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Early consciousness disorder in acute ischemic stroke: incidence, risk factors and outcome
Little is known about the incidence and risk factors of early consciousness disorder (ECD) in patients with acute ischemic stroke, or about how ECD may affect complications and outcomes.
Source: BMC Neurology - August 17, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jie Li, Deren Wang, Wendan Tao, Wei Dong, Jing Zhang, Jie Yang and Ming Liu Source Type: research
Test-retest reliability and four-week changes in cardiopulmonary fitness in stroke patients: evaluation using a robotics-assisted tilt table
Exercise testing devices for evaluating cardiopulmonary fitness in patients with severe disability after stroke are lacking, but we have adapted a robotics-assisted tilt table (RATT) for cardiopulmonary exerci...
Source: BMC Neurology - September 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jittima Saengsuwan, Lucia Berger, Corina Schuster-Amft, Tobias Nef and Kenneth J. Hunt Source Type: research
Allopurinol and the risk of stroke in older adults receiving medicare
Previous studies of allopurinol and stroke risk have provided contradictory findings, ranging from a protective effect to an increased risk. Our objective was to assess whether allopurinol use is associated wi...
Source: BMC Neurology - September 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Jasvinder A. Singh and Shaohua Yu Source Type: research
Prevalence of stroke in children admitted with sickle cell anaemia to Mulago Hospital
Stroke is a major complication of sickle cell anaemia (SCA). It occurs commonly in childhood with about 10 % of children with sickle cell anaemia getting affected by this complication. In Uganda, there is pauc...
Source: BMC Neurology - September 17, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Deogratias Munube, Elly Katabira, Grace Ndeezi, Moses Joloba, Samden Lhatoo, Martha Sajatovic and James K. Tumwine Source Type: research
The collateral circulation determines cortical infarct volume in anterior circulation ischemic stroke
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a common neurological event that causes varying degrees of disability. AIS outcome varies considerably, from complete recovery to complete loss of tissue and function. This diver...
Source: BMC Neurology - October 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Estelle Seyman, Hilla Shaim, Shani Shenhar-Tsarfaty, Tali Jonash-Kimchi, Natan M. Bornstein and Hen Hallevi Source Type: research
Perceived ability to perform daily hand activities after stroke and associated factors: a cross-sectional study
Despite that disability of the upper extremity is common after stroke, there is limited knowledge how it influences self-perceived ability to perform daily hand activities. The aim of this study was to describ...
Source: BMC Neurology - November 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Elisabeth Ekstrand, Lars Rylander, Jan Lexell and Christina Brog årdh Source Type: research
Is upper limb virtual reality training more intensive than conventional training for patients in the subacute phase after stroke? An analysis of treatment intensity and content
Virtual reality (VR) training is thought to improve upper limb (UL) motor function after stroke when utilizing intensive training with many repetitions. The purpose of this study was to compare intensity and c...
Source: BMC Neurology - November 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Iris Brunner, Jan Sture Skouen, H åkon Hofstad, Jörg Aßmuss, Frank Becker, Hanne Pallesen, Liselot Thijs and Geert Verheyden Source Type: research
Temporal profile of body temperature in acute ischemic stroke: relation to infarct size and outcome
High body temperatures after ischemic stroke have been associated with larger infarct size, but the temporal profile of this relation is unknown. We assess the relation between temporal profile of body tempera...
Source: BMC Neurology - November 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Marjolein Geurts, F éline E. V. Scheijmans, Tom van Seeters, Geert J. Biessels, L. Jaap Kappelle, Birgitta K. Velthuis and H. Bart van der Worp Source Type: research
Health-related quality of life in stroke patients questionnaire, short version (HRQOLISP-40): validation for its use in Colombia
The health-related quality of life in stroke patients (HRQOLISP-40, short version) survey was developed in Nigeria and constitutes a 40-item, multidimensional, self-administrated questionnaire. We assessed the...
Source: BMC Neurology - November 28, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Yahira Rossini Guzm án Sabogal, Jorge Pla Vidal, Ricardo Sánchez Pedraza, Felipe Ortuño Sánchez-Pedreño and María Catalina Gómez Guevara Source Type: research
Assessment of platelet function in patients with stroke using multiple electrode platelet aggregometry: a prospective observational study
This study aimed to compare multiple electrode platelet aggregometry (MEA), in healthy subjects and is...
Source: BMC Neurology - December 9, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Ahmed Sabra, Sophia N. Stanford, Sharon Storton, Matthew Lawrence, Lindsay D ’Silva, Roger H. K. Morris, Vanessa Evans, Mushtaq Wani, John F. Potter and Phillip A. Evans Source Type: research
Lower serum uric acid level strongly predict short-term poor functional outcome in acute stroke with normoglycaemia: a cohort study in China
Conflicting results on the correlation between hyperuricemia and the prognosis of stroke had been reported and the close association between serum uric acid (SUA) and abnormal glycomatabolism might further com...
Source: BMC Neurology - February 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Shuolin Wu, Yuesong Pan, Ning Zhang, Wang Yong Jun and Chunxue Wang Source Type: research
Association of fibrinogen level with early neurological deterioration among acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for early neurological deterioration (END) in acute ischemic stroke. The prothrombotic protein fibrinogen is frequently elevated in patients with diabetes, and may be as...
Source: BMC Neurology - May 19, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Seong-Joon Lee, Ji Man Hong, Sung Eun Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Bruce Ovbiagele, Andrew M. Demchuk and Jin Soo Lee Source Type: research
Association between total-Tau and brain atrophy one year after first-ever stroke
Although the most serious consequence of neuronal ischemia is acute neuronal death, mounting evidence suggests similarities between stroke and neurodegenerative disease. Brain atrophy visualized on structural ...
Source: BMC Neurology - June 5, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Hege Ihle-Hansen, Guri Hagberg, Brynjar Fure, Bente Thommessen, Morten W. Fagerland, Anne R. Øksengård, Knut Engedal and Per Selnes Source Type: research
Hospital readmission within 10 years post stroke: frequency, type and timing
The aim of this study was to examine the hospital readmissions in a 10 year follow-up of a stroke cohort previously studied for acute and subacute complications and to focus on their frequency, their causes an...
Source: BMC Neurology - June 19, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Gitta Rohweder, Øyvind Salvesen, Hanne Ellekjær and Bent Indredavik Source Type: research
The Comprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services (COMPASS) study: design and methods for a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial
Patients discharged home after stroke face significant challenges managing residual neurological deficits, secondary prevention, and pre-existing chronic conditions. Post-discharge care is often fragmented lea...
Source: BMC Neurology - July 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Pamela W. Duncan, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Wayne D. Rosamond, Sara B. Jones Berkeley, Sabina B. Gesell, Ralph B. D ’Agostino Jr, Walter T. Ambrosius, Blair Barton-Percival, Janet Prvu Bettger, Sylvia W. Coleman, Doyle M. Cummings, Janet K. Freburger, Jacquel Source Type: research
