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6. No underlying diseases or comorbidity that are severe or in uncontrollable

state, such as heart diseases (acute cardiac event, congestive heart failure,
myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy), renal failure, pulmonary emphysema,

cancer, abdominal aortic aneurysm, etc.
7. No severe and uncontrollable complications, such as systemic infections, lower

limb deep vein thrombosis, etc.
8. Not on ventilator or on oxygen.

The services are provided in three formats

1. Newly admitted patients are placed in the Stroke Unit. Issues encountered
include 30% of patients having problems with incorrect herbal medicine usage,

and some patients seeking late medical attention due to beliefs in supernatural

causes, resulting in consulting traditional healers or monks.
2. Patients who have passed the critical phase are placed in the Intermediate
Care group (OPD/IPD), with education provided to both patients and their

families.

3. Long-term care patients receive home visits.
Additionally, guidelines for the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of IMC patients
are developed and implemented through interdisciplinary collaboration, including Thai

traditional medicine networks from hospitals to communities.

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