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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52767#.VKNXlcnQrzE Author(s)      Olive Lennon , Catherine Blake Affiliation(s) School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland . ABSTRACT Background: Prevention strategies post-stroke should target risk factor reduction which includes consideration of weight, diet and lipoprotein profiles. Limited data informs the optimal adiposity measurement post-stroke to target those at highest recurrent risk. This study aims to identify adiposity measurement/s post-stroke that best predict cardiovascular and co-morbid risk. Subjects and Methods: 142 stroke patients (100 ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50822#.VE2951fHRK0 Author(s) Pierlesky Elion Ossibi 1* , Salima Rezzouk 1 , Ibrahima Berete 2 , KarimIbn Majdoub 1 , Imane Toughrai 1 , Said Ait Laalim 1 , Abdelmalek Ousadden 1 , Mohammed Chaoui El Faiz 2 , Khalid Mazaz 1 , Khalid Ait Taleb 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Visceral Surgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco . 2 Neurosurgery Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco . ABSTRACT Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of the skin and deep subcutaneous tissue. It is caused by bacteria (group A streptococcus), but may also be idiopathic ora secondary complication of surgery. We report a case of ...