A5032916536- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Trace Elements in Health
University Teaching Hospital
2023-2025
Johns Hopkins University
2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2024
University of Zambia
2024
Investigate risk factors for post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) and their association with clinical among adults acute stroke at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia.
To understand the cultural, linguistic and other factors leading to differences between in-person patient-reported mRS scores among adults with stroke in Zambia.
To define the epidemiology of critical illness and characterize drivers clinical deterioration among neurology inpatients in a resource-limited hospital Zambia.
Neurocritical illnesses occur disproportionately in countries with limited health care capacity. Identifying risk factors of reversible neurodeterioration may improve resource-limited settings. We investigated whether early (END) predicted inpatient mortality at a Zambian hospital. conducted prospective observational cohort study from January to August 2023 neurology inpatients Zambia's national referral All older than 18 years were eligible for inclusion and monitored admission discharge...
<h3>Objective:</h3> Describe a case of Manganism encountered in Zambia. <h3>Background:</h3> is neurodegenerative syndrome due to manganese toxicity and its excessive accumulation the brain. <h3>Design/Methods:</h3> Case presentation <h3>Results:</h3> A 37-year-old man presented with four-month history mild, intermittent headache three-month chest pain, dry cough symmetrical distal-predominant paresthesias. He developed progressive cognitive decline associated slowness talking, low volume...