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Post-stroke pneumonia: Factors associated with readmission within 90 days of stroke discharge
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability within the United States.1,2 On average, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds and accounts for approximately 1 in every 19 deaths.2 The prevalence of stroke is projected to increase by 20.5% from 2012 to 2030.2 Post-stroke complications are prevalent; infection occurs among 30% of acute cases.3 Pneumonia is one of the most common post-stroke infections and is associated with increased morbidity.4,5 Moreover, pneumonia is recognized as an independent risk factor for stroke-related mortality.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Tiffany Bouddhara, LeighAnn Persondek, Elizabeth Ablah, Hayrettin Okut, Liuqiang Lu, James Walker Source Type: research

Association of underlying untreated cardiovascular risk factors with mortality and functional outcome in ischaemic stroke patients
Stroke is the third leading cause of death after ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and pneumonia in Malaysia.1 Aziz et al. reported that Malaysia's prevalence of ischaemic stroke had increased from 42.8 to 118.7 in 100,000 from 2010 to 2014. The report showed that 8-11% of ischaemic stroke patients died within 30 days while 56-61% survived with significant disability in Malaysia.2 Our previous study showed that patients with ischaemic stroke in Malaysia were younger, but the mortality rate was higher than in other countries.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 19, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Teck Long King, Lee Len Tiong, Zariah Abdul  Aziz, Wan Chung Law Source Type: research

Dysphagia-related acute stroke complications: A retrospective observational cohort study
Dysphagia, or impaired swallowing, is reported to affect between 8.1% and 45.3% of patients following stroke.1 Dysphagia is associated with longer length of stay (LOS) in acute hospital, increased healthcare costs, and greater long-term institutionalisation.2,3 Aspiration pneumonia mediates a significant proportion of this deleterious association and, in its own right, is associated with increased length of stay in hospital,4 poorer post-stroke functioning,5,6 and increased mortality.7
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 12, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Verity E. Bond, Sebastian Doeltgen, Timothy Kleinig, Joanne Murray Source Type: research

The effects of combined early oral health care and early mobilisation on the incidence of stroke-associated pneumonia
Pneumonia after stroke, which influences mortality1 and duration of hospitalisation,2 has been a common critical issue in stroke patients. In 2015, the Pneumonia in Stroke Consensus Group proposed the diagnostic criteria of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), which is defined as a spectrum of lower respiratory tract infections in the first 7 days after stroke.3 A systematic review and meta-analysis reported that the incidence of SAP was 14%.4 There are several mechanisms of SAP onset, such as aspiration related to consciousness disturbance and dysphagia, stroke-induced immunodepression due to pathogenic bacteria, and immunological changes.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 14, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Ayaka Fujita, Manabu Iwata, Joji Hagii, Norifumi Metoki, Hiroshi Shiroto, Eiichi Tsuda Source Type: research

Early Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Non-Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage who Undergo Catheter Angiography: Incidence, Associated Risk Factors and Impact on Outcome
In the aftermath of SAH, the patient is often exposed to numerous potential renal insults, including, but not limited to, the possible nephrotoxicity of contrast media used for computed tomographic angiography and catheter angiography, other insults related to this endovascular procedure, nephrotoxic medications (crystalloid-induced hyperchloremia for instance), rhabdomyolysis, dehydration, sepsis, cardiomyopathy, sedation-related hypotension, aspiration pneumonia and neurogenic pulmonary edema-related hypoxemia, and brain-kidney crosstalk.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 23, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Laureen Guillemin, Thomas Goronflot, Hubert Desal, Bertrand Rozec, Karim Lakhal Source Type: research

Annual Direct Cost of Dysphagia Associated with Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States
Dysphagia after acute ischemic stroke is frequent and increases the risk of pneumonia, insertion of feeding tube, hospital length-of-stay and rates of discharge to institutional care. However, the financial impact of dysphagia after acute ischemic stroke is not well understood.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 5, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Adnan I. Qureshi, M. Fareed K. Suri, Wei Huang, Yasemin Akinci, Mohammad R. Chaudhry, Donna S. Pond, Brandi R. French, Farhan Siddiq, Camilo R. Gomez Source Type: research

Association Between Oral Anticoagulants and Stroke Severity at Onset in Elderly Patients with Cardioembolic Stroke Due to Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
The prevention of cardioembolic stroke is an important public health priority in Japan due to its high prevalence in elderly individuals. Compared to their younger counterparts, elderly patients with cardioembolic stroke are more likely to have multiple comorbidities, a higher risk of serious complications, such as pneumonia and heart failure, and cognitive impairments (e.g., dementia or delirium), which may adversely affect their ability to participate in active rehabilitation. These factors negatively affect clinical outcomes, and many elderly stroke survivors require long-term care despite the early implementation of intensive therapy.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 25, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Ichiro Deguchi, Takashi Osada, Shinichi Takahashi Source Type: research

Use of Pulmonary Computed Tomography for Evaluating Suspected Stroke-Associated Pneumonia
Accurate and timely diagnosis of pneumonia complicating stroke remains challenging and the diagnostic accuracy of chest X-ray (CXR) in the setting of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is uncertain. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the use of pulmonary computed tomography (CT) in diagnosis of suspected SAP.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 16, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Amit K. Kishore, Anand Devaraj, Andy Vail, Kirsty Ward, Philip G. Thomas, Dwaipayan Sen, Alex Procter, Maychaw Win, Natasha James, Christine Roffe, Andreas Meisel, Mark Woodhead, Craig J. Smith Source Type: research

Association Between Chronic Inflammatory Diseases and Stroke-Associated Pneumonia – An Epidemiological Study
This study assessed the relationship between chronic inflammatory diseases and stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 19, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Layne Dylla, Paco S. Herson, Sharon N. Poisson, John D. Rice, Adit A. Ginde Source Type: research

Bilateral large vessel occlusion causing massive ischemic stroke in a covid-19 patient
The case of a 70-year-old male presenting an ischemic stroke related to COVID-19 infection is described. He was initially admitted to the hospital with respiratory insufficiency syndrome secondary to pneumonia caused by SARS Co2. In the next days, he developed rapid neurological deterioration characterized by drowsiness which progressed to deep coma. D-dimer was elevated. Brain CT scan showed bilateral massive ischemic stroke located in the anterior circulation, CT angiogram showed occlusion in the left internal carotid artery and the right middle cerebral artery.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 7, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Luis A. Robles Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Diagnostic Accuracy of a Bedside Screening Tool for Dysphagia (BSTD) in Acute Stroke Patients
This study aimed at developing a user-friendly bedside examination to identify the risk of dysphagia in stroke patients at hospital admission.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 21, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Paolo Immovilli, Eugenia Rota, Nicola Morelli, Elena Marchesi, Chiara Terracciano, Domenica Zaino, Giampiero Ferrari, Roberto Antenucci, Donata Guidetti Source Type: research

Risk Factors and Outcomes of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia in Patients with Stroke and Acute Large Artery Occlusion Treated with Endovascular Thrombectomy
Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) often increases high hospital mortality, prolongs length of hospital stay, and has considerable economic impact on healthcare costs. We aimed to explore independent predictors of SAP in acute anterior large artery occlusion patients who treated with endovascular treatment (EVT).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Yubo Zhu, Jie Gao, Qiushi Lv, Qihua Yin, Dong Yang Source Type: research

Delayed Swallowing Reflex is Overlooked in Swallowing Screening Among Acute Stroke Patients
Dysphagia in the acute phase of stroke contributes significantly to poor outcomes and is associated with the development of aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition. Therefore, an accurate evaluation of swallowing is necessary before initiating oral food intake. The modified water swallow test (MWST) and the repetitive saliva swallow test (RSST) are commonly used as bedside screening methods for swallowing dysfunction, but it is unclear whether other factors contribute to dysphagia and consequent aspiration.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 8, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Chiho Takeda, Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, Masahiro Nakamori, Naohisa Hosomi, Toshikazu Nagasaki, Mineka Yoshikawa, Jun Kayashita, Shin Masuda, Hirofumi Maruyama, Kazuhiro Tsuga Source Type: research

Predictors of Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-based Study
Each year, approximately 0.8 million people are estimated to experience a new or recurrent stroke, according to the 2019 report of the American Heart Association.1 In Malaysia, stroke is the third leading cause of death after ischemic heart disease (IHD) and pneumonia.2 Both obesity and diabetes are considered as the established independent risk factors for ischemic stroke.3 Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was also found to be associated with an increase in all-cause as well as cardiovascular mortality following the stroke,4,5 and in a meta-analysis of 18 studies, patients with diabetes had a higher stroke recurrence as co...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 11, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Orwa Albitar, Sabariah Noor Harun, Nur Ezzati Abidin, Balamurugan Tangiisuran, Hadzliana Zainal, Irene Looi, Khairul Azmi Ibrahim, Norsima Nazifah Sidek, Keat Wei Loo, Keng Yee Lee, Zariah Abdul Aziz, Siti Maisharah Sheikh Ghadzi Source Type: research

Care for Patients with Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Suggestions for Preventing Secondary Stroke
Infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes the development of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and associated clinical symptoms, which typically presents as an upper respiratory syndrome such as pneumonia. Growing evidence indicates an increased prevalence of neurological involvement (e.g., in the form of stroke) during virus infection. COVID-19 has been suggested to be more than a lung infection because it affects the vasculature of the lungs and other organs and increases the risk of thrombosis.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 21, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Chien-Chih Wang, Jian-Kang Chao, Mong-Lien Wang, Yi-Ping Yang, Chien-Shiu Chien, Wei-Yi Lai, Yi-Chiang Yang, Yu-Hui Chang, Chen-Liang Chou, Chung-Lan Kao Source Type: research

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