Association between Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Early-onset Coronary Artery Disease: Does the site of Sonographic Evaluation Matter?
IMT measures obtained at different carotid sites are associated with CAD in young (≤45 years) individuals. The diagnostic performance of IMT measured at the CC and IB is the more accurate measure, and this may be the most adequate for the measurement of IMT in this population.
The low level of knowledge of epilepsy on the part of health workers may be contributing to the wide treatment gap in the Lao PDR. Improving knowledge of this disease and increasing the availability of antiepileptic drugs will reduce misconceptions about epilepsy, thus encouraging more PWE to seek treatment. Community-based educational programs and extensive advocacy for people with epilepsy only began in 2009.