A prospective, cross sectional study on 70 acute cerebral infarction patients from 40 to 84 years of age was carried out at The Stroke Centre of Central Military Hospital 108 between July 2004 and June 2005. the patients were diagnosed by clinical examination and cerebral X-ray computed tomography. Results as followed: among these patients, sudden onset occurred in 94.3%, mainly in the morning (55.7%). Risks factors: hypertension 78.6%, dyslipidemia 85.7%, diabetes 18.6%, ischemic 21.4%. Clinical symptoms: hemiplegia 97.1%, cerebral nerve damage 81.4%, language disorder 47.1%... Hyperglycemia at acute stage of stroke were common with 54.3%. Serve paralyze were more common in hyperglycemia group. This suggested that persisitent hyperglycemia at acute stage of stroke associated with worse clinical outcome and rehabilitation after stroke
Hyperglycemia ; Stroke ; Rehabilitation

A prospective study including 70 patients with acute cerebral infarction at Hospital 108 from July 2004 to Jun 2005. Results: Increasing blood glucose level is very common among acute stroke patients accounting for 54.3%. Blood glucose level due to response during acute stroke is commonly within the range of 7 – 10mmol/l (50%). There are reverse correlations between blood glucose and Glasgow, Herry and Barthel scores. HbA1c is essential to differentiate hyperglycemia due to diabetes or response
Stroke, Brain Ischemia, Blood Glucose

Aims: The objective of the study was to isolate bacteriophages and conduct a comprehensive analysis of their potential against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) strains in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Methodology and results: Twelve Xoo strains were isolated from rice fields located in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Among these strains, three strains Xoo L019, L020 and L024, showed the highest disease index of bacterial blight. Four phages specific to Xoo were isolated from soil, water and leaf samples, and their morphologies were determined. In a test against 12 Xoo strains, phage L541, MLA23 or W41 could infect 10 of the 12 Xoo strains, while phage LBH01 could infect 8 of the 12 Xoo strains. The stability of the phages to pH, organic solvents, UV-A and UV-B was also evaluated. Conclusion, significance and impact of study The initial characterization of the phages indicates their potential as biocontrol agents against bacterial blight in rice. The study is one of the very first studies about Xoo phages in rice in Vietnam.