Cirrhosis associated with increased risk of stroke, finds JAMA Neurology Study Ruby khatun khatun6 Jun 2017 2:42 PM ISTCirrhosis was associated with increased risk of stroke, especially hemorrhagic, in a study that included a representative sample of more than 1.6...
Cutaneous xanthomas in a young child: Familial hypercholesterolemia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli14 Oct 2017 7:10 PM ISTA case of Cutaneous xanthomas in a young child diagnosed later as Familial hypercholesterolemia was reported in Indian Dermatology online Journal the...
Andexanet alfa reverses complication of bleeding associated with DOACs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTVery recently developed direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) Rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban are direct inhibitors of FXa approved for the...
Risk of Stroke doubles in patients of Inflammatory Myopathy Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Aug 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are at double the risk for both ischemic (IS) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS) as compared to...
Alteplase cuts long-term mortality risk in Acute ischaemic stroke Vinay Singh singh26 Oct 2018 7:10 PM ISTAlteplase cuts long-term mortality risk in Acute ischaemic stroke,according to a new study.The study published in the Journal of Stroke &...
Even fractional dose of yellow fever vaccine provides long term protection Vinay Singh singh29 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTIntra-dermal administration of a one-fifth dose of yellow fever vaccine induced a protective immune response that lasted for 10 years after...
MS Drug linked to Stroke, arterial dissection: FDA warning Vinay Singh singh3 Dec 2018 8:05 PM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning regarding rare cases of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and cervicocephalic arterial...
Intensive BP lowering may reduce intracerebral bleeding, not stroke severity Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli16 May 2019 8:20 PM ISTIntensive BP lowering may reduce intracerebral bleeding, not stroke severity, finds a JAMA study.A news study by a team of Yale researchers suggests...
Aspirin does not increase risk of bleeding in hemorrhagic stroke: Lancet Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTAspirin and other antiplatelet agents don't increase the risk of bleeding in haemorrhagic stroke is the finding of a Lancet study.These findings are...
Too low LDL cholesterol may boost risk for hemorrhagic stroke Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 July 2019 7:28 PM ISTLower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol were tied to a higher risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and stroke, according to an...
Smartphones and laptops as accurate as medical monitors for interpreting head CT in Acute Stroke Deepanjana Sarkar29 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe use of smartphones and laptops to interpret head CT images of patients with acute stroke symptoms is as accurate as the interpretation of head CT...
