• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Prognostic factors of functional outcome in post-acute stroke in the rehabilitation unit
CONCLUSION: Baseline ADL function was the most important prognostic factor of functional independence in post-acute stroke. Moreover, the activity limitation of dependency on sitting up and motor function impairment of hemiplegic lower limb prognosticated functional independence.PMID:34303583 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2021.07.009
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - July 25, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wei-Chieh Chen Ming-Yen Hsiao Tyng-Guey Wang Source Type: research

The effect of pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionsThe results demonstrated that PFMT had positive effects in terms of daytime urination frequency and incontinence. Although some studies have reported positive effects on symptoms, function, strength, and endurance, the generalizability of these results is controversial. Further studies should assess the quality-of-life and function with urinary incontinence and stroke-specific tools.
Source: Irish Journal of Medical Science - July 1, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

AHA News: The Brain Isn ' t the Only Place a Stroke Can Occur
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Sudden, painless loss of vision. Burning back pain. Achy legs. Incontinence. People might not recognize these as signs of a stroke, because some are not the symptoms of a stroke in the brain,...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Sudden bilateral anterior cerebral infarction: unusual stroke associated with unusual vascular anomalies
We describe a 38-year-old male smoker and heavy alcohol user, who awoke with sudden onset of weakness of both lower limbs, and bladder and bowel incontinence. He had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol the previous night. There was no significant past medical history including other vascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease. On admission, he was mute and abulic. The frontal release signs including the forced grasping and the snout reflex were present. Routine full blood count and biochemical analysis were normal. MRI of the brain showed bilateral, nearly symmetrical ACA infarction (figure 1A–C). Time-of-flig...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - January 21, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Krishnan, M., Kumar, S., Ali, S., Iyer, R. S. Tags: Urology, Open access, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Stroke, Venous thromboembolism, Radiology, Physiotherapy, Sports and exercise medicine, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics) Images in medicine Source Type: research

Treatment of pseudobulbar affect (PBA) in a patient with a history of traumatic brain injury, partial brain resection, and brainstem stroke: a case report
ConclusionsThis case provides anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of dextromethorphan/quinidine in the treatment of pseudobulbar affect with remarkably swift and complete cessation of symptoms. As a secondary point, it is worth noting that our  patient had experienced two devastating neurological traumas, both in anatomical areas that have been implicated in the corticopontine–cerebellar circuit thought to be responsible for pseudobulbar affect. However, only the second trauma, an acute left pontine infarction, produced symptoms of emo tional disinhibition. The authors hope that reporting this case will provide both con...
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - December 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Management of faecal incontinence and constipation in adults with central neurological diseases.
CONCLUSIONS: There is still remarkably little research on this common and, to patients, very significant issue of bowel management. The available evidence is almost uniformly of low methodological quality. The clinical significance of some of the research findings presented here is difficult to interpret, not least because each intervention has only been addressed in individual trials, against control rather than compared against each other, and the interventions are very different from each other.There was very limited evidence from individual trials in favour of a bulk-forming laxative (psyllium), an isosmotic macrogol l...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - December 18, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Coggrave M, Norton C Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Documented incontinence after stroke: a secondary analysis of a cohort study. Reducing Ethnic and Geographic Inequities to Optimise New Zealand Stroke Care (REGIONS Care)
N Z Med J. 2022 Dec 16;135(1567):43-53.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36521085
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - December 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: E Jean C Hay-Smith Stephanie G Thompson Mark Weatherall Annamarei Ranta Source Type: research

Risk Factors for Falls in Older Korean Adults: The 2011 Community Health Survey.
In conclusion, age, female sex, marital status, residence location, self-rated health, stress, and several chronic conditions were significantly associated with the risk for falls in the older Korean adults. Our findings suggest that these risk factors should be addressed in public health policies for preventing falls. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: PMID: 25408578 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - November 1, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Choi EJ, Kim SA, Kim NR, Rhee JA, Yun YW, Shin MH Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research

Evidence of and recommendations for non-pharmacological interventions for common geriatric conditions: the SENATOR-ONTOP systematic review protocol
Introduction Non-pharmacological therapies for common chronic medical conditions in older patients are underused in clinical practice. We propose a protocol for the assessment of the evidence of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent or treat relevant outcomes in several prevalent geriatric conditions in order to provide recommendations. Methods and analysis The conditions of interest for which the evidence about efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions will be searched include delirium, falls, pressure sores, urinary incontinence, dementia, heart failure, orthostatic hypotension, sarcopaenia and stroke. For ea...
Source: BMJ Open - January 27, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Abraha, I., Cruz-Jentoft, A., Soiza, R. L., O'Mahony, D., Cherubini, A. Tags: Open access, Evidence based practice, Geriatric medicine Protocol Source Type: research

Electronic Monitoring Systems to Assess Urinary Incontinence: A Health Technology Assessment.
Conclusions: The effectiveness of using the electronic monitoring system to assess urinary incontinence is uncertain because of the very low quality of the evidence. Introducing electronic monitoring systems would result in incremental costs, and there would be savings only if the systems substantially reduced incontinence. PMID: 29844845 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series - June 4, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Ont Health Technol Assess Ser Source Type: research

Pages: 1  2  3  4