Publications by authors named "Ju-Lan Yang"
Background: Stroke is the third largest cause of death both worldwide and in Taiwan. Among the various stroke subtypes, lacunae strokes account for 20 to 30% of the total stroke population. Through vigorous risk control factors, the effective prevention and the long-term functional outcome remains are yet to be investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Middle cerebral artery (MCA) ischemic stroke poses a major threat to human beings and prompts intravenous thrombolytic and/or thrombectomy management remains the gold standard treatment. However, not all MCA stroke patients fit in the inclusion and exclusion criteria that many patients only receive conventional medical therapy. We attempt to seek the baseline parameters that can effectively predict patients' long-term functionality, as well as hypothesizing that the carotid duplex derived resistance/pulsatility index might be capable of fulfilling this purpose.
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- Hip fractures in the elderly can lead to serious disability and death, prompting the need for effective rehabilitation post-surgery, which is what Taiwan's fragility fracture PAC program aims to address.
- A study with 159 patients indicated significant functional improvements in key measures after rehabilitation, including the Barthel index and Harris Hip Scores, with low re-admission rates within 30 days.
- The findings suggest that the PAC program successfully aids recovery and community reintegration for hip fracture patients, boosting confidence in its effectiveness among patients and healthcare providers.
Objective: To investigate the relationship between genotype of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis B virus related-glomerular nephritis in (HBV-GN) children.
Method: Totally 176 HBV-DNA positive children with chronic hepatitis B were randomly collected. Among the 176 patients, 92 were HBV carriers, 84 were cases with chronic hepatitis.
[Research on serum HBV cccDNA and genotype of virus in children with chronic hepatitis B].
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi
December 2011
Objective: To study the serum HBV cccDNA and genotype of hepatitis B virus in children in Gansu province.
Methods: 124 HBV-DNA positive children were randomly selected, with 84 males and 40 females. Among the 124 patients, 65 were HBV carriers, 59 were chronic hepatitis (31 mild, 18 moderate and 10 severe).