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The Effect of Home Base Physical Activity Program based on the BASNEF Model on Motor Recovery in Patients with Stroke.
Authors: Esteki-Ghashghaei F, Saadatnia M, Khorvash F, Shahnazi H Abstract The present study aimed to determine the effect of education based on the BASNEF model on the physical activity and improvement of motor activity in patients with stroke. This randomized control trial study was conducted on 40 patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to a teaching hospital in Isfahan, Iran from August 2017 to September 2018. The patients were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention included personal education and a manual CD of physical activity for the intervention group. After education,...
Source: Home Health Care Services Quarterly - May 14, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Home Health Care Serv Q Source Type: research

Reduction in the doses of direct oral anticoagulants and risk of ischemic stroke events: A hospital survey.
Abstract Inappropriately reduced doses (IRDs) of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are common in clinical practice. We performed a retrospective review using electronic medical records of St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital (a 1200-bed teaching hospital in Japan) to address the prevalence of IRDs and patient-related factors that result in IRDs. We also surveyed DOAC-treated patients who were hospitalized due to a stroke during the 5-year study period to analyze the association between stroke events and IRDs. We found that one in five patients who were newly prescribed a DOAC was treated with IRDs....
Source: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin - May 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ueda A, Toki S, Kitayama C, Akazawa M Tags: Biol Pharm Bull Source Type: research

What is the nutritional status of your patients suffering from strokes.
The objective of our study was to evaluate, through a questionnaire, the opinion of prescribing doctors working in the Department of Neurology of The FANN National Teaching Hospital in Dakar. The interest of the question resides in the fact that the Center does not have a dedicated nutritionist for inpatients. This was an opinion poll about their concerns about the nutritional status of patients in the therapeutic projects they propose during the stroke. The type of the chosen opinion poll was elementary, type random. The questionnaire was individual and consisted of five items of single-response and multiple-choice questi...
Source: Revue Neurologique - March 25, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Rev Neurol (Paris) Source Type: research

Neuro-Beh çet in a Sub-Saharan Africa Country: a Series of Sixteen Patients in Fann Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal.
[Neuro-Behçet in a Sub-Saharan Africa Country: a Series of Sixteen Patients in Fann Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal]. Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2019;112(3):137-146 Authors: Gaye NM, Ndiaye-Diop MT, Fall M, Ka M, Fall SAA, Diop AM, Kahwaji J, Cissé-Diallo VMP, Mbaye M, Thioub M, Mbodji AB, Mbaye KA, Diagne R, Bakhoum M, Cissé O, Bâ EHM, Diagne NS, Diop-Sène MS, Basse-Faye AM, Sow AD, Sarr MM, Seck LB, Touré K, Ndiaye M, Diop AG Abstract Neuro-Behçet (NB) African studies are mainly North African, but Sub-Saharan Africa is not to be outdone. Our aim was to describe diagnostic and therapeutic features...
Source: Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique - December 13, 2019 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Bull Soc Pathol Exot Source Type: research

Outcome of Pregnancy in Saudi Women with Sickle Cell Disease Attending the Tertiary Care University Hospital in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
This study was carried out to compare the fetomaternal outcome in patients with SCD with those without SCD. This was a retrospective cohort study done in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia in a tertiary care, teaching hospital, by retrieving the data through the code ICD-9 for SCD, the control group was also selected with comparable characteristics. A total of 302 SCD pregnant patients were included for comparison with 600 pregnant women without SCD as control, during the period of Jan 1, 2008 to December 31, 2018. After the data retrieval, percentages of complications were calculated between the study and control groups...
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health - November 30, 2019 Category: African Health Tags: Afr J Reprod Health Source Type: research

Risk factors and subtypes of ischemic stroke in young patients: an observational study from a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia.
Authors: Shahid R Abstract Young adults are a key part of any society and the psychosocial and economic burden of any chronic or devastating disease in this particular group has significant consequences and impacts negatively on the development of the society as a whole. Although stroke in this age group is relatively rare, its consequences, in terms of lifelong dependence and disability, are substantial. Therefore, it is important to address this issue. In this retrospective epidemiological study, we analyzed the medical records of young patients (aged 18- 45 years) with a diagnosis of stroke during the study peri...
Source: Functional Neurology - September 28, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Funct Neurol Source Type: research

Predicting the functional independence during the recovery phase for poststroke patients
This study aimed to evaluate stroke self ‐efficacy of poststroke patients and identify the differences in stroke self‐efficacy level among some relevant variables.DesignA descriptive cross ‐sectional design was employed to achieve the aforementioned objectives.MethodsA purposive sample of 207 poststroke patients who were recovering from stroke in three major teaching hospitals at Baghdad city were recruited to participate in the study. Data collection process started 3 November 2016 –15 May 2017. Inclusion criteria embraced stroke patients who were adult, have Glasgow Coma Scale score 14–15, capable of giving wri...
Source: Nursing Open - July 10, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Sadeq AL ‐Fayyadh Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Ischemic stroke: clinical pathway impact
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance,Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 588-598, April 2019. Purpose A clinical pathway for patients with acute ischemic stroke was implemented in 2014 by one Italian teaching hospital multidisciplinary team. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether this clinical pathway had a positive effect on patient management by comparing performance data. Design/methodology/approach Volume, process and outcome indicators were analyzed in a pre-post retrospective observational study. Patients ’ (admitted in 2013 and 2015) medical records with International Classification of Diseases, ...
Source: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance - April 24, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Rich teaching hospitals, reconfiguring acute stroke services and wrestling with WRES
Your essential update on health for the week.
Source: HSJ - January 25, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Increased Prevalence Of Stroke Recurrence And Stroke Related Mortality In Children With Sickle Cell Disease In Nigeria: Evidence For A Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial.
To improve the quality of care for children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in Kano, Nigeria, we initiated a standard care protocol in 2014 to manage children with strokes at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
Source: Pediatric Neurology - January 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Shehu U. Abdullahi, Michael R. DeBaun, Lori C. Jordan, Najibah A. Galadanci Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Stroke Recurrence in Nigerian Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Evidence for a Secondary Stroke Prevention Trial
To improve the quality of care for children with sickle cell anemia in Kano, Nigeria, we initiated a standard care protocol in 2014 to manage children with strokes at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.
Source: Pediatric Neurology - January 15, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Shehu U. Abdullahi, Michael R. DeBaun, Lori C. Jordan, Mark Rodeghier, Najibah A. Galadanci Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Debilitating Headache after an Excited Reaction
​BY GREGORY TAYLOR, DO, & MATTHEW WARPINSKI, DOA 35-year-old man with a history of uncontrolled hypertension and medical noncompliance was brought to the emergency department by EMS complaining of a headache. The family said the patient was watching football and developed an acute headache after he stood up screaming in excitement.His family said he had not taken his blood pressure medication for years. He was afebrile, his blood pressure was 245/129 mm Hg, his respiratory rate was 18 bpm, his heart rate was 68 bpm, and he weighed 340 pounds. The patient was obtunded with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 4 and was subse...
Source: The Case Files - November 20, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research

Blackpool patient poisoning suspect understood to be nurse
A nurse from Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison to stroke patients.
Source: Nursing Times - November 20, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

A Pregnancy Complication to Look out for even after Pregnancy
​BY GREGORY TAYLOR, DO, & SHERIF G. EL-ALAYLI, DOA 30-year-old G5P3 presented to the ED with bilateral lower-extremity edema and headache for three days. She presented one week after an uncomplicated full-term vaginal delivery with an unremarkable pregnancy course and no prior requirement for antihypertensive therapy. The headache was described as achy to sharp, with associated photophobia. She also noted occasional vaginal spotting, which was common a few weeks after delivery. She denied any chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, or any other symptoms. She admitted to occasional mild cr...
Source: The Case Files - August 28, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: research