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Health behavior of young patients with ischemic stroke in Estonia: A score of five factors
ConclusionsBefore stroke, young patients displayed significantly worse health behavior than the general population. The largest differences were found for smoking and obesity, and a cumulation of risk factors was observed via the HBSR score.
Source: Brain and Behavior - February 15, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Minni Saapar, Riina Vibo, Siim Schneider, Liisa K õrv, Sandra Mallene, Janika Kõrv Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Adaption and validation of the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test to Estonian speakers with aphasia
ConclusionThe MASTest is a valid screening tool for evaluating expressive and receptive language abilities in Estonian patients with aphasia in early stroke. The MASTest is the first validated aphasia screening test for Estonian ‐speaking people, who number less than one million worldwide.
Source: Brain and Behavior - December 19, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Aaro Nursi, Marika Padrik, Liisa Nursi, Maarja P ähkel, Liis Virkunen, Anne Küttim‐Rips, Pille Taba Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH Source Type: research

Presumed Perinatal Stroke: Risk Factors, Clinical and Radiological Findings
It is unknown why some infants with perinatal stroke present clinical symptoms late during infancy and will be identified as infants with presumed perinatal stroke. The risk factors and clinical and radiological data of 42 infants with presumed perinatal stroke (69% with periventricular venous infarction and 31% with arterial ischemic stroke) from the Estonian Pediatric Stroke Database were reviewed. Children with presumed perinatal stroke were born at term in 95% of the cases and had had no risk factors during pregnancy in 43% of the cases. Children with periventricular venous infarction were born significantly more often...
Source: Journal of Child Neurology - March 16, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Ilves, P., Laugesaar, R., Loorits, D., Kolk, A., Tomberg, T., Loo, S., Talvik, I., Kahre, T., Talvik, T. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Burden of stroke in Estonia
Estonia is the smallest of the three Baltic countries. The decline in incidence of first‐ever stroke during the 1990s has left Tartu, Estonia with a relatively low stroke incidence. However, the incidence rates for younger age groups, and the 28‐day case fatality rate are higher compared with several other studies. Developments in the national health care system in recent years have been positive: the decline of mortality rate of stroke in Estonia is greater than the European Union average. However, the mortality of cardiovascular diseases is higher compared with several European countries. The prevalence of most strok...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - April 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Janika Kõrv, Riina Vibo Tags: Panorama Source Type: research