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Vida Obese

23 Publications13 Research Themes19 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher is deeply engaged in comprehensive studies across multiple sub-themes within health sciences, particularly focusing on acute stroke management, pharmacological investigation of neurological conditions such as epilepsy and hyperuricemia, and integrating assistive technologies for communication and mobility. Their work emphasizes patient outcomes, healthcare policy, genetic factors influencing stroke risk, and the role of pharmacology in preventing complications like parascisies.

Key Research Themes (13)
Health Sciences

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Health Sciences

Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

Health Sciences

Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Health Sciences

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Health Sciences

Epilepsy research and treatment

Health Sciences

Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid

Health Sciences

Health Policy Implementation Science

Health Sciences

HIV-related health complications and treatments

Health Sciences

Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research

Health Sciences

Medication Adherence and Compliance

Health Sciences

Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Health Sciences

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Health Sciences

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Publications (23)

<i>Mucuna pruriens</i> in untreated Parkinson's disease in sub-Saharan Africa: A 12-month, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial

Open Access
2025DOI: 10.1177/1877718x251383721

Physiologic profiling using plasma renin activity and aldosterone on blood pressure control among Ghanaian stroke survivors: A pilot trial

Open Access
2025Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesDOI: 10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100013

Secondary prevention using a statin with or without aspirin among Ghanaian intracerebral hemorrhage survivors: A feasibility randomized trial

Open Access
2025Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchDOI: 10.1016/j.neuros.2025.100008

Quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease in the central belt of ghana

2025Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsDOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2025.107385

Integrating Thrombolysis into Routine Stroke Care in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital, Using the Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) as a Guiding Framework

Open Access
2025Health Policy Implementation ScienceDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5413600

Prevalence and patterns of echocardiographic abnormalities among people living with HIV on anti-retroviral therapy in Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2024HIV-related health complications and treatmentsDOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04117-1

Neurocysticercosis: A neglected but preventable cause of seizure in adults

Open Access
2024Parasitic infections in humans and animalsDOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8454

Prevalence and Patterns of Echocardiographic Abnormalities Among People Living With Hiv on Anti-retroviral Therapy in Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2023HIV-related health complications and treatmentsDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3421910/v1

A cardiovascular polypill for secondary stroke prevention in a tertiary centre in Ghana (SMAART): a phase 2 randomised clinical trial

Open Access
2023Medication Adherence and ComplianceDOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00347-9

The State of Play of Parkinson’s Disease in Africa: A Systematic Review and Point of View

Open Access
2023Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsDOI: 10.1101/2023.07.07.23292392

Patient-level and system-level determinants of stroke fatality across 16 large hospitals in Ghana and Nigeria: a prospective cohort study

Open Access
2023Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00038-4

Patient- and Health Facility-Level Determinants of Stroke Fatality Across 15 Large Hospitals in Ghana &amp; Nigeria

Open Access
2022Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4094788

A pilot randomized trial of mobile-health delivered rehabilitation for Parkinsons disease in Ghana

2021Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityDOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.119544

Atherosclerotic event risk and risk reduction therapies among Ghanaian hemorrhagic stroke survivors

Open Access
2021Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular DiseasesDOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.117389

Prevalence and predictors of post-stroke epilepsy among Ghanaian stroke survivors

2020Epilepsy research and treatmentDOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117138

Frequency and factors linked to refractory hypertension among stroke survivors in Ghana

Open Access
2020Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116976

Natural history of motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and the long-duration response to levodopa

Open Access
2020Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsDOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa181

The dynamics of Poststroke depression among Ghanaians

Open Access
2019Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryDOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.07.028

Phone-based intervention for blood pressure control among Ghanaian stroke survivors: A pilot randomized controlled trial

2018Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.1177/1747493018816423

Stroke Minimization through Additive Anti-atherosclerotic Agents in Routine Treatment (SMAART): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Open Access
2018Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2564-0

Burden and Predictors of Poststroke Cognitive Impairment in a Sample of Ghanaian Stroke Survivors

Open Access
2017Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.05.041

Highly prevalent hyperuricaemia is associated with adverse clinical outcomes among Ghanaian stroke patients: An observational prospective study

Open Access
2015Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidDOI: 10.4314/gmj.v49i3.7

Multilingual Validation of the Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status in West Africa

Open Access
2015Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementDOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010374
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DepartmentDepartment of Medicine
Total Publications23
Research Themes13
Open Access Papers19

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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