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Browsing Conference Papers by Subject "Stroke"

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  • The Adaptation and Validation of Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life (SAQOL-39) Scale for the Sinhala Language in the Sri Lankan Context. 
    Karunathilake, K.M.M.G.S.L.; Rathnayake, S.; Ranawaka, U.K. (19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Stroke and aphasia rehabilitation aims to improve the quality of life of the individuals affected. Aphasia is a disturbance of the language. Most of scales for measuring health-related quality of life in stroke exclude ...
  • Audit of stroke care in a Sri Lankan stroke unit 
    Ranawaka, U.; Tissera, G.; Silva, S.; Nanayakkara, Y.; Goonetilleke, C.; Muwanwella, P.; Sooryabandara, V.; Hill, K.; Markus, R. (Asia Pacific Stroke Organization, Hong Kong Stroke Society and Jiangsu Stroke Association & Karger publishing, 2017)
    BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: Data on quality of stroke care is limited from Sri Lanka, and available data suggests poor quality of care. We sought to evaluate quality of care in a Sri Lankan tertiary care centre using ...
  • Carotid artery stenosis in patients with ischaemic stroke in a tertiary care centre: Prevalence and associated factors 
    Ranawaka, U.K.; Mettananda, K.C.D.; Eshani, M.D.P.; Wettasinghe, L.M.; Somaratne, S.; Premadasa, H.M.S.D.; Sirigampola, C.; Upasena, A.; Sathkorala, W.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Ceylon College of Physicians, 2019)
    OBJECTIVES: Data on the prevalence of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) among Sri Lankan stroke patients is limited. We sought to determine the prevalence and associated factors of significant CAS in patients with ischaemic ...
  • Differences in ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes in Sri Lanka: 7-year data from the Ragama Stroke Registry 
    Ranawaka, U.; Peiris, A.; Thirumavalavan, K.; Premawansa, G.; Kasturiratne, A. (American Academy of Neurology & Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)
    OBJECTIVE:We sought to describe the differences in stroke characteristics of patients with ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke attending a Sri Lankan tertiary care hospital. BACKGROUND:The burden of stroke in South Asia is ...
  • Epidemiology of stroke subtypes and aetiology among Sri Lankan stroke patients 
    Mettananda, C.; Wettasinghe, L,; Eshani, M.D.P.; Ranawaka, U. (Sage Publishing, 2020)
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Prevalence of stroke is on the rise in south Asia and the epidemiology is different to western countries. However, prevalence of stroke subtypes and aetiology is not reported of Sri Lanka. Therefore, ...
  • Hyperhomocysteinaemia and stroke: a case-control study 
    Ranawaka, U.K.; Niriella, M.A.; Hewamadduma, C.A.A.; Kanakkahewa, N.; Thilakarathna, N.T.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Wijesekera, J.C. (Sri Lanka Medical Assosiation, 2004)
    OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify the importance of hyperhomocysteinaemia as an independent risk factor for stroke. METHODOLOGY: This was a case control study of patients with stroke (n=48) and pair matched controls (age ...
  • Premorbid blood pressure control of incident transient ischaemic attacks and strokes; prevalence and determinants; Analysis of individual patient data over 10 Years 
    Mettananda, C.; Li, L.; Lau, G.; Wharton, R.; Bull, L.; McCulloch, E.; Welch, S.; Mehta, Z.; Silver, L.; Rothwell, P.; Oxford Vascular Study (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
    BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled blood pressure is the most important modifiable risk factor for strokes. AIMS AND METHODS: We determined the prevalence and determinants of blood pressure control in patients with incident transient ...
  • Stroke subtypes in Sri Lanka 
    Gunatilake, S.B.; Premawardhena, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1997)
    AIM: Data on stroke subtypes in Sri Lanka are limited. This is due to the unavailability of brain imaging facilities in most government hospitals in the country. In two leading private hospitals in Colombo, a high proportion ...

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