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Karim Mahawish

Stroke Physician, Middlemore Hospital.
Verified email at doctors.org.uk
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[HTML][HTML] Incidence, aetiology, and sequelae of viral meningitis in UK adults: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study

…, M Karim, M Sarah, M Jane, M Kavya… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Viral meningitis is increasingly recognised, but little is known about the frequency
with which it occurs, or the causes and outcomes in the UK. We aimed to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke mimics in patients clinically diagnosed with stroke at a tertiary teaching hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

SS Matuja, K Khanbhai, KM Mahawish, P Munseri - BMC neurology, 2020 - Springer
Background Stroke mimics account for up to one-third of acute stroke admissions and are a
heterogeneous entity which pose diagnostic challenges. Diagnosing such patients is …

[PDF][PDF] Stroke in Malawi–What do we know about it and How should we manage it?

KM Mahawish, T Heikinheimo - Malawi Medical Journal, 2010 - ajol.info
AB is a 63-year-old tobacco farmer. He lives with his wife together with one of his daughter’s
family and 4 orphans from his deceased son. He occasionally smokes tobacco leaves. He …

[PDF][PDF] Visual symptoms and rapid cognitive decline: Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease

KM Mahawish, C Kabban, H Wilson - The New Zealand Medical …, 2017 - nzmj.org.nz
Discussion Visual symptoms are the presenting feature of the Heidenhain variant of CJD
and was first described in 1929. 1 Patients often initially present to an optometrist, with early …

[PDF][PDF] Stroke thrombolysis in a patient on dabigatran in the extended time window

S Shiu, B Lee, KM Mahawish - The New Zealand Medical Journal …, 2023 - nzmj.org.nz
Discussion Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of intracerebral and systemic thromboembolism
fivefold and is responsible for over 15 percent of ischemic strokes. 1 Multiple studies …

Cognitive impairment before intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy

…, F Harrington, M Randall, M Smith, K Mahawish… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Although the association between cerebral amyloid angiopathy
(CAA) and cognitive impairment is increasingly recognized, it is not clear whether this is …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebral microbleeds and intracranial haemorrhage risk in patients anticoagulated for atrial fibrillation after acute ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic …

…, K Mahawish, L Makawa, M Mamun… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Cerebral microbleeds are a potential neuroimaging biomarker of cerebral small
vessel diseases that are prone to intracranial bleeding. We aimed to determine whether …

[PDF][PDF] Pre-hospital delays in patients experiencing symptoms of acute stroke or transient ischaemic attack

KM Mahawish, D Greenblatt - The New Zealand Medical Journal …, 2021 - researchgate.net
AIM: Delays in seeking help following stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) are associated
with worse outcomes and missed treatment opportunities, including stroke reperfusion …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebral microbleeds and stroke risk after ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from cohort studies

…, M Randall, M Smith, K Mahawish… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Cerebral microbleeds are a neuroimaging biomarker of stroke risk. A crucial
clinical question is whether cerebral microbleeds indicate patients with recent ischaemic stroke …

Volume and functional outcome of intracerebral hemorrhage according to oral anticoagulant type

…, F Harrington, M Randall, M Smith, K Mahawish… - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To compare intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) volume and clinical outcome of non–vitamin
K oral anticoagulants (NOAC)–associated ICH to warfarin-associated ICH. Methods: …