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Changes in Serum Growth Factors in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients and Their Relation to Hemiparesis Improvement
Predicting recovery from hemiparesis after stroke is important for rehabilitation. A few recent studies reported that the levels of some growth factors shortly after stroke were positively correlated with the clinical outcomes during the chronic phase. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between the serum levels of growth factors (vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF], insulin-like growth factor-I [IGF-I], and hepatocyte growth factor [HGF]) and improvement in hemiparesis in stroke patients who received rehabilitation in a postacute rehabilitation hospital. Subjects were 32 stroke patients (cerebral ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 25, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Hideto Okazaki, Hidehiko Beppu, Kenmei Mizutani, Sayaka Okamoto, Shigeru Sonoda Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Effect of Low-Intensity Ergometer Aerobic Training on Glucose Tolerance in Severely Impaired Nondiabetic Stroke Patients
Objective: To investigate whether low-intensity ergometer aerobic training has beneficial effect on glucose tolerance in nondiabetic patients with severely impaired stroke.Methods: Fifty-four severely impaired stroke survivors were recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental group and control group. They have no diabetes history with fasting plasma glucose less than 7 mmol/L. Both groups participated in a 6-week rehabilitation training program with low-intensity ergometer aerobic training added only in the experimental group 3 times per week. Primary outcome variables were fasting glucose, fasting insulin, 2-hour ...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 13, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Zun Wang, Lei Wang, Hongjuan Fan, Xiao Lu, Tong Wang Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Associations of Serum C-Peptide Level with Body Fat Distribution and Ever Stroke in Nondiabetic Subjects
Conclusion: The serum C-peptide level is strongly associated with the ever stroke in nondiabetic subjects and significantly associated with total and regional body fat distribution.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 17, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ying Li, Lu Meng, Yue Li, Yasuto Sato Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Resistive Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity after Stroke
This study determined the effects of unilateral resistive training (RT) of both the paretic and nonparetic legs on insulin sensitivity in stroke survivors.Methods: We studied 10 participants (mean age 65 ± 2 years; mean body mass index 27 ± 4 kg/m2) with hemiparetic gait after remote (>6 months) ischemic stroke. All subjects underwent 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) strength testing, 9 had an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and 7 completed a 2-hour hyperglycemic clamp (with glucose elevation targeted at 98 mg/dL above baseline fasting level) before and after 12 weeks (3×/week) of progressive, high repetition, high-i...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 24, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Frederick M. Ivey, Alice S. Ryan Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

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