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Improving door-to-reperfusion time in acute ischemic stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a public comprehensive stroke center in Brazil
ConclusionAcute stroke care continued to be a priority despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of a thrombolytic bolus and the start of continuous infusion on the CT scan table was the main factor that contributed to the reduction of DNT. Continuous monitoring of service times is essential for improving the quality of the stroke center and achieving better functional outcomes for patients.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - July 10, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Prevalence of aphasia after stroke in a hospital population in southern Brazil: a retrospective cohort study.
Conclusions: PWA may need more health care during hospitalization, because of the severity of the stroke, and their frailty. Further studies are needed to assess the direct impact of aphasia on inpatients. PMID: 31687916 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - November 4, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Lima RR, Rose ML, Lima HN, Cabral NL, Silveira NC, Massi GA Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research

Level of motor, sensory and functional impairment from stroke at admission and hospital discharge in Brazil.
Conclusions: Clinical severity was softened along the hospitalization period. The clinical, motor, sensory and functional characterization enlarges the understanding of the stroke sequelae, besides monitoring the deficits and the level of disability in this population in Brazil. PMID: 31322001 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Brain Injury - July 20, 2019 Category: Neurology Tags: Brain Inj Source Type: research

Knowledge about Stroke in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: A Community-Based Study Using an Innovative Video Approach
Conclusion: Female sex and a family history of stroke increased the odds of recognizing the signs of stroke. Knowledge about the clinical manifestations, risk factors, and management of stroke was low in the studied population.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2018;8:60 –69
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - May 29, 2018 Category: Neurology Source Type: research