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Investigation of Factors That Affect the Quality of Life After a Stroke
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1425:437-442. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31986-0_42.ABSTRACTStroke, as a disease, describes a group of disorders characterized by the presence of central nervous system symptoms either as a result of ischemia (ischemic stroke) or bleeding (hemorrhagic stroke). The appearance of a stroke results in a permanent physical or cognitive disability. The stroke incidence is the third cause of death after heart disease and cancer, and is the main cause of long-term disability.The effects of a stroke on a patient's daily life, and hence on his quality of life, are intense and long-lasting. These include memory pro...
Source: Cancer Control - August 15, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Maria Malliarou Christina Tsionara Anna Patsopoulou Axilleas Bouletis Vasileios Tzenetidis Iokasti Papathanasiou Evangelia Kotrotsiou Mary Gouva Athanasios Nikolentzos Pavlos Sarafis Source Type: research

Admission Rates, Time Trends, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke From German Nationwide Data
DISCUSSION: Despite recent advances in acute stroke care over the last decade, the percentage of stroke hospitalizations resulting in death remained unchanged. Further research is needed to determine how best to optimize stroke care pathways for multimorbid patients.PMID:36332988 | DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000201259
Source: Cancer Control - November 4, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dearbhla M Kelly Jannik Feld Peter M Rothwell Holger Reinecke Jeanette Koeppe Source Type: research

Diagnostic accuracy of major stroke types in Chinese adults: A clinical adjudication study involving 40,000 stroke cases
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022 Mar 5;21:100415. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100415. eCollection 2022 Apr.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Widespread use of brain imaging in suspected stroke cases in Chinese adults has prompted the need for clinical adjudication studies of stroke types. We conducted a clinical adjudication study to assess the reporting and diagnostic accuracy of major stroke types.METHODS: The prospective China Kadoorie Biobank recruited >512,000 adults (mean age 52 years, 59% women) from 10 urban and rural areas in China during 2004-2008, and recorded 45,859 first-ever incident stroke cases during an 11-year follow...
Source: Cancer Control - March 14, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Iain Turnbull Robert Clarke Neil Wright Yu Guo Christina Kartsonaki Pei Pei Alex Hacker Canqing Yu Simon Gilbert Ling Yang Jinyi Zhou Sam Sansome Jun Lv Liming Li Zhengming Chen Yiping Chen Source Type: research