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Knowledge and awareness of stroke and associated factors in the Saudi general population: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionOur study revealed that participants have good knowledge about stroke. Nonetheless, further efforts are required to raise awareness and educate the public to optimize and ensure better treatment outcomes.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - September 21, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
A rehabilitative approach beyond the acute stroke event: a scoping review about functional recovery perspectives in the chronic hemiplegic patient
ConclusionThe literature analyzed invites us to reflect respect to neurorehabilitation approach to the patient with chronic stroke sequelae often considered to have as its objective the maintenance of the present motor function and contain disability: instead, the review reports how, even in chronicity, the patient always reports margins of statistically and clinically significant improvement. The chronic stroke rehabilitation over 6 months has been proved effective in obtaining recovery in different settings.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - September 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Secondary neurodegeneration following Stroke: what can blood biomarkers tell us?
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and the primary source of disability in adults, resulting in neuronal necrosis of ischemic areas, and in possible secondary degeneration of regions surrounding or distant to the initial damaged area. Secondary neurodegeneration (SNDG) following stroke has been shown to have different pathogenetic origins including inflammation, neurovascular response and cytotoxicity, but can be associated also to regenerative processes. Aside from focal neuronal loss, ipsilateral and contralateral effects distal to the lesion site, disruptions of global functional connectivity and a transcallos...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - September 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Strengthening stroke prevention and awareness in the Philippines: a conceptual framework
This article focuses on stroke prevention and awareness in the Philippines, a country grappling with high stroke incidence and limited healthcare resources. The two-pronged approach presented by the authors aims to address the challenges of stroke care by combining community-based prevention and targeted public awareness campaigns. The community-based stroke prevention component involves personalized risk factor assessments and tailored interventions conducted at local health centers. By identifying modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and elevated cholesterol levels, healthcare professionals ca...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - August 31, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Train-your-brain program to reduce depression, anxiety, and stress in stroke survivors: a pilot community-based cognitive intervention study
DiscussionThe TYB program provided group support and validation, resulting in improved mood and reduced stress among stroke survivors. Cultural collectivism played a significant role in fostering group cohesion. However, the program’s limited focus on caregivers and timing of assessments during the December holidays may have affected the outcomes. The TYB program demonstrated feasibility and potential effectiveness in alleviating psychological distress and enhancing cognitive function among stroke survivors. Future research should explore long-term effects, larger sample sizes, and non-English-speaking populations to enh...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - August 10, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Burden and attributable risk factors of ischemic stroke in China from 1990 to 2019: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
ConclusionOur study revealed that great changes have occurred in burden and attributable risk factors of ischemic stroke in China in the past three decades. Distinct sex-specific differences are observed in burden and attributable risk factors.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - July 26, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Recombination of the right cerebral cortex in patients with left side USN after stroke: fNIRS evidence from resting state
ConclusionThe functional network architecture of the right cerebral cortex exhibits significant topological alterations in individuals with USN following stroke, and the sensitivity index based on the small-world property AUC may be utilized to identify these patients accurately.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - July 20, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Impairments and comorbidities in adults with cerebral palsy and spina bifida: a meta-analysis
ConclusionsMore research is needed to study health issues in adults with MD. Adults with CP or SB deal with a variety of health issues. More attention for the mental health of these adults is needed. There also is a need for accessible and adequate screening, preventive measures and clinical follow-up.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - July 18, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Trends in deaths and disability-adjusted life-years of stroke attributable to high body-mass index worldwide, 1990 –2019
ConclusionA range of indicators for the global burden of stroke attributable to HBMI have been on the rise for the past three decades. Tremendous efforts worldwide should be in place to control and treat stroke attributable to HBMI, especially in regions with high-middle and middle SDIs and among middle-aged and aged populations.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Staged use of ordinal and linear disability scales: a practical approach to granular assessment of acute stroke outcome
ConclusionAmong patients enrolled in an acute neuroprotective stroke trial, the ALDS showed strong convergent validity and superior discrimination characteristics compared with the modified Rankin Scale and increased projected trial power to detect clinically meaningful treatment benefits.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Combining high dose therapy, bilateral motor priming, and vagus nerve stimulation to treat the hemiparetic upper limb in chronic stroke survivors: a perspective on enhancing recovery
Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide and upper limb hemiparesis is the most common post-stroke disability. Recent studies suggest that clinically significant motor recovery is possible in chronic stroke survivors with severe impairment of the upper limb. Three promising strategies that have been investigated are (1) high dose rehabilitation therapy (2) bilateral motor priming and (3) vagus nerve stimulation. We propose that the future of effective and efficient upper limb rehabilitation will likely require a combination of these approaches.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Functional outcomes of ischemic stroke patients aged over 80 years treated with acute revascularization therapy according to pre-morbid disability: a PARADISE study
ConclusionAlthough a large proportion of older patients with a pre-existing disability had a poor functional outcome, they did not differ from their non-impaired counterparts regarding prognostic factors. This means that there were no factors in our study that would help clinicians identify patients at risk of poor functional outcomes after revascularization therapy among those with prior disability. Further studies are needed to better understand the post-stroke trajectory of older IS patients with a pre-morbid disability.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 22, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Stroke severity mediates the effect of socioeconomic disadvantage on poor outcomes among patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
ConclusionCSVD contributed to poor functional outcome independent of socioeconomic deprivation, while stroke severity mediated the effects of deprivation. Improving awareness and trust among disadvantaged communities may reduce admission stroke severity and improve outcomes.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Qualitative electroencephalogram and its predictors in the diagnosis of stroke
ConclusionThe type of stroke and imaging characteristics are associated with EEG abnormalities. Predictors of focal EEG slowing are NIHSS score and anterior circulation stroke. The study emphasized that EEG is a simple yet feasible investigational tool, and further plans for advancing stroke evaluation should consider the inclusion of this functional modality.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 12, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Prognostic value of inflammatory markers for in-hospital mortality in intensive care patients with acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective observational study based on MIMIC-IV
ConclusionThe in-hospital mortality of patients with AIS and the SII were positively correlated, but not linearly. A high SII was associated with a worse prognosis in patients with AIS. The SII had a modest level of discrimination for forecasting in-hospital mortality. The SII was slightly better than the NLR and significantly better than the PLR and total bilirubin for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with AIS.
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - June 8, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
