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Extreme Heat Makes It Hard for Kids To Be Active. But Exercise Is Crucial In a Warming World
Getting kids to be active in a modern world is a tough sell. It can be hard to compete with indoor comforts like video games, television, and air conditioning. Sweltering weather is another formidable barrier to kids getting enough physical activity, finds a new scientific review published in the journal Temperature that analyzed more than 150 studies. Children today are about 30% less aerobically fit than their parents were at their same age, leaving them less prepared to acclimate to a hotter, more extreme climate as they age, the study concluded. “The outside world is becoming more of an extreme environment for hu...
Source: TIME: Health - August 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized Exercise & Fitness healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Trends in Stroke Burden in Central and Eastern Europe from 1990 –2019
Conclusions: The burden of stroke contributes to the European health gap through preventable premature stroke deaths. There are some very successful countries in stroke burden management from both Central (Slovenia, Czech Republic, and Hungary) and East Europe (Estonia), suggesting that closing the health gap between East and West is a realistic aim.
Source: Neuroepidemiology - July 6, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Trends In Stroke Burden In Central And Eastern Europe 1990-2019
Conclusions: The burden of stroke contributes to the European health gap through preventable premature stroke deaths. There are some very successful countries in stroke burden management from both Central (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary) and East Europe (Estonia), suggesting that closing the health gap between East and West is a realistic aim.
Source: Neuroepidemiology - July 6, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Trends In Stroke Burden In Central And Eastern Europe from 1990-2019
Conclusions: The burden of stroke contributes to the European health gap through preventable premature stroke deaths. There are some very successful countries in stroke burden management from both Central (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary) and East Europe (Estonia), suggesting that closing the health gap between East and West is a realistic aim.
Source: Neuroepidemiology - July 6, 2022 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Inequalities in non-communicable diseases across the European Union: current state and trends from 2000 to 2019
ConclusionsDespite overall improvements in health, spatial disparities related to NCDs in the EU persist. Our estimates provide a baseline to inform future equitable health policies.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The validity of the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) for the screening of vascular cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke
AbstractVascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is a common feature of vascular brain lesions. The heterogeneity of clinical presentation after a stroke makes it challenging to find. However, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MoCA) may be suitable for such purpose. Aim of the present study was to validate the Slovenian version of MoCA for detecting cognitive impairment after ischemic stroke. Seventy patients up to three months after ischemic stroke and 69 age-matched healthy control were included. All performed the MoCA and Hachinski Ischemic Scale (HIS). Cut-off value, sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratio of M...
Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica - March 18, 2020 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 2013: Intracranial Vertebrobasilar Calcification in Patients with Ischemic Stroke is a Predictor of Recurrent Stroke, Vascular Disease, and Death: A Case-Control Study
ner Pikija Intracranial artery calcification can be detected on nonenhanced brain computer tomography (NECT) and is a predictor of early vascular events. Here, we assessed the impact of vertebrobasilar artery calcification (VBC) on the long-term risk for recurrent stroke and vascular events. We performed a case-control trial of all consecutive stroke patients admitted to the University Hospital of Maribor, Slovenia over a period of 14 months. VBC was defined as presence of a hyperdense area within vertebrobasilar arteries that exceeds > 90 Hounsfield units as seen on NECT. Clinical follow-up information w...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 17, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Magdi č Cmor Kaube Hojs Fabjan Hauer Sellner Pikija Tags: Article Source Type: research

Risk of major bleeding in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation on direct oral anticoagulants: real world experience
Conclusion In this prospective real-world clinical study we have shown that the oldest old patients have the highest risk of major bleeding, which is further increased with a patient ’s history of bleeding.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - March 12, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Goal-oriented attentional self-regulation training in individuals with acquired brain injury in a subacute phase: a pilot feasibility study
The primary aim of this prospective pilot study was to assess feasibility of implementing goal-oriented attentional self-regulation (GOALS) training in Slovenia with patients with multiple cognitive deficits after acquired brain injury in acute phase of recovery. Seven patients with acquired brain injury (i.e. stroke, traumatic brain injury, and subarachnoid hemorrhage) with a mean postinjury time of 4.3 months (SD = 1.25) and mean age of 34.5 years (SD = 18.6) were recruited for the study. The group program consisted of 10 sessions twice a week and included cognitive strategy training, social skills training, and psychoed...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 14, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Benefits of Motor Imagery for Human Space Flight: A Brief Review of Current Knowledge and Future Applications
Conclusion: How to Implement MI Into the Preparation and Mission of the Astronauts Motor imagery should ideally be performed before, during, and after exposure to microgravity to prepare for the lack of gravity, counteract the effects of weightlessness and promote the re-adaptation to normogravity. A quite similar theoretical viewpoint had been nicely proposed by Bock et al. (2015), who more specifically focused on the preparation period few days before landing. These authors developed two phases of individual MI training program to reach an optimal level of preparation before exposure to microgravity. In the first phase,...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 10, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

A Comparative Study of Smartphone Game with Spirometry for Pulmonary Function Assessment in Stroke Patients.
Conclusion: We compared the relationship between the SGA and the spirometry as certified pulmonary function test. The SGA data were statistically significant and reliable for pulmonary function assessment in stroke patients. It will therefore be useful during rehabilitation to improve pulmonary function and clinical monitoring in stroke patients. PMID: 30519571 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Biomed Res - December 8, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Joo S, Lee K, Song C Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research

Intravenous Thrombolysis After Idarucizumab Application in Acute Stroke Patients —A Potentially Increased Sensitivity of Thrombi to Lysis?
Background: Rapid inactivation of dabigatran by its specific inhibitor idarucizamab allows intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in patients suffering ischemic stroke while being treated with dabigatran. Only limited data of this approach is available and numerous questions regarding efficacy/safety remain to be answered. Herein, we present the findings from the Slovenian national cohort study. Methods: Retrospective analysis of all stroke patients treated with idarucizumab and IVT (n  = 11) in the period from July 2016 to February 2018 from Slovenian region were analyzed.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 6, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Janja Pretnar Oblak, Miso Sabovic, Senta Frol Source Type: research

Rasch validation and comparison of Slovenian, Croatian, and Italian versions of the Mini-BESTest in patients with subacute stroke
We aimed to verify by Rasch analysis whether the Mini-BESTest, a balance measure, confirms its main psychometric properties in patients with subacute stroke undergoing rehabilitation in three different countries (Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy), and to examine the stability of item hierarchy and difficulty across the three national versions through a differential item functioning analysis. We investigated 159 patients with subacute stroke consecutively admitted to three rehabilitation facilities after screening for an intensive, tailored rehabilitation program. Balance function was tested within 36 h from admission and aft...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - August 12, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Training of selective attention in work-active stroke patients
The aim was to examine the effects of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation of attention in work-active patients after stroke. The study included 11 patients treated as inpatients at the University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia, who were included in intensive selective attention training four times a week for 3 months. Each patient was assessed at the initial and the final rehabilitation stage with the TAP system (Test of Attentional Performance), alertness, and divided attention tasks. The results indicate a moderate to strong increase in performance on the divided attention test and a mild effect on th...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 4, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research

Assessment of public awareness on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Slovenia
ConclusionsPublic awareness and knowledge about COPD is low and COPD is not considered as relevant public health problem. Strategies to inform and educate Slovenian public about COPD are urgently needed.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Farkas, J., Lainscak, M. Tags: 1.6 General Practice and Primary Care Source Type: research

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