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Symptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection in a neurorehabilitation population
- Source :
- Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 79(10)
- Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Helicobacter pylori infection has been associated with acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, and possibly gastric carcinoma and coronary artery disease. The prevalence of H pylori infection is more than 50% in people older than 60 years; however, the prevalence is not known in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or cerebrovascular accidents who are treated in inpatient rehabilitation services. This report describes 10 symptomatic patients with TBI and strokes who were diagnosed with and treated for H pylori infection after transfer to a neurorehabilitation unit during a 12-month period. Physicians who treat patients with TBI and stroke need to be aware of the possible high prevalence of H pylori infection in their patients. The authors recommend H pylori screening for symptomatic patients in neurorehabilitation units and providing definitive treatment to prevent recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer disease, and gastritis.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Population
Chronic gastritis
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Helicobacter Infections
Coronary artery disease
Internal medicine
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Mass Screening
education
Stroke
Neurorehabilitation
Aged
Retrospective Studies
education.field_of_study
biology
Helicobacter pylori
Vascular disease
business.industry
Rehabilitation
Middle Aged
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Surgery
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Injuries
Female
Gastritis
medicine.symptom
business
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00039993
- Volume :
- 79
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d7015a9b828c461fa3d86e685a67d910