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SBOTE Study: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Versus Electrical Stimulation After Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection for Post-Stroke Spasticity–A Prospective Randomized Trial
Abstract: Research is on-going to identify new methods of biostimulation to increase the effect of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) in the treatment of spasticity. The Spasticity treated by Botulinum Toxin and ESWT (SBOTE) study is a prospective, randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) given immediately after BTX-A injections compared with electrical stimulation (ES) given immediately after BTX-A therapy for the management of focal upper limb spasticity in stroke patients. ES was given for 30 min twice a day for 5 days starting at 5 Hz; ESWT was given once a day for...
Source: Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology - December 17, 2012 Category: Radiology Authors: Andrea Santamato, Angela Notarnicola, Francesco Panza, Maurizio Ranieri, Maria Francesca Micello, Paolo Manganotti, Biagio Moretti, Francesca Fortunato, Serena Filoni, Pietro Fiore Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: research

How Virtual Reality Is Expanding Health Care
Clinicians can help patients recover from strokes while they’re anywhere in the world—even states or countries far away from each other—by using a combination of robotics and virtual-reality devices. It’s happening at Georgia Institute of Technology, where Nick Housley runs the Sensorimotor Integration Lab. There, patients undergoing neurorehabilitation, including those recovering from a stroke, are outfitted with robotic devices called Motus, which are strapped to their arms and legs. The goal: to speed up recovery and assist with rehabilitation exercises. Patients and practitioners using the syste...
Source: TIME: Health - March 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sascha Brodsky Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis and Flow Diversion: Relationship with Headache (P6.099)
Conclusion: Recognition of flow-diversion into the ECA as a possible mechanism for headaches may help in further understanding of ICA disease, its progression, and effects of carotid revascularization on quality of life. Headache as a likely surrogate marker of carotid stenosis with flow-diversion warrants more research, and may be critical in the early identification of significant ICA stenosis and prevention of TIA or stroke.Disclosure: Dr. Herial has nothing to disclose. Dr. Miran has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Herial, N., Miran, M. S., Saleem, M., Qureshi, I., Qureshi, A. Tags: Headache: Clinical Presentation/Diagnosis Source Type: research

Safety and efficiency of ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block for carotid surgery
Conclusions The present work reports our first 50 cases of intermediate CPB using ultrasound guidance. The results underline that this technique is easy to perform, safe and reliable, provided good surgical conditions with continuous intraoperative neurologic monitoring and stable haemodynamics are respected.
Source: Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine - December 6, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research

157 E-Books New to JEFFLINE
Scott Library added these 157 e-books to the growing collection in May and June: Accurate Results in the Clinical Laboratory Adult Emergency Medicine Adult-Gerontology and Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination (4th ed.) Advanced Assessment: Interpreting Findings and Formulating Differential Diagnoses (2nd ed.) Advancing Your Career: Concepts of Professional Nursing (5th ed.) Arrhythmia Essentials Atlas of Advanced Operative Surgery Atlas of Clinical Neurology (3rd ed.) Atlas of Hematopathology: Morphology, Immunophenotype, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Approaches Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Atlas of No...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - June 25, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Gary Kaplan Tags: All News Clinicians Researchers Students Teaching Faculty Source Type: news

Practice patterns for spasticity management with phenol neurolysis.
CONCLUSION: Phenol neurolysis is currently used to reduce spasticity for various functional goals, including preventing contractures and improving gait. Depending on the pattern of spasticity displayed, numerous peripheral nerves in the upper and lower extremities can be targeted for treatment with phenol neurolysis. Further research into its role in spasticity management, including studies exploring its cost-effectiveness and pharmacological and side-effects compared with other treatment options are needed. PMID: 28537343 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - May 26, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research

The Effects of Lycra Arm Sleeve on Glenohumeral Subluxation in Poststroke Hemiplegia—A Preliminary Study
Conclusions Trends toward reduction in mean AGT distance suggest Lycra arm sleeves may be beneficial in glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) management. Further research is required to establish their effectiveness in acute and chronic settings using a well-designed fully powered randomized controlled trial.
Source: JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics - December 18, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: TECHNICAL NOTES Source Type: research

Pre ‐hospital management protocols and perceived difficulty in diagnosing acute heart failure
ConclusionsThe prevalence of AHF protocols is rather high but the contents seem to vary. Difficulty of diagnosing suspected AHF seems to be moderate compared with other pre ‐hospital conditions.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - November 7, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pia Harjola, Òscar Miró, Francisco J. Martín‐Sánchez, Xavier Escalada, Yonathan Freund, Andrea Penaloza, Michael Christ, David C. Cone, Said Laribi, Markku Kuisma, Tuukka Tarvasmäki, Veli‐Pekka Harjola, on behalf of the EMS‐AHF Study Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research

Sonographic features of carotid artery dissection due to extension of aortic dissection: a case report
ConclusionsBedside carotid ultrasound enables rapid, sensitive and safe hemodynamic assessment, especially in critically ill patients.
Source: Critical Ultrasound Journal - December 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

What Are Some Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy?
Discussion The term, cerebral palsy, or CP has gone through many iterations with the first description in 1861 by W.J. Little who described it as “The condition of spastic rigidity of the limbs of newborn children.” The most recent definition is from Rosenbaun et al. in 2007 which states it is “a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of cerebral palsy are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cog...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 9, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Effect of Electroacupuncture on Shoulder Subluxation in Poststroke Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Sham-Controlled Study Using Multidimensional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Assessment
CONCLUSIONS: Using VAS for measuring pain intensity and multidimensional musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging technique for measuring shoulder subluxation, this study finds that the hemiplegic shoulder pain can be improved significantly by the EA while the shoulder subluxation cannot be. Our findings further reveal the analgesic mechanism of EA on hemiplegic shoulder pain following stroke.PMID:34840636 | PMC:PMC8626186 | DOI:10.1155/2021/5329881
Source: Pain Research and Management - November 29, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Minghong Sui Naifu Jiang Luhui Yan Jiaqing Liu Bin Luo Chenxi Zhang Tiebin Yan Yun Xiang Guanglin Li Source Type: research

HIT-Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Simulation Case
Discussion: The simulation improved awareness of the symptoms of HIT and contraindications of immediate platelet and/or heparin initiation upon vessel occlusion and thrombocytopenia discovery.Topics: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, pain control, resuscitation efforts, coagulation disorders, history taking, undifferentiated patient, arterial occlusion, hematology, emergency medicine simulation.PMID:37465544 | PMC:PMC10332759 | DOI:10.21980/J89Q0M
Source: Pain Physician - July 19, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Shaza Aouthmany Alyssa Siano De Ante' Russ Mark Bustillo Source Type: research