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Laryngeal Elevation Velocity and Aspiration in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients
This study aimed to explore the ability of laryngeal elevation velocity to predict aspiration in patients with acute ischemic stroke. MethodsThis was a prospective cohort study that included consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients treated at a teaching hospital during a 10-month period. Patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to confirm the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. Patients who were at risk of aspiration and could swallow 5 ml of diluted barium (40%, w/v) for a videofluoroscopic swallowing (VFS) study were included. The association between abnormal indices in the oral and pharyngeal phase of the V...
Source: PLoS One - August 31, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Jing Zhang Source Type: research

The Effect of Emergency Medical Service Use and Inter-hospital Transfer on Prehospital Delay among Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study.
Authors: Park HA, Ahn KO, Shin SD, Cha WC, Ro YS Abstract The time between symptom onset and arrival at an emergency department (ED) (S2D) is a crucial time for optimal intravenous reperfusion care for ischemic stroke. We aimed to analyze the effect of emergency medical services (EMS) utilization and inter-hospital transfer on S2D in Korea. Ischemic stroke patients were prospectively enrolled from November 2007 to December 2012 in 23 tertiary and teaching hospital EDs in Korea. Of 31,443 adult ischemic stroke patients, 20,780 were categorized into 4 groups based on modes of EMS utilization and inter-hospital transf...
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - January 16, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research