Stroke unit king's college
Common Questions and Answers about Stroke unit king's college
stroke
you should not be having hepatic encephalopathy as in theory the liver should be normal. sometimes however the liver can become cirrhotic after long term portal venous thrombosis. With long standing portal hypertension, spontaneous plenorenal shunts can form which can lead to encephalopathy.
we are now using xifaxan (rifaxamin) as an adjunctive agent to lactulose instead of neomycin.
Drugs increase death rate of Alzheimer's patients
The use of anti-psychotic drugs used to treat dementia patients.
First of all, a 2006 study showed that Alzheimer's patients who took these drugs had no significant improvement over placebos. We also know that these drugs can cause some serious side effects in Alzheimer's patients, such as an increased risk of stroke and respiratory issues.
Prospective Comparison of Fibroscan, King's Score and Liver Biopsy for the Assessment of Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
Posted: 02/07/2011; J Viral Hepat.
"Historically, liver biopsy (LB) was the sole method to evaluate the severity of hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. However, LB is expensive and associated with a risk of severe complications. Therefore, noninvasive tests have been developed to assess the severity of liver fibrosis.
Hi there, I was discharged from a stroke unit in the uk yesterday after having a mini ischaemic stroke which I was frombolised for. When I was first admitted my troponin levels were at 365, dropping to 190 over a 4 day period. I'm unsure of the level now but I imagine it's lower. But I know healthy people are supposed to have no reading. I'm a 29 year old, otherwise healthy female - no drinking smoking or drugs. No history of strokes in the family.
Your on the right path, be sure where ever you go they have a specialized unit dealing with the heart and better that they (the hospital) has a good track record with the procedure you are considering. Do the same "due diligence" on selecting a doctor, get one who does the procedure "all the time".
41yr old female presents to stroke unit with left side arm/leg weakness. Physiotherapist not convinced it is a stroke. dragging left leg and left arm in a contracted position. C.T and M.R.I are negative, doplar also negative. Blood pressure and chlorestrol normal, however does have a raised E.S.R. Awaiting angiogram.
i got up to get my fiance and the whole time running to our room i felt like i was gonna pass out. I was not constipated at all. I turned on my AC window unit and layed at the end of my bed in front of it curled up in a ball and after a couple minutes my face went back to pink and the shaking stopped and the cramping eased up a bit, but now, 12 hours later i still feel a lil cramping. Like it felt when it first started.
I was told that my elderly mom had a major stroke, first by a clot, they have said.. and then another issue days later(?) cause by an atrial fibrillation. Now they say the situation is critical... R sided stroke, and my mom hasn't really regained consciousness. her MRI shows one major stoke, and then a subsequent one caused by bleeding. Mannitol given and swelling of the brain has greatly subsided. Reacts to painful stimuli, by moving toes, when pinched under the arm. NG tube in place.
It has to be ordered by his unit and his unit doesnt seem to care. Thank you so much for your concern on my husbands behalf. I am at a dead end and dont know what else to do.. i guess one voice isnt loud enough in this situation.. and theres nothing i can do from here in the states. If my husband were home, we would be at the doctor figuring this out. But to the army.. he is just another soldier. What scares me is, it so very easy for him to have another heat stroke under the same conditions..
My mother suffered a watershed stroke during or after cardiac surgery 7 years ago. She is still paralyzed on her right side but regained other skills through my constant care and talking about memories she had lost. She is now 88 and her short-term memory is failing. My question is regarding mood swings. Does this type of stroke affect one's ability to manage anger? She is almost bi-polar with me and I don't always see the change coming.
Do you mean a physical trauma to someone that is recovering from a stroke? Or memory loss due to a stroke?
Strokes can definitely cause memory loss. If trauma after a stroke, what kind? Trauma to the head? How long ago was the stroke?
I know that the doctors and therapists were very worried about setbacks if my husband were to fall or hit his head by banging into something in the first few months after his stroke.
Well how about because he lied and said he was bi-racial he got a scholarship to college from Oprah. She gives scholarships to black people. Well Shaun King is WHITE and has lied about it many times.
3Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 4Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand; 5Department of Medicine, State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 6Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; 7Institute of Liver Studies, King’s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom; 8Department of Gastroenterology, “Laiko” General Hospital of Athens, National and K
After spending 8 days in the hospital getting my heart back into sinus rhythm (3 cardioversions + Tikosyn) I am back to Afib (off the Tikosyn) and have a 'normal' heart rate of 100 now. I presently take Lisinopril, Digoxin, Warfarin, and Carvedilol. Is 'my present condition' truly something that should not cause concern to me. Isn't being in constant AFib causing my chances of a stroke to rise considerably???
Our mom, Suzanne, who is 71 had a stroke on the back of her head, on the brain stem on May 23rd 2008. All of her memory and the part of her brain that makes her who she is, is all there. Thank god!
Suzanne was diagnosed with a stroke 7 1/2 hours after being rushed to the emergency room. My family and I found this a bit odd since she had every symptom of having a stroke.
And we all know that it is vital to get help and diagnosed as soon as possible, when a person apperes to have had a stroke.
is there hope to regain strength and finger movement in your hand after having a stroke 12 years ago?,i am 44 years old had a stroke in 2000 due to having thick blood i am taking an aspirin daily 325 mg but still cannot use my left hand, are there hope for me now after such long time span ?
Hi all, its now been 2 weeks since my father had a stroke. We managed to get him onto the stroke specialist unit on monday which was brilliant news as the care there is 10 times better than on the general medical ward. He had a really bad dry mouth and started to get a few ulcers. They have totally sorted out his mouth and he generally looks much more healthier. That is the good news...
Aspirin or coumadin are for clots, (Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy), the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommended coumadin for atrial fibrillation patients at high risk of stroke, aspirin for patients at low risk of stroke, and either drug of patients with an intermediate risk. The ACCP defines a low-risk patient as younger than 65 years with no predisposing risk factors (e.g., previous stroke, TIA, embolism, heart failure, hypertension, diabetes).
Well a couple of hours later he came back and said there was no sign of a stroke and said it was a Complicated Migraine well i looked this up and a Hemiplegic Migraine fits my moms symptoms but tonight after an MRI another neurologist came and told me and my mom that she had a stroke. My mom is 47 great health. And now after the doctors said she had a migraine now all the sudden its a stroke i need to ask should i get another oppinion or what should i do im lost......
Recommended
