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Control and evaluation of body weight support walker for overground gait training - Dong Z, Luces JVS, Hirata Y.
Gait rehabilitation training under robot-assisted partial Body Weight Support (BWS) is a promising technique that helps patients who suffer from a traumatic or congenital brain injury like stroke or cerebral palsy to become independent in daily life activi...
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Prediction of fear of falling at 6 months after stroke based on 279 individuals from the Fall Study of Gothenburg - Hussain N, Hansson PO, Persson CU.
The early identification of individuals at risk of fear of falling after stroke is crucial in order to individualise preventive actions and interventions. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of, and baseline factors in acute stroke that are...
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Sex differences in post-stroke depression in the elderly - Mayman NA, Tuhrim S, Jett é N, Dhamoon MS, Stein LK.
OBJECTIVE: Post-stroke depression (PSD) occurs in approximately one-third of ischemic stroke patients. However, there is conflicting evidence on sex differences in PSD. We sought to assess sex differences in risk and time course of PSD in US ischemic strok...
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Verification of spatial recognition ability of stroke patients required to resume automobile driving - Todate K, Takami A, Makino M.
[Purpose] To help patients who had a stroke resume automobile driving, we evaluated their ability to recognize three-dimensional space like that experienced in actual driving situations, with a focus on sensing car width. [Participants and Methods] Seven p...
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Traffic noise combined with mobile phone radiation: serious environmental risk to male reproductive system - Rahman MA, Ahmadi R, Gohari A, Eshghjoo S.
Of all forms of environmental pollutants, traffic noise is the most dominant and underhand natu- ral pollutant. It has been well documented that traffic noise exposure contributes to hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disease, stroke, anxiety, stress, depressio...
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
The burden of dementia due to Down syndrome, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 -
BACKGROUND: In light of the increasing trend in the global number of individuals affected by dementia and the lack of any available disease-modifying therapies, it is necessary to fully understand and quantify the global burden of dementia. This work aimed...
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Clinical characteristics and risk factors of male exertional heatstroke in patients with myocardial injury: an over 10-year retrospective cohort study - Zhong L, Ji J, Wang C, Liu Z.
BACKGROUND: Heatstrokes are a serious threat to human health, particularly the cardiovascular system. Understanding the clinical features and risk factors related to death in patients with myocardial injury (MI) complicated by heat stroke is crucial. ...
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Motor vehicle accident due to homonymous hemianopia: an unusual presentation of vertebrobasilar stroke - Al Rawahi A, Al Busaidi SA, Al Kalbani H, Al Alawi AM.
We present a case of a 57-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department after he sustained three minor motor vehicle ...
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
From adults to pediatrics: a review noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) to facilitate recovery from brain injury - O'Leary GH, Jenkins DD, Coker-Bolt P, George MS, Kautz S, Bikson M, Gillick BT, Badran BW.
Stroke is a major problem worldwide that impacts over 100 million adults and children annually. Rehabilitation therapy is the current standard of care to restore functional impairments post-stroke, however its effects are limited and many patients suffer p...
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Neuro-Rehabilitation OnLine (N-ROL): description and evaluation of a group-based telerehabilitation programme for acquired brain injury - Beare B, Doogan CE, Douglass-Kirk P, Leff AP, Ward N.
Intense rehabilitation after stroke and other forms of acquired brain injury (ABI) can lead to large clinical improvements.1-3 The arrival of COVID-19 in early 2020 influenced stroke presentations4 but reduced opportunities for rehabilitation.5 The necessi...
Source: SafetyLit - June 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Exer-gaming reduces fall risk and improves mobility after stroke - Aslam M, Ain QU, Fayyaz P, Malik AN.
The current study evaluated the effect of virtual reality based balance training in 30 stroke patients recruited via purposive sampling technique for a clinical trial. Sealed envelope method was used to randomly allocate patients into two groups, i.e. Exer...
Source: SafetyLit - June 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Neighborhood socioeconomic resources and crime-related psychosocial hazards, stroke risk, and cognition in older adults - Ruiz LD, Brown M, Li Y, Boots EA, Barnes LL, Jason L, Zenk S, Clarke P, Lamar M.
Living in neighborhoods with lower incomes, lower education/occupational levels, and/or higher crime increases one's risk of developing chronic health problems including cardiovascular disease risk factors and stroke. These cardiovascular health problems a...
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Heat stroke: knowledge and practices of medical professionals in pediatric emergency medicine departments - a survey study - Cohen-Ronen N, Rimon A, Cohen N, Capua T.
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition affecting children worldwide. Rapid cooling remains the most important feature of emergency management. The accepted preferred method of evaporative cooling in the ED as listed by the r...
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Fall Efficacy Scale-International cut-off score discriminates fallers and non-fallers individuals who have had stroke - Faria-Fortini I, Polese JC, Faria CDCM, Scianni AA, Nascimento LR, Teixeira-Salmela LF.
BACKGROUND: Falls, which are common events after stroke, may lead to activity limitations and increased dependence. It is important to identify which commonly employed clinical measures could differentiate individuals, who are fallers from the non-fallers....
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
An exploratory qualitative study with older Malaysian stroke survivors, caregivers, and healthcare practitioners about falls and rehabilitation for falls after stroke - Ahmad Ainuddin H, Romli MH, Hamid TA, Sf Salim M, Mackenzie L.
BACKGROUND: Studies on rehabilitation for falls after a stroke remain limited despite its impact being profound. This scenario justifies a deeper understanding of why falls in stroke rehabilitation received less attention. Current investigations on the per...
Source: SafetyLit - May 17, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
