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Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke: network meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: We found moderate-quality evidence that stroke patients who receive organised inpatient (stroke unit) care are more likely to be alive, independent, and living at home one year after the stroke. The apparent benefits were independent of patient age, sex, initial stroke severity, or stroke type, and were most obvious in units based in a discrete stroke ward. We observed no systematic increase in the length of inpatient stay, but these findings had considerable uncertainty. PMID: 32324916 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - April 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Langhorne P, Ramachandra S, Stroke Unit Trialists' Collaboration Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Organised inpatient (stroke unit) care for stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: Stroke patients who receive organised inpatient care in a stroke unit are more likely to be alive, independent, and living at home one year after the stroke. The benefits were most apparent in units based in a discrete ward. We observed no systematic increase in the length of inpatient stay. PMID: 24026639 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - September 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stroke Unit Trialists' Collaboration Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

The effect and associated factors of dispatcher recognition of stroke: A retrospective observational study.
CONCLUSIONS: The dispatchers should spend more time identifying stroke patients by following the dispatch protocol. Recognition of stroke by dispatchers was associated with improved stroke care. PMID: 29158105 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - November 17, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hsieh MJ, Chien KL, Sun JT, Tang SC, Tsai LK, Chiang WC, Chien YC, Jeng JS, Huei-Ming Ma M, Taipei EMS Stroke Collaborative Group Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Weekly variations of stroke occurrence: an observational cohort study based on the Kyoto Stroke Registry, Japan
Conclusions Some factors that arise periodically appear to affect the incidence of cerebral infarction, which gradually develops over years, and this suggests an aetiological mechanism different from the conventional cumulative effect of risk factors due to long-term exposure. We propose a hypothesis that there is a ‘triggering factor’ for the development of cerebral infarction.
Source: BMJ Open - March 24, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Shigematsu, K., Watanabe, Y., Nakano, H., on behalf of the Kyoto Stroke Registry Committee Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Neurology Research Source Type: research

Health professionals' knowledge of driving restrictions following stroke and TIA: experience from a hyperacute stroke centre
Conclusions Health professionals providing stroke care showed limited knowledge of FTD regulations after minor stroke or TIA. Imparting accurate information on driving restrictions is an important but neglected part of stroke management.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - June 18, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Batool, S., Roberts, A. P., Kalra, L., Manawadu, D. Tags: Emergency medicine, Stroke Original article Source Type: research

Consensus Statements by Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology and Korean Stroke Society: Hyperacute Endovascular Treatment Workflow to Reduce Door-to-Reperfusion Time.
Abstract Recent clinical trials demonstrated the clinical benefit of endovascular treatment (EVT) in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion. These trials confirmed that good outcome after EVT depends on the time interval from symptom onset to reperfusion and that in-hospital delay leads to poor clinical outcome. However, there has been no universally accepted in-hospital workflow and performance benchmark for rapid reperfusion. Additionally, wide variety in workflow for EVT is present between each stroke centers. In this consensus statement, Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiolog...
Source: J Korean Med Sci - May 7, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kim DH, Kim B, Jung C, Nam HS, Lee JS, Kim JW, Lee WJ, Seo WK, Heo JH, Baik SK, Kim BM, Rha JH, Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology and Korean Stroke Society Joint Task Force Team Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research

Multicentre collection of uniform data on patients hospitalised for transient ischaemic attack or stroke in the Philippines: the Philippine Neurological Association One Database-Stroke (PNA1DB-Stroke) protocol
Introduction For scientific advances to translate into improved patient outcomes, systems of care must be in place to facilitate delivery of care. There is scarce information on quality of care and clinical outcome in our stroke patients. We aim to collect uniform data from patients with first or recurrent transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke to determine in-patient caseload, patient profile, types of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, outcomes and overall quality of care among patients hospitalised for acute stroke in the Philippines. Methods and analysis This multicentre observational...
Source: BMJ Open - May 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Philippine Neurological Association One Database - Stroke, Disease Study Management Group, Gan, Alvarez, Canete, Co, Collantes, Escabillas, Hiyadan, Juangco, Lokin, Macrohon-Valdez, Punsalan, Sarapuddin, Picar, Pascual V Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Impact of socioeconomic deprivation on mortality in people with haemorrhagic stroke: a population-based cohort study
Conclusions There is a significant impact of SED on long-term mortality after haemorrhagic stroke. The reasons for this survival inequality must be explored to reduce mortality in patients with haemorrhagic stroke.
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - August 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: McCormick, J., Chen, R. Tags: Stroke, Epidemiology Original article Source Type: research

The 2020 Taiwan Stroke Society guidelines for blood pressure control at the acute stage of ischemic stroke
J Formos Med Assoc. 2022 Aug 27:S0929-6646(22)00318-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2022.08.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe 2020 Taiwan Stroke Society (TSS) guidelines for blood pressure (BP) control related to ischemic stroke update the 2015 TSS BP guidelines. The early management of acute ischemic stroke has evolved rapidly in the previous two decades. Since the publication of the previous version of the TSS BP guidelines, many studies have addressed BP management in ischemic stroke. Particularly, several successful endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) trials published in 2015 led to a new era of acute treatment for ischemic st...
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - August 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chun-Jen Lin Chih-Ping Chung Hao-Ming Cheng Chi-Hung Liu Li-Chi Hsu Nai-Fang Chi Sung-Chun Tang Jiunn-Tay Lee Helen L Po Jiann-Shing Jeng Tzung-Dau Wang I-Hui Lee Taiwan Stroke Society Guidelines Consensus Group Source Type: research

Distribution of risk factors differs from coronary heart disease and stroke in China: a national population survey
Conclusions The distribution of risk factors for CHD and stroke were substantial differences. More specific prevention and control measures should be formulated according to the distribution differences of risk factors related to CVD.
Source: BMJ Open - November 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Li, Y., Yin, L., Shen, Y., Wang, A., Zhou, L., Gao, Y., Li, Y., Lu, J., Shi, S., Tian, C., Xu, Y., Wang, L., on behalf of the China National Stroke Screening Survey investigators Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research

National Sentinel Stroke Audit 1998-2011.
This article describes the achievements of the NSSA and the -lessons learned. PMID: 24115698 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Medicine - October 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cloud G, Hoffman A, Anthony Rudd on behalf of the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party Tags: Clin Med Source Type: research

Use of antiplatelet drugs in stroke prevention: time for a rethink?
Worldwide, 15 million people suffer stroke each year from which a third die and a further third sustain severe disability, with ischaemic events accounting for ~80% of all strokes.1 The annual estimated economic burden of stroke is 64.1 billion in Europe alone.2 While recent major investments in acute stroke services have focused on thrombolysis and hospitalisation in dedicated stroke wards, we believe that primary and secondary stroke prevention should remain of utmost importance in a disease that carries such serious permanent neurological sequelae. Antiplatelet agents such as aspirin, diypridamole or clodpidogrel are ph...
Source: Postgraduate Medical Journal - May 17, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Loke, Y. K., White, J. R., Bettencourt-Silva, J. H., Potter, J. F., Myint, P. K. Tags: GI bleeding, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Ischaemic heart disease, Epidemiology Editorials Source Type: research

Multidimensional analysis of sedentary behaviour and participation in Spanish stroke survivors (Part&Sed-Stroke): a protocol for a longitudinal multicentre study
Introduction Stroke survivors usually experience long-lasting functional, emotional and social consequences that might contribute to sedentary behaviour and participation restrictions, which are important targets to address during rehabilitation. However, the trajectory and inter-relationship between these factors are unknown. Methods and analysis Part&Sed is a research project based on an observational study design with 6 and 12 months of follow-ups in stroke survivors. In addition, a qualitative analysis of the impact of the stroke on the stroke survivor, validation of the Satisfaction with Daily Occupation-Occupati...
Source: BMJ Open - February 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: de Diego-Alonso, C., Alegre-Ayala, J., Buesa, A., Blasco-Abadia, J., Lopez-Royo, M. P., Roldan-Perez, P., Giner-Nicolas, R., Part&Sed-Stroke Collaborators Group, Gu&x0308;eita-Rodriguez, J., Fini, N. A., Domenech-Garcia, V., Bellosta-Lopez, P., Navarro, L Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

Articles Prophylactic antibiotics after acute stroke for reducing pneumonia in patients with dysphagia (STROKE-INF): a prospective, cluster-randomised, open-label, masked endpoint, controlled clinical trial
Antibiotic prophylaxis cannot be recommended for prevention of post-stroke pneumonia in patients with dysphagia after stroke managed in stroke units.
Source: LANCET - September 3, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lalit Kalra, Saddif Irshad, John Hodsoll, Matthew Simpson, Martin Gulliford, David Smithard, Anita Patel, Irene Rebollo-Mesa, STROKE-INF Investigators Tags: Articles Source Type: research