Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRandomized Clinical Stroke Trials in 2009Meheroz H. RabadiProblem statement: Stroke ranks as the leading cause of serious, long-term disability and death world-wide. It is estimated direct and indirect cost of stroke for 2009 was $68.9 billion. Approach: The objective of this review was to examine the effectiveness of emerging pharmacotherapy’s in patients with acute (≤2 weeks), sub-acute (2-12 weeks) and chronic (≥12 weeks) stroke studied in Randomized … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,243 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRandomized Clinical Stroke Trials In 2008Meheroz H. RabadiProblem statement: Stroke ranks as the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability; estimated direct and indirect cost of stroke for 2009 was $68.9 billion. Approach: The objective of this review was to examine the effectiveness of emerging pharmacotherapies in patients with acute (≤2 weeks), sub-acute (2-12 weeks) and chronic (≥12 weeks) stroke studied … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,003 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractElevated Th17 and IL-23 in Hypertensive Patients with Acutly Increased Blood PressureJunxian Wang, Jianying Chen, Can Chen et al.Problem statement: Many severe cardiovascular complications such as stroke and heart attack can result from acutely increased blood pressure in patients with hypertension. The underlying mechanisms remain unclear despite of extensive study. To characterize the inflammatory mechanisms in hypertensive patients with acute blood pressure increase, we tested circulating Th17 levels, IL-23R expression and plasma levels of IL-17 and IL-23 in … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 21 May 2012 · 7,911 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAcute and Subacute Phase of Cerebral Infarction After Treatment With Acupuncture and Medical TherapyMutasem A. Hamed, Zi X. Hong, Xiao Bo et al.Stroke is the third leading cause of death in developed countries and the second cause of death in patients aged 65 years or more. Stroke is characterized by the sudden loss of circulation to an area of the brain, resulting in a corresponding loss of neurologic function.The aim of this study is to investigate whether Acupuncture treatment has an additional … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 7,577 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractApplying Neural Network-Based Approach to Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain ClassificationZacchaeus Omogbadegun, Israel Ogundele, Olufunke OladipupoSickle Cell Disease (SCD), an inherited Red Blood Cell (RBC) disorder, is characterized by anaemia, end-organ damage, unpredictable episodes of pain and early mortality. SCD affects 25% of people living in Central and West Africa causing life threatening “silent” strokes and lifelong damage. Nigeria accounts for 50% of SCD births worldwide (estimated 150,000 of 300,000 babies born with Symptomatic Sickle … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 6 · 28 Jun 2019 · 7,678 accessesView PDFCite