Publications by authors named "A K Abdulameer"
Article Synopsis
- - The article discusses the importance of outcome measures in neurosurgery, which have evolved from the Glasgow Coma Scale to various disease-specific and general measures used across three main subspecialties: vascular, traumatic, and oncologic neurosurgery.
- - A literature review highlighted three prominent outcome measures: the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), and the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), suggesting that KPS could serve as a basis for creating a unified global measure.
- - Despite the potential benefits of standardized outcome measures for better patient evaluations in neurosurgery, the initial goals of establishing a common language and accurate categorization have been compromised, presenting both opportunities and limitations in their application.*
The use of plants, plant extracts, and folk remedies for the treatment of human diseases has been known as traditional medicine. It is approved that the use of herbal medicine dates far back to 60,000 years ago in Iraq. This study aimed to investigate the possible effects of pomegranate and palm pollen, as two powerful herbal remedies with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial effects, on fertility in the male rabbits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Penetrating traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a low-velocity object is a rare entity with a potential range of critical complications.
Case Description: We report a unique case of a 30-year-old male presenting with penetrating TBI caused by a rifle's cleaning rod. The rod passes through the left nostril to reach the frontal lobe after transgressing the sella turcica.
Background: Patients' behaviour in making decisions regarding health is currently changing from passive recipients to recipients who play an active role in taking action to control their health and taking self-care initiatives.
Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the health seeking behaviour among general public and its associated factors; and to evaluate the medicine taking behaviour in public and the practice of self-medication.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among general public in Penang Island, Malaysia.
Introduction: Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant which is associated with a decrease in Bone Mass Density (BMD).
Aim: The study aimed to explore the prevalence of osteoporosis conditions in Malaysians with chronic warfarin patients using calcaneal quarter of Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS) machine and to investigate whether long-term sodium warfarin therapy that antagonizes vitamin K is affecting the increasing rate of osteoporosis in Penang and to find the risk factors of getting osteoporosis among warfarin users and its non users.
Materials And Methods: A case-control study was conducted among 130 patients using warfarin, attending the outpatient clinic at Hospital Pulau Pinang.