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Pseudobulbar affect presenting as aggressive behavior - Kazi SE, Anwar A.
Pseudobulbar affect (PBA) is an affective disorder of emotional expression characterized by frequent uncontrollable outbursts of laughing or crying. It is usually associated with stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other neurological conditions. This disor...
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

A survey of solitary death by heat stroke in Yokohama City - Kakiuchi Y, Nagao R, Ochiai E, Kakimoto Y, Osawa M.
Background Recent global warming and the progression of the heat-island phenomenon, mainly in urban areas, have increased the risk of heat stroke development throughout Japan. Consequently, the risk of solitary death due to heat stroke has increased, pa...
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Walkable neighborhoods and cognition: implications for the design of health promoting communities - Sylvers DL, Hicken M, Esposito M, Manly J, Judd S, Clarke P.
This study seeks to examine neighborhood characteristics, physical activity, and health status and their roles in promoting healthy cognitive aging. METHODS: Using data from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Difference in Stroke (REG...
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Assessment of agreement between a new application to compute the Wisconsin Gait Score and 3-dimensional gait analysis, and reliability of the application in stroke patients - Guzik A, Wolan-Nieroda A, Dru żbicki M.
Currently, there are no computerized tools enabling objective interpretation of observational gait assessment based on Wisconsin Gait Scale (WGS), which is a reliable and well-tested tool. The solution envisaged by us may provide a practical tool for asses...
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Cut-off score of the modified Ashworth scale corresponding to walking ability and functional mobility in individuals with chronic stroke - Freire B, Bochehin do Valle M, Lanferdini FJ, Foschi CVS, Abou L, Pietta-Dias C.
PURPOSE: To determine the optimal cut-off score for the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) corresponding to unfavorable outcomes for mobility and walking ability. METHODS: The level of plantar flexor muscle spasticity and the 10-meter walking test (10mW...
Source: SafetyLit - February 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Recovery of driving fitness after stroke: A matter of time? - Schulz P, Schaebitz WR, Driessen M, Beblo T, Toepper M.
Driving safety is often significantly reduced after stroke due to an increased risk of reinfarction. As the rate of recurrent strokes significantly decreases after time intervals of three and six months poststroke,1 physicians usually recommend driving bre...
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Association between fall risk and assessments of single-task and dual-task walking among community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke: a prospective cohort study - Tsang CSL, Miller T, Pang MYC.
BACKGROUND: Falling and fall-related injuries are common among community-dwelling individuals with chronic stroke. Falls often occur during dual-task walking scenarios. Accurate fall prediction is critical for formulating effective fall prevention strategi...
Source: SafetyLit - February 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Merged swing-muscle synergies and their relation to walking characteristics in subacute post-stroke patients: an observational study - Mizuta N, Hasui N, Nishi Y, Higa Y, Matsunaga A, Deguchi J, Yamamoto Y, Nakatani T, Taguchi J, Morioka S.
In post-stroke patients, muscle synergy (the coordination of motor modules during walking) is impaired. In some patients, the muscle synergy termed module 1 (hip/knee extensors) is merged with module 2 (ankle plantar flexors), and in other cases, module 1 ...
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Gait instability and estimated core temperature predict exertional heat stroke - Buller M, Fellin R, Bursey M, Galer M, Atkinson E, Beidleman BA, Marcello MJ, Driver K, Mesite T, Seay J, Weed L, Telfer B, King C, Frazee R, Moore C, Williamson JR.
OBJECTIVE: Exertional heat stroke (EHS), characterised by a high core body temperature (Tcr) and central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction, is a concern for athletes, workers and military personnel who must train and perform in hot environments. The objecti...
Source: SafetyLit - January 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review - Tsang CSL, Wang S, Miller T, Pang MYC.
QUESTIONS: What are the degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking in people after stroke? How do these vary with disease chronicity and different component tasks in people after stroke? How does dual-task interference differ between peopl...
Source: SafetyLit - December 28, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Clinical reasoning underlying acute care occupational therapists' assessment of rehabilitation potential after stroke or brain injury: a constructivist grounded theory study - Lam Wai Shun P, Swaine B, Bottari C.
INTRODUCTION: In acute care hospitals, clinicians are expected to rapidly provide recommendations regarding patients' rehabilitation potential and candidacy for postacute rehabilitation. Some studies have investigated factors influencing referral to rehabi...
Source: SafetyLit - December 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Patients' thoughts on their falls in a rehabilitation hospital: a qualitative study of patients with stroke - Aihara S, Kitamura S, Dogan M, Sakata S, Kondo K, Otaka Y.
This study aims t...
Source: SafetyLit - December 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news

(Can) what does not kill you make you stronger (?) - Langan SP, Szymanski MR, Casa DJ.
to the editor: We would like to compliment Caldwell et al. (1) on their extremely interesting investigation of successive exertional heat injuries (EHIs) in mice. Hyperthermia can cause devastating consequences, the most severe being exertional heat stroke...
Source: SafetyLit - December 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news

Investigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT - Ueno S, Hayano D, Noguchi E, Aruga T.
BACKGROUND: Although age and regional climate are considered to have effects on the incidence ratio of heat-related illness, quantitative estimation of age or region on the effect of occurring temperature for heat stroke is limited. METHODS: By uti...
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

A novel core-strengthening program for improving trunk function, balance and mobility after stroke: a case study - Pilkar R, Veerubhotla A, Ehrenberg N, Ibironke O.
The objective of the current investigation was to evaluate the feasibility of a core-strengthening program delivered to a chronic stroke participant using a novel robotic device, AllCore360 °, which targets trunk muscles through a systematic, consistent, h...
Source: SafetyLit - December 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news