Imagerie par résonance magnétique de diffusion : Questions médicales fréquentes
Nom anglais: Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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"text": "Elle permet de visualiser les zones de restriction de diffusion, souvent liées à des AVC."
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"text": "Elle détecte les AVC, les tumeurs, et les infections cérébrales."
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"text": "Des symptômes comme des maux de tête sévères, des troubles de la vision ou des convulsions."
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"text": "Les complications sont rares, mais peuvent inclure des réactions allergiques au contraste."
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"text": "Oui, elle peut identifier des complications comme l'infiltration tumorale ou l'œdème."
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"name": "Quels facteurs de risque sont associés aux AVC détectés par IRM de diffusion ?",
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"text": "L'hypertension, le diabète et le tabagisme sont des facteurs de risque majeurs."
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This was a qualitative evaluation carried out one year after the project. It used three data collection methods: 30 in-depth interviews among trained CHWs; 15 focus group discussions among community m...
Findings from the study are presented under four themes. (1) Improved knowledge and skills on managing epidemics and pandemics. CHWs distinguished between the two terminologies and correctly identifie...
These findings demonstrate that CHWs can support epidemic and pandemic response when their capacity is enhanced. There is need to invest in routine training of CHWs to contribute to outbreak preparedn...
Building partnerships between mental health services and Black faith communities to co-produce culturally tailored interventions is an essential step towards improving access to services and reducing ...
This study employed a mixed methods pre-post-design, based upon the Medical Research Council Framework (MRC) for complex interventions, and the Implementation Science Research Development....
The qualitative assessments indicate that the intervention was found overall to be acceptable and feasible to the Black faith community population. This pilot study did not find statistically signific...
This ON TRAC pilot study shows that the intervention was feasible and acceptable, and that it has promising positive impacts and next requires larger scale evaluation. These results demonstrate that t...
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