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Influence of chronic kidney disease and haemodialysis on stroke outcome
CONCLUSION: Despite significant functional and neurological improvements following rehabilitation, stroke patients with underlying CKD had higher average duration of hospital stay, more recurrent hospitalisations and poorer survival outcomes than those without underlying CKD. This could be attributed to the complications associated with CKD rather than stroke. Multidisciplinary community rehabilitation may be an alternative to reduce recurrent hospitalisations and morbidity in this group of patients. PMID: 32241068 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - April 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pande SD, Morris J Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

Discriminant Analysis for predictor of falls in stroke patients by using the Berg Balance Scale.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that BBS score is a strong predictor of falls in stroke patients. As balance is closely related to the risk of falls in hospitalised stroke patients, BBS might be useful in the prediction of falls. PMID: 25678051 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - February 13, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Maeda N, Urabe Y, Murakami M, Itotani K, Kato J Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

ACT-FAST: a quality improvement project to increase the percentage of acute stroke patients receiving intravenous thrombolysis within 60 minutes of arrival at the emergency department.
CONCLUSION: The interventions resulted in an increasing but non-significant trend of acute stroke patients receiving thrombolysis within 60 minutes. Outcomes will be monitored for a longer duration to demonstrate trends and sustainability. PMID: 32227791 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - March 30, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chiu LQ, Quek DYJ, Salihan RB, Ng WM, Othman RB, Lee CH, Oh DCT Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

Serum S100 β as a predictor of severity and outcomes for mixed subtype acute ischaemic stroke.
CONCLUSION: High serum S100β is associated with unfavourable outcome for mixed subtype AIS. Cut-off values of S100β72hrs and ∆S100β were optimal for predicting unfavourable stroke outcome. PMID: 31317198 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - July 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sakdejayont S, Pruphetkaew N, Chongphattararot P, Nanphan P, Sathirapanya P Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

Truncal impairment after stroke: clinical correlates, outcome and impact on ambulatory and functional outcomes after rehabilitation.
CONCLUSION: Truncal impairment was common and improvements in trunk performance were seen after rehabilitation. Trunk performance was significantly correlated to stroke severity, upper and lower limb motor power, cognition and neglect. As admission trunk performance predicted discharge functional and ambulatory status, it is recommended that trunk performance be evaluated for all patients with stroke. PMID: 31788705 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - December 1, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kong KH, Ratha Krishnan R Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

Predictors of functional outcome in patients with stroke thrombolysis in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia.
CONCLUSION: Our newly developed Malaysian IV rt-PA service is safe, with similar outcomes to the published literature. Functional outcome after thrombolysis was associated with baseline NIHSS scores and DM. PMID: 30488077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - November 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tai MS, Goh KJ, Kadir KAA, Zakaria MI, Yap JF, Tan KS Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

The effect of body mass index on inpatient rehabilitation outcome after stroke in an East-Asian cohort: a prospective study
CONCLUSION: Findings from this study unequivocally support the benefits of acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Patients in the obese BMI range tended to normalise during rehabilitation. BMI, whether underweight, normal, or overweight was not correlated with discharge FIM.PMID:34717300 | DOI:10.11622/smedj.2021190
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - October 31, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sze Chin Jong Jovic Aguipo Fuentes Angie En Qin Seow Chien Joo Lim Gobinathan Chandran Karen Sui Geok Chua Source Type: research

Optimal placement of electrodes for treatment of post-stroke dysphagia by neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with effortful swallowing.
CONCLUSION: Horizontal placement of the NMES electrodes on the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles for the treatment of post-stroke dysphagia by NMES combined with effortful swallowing was more effective than the horizontal and vertical placement of electrodes on the suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles, respectively, and their vertical placement above the hyoid bone and cricoid cartilage. PMID: 31680183 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - November 3, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Huh JW, Park E, Min YS, Kim AR, Yang WJ, Oh HM, Nam TW, Jung TD Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research

Neurogenic heterotopic ossification after a stroke: diagnostic and radiological challenges.
Abstract Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the aberrant formation of ectopic bone within the soft tissues, of which the aetiology is usually either traumatic or neurogenic. Neurogenic HO is a known but uncommon complication that occurs after a cerebral or spinal insult. The condition may present with a spectrum of symptoms and is often difficult to diagnose clinically. Although different imaging modalities have been used to diagnose HO, clinicians and radiologists may occasionally encounter radiological features of HO that may mimic other disease conditions. We herein report a rare case of neurogenic HO occurring i...
Source: Singapore Medical Journal - August 1, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Pek CH, Lim MC, Yong R, Wong HP Tags: Singapore Med J Source Type: research