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Filter by:Isolated vertebral artery occlusions (VAO) account for approximately one third of posterior circulation occlusions, but have been given the least attention among posterior circulation strokes. If the two recent ATTENTION and BAOCHE randomized clinical trials have proven the superiority of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in basilar artery occlusions, data on the effectiveness and harm of acute revascularization treatment on isolated VAO is scarce. We aim to investigate the impact of acute recanalisation treatments in acute ischemic stroke patients with isolated VAO. In the absence of RCT, observational data with appropriate statistical methods may give indications on benefits and harms of treating neglected stroke situations like acute vertebral occlusion. Results may also lay the basis for prospective studies, such as randomized clinical trials.
To investigate the intervention effect of high definition transcranial alternating current stimulation(HD-tACS) in chronic post-stroke aphasia and its underlying neural mechanism by MRI.
Despite numerous advances in diagnosing procedures, treatment and prevention, stroke is considered a significant cause of long-term disability in the adult population Quality of life, which is deteriorated in patients after stroke (CVA), especially in the first years after stroke, is not only affected by the disease but is closely related to dignity and the satisfaction of human needs, including educational needs. The term "Health-Related Quality of Life" (HRQoL) is used in the scientific literature as a criterion of change for medical purposes. It is an indicator of health service needs and a way to evaluate health status in a very efficient way. Psychoeducation can be applied in medical and nursing practice, as an intervention that can improve and/or maintain the quality of life, especially if it is provided to patients without a significant cognitive deficit. Psychoeducational programmes can be defined as didactic-therapeutic interventions that serve to provide information about the disease, emotional and social support and, last but not least, facilitate adaptation to new life situations.
Approximately a quarter of stroke survivors are of working age, and it is well-known that disabilities caused by stroke can lead to difficulties returning to work. In addition to the economic cost, being out of the workplace due to disability has major psychosocial costs for the individual, causing reduced sense of purpose, quality of life, and standard of living. Communication problems (which can affect reading and writing, as well as producing and understanding speech) are not as visible as other stroke-related problems such as a weak arm or difficulties walking. However, they can cause major problems for returning to work because of the importance of communication across a vast range of work activities, for example as a means to engage with colleagues, to share information in order to solve problems and resolve conflicts, and as a means to ensure health and safety. There has been little research into the effects of communication problems on returning to work after a stroke, so the investigators want to explore this issue. Specifically, the investigators want to find out what helps and what hinders people with communication disorders following a stroke when they attempt to return to work; what information and support is most helpful to them; how this information and support should be given and by whom. The investigators aim to do this by interviewing people across NHS Grampian who have the experience of attempting to return to work with post-stroke communication problems. The investigators will then look at all the interviews together and find the common feelings or experiences that the participants mentioned. The findings will be written up and shared widely with professionals and with stroke survivors. The knowledge gained will help the investigators to plan a programme to help people with these problems to return to work.
A prospective cohort study (questionnaires), with an embedded case control study (neuropsychological assessments) in which the data is gathered within a timeframe of 3 years. A group of 700 patients and a group of 100 healthy volunteers will be participating.
The investigators collect and analyze the alpha and beta wave of EEG activity at the motor cortices of the participants, When the motor task is being performed. The Brodmann area 10-20 method and portable EEG equipment was used in the single-center study.
Study Title: A real-world registry of multidisciplinary collaborative diagnosis and treatment models for cardioembolic stroke Research Objectives: ① Main objective: To establish a multidisciplinary assisted diagnosis and treatment model for patients at high risk of cardioembolic stroke, manage and collect the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis data of patients. ② Secondary objective: To investigate the improvement of cardioembolic stroke, cardiovascular complex events, recurrent stroke and all-cause mortality risk, quality of life, and cardiac function between the "multidisciplinary assisted treatment model" group and the "conventional treatment model group". The routine diagnosis and treatment mode can match the patients who did not adopt the "multidisciplinary assisted diagnosis and treatment mode" in the same period. Type of design: A prospective, observational, real-world study. No fixed diagnosis and treatment plan was established in advance, and only a multidisciplinary assisted diagnosis and treatment model was established. All treatment choices were made by clinicians according to the expert consensus of relevant textbooks and clinical guidelines, and according to the patient's condition. Subjects: From September 2022 to September 2023, high-risk patients with cardioembolic stroke were collected from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University and sub-centers of hospitals at all levels in Jiangxi Province.
The main aim of the study was to investigate the effects of transcranial laser stimulation together with neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in post-stroke patients.
The proposed study aimed to determine if tDCS can help post-stroke patients with dysarthria.
This is a prospective, randomized, single blind, concurrent controlled, multi-center study. Patients presenting with symptoms of acute ischemic stroke who have evidence of a large vessel occlusion in the cerebral circulation.