Ischemia is a condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to a part of the body. It is often caused by plaque building up and thickening or hardening the artery supplying that area or organ.

Ischemic colitis is a condition in which not enough blood reaches the large intestine or colon. This restriction of blood flow can cause pain and cramps. It may also lead to severe complications ...

This modality was not available at the hospital, the nearest CT machine being 30 km away and the patient not fit for transportation. Many centres have reported successful management of PDH ...

Background Optimal imaging triage for intervention for large vessel occlusions remains unclear. MR-based imaging provides ischemic core volumes at the cost of increased imaging time. CT Alberta Stroke ...

Under medication to make you fall asleep, your doctor will insert a long, flexible tube with tiny video camera on the tip into your rectum to see inside your entire colon. CT scan. You’ll lie on ...

A man with a complex medical history ended up with a rare bacterial infection after taking probiotics in the hospital.

The procedure showed a lower composite incidence of these events (2.2% vs. 7.6%) and fewer MRI-detected new ischemic lesions (8.5% vs. 17.4%). It is deemed safe, with 94.4% of patients free from ...

Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) is a complex pathophysiological process faced by brain tissues after ischemic stroke treatment, which involves mechanisms of inflammatory response, ...

Over the last two decades, significant progress has been made in the management of neonatal encephalopathy due to presumed hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. One key area that requires improvement is ...

In an interview with The Tribune, Dr SPS Grover, a general physician, sheds light on the causes of rectal bleeding and the ...