AbstractBackground: Cerebral sinus thrombus (CVST) is a rare form of stroke often affects young people with diverse clinical, etiological and radiological presentation. The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical relevance, etiologies, and imaging characteristics of CVST in Bangladesh. Methods: A prospective, observational study was done at a tertiary care hospital with patients recruited […]
Relationship between Vitamin D Status in Acute Ischemic Stroke for Assessing Initial Severity and Short-Term Outcome in a Tertiary Level Hospital, Bangladesh AbstractRecent studies suggest that vitamin D, a neuroprotective prohormone, which has a potential protective role against neurovascular injury. Low vitamin D levels were modestly associated with risk of stroke and stroke fatality. Objective: […]
MEDICAL QUIZ: IMAGE – 2 A 49-year-old woman presented with low back and left leg pain of 4 years duration and a history ofmedication use for treatment of hypertension and diabetes mellitus for over 20 years. Neurologicalexamination revealed hypoesthesia of the left leg and no motor deficit, with normal deep tendon reflexes.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) […]
RETROSPECTIVE HOSPITAL BASED STUDY OF CAROTID DOPPLER FINDINGS IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN BANGLADESH AbstractBackground: To evaluate Doppler study findings of Neck Vessels findings in ischemic stroke patients with Diabetes Mellitus admitted in a tertiary hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried on 96 diabetic […]
