Prevalence of RNF213 rs112735431 Genetic Polymorphism in Non-Cardioembolic Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thai Patients.

Introduction: Moyamoya disease (MMD) and non-MMD intracranial cerebral artery stenosis (ICAS) have been linked to the RNF213 rs112735431 gene in Korean and Japanese populations. This cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence of the RNF213 rs112735431 gene in non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke (NCIS) among Thai patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional investigation was conducted on patients aged 18 years or older admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between June 2015 and March 2016 with acute NCIS.

Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Related to Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix.

We report a 66-year-old female patient who presented with acute onset of visual loss with relative afferent pupillary defect, hemineglect, hemihypesthesia, and apraxia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain demonstrated different stages of ischemic stroke in different vascular territories, suggesting cardiogenic embolism. Past history was significant for advanced-stage adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix under chemoradiation treatment.

Atrial fibrillation prevalence and risk profile from novel community-based screening in Thailand: A prospective multi-centre study.

Background: In Thailand, almost one-quarter of strokes are related to atrial fibrillation (AF), and many could be prevented if AF were diagnosed and treated prior to the stroke. Therefore, we tested a novel strategy to screen large numbers of community residents using village health volunteers and primary care nurses.

Methods: Local primary care nurses and village health volunteers in Phetchaburi and Lopburi provinces, Thailand were trained to perform AF screening using a blood pressure device with AF algorithm (Microlife A200 AFib).

Hospital mortality from atrial fibrillation associated with ischemic stroke: a national data report.

Purpose: To study factors associated with poor outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by using a national database.

Materials And Methods: This study was a retrospective analytical study by retrieving data from the Thailand national database system for universal coverage (UC) health insurance system. All adult patients aged over 18 years who were admitted with acute ischemic stroke during the fiscal years 2004-2012 by the appropriate ICD codes were searched.