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Stroke Characteristics as Predictors of New-onset Seizure in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
CONCLUSION: There was no recurrence of seizures in those who defaulted for AED and one patient had a seizure even on AED. Prophylactic AEDs in stroke patients based on stroke characteristics could not be ascertained, but the sample size was small. Knowing the fact that antiepileptics cause sedation and increase the chance of aspiration, continuing AEDs in patients who develop acute symptomatic seizures should be judged judiciously.PMID:37355969 | DOI:10.5005/japi-11001-0160
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - June 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Augustine Jose Minakshi Dhar Mohammad Ajmal Latika Mohan Yogesh Saxena Nowneet K Bhat Source Type: research

Awareness of stroke among patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: Patients on hemodialysis, especially women and older people, have little knowledge about stroke.PMID:37531492 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0644.R1.24042023
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Orlando Vieira Gomes Manoel Pereira Guimar ães B árbara Maria Batista Barbosa Christielle Lidianne Alencar Marinho Jandir Mendon ça Nicacio Matheus Pereira Barreira Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues Leonardo Fernandes E Santana Ubirac é Fernando Elihimas Jún Source Type: research

The use of Cincinnati prehospital stroke scale during telephone dispatch interview increases the accuracy in identifying stroke and transient ischemic attack symptoms
Conclusions: Centres that use CPSS more frequently during phone dispatch showed greater agreement with on-the-scene prehospital assessments, both in correctly identifying more cases with stroke/TIA symptoms and in giving fewer false positives for non-stroke/TIA cases. Our study shows an extreme variability in the performance among OCs, highlighting that form many centres there is room for improvement in both sensitivity and positive predictive value of the dispatch. Our results should be used for benchmarking proposals in the effort to identify best practices across the country.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - December 11, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Assunta De LucaPaolo RossiGuido Villa Source Type: research

Treadmill training and body weight support for walking after stroke.
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, people after stroke who receive treadmill training with or without body weight support are not more likely to improve their ability to walk independently compared with people after stroke not receiving treadmill training, but walking speed and walking endurance may improve. Specifically, stroke patients who are able to walk (but not people who are not able to walk) appear to benefit most from this type of intervention. This review found that improvements in walking endurance in people able to walk may have persisting beneficial effects. Further research should specifically investigate the effects of d...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 23, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mehrholz J, Pohl M, Elsner B Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Ischemic stroke risk in a southeastern Chinese population: Insights from 5-lipoxygenase activating protein and phosphodiesterase 4D single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
CONCLUSION: No association was found between SNPs of ALOX5AP or PDE4D and the risk of overall ischemic stroke in a southeastern Chinese population. Interactions between these two genes were not risk factors for cerebral infarction. In atherothrombotic and small-artery disease subtypes, none of the seven SNPs was associated with any stroke risk; however, the ALOX5AP gene might be related to ischemic stroke incidence in females. PMID: 24485247 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - January 28, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Shao M, Yi X, Chi L, Lin J, Zhou Q, Huang R Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

A pilot study of respiratory muscle training to improve cough effectiveness and reduce the incidence of pneumonia in acute stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
This study investigates a novel strategy based on an exercise intervention for cough rehabilitation.Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN40298220
Source: BioMed Central - April 12, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Stefan Tino KulnikGerrard Francis RaffertySurinder S BirringJohn MoxhamLalit Kalra Source Type: research

Cognitive impairment and risk of future stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abstract BACKGROUND: Several studies have assessed the link between cognitive impairment and risk of future stroke, but results have been inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies to determine the association between cognitive impairment and risk of future stroke. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE and Embase (1966 to November 2013) and conducted a manual search of bibliographies of relevant retrieved articles and reviews. We included cohort studies that reported multivariable adjusted relative risks and 95% confidence intervals or standard errors for stroke with respect to ...
Source: cmaj - August 25, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lee M, Saver JL, Hong KS, Wu YL, Liu HC, Rao NM, Ovbiagele B Tags: CMAJ Source Type: research

Health state descriptions to elicit stroke values: do they reflect patient experience of stroke?
Conclusions: Variation exists in the content of health state descriptions for all levels of stroke severity, most critically with a major disjuncture between the content of descriptions and how stroke is experienced by patients. There is no systematic method for constructing the content/scope of health state descriptions for stroke, and the patient perspective is not incorporated, producing descriptions with major deficits in reflecting the lived experience of stroke, and raising serious questions about the values derived from such descriptions and conclusions based on these values.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - November 21, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Joanne GrayMabel LieMadeleine MurtaghGary FordPeter McMeekinRichard Thomson Source Type: research

Acute stroke unit improves stroke management-four years on from INASC.
Abstract The Irish Heart Foundation carried out the Irish National Audit of Stroke Care (INASC) in 2008. Management practices were significantly poorer than those in the UK Sentinel audits. Since then an acute stroke unit has been established in University Hospital Limerick. A stroke database was established. 12 key indicators of stroke management audited by INASC were identified. Results were compared to those in INASC. 89 stroke patients were admitted. 8 of the 12 key indicators scored significantly better than in INASC. 92.5% had a brain scan within 24hrs (INASC-40%, p = < 0.001). 100% of ischaemic strokes r...
Source: Ir Med J - February 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Shanahan E, Keenan R, Cunningham N, O'Malley G, O'Connor M, Lyons D, Peters C Tags: Ir Med J Source Type: research

Serum antioxidant enzymes activities and oxidative stress levels in patients with acute ischemic stroke: influence on neurological status and outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrated that acute ischemic stroke patients have increased oxidative stress and decreased antioxidant enzymes activities. These findings indicated that an imbalance of oxidant and antioxidant status might play a role in the pathogenesis of acute ischemic stroke. PMID: 25854910 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - April 9, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Milanlioglu A, Aslan M, Ozkol H, Çilingir V, Nuri Aydın M, Karadas S Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research