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Adolescent , Cartographie cérébrale , Électroencéphalographie , Femelle , Études de suivi , Humains , Tests neuropsychologiques , Polyneuropathies/complications , Maladies rares , Appréciation des risques , Indice de gravité de la maladie , Paraplégie spasmodique héréditaire/complications , Sri LankaRésumé
OBJECTIVE: To audit the process of stroke care. DESIGN: Retrospective case record evaluation using an audit package designed by the Royal College of Physicians of London. SETTING: Institute of Neurology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo. PATIENTS: 263 patients with stroke admitted over a period of 3 years. MEASUREMENTS: Documentation of 60 audit items related to 13 aspects of stroke care. RESULTS: The process of care was considered 'very good' for only 11 (18.3%), and 'good' for only 9 (15%) of the audit items. Care was 'average' for 5 (8.3%), 'poor' for 9 (15%) and 'very poor' for 26 (43.3%) of the items. CONCLUSIONS: Stroke care was suboptimal in many aspects. Care related to rehabilitation oriented neurological assessments, initiation of secondary preventive measures, rehabilitation planning and discharge planning were especially deficient. Competing interests: none declared. Some of the data reported in this paper have been presented at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1998.
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Humains , Audit médical , Études rétrospectives , Sri Lanka , Accident vasculaire cérébral/thérapieSujets)
Adulte , Facteurs âges , Causalité , Infarctus cérébral/diagnostic , Échocardiographie , Hémianopsie/diagnostic , Hémoglobinurie paroxystique/complications , Humains , Hyperhomocystéinémie/complications , Mâle , Parésie/diagnostic , Déficit en protéine C/complications , Accident vasculaire cérébral/diagnostic , TomodensitométrieRésumé
We describe a case of hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy (HSAN) type II in a child with a penetrating foot ulcer, acral sensory impairment, and anhidrosis. This is the first documentation of HSAN in Sri Lanka.
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Potentiels d'action , Enfant , Diagnostic différentiel , Ulcère du pied/étiologie , Neuropathies héréditaires sensitives et autonomes/complications , Humains , Hypohidrose/étiologie , Mâle , Neurofibres myélinisées/anatomopathologie , Neurones afférents/anatomopathologie , Nerf sural/physiopathologie , Nerf ulnaire/physiopathologieRésumé
A case of eosinophilic meningitis is reported, a condition not previously reported from Sri Lanka. We propose Angiostrongylus cantonesis to be the most likely causative agent in this patient.