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Validity Of Intracerebral Haemorrhge Score In Predicting Prognosis Of Hemorrhagic Stroke, Muhammad Aslam Rind, Muzaffar Sheikh, Manzoor Ali Lakhair, Maria Nazir, Sadia Sheikh
Validity Of Intracerebral Haemorrhge Score In Predicting Prognosis Of Hemorrhagic Stroke, Muhammad Aslam Rind, Muzaffar Sheikh, Manzoor Ali Lakhair, Maria Nazir, Sadia Sheikh
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)
Stroke is a common neurological disorder, leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Intra cerebral hemorrhage comprises of 10-15% of all strokes but associated with high risk of morbidity and mortality than cerebral infraction .The ICH Score is a good prognostic tool calculated very easily, when it is used to predict 30 day morality. Objective:To determine the validity of Intracerebral hemorrhagic score in predicting prognosis (adverse outcome or death) in patients of hemorrhagic stroke.Material&Methods:This case series study was carried out at department of medicine Liaquat medical University Hospital Jamshoro and Hyderabad from June 16th 2012 to December 15th 2012.Eighty nine …
What Diabetics Know About Diabetes?, Hazim Brohi, Aftab Ahmed Laghari, Shahid A Mirza, Arif Memon, Johar Khanzada, Tooba Rehman
What Diabetics Know About Diabetes?, Hazim Brohi, Aftab Ahmed Laghari, Shahid A Mirza, Arif Memon, Johar Khanzada, Tooba Rehman
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)
Patient’s lack of understanding of disease hinders in proper control of disease thus increasing the morbidity and mortality. Review of the studies done in this region, dose not provide a detail account of patients understanding about the disease. Majority of patients when interviewed in clinics do not know the right answer to cause, level of desired sugar, possible complication. Material and methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional KAP study was conducted on diabetic patients visiting the diabetic clinic in two tertiary care Hospitals and a diabetic poly clinic in different areas of Karachi during the month of September 2012. Results: The mean age …