Publications by authors named "Jyoti Conjeevaram"
Female Caregivers and Stroke Severity Determines Caregiver Stress in Stroke Patients.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol
January 2017
Background: Stroke is among the major causes of short- and long-term disability. This study aimed to understand the caregivers (CGs) stress in stroke survivors.
Materials And Methods: A 22-item questionnaire was administered to 201 CGs of stroke survivors.
Role of brain natriuretic peptide as a novel prognostic biomarker in acute ischemic stroke.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol
January 2016
Aim: We investigated to study the prognostic importance of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in ischemic stroke.
Materials And Methods: We prospectively enrolled 100 patients with acute ischemic stroke and measured plasma BNP levels and compared with age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Risk factors, biochemical parameters, lipid profile, carotid and vertebral Doppler, imaging, and cardiac evaluation were done.