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Filter by:Stroke is the second major cause of death and disability worldwide with over 13 million new cases annually. Egypt, a low-middle-income country, is the most populated nation in the Middle East with a high overall crude prevalence rate of stroke (963/100,000 inhabitants), accounting for 6.4% of all deaths and the incidence of stroke annually is approximately 150,000-210,000. Stroke has a direct impact on health systems, resulting in high costs, and is also considered a global public health problem due to serious disabilities, functional limitations and compromised quality of life (QoL). The Breather a drug-free, evidence-based inspiratory/expiratory respiratory muscle training (RMT) device used by Dysphagia, COPD, CHF, Parkinson's, and neuromuscular disease patients, as well as children 4+ and adults interested in healthy aging.
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) and CTAR (Chin Tuck Against Resistance) exercises on swallowing rehabilitation in stroke patients. In addition another aim is to examine the effects of these exercises on the swallowing function, quality of life, functional independence and functional oral intake of individuals, and to investigate the superiority of the exercises to each other in line with these features.
Observer reactivity, also known as the 'Hawthorne effect', can roughly be described as the alteration of behaviour as a consequence of observation or awareness of measurement. Although researchers are aware of a potential observation effect during measurements, observer reactivity may also influence assessments that are performed as part of clinical care. Previous research on observer reactivity during gait measurements has resulted in contradicting outcomes and most studies examined the effects of participation in research rather than the clinical measurement of gait in a gait lab setting or the observation by professionals. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the differences in gait pattern between unobserved walking, observed walking, and observed walking combined with awareness of measurement, in a within-subjects repeated measures design.
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of a family-centered support program on the care burden, depressive symptoms, perceived social support, and quality of life of stroke survivor' caregivers and on care recipients' rehabilitation adherence and depressive symptoms.
Intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is the standard of care for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who present to the hospital within 4.5 hours of symptom onset. However, IV thrombolysis, even bridging thrombolysis (combining intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy) has limited efficacy among patients who had occlusive lesions associated with highgrade arterial stenosis requiring revascularization to improve neurological deficits. The investigators evaluated whether rescue stenting results in good outcomes among patients after the failure of intravenous thrombolysis and bridging thrombolysis.
The aim in this study is to evaluate spasticity and hand grip strength with a finger hand robot in the Turkish population.
The growing field of new technologies offers new perspectives for neurorehabilitation. Serious games are a promising solution in the rehabilitation of cognitive impairments, and they may be useful in the rehabilitation of unilateral spatial neglect. The investigators developed a rehabilitation program for visual exploration training with a serious game and investigated its efficiency. Six patients with unilateral spatial neglect after a right hemispheric stroke were recruited. Three patients assigned to the experimental group received both serious game training and conventional rehabilitation, and three assigned to the control group received only conventional rehabilitation. The investigators compared the two groups after rehabilitation.
Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of ROM exercises applied to individuals who had a stroke on functional independence and quality of life. Design: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study Methods: The study was conducted with 80 individuals, 40 of whom were in the intervention group and 40 in the control group, who received inpatient treatment in the neurology service of a regional city hospital, and met the inclusion criteria. Planned ROM exercises were applied to the individuals in the intervention group 3 times a day for 2 weeks, and no application was made to the control group other than routine treatment. Data were collected by the researcher using the Questionnaire Form, Patient Information Form, Functional Independence Scale and Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a virtual education and virtual visit program in engaging patients with rehabilitation at home after stroke.
Driving is a common activity which is crucial for most adults. It allows a mobility that contributes to the physic and economic independence. Stroke is an accute process and relatively common in developed countries, and it consists in the abrupt interruption of blood supply anywhere in the brain. Suffering a stroke is a road risk factor, because leaves sequelae in the driver that may interfere with the necessary capacities (including cognitive abilities) for a security driving. For stroke survivors (as young as adults), the fact of stop driving interferes with the activities that provides independence in their lives, so the posibility of driving again woul mean a big step in their recovery. Driving is a complex activity that requires the proper functioning of cognitive and physical processes and functions, as well as appropriate behaviour to make good and quick decisions in different traffic situations. Within these cognitive and behavioural functions, we can talk about executive functions such as planning, cognitive flexibility or decision making; processing speed, praxis, perception, attention, memory, language comprehension and writing, and awareness of one's own abilities and deficits. Because of the complexity, relevance and number of cognitive processes required for safe driving, it is important to know and be able to measure the cognitive processes involved in the activity of driving. The main general objective of this project is to improve comprehension of cognitive elements that predict safe driving in patients who have suffered a stroke. This would allow the creation of a sensitive cognitive assessment protocol to determine the ability of people with stroke to drive again.