Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI), an institutional experience

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: An Institutional Experience

Predictors of Post-traumatic Growth in Patients With Myocardial Infarction

Background: Some people experience positive psychological changes in various aspects after a stressful event. These positive changes, known as Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG), are often due to people’s need to adapt to the challenges ahead. Objective: This study aims to determine the predictors of PTG in patients with myocardial infarction. Methods: This is a descriptive-correlational study. Part...

Post-traumatic cerebral infarction : outcome after decompressive hemicraniectomy for the treatment of traumatic brain injury.

OBJECTIVE Posttraumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI), an infarction in well-defined arterial distributions after head trauma, is a known complication in patients with severe head trauma. The primary aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical and radiographic characteristics of PTCI, and to assess the effect on outcome of decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) in patients with PTCI. METHODS W...

[Post-traumatic cerebral fat embolism].

Striatocapsular Infarction; a Single Institutional Experience

OBJECTIVE Striatocapsular infarction is an uncommon form of deep hemispheric strokes. We analyzed the clinical presentation of this stroke to determine its core features and neurological outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS This prospective, observational, short-term longitudinal study was carried out from November 1, 2009 to October 30, 2011 in the department of neurology, Sulaimaniya general teach...