized surgical management of acute intracranial infection-associated hydrocephalus [2024] - 1,102KB
by Dajiang Xie, Hongbin Guo
Objective: This study aims to discuss and summarize surgical treatments for acute intracranial infections with hydrocephalus as a supplement to antibiotic treatment. Methods: A total of 29 patients di...

Which kinesiotaping technique is effective? Comparision of two different techniques in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome [2024] - 857KB
by Zeynep Kirac Unal, Zeynep Tuba Bahtiyarca, Yildiz Altintaş, Irem Arslan, Ozgur Zeliha Karaahmet, Ece Unlu Akyuz
Background & Objective: Although different kinesiotaping (KT) techniques can be applied in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), to our knowledge, there is no study in the literature showing ...

The importance of medial plantar nerve conduction study in detectıon of polyneuropathy in inflammatory bowel disease [2024] - 411KB
by Reyhan Surmeli, Kamil Ozdil, Ayse Destina Yalcin
Background & Objective: Peripheral neuropathy is the most frequent neurologic complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to evaluate the clinical utility of medial plantar nerve conduc...

Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency of the greater occipital nerve in chronic migraine; proximal approach versus distal approach, a single-blind, randomized controlled trial [2024] - 1,528KB
by Gevher Rabia Genç Perdecioğlu, Gökhan Yıldız, Ezgi Can, Damla Yürük, Taylan Akkaya
Background & Objective: Ultrasound-guided pulsed radiofrequency treatment of the greater occipital nerve can be used at distal and proximal levels of the greater occipital nerve in patients with chron...

Emergency department CT scan utilization and findings in geriatric patients presenting with non-traumatic headache [2024] - 308KB
by Handan Özen Olcay, Emine Emektar, Ferhat Kutbay, Deniz Gürdoğan, Yasemin Yilmaz Aydin, Yunsur Çevi̇k
Background & Objective: In geriatric patients, headache is a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Because secondary headaches are more common in geriatric patients than in younger patie...