Filtered By:
Education: Study
Management: WHO

This page shows you your search results in order of relevance. This is page number 2.

Order by Relevance | Date

Total 554 results found since Jan 2013.

The Brazilian version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) is reliable and valid for chronic stroke survivors
CONCLUSIONS: The Brazilian version of the WHODAS 2.0 instrument presented evidence of reliability and validity for chronic post-stroke individuals.PMID:37120851 | DOI:10.1080/10749357.2023.2207293
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - April 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Ang élica Cristiane Ovando Catiane Dall'Agnol Jhoanne Merlyn Luiz Renata Andrade Momo Shamyr Sulyvan De Castro Source Type: research

Program for the epidemiological evaluation of stroke in Tandil, Argentina (PREVISTA) study: rationale and design
The availability of population‐based epidemiological data on the incident risk of stroke is very scarce in Argentina and other Latin American countries. In response to the priorities established by the World Health Organization and the United Nations, PREVISTA was envisaged as a population‐based program to determine the risk of first‐ever and recurrent stroke and transient ischemic attack incidence and mortality in Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The study will be conducted according to Standardized Tools for Stroke Surveillance (STEPS Stroke) methodology and will enroll all new (incident) and recurrent consecutive ...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - September 11, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Luciano A. Sposato, Mariano L. Coppola, Juan Altamirano, Brenda Borrego Guerrero, Jorge Casanova, Maximiliano De Martino, Alejandro Díaz, Valery L. Feigin, Fernando Funaro, María E. Gradillone, María L. Lewin, Renato D. Lopes, Daniel H. López, Mariel Tags: Protocol Source Type: research

Reliability and validity of the arabic dynamic gait index in people poststroke.
Conclusions: The A-DGI reflected high reliability and validity in the stroke population. The availability of a reliable and valid A-DGI facilitates its use among therapists from Arabic origins, which will enrich the rehabilitation process in their clinical practice. PMID: 24710977 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - March 1, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Alghwiri AA Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness of Clopidogrel-Aspirin Versus Aspirin Alone for Acute Transient Ischemic Attack and Minor Stroke Stroke
Conclusions Early 90-day clopidogrel-aspirin regimen for acute TIA or minor stroke is highly cost-effective in China. Although clopidogrel is generic, Plavix is brand in China. If Plavix were generic, treatment with clopidogrel-aspirin would have been cost saving.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - June 5, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pan, Y., Wang, A., Liu, G., Zhao, X., Meng, X., Zhao, K., Liu, L., Wang, C., Johnston, S. C., Wang, Y., Wang, Y., the CHANCE Investigators Tags: Stroke Source Type: research

Global disparities in stroke and why we should care
The World Health Organization lists stroke as the second leading cause of death for people older than 60 years.1 Even more tragically, nearly 6 million people die annually of stroke worldwide. In response to this crisis, the World Stroke Organization launched the World Stroke Campaign to intensify global awareness about the fight against stroke. Major components for winning this fight include understanding the distribution, risk factors, determinants, and disparities in stroke, even in the most remote regions of the world.
Source: Neurology - July 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Shehadah, A., Franklin, G. M., Benson, R. T. Tags: Cost effectiveness/economic, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cohort studies EDITORIALS Source Type: research

Recurrent vascular events in lacunar stroke patients with metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes
Conclusion: METS and DM were significant comorbid conditions in lacunar stroke patients and they were associated with stroke recurrence. In patients with lacunar infarcts, a vigilant approach to prevent development of DM in those with METS may be a potential strategy to reduce recurrent strokes.
Source: Neurology - September 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Zhu, S., McClure, L. A., Lau, H., Romero, J. R., White, C. L., Babikian, V., Nguyen, T., Benavente, O. R., Kase, C. S., Pikula, A. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research

Stroke literacy in the population of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia; immediate steps are essential to bridge the gap
Stroke is one of the core non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which is preventable and demands appropriate preventive measures for reducing disease burden.1 Stroke has become the major challenge to health care system in Saudi Arabia (SA). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stroke was the second commonest cause of death after coronary artery disease with deaths reaching 11, 409, or 11.7% of total deaths. The age adjusted deaths rate was 89.82 per 100,000 population.2 A recently published study reported an incidence rate for the first-time ever stroke as 57.64 per 100,000 person-years.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Azra Zafar, Aishah Ibrahim Albakr, Rizwana Shahid, Saima Nazish, Danah Aljaafari, Fahd Ali Alkhamis, Ahmed Abdulfattah Aldajani, Amir H. Msmar, Ismail A. Khatri Source Type: research