Publications by authors named "Galih Ricci Muchamad"
Background: Although the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has decreased since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is still evolving, the number of TBI cases has still greatly increased in multiple countries. In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the epidemiological characteristics of patients with TBI before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of original studies, short reports, and research letters from databases on studies that contained data about the severity, mortality, presence of neurological deficits, radiological diagnosis, cause of injury, and type of management of TBI during a specified period within the pandemic compared with before the pandemic.
Seizure clusters (SCs) are acute repetitive seizures with acute episodes of deterioration during seizure control. SCs can be defined as a series of grouped seizures with short interictal periods. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a treatment option for drug-resistant epilepsy.
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- A study aimed to assess how thyroid disease impacts outcomes for COVID-19 patients, revealing significant associations with worse health effects.
- The analysis included data from over 31,000 patients across 21 studies, showing thyroid disorders led to increased risks of severe disease, ICU admission, high mortality, and prolonged hospitalization.
- The findings suggest that older patients with thyroid abnormalities—especially hypothyroidism—face a higher risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes, while hyperthyroidism was not linked to these negative effects.