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Determinants of recurrent falls after stroke: a one-year follow-up of the Fall Study of Gothenburg - Samuelsson CM, Hansson PO, Persson CU.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the occurrence of recurrent falls and the determinants in the acute phase post stroke that are associated with recurrent falls within the first year after stroke onset.
DESIGN: Prospective follow-up study.
SETTING: Stroke unit ...
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Walking ability and functional status after post-acute care for stroke rehabilitation in different age groups: a prospective study based on propensity score matching - Wang CY, Miyoshi S, Chen CH, Lee KC, Chang LC, Chung JH, Shi HY.
Few studies have compared how rehabilitative post-acute care affects recovery of walking ability and other functions after stroke in different age groups. After propensity score matching (1:1), 316 stroke patients were separated into an aged group (age ≥...
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Mesenchymal stem cells provide neuroprotection by regulating heat stroke-induced brain inflammation - Zhang Y, Deng Z, Li Y, Yuan R, Yang M, Zhao Y, Wang L, Zhou F, Kang H.
Heat stroke (HS) is the most acute type of heat illness accompanied with serious central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction. Despite the pathological process being clearly studied, effective treatment is deficient. Currently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) ha...
Source: SafetyLit - June 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Neuroprotective effects of food restriction in a rat model of traumatic brain injury - the role of glucocorticoid signaling - Perovi ć M, Jović M, Todorović S, Đorđević AM, Milanović D, Kanazir S, Lončarević-Vasiljković N.
OBJECTIVE: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common causes of neurological damage in young and middle aged people. Food restriction (FR) has been shown to act neuroprotectively in animal models of stroke and TBI. Indeed, our previous studies ...
Source: SafetyLit - June 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Association of subsequent falls with evidence of dual-task interference while walking in community-dwelling individuals after stroke - Tsang CSL, Pang MYC.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the fall predictive value of single-task walking tests and extent of interference observed in dual-task walking tests in ambulatory individuals post stroke.
DESIGN: This is an observational study with pro...
Source: SafetyLit - June 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Auditory rhythmical cueing to improve gait and physical activity in community-dwelling stroke survivors (ACTIVATE): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial - McCue P, Del Din S, Hunter H, Lord S, Price CIM, Shaw L, Rodgers H, Rochester L, Moore SA.
BACKGROUND: Mobility problems are present in 70-80% of stroke survivors and can result in impaired gait and reduced physical activity limiting independent living. Auditory rhythmic cueing (ARC) has been used to provide auditory feedback and shows promise i...
Source: SafetyLit - June 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Immersive virtual reality in stroke patients as a new approach for reducing postural disabilities and falls risk: a case series - Cort és-Pérez I, Nieto-Escamez FA, Obrero-Gaitán E.
Stroke is a neurologic disorder considered the first cause of disability worldwide due to motor, cognitive, and sensorial sequels. Balance dysfunctions in stroke survivors increase the risk of falls and physiotherapeutic rehabilitation is essential to redu...
Source: SafetyLit - May 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Psychometric testing of the Fall Risks for Older People in the Community screening tool (FROP-Com screen) for community-dwelling people with stroke - Ng SSM, Liu TW, Kwong PWH, Choy HM, Fong TYK, Lee JYC, Tan YL, Tong GYH, Wong CCY, Lai CYY, Tse MMY.
OBJECTIVE: The Falls Risk for Older People in the Community assessment (FROP-Com) was originally developed using 13 risk factors to identify the fall risks of community-dwelling older people. To suit the practical use in busy clinical settings, a brief ver...
Source: SafetyLit - May 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Turning duration and steps predict future falls in poststroke hemiplegic individuals: a preliminary cohort study - Zou TE, Liang PJ, Lee SC.
This study investigated whether the duration and steps of a 180 ° turn while walking can distinguish retrospective fallers from ...
Source: SafetyLit - May 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Interventions for preventing falls in people after stroke - Scruth E.
Persons suffering from a stroke often experience long ‐lasting complications after rehabilitation. One of the most common complications involves falls (Denissen et al., 2019). The decline of neuromotor performance caused by the underlying disease resu...
Source: SafetyLit - May 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Central nervous system involvement in breath-hold diving - Kohshi K, Tamaki H, Lema ître F, Morimatsu Y, Ishitake T.
Diving accident in breath-hold (BH) divers (Ama) is a stroke-like neurological condition involving the brain. Ama divers are at a risk of ischemic brain injuries which are situated in watershed or terminal zones of cerebral arteries, and/or corticomedullar...
Source: SafetyLit - May 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Standardized outcome measures in stroke rehabilitation and falls after discharge: a cohort study - Campo M, Toglia J, Batistick-Aufox H, O'Dell MW.
INTRODUCTION: Individuals with stroke discharged from inpatient rehabilitation units (IRUs) are at increased risk for falls. In IRUs, standardized outcome measures (SOMs) have been used to predict falls, but the results have been mixed. OBJECTIVE: ...
Source: SafetyLit - May 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Elderly patients with cervical spine fractures after ground level falls are at risk for blunt cerebrovascular injury - Gorman E, DiMaggio C, Frangos S, Klein M, Berry C, Bukur M.
BACKGROUND: Osteopenia is common in the elderly, increasing their risk of sustaining cervical fractures after ground level falls (GLFs). We sought to examine the incidence of blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) and subsequent stroke in elderly GLF patients...
Source: SafetyLit - May 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A systematic review of the incidence, prevalence, costs, and activity/work limitations of amputation, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury in the United States: a 2019 update - Lo J, Chan L, Flynn S.
OBJECTIVE: To present recent evidence on the prevalence, incidence, costs, activity limitations, and work limitations of common conditions requiring rehabilitation. METHODS: This was a systematic review. Medline (PubMed), SCOPUS, Web of Science, an...
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The determinants of motorized mobility scooter driving ability after a stroke - Ku FL, Chen WC, Chen MD, Tung SY, Chen TW, Tsai CC.
Purpose: To investigate the determinants related to the ability to drive a motorized mobility scooter after a stroke.Method: The study was a cross-sectional study. The ability to drive a motorized mobility scooter was measured with the Power ...
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
