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ArticleJournal of vascular and interventional neurology2018

Screening of Asymptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis among High Risk Subjects: A Pilot Study from Egypt.

Foad Abd-Allah, Essam Mahdy Ibrahim, Omar Zidan, Mohamed Abdelhady Mohamed, Amir Abd-Alghafar Mohamdy, Mohammad A Farrag, Alshaimaa M Aboulfotooh, Hisham Abdel-Azim Gomaa

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Article in Journal of vascular and interventional neurology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Pediatric vs. adult stroke: comparative study in a tertiary referral hospital, Cairo, Egypt.The Egyptian journal of neurology, psychiatry and neurosurgery · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Foad Abd-AllahDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Essam Mahdy IbrahimDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Omar ZidanDepartment of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Mohamed Abdelhady MohamedDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Amir Abd-Alghafar MohamdyDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammad A FarragDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Alshaimaa M AboulfotoohDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hisham Abdel-Azim GomaaDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EGCairo University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStroke ranks as the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of morbidity worldwide. Large intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) is a major cause of stroke.

methodsThis study investigated the prevalence and associated vascular risk factors of ICAS in a high-risk population in Qalyeubia Governorate, Egypt. A cross-sectional pilot survey using transcranial Doppler (TCD) was conducted at Toukh Central Hospital and Aghore El-qubra primary healthcare units in the Qalyeubia Governorate from 1 January 2016 until the end of June 2016.

resultsA total of 153 participants were included in this study. The prevalence of asymptomatic ICAS was 13.1%. Among the modifiable risk factors, cardiac diseases, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, physical inactivity, and smoking were the strongest independent predictors of ICAS.

conclusionThis pilot study concluded that the prevalence of asymptomatic ICAS is relatively high in Egypt, and modifiable risk factors were the strongest predisposing factors of ICAS. TCD is an efficient non-invasive modality for the diagnostic evaluation of ICAS.

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PMID29922411
PMCPMC5999306
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