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Filter by:Strokes management, secondary to proximal arterial occlusion, by endovascular thrombectomy (TM) is now well established. The immuno-inflammatory events of reperfusion after TM are discussed. Systemic inflammation is a major factor suggested to explain the limited recovery of the ischemic parenchyma. Understanding these phenomena is necessary before developing an immunomodulatory strategy.
Stroke ranks 3rd among disability-causing diseases worldwide. Following a stroke, loss of lower extremity motor function causes serious gait disturbances. The walking activity is the basis for daily and social engagement activities. Mobility (locomotion) ability; gait analysis can be evaluated with tests and reports examining walking performance. ABILOCO is also a questionnaire developed by Caty et al., evaluating mobility and locomotion in individuals after stroke. The aim of this study is; To investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the ABILOCO questionnaire developed to evaluate mobility in patients with stroke. The sample of the study will be literate individuals who have had a stroke who applied to the Neurology Unit of Ankara Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Demographic information of the cases will be recorded. ABILOCO questionnaire will be adapted to Turkish. The validity and reliability comparison of the ABILOCO questionnaire with the Berg Balance Scale and Timed Get Up and Go Test will be performed.
BACKGROUND Knowledge about the perceived impact of stroke on survivors' lives is still scarce in Pakistan due to the lack of translated and culturally adapted self-rating scales. The stroke impact scale is a comprehensive self-reported outcome measure designed to assess the quality of life following the stroke. Although the psychometric properties of SIS found to be superior to the conventional generic quality of life scales, it has not been translated and tested in Pakistan. OBJECTIVE To translate and cross-culturally validate the Urdu version of stroke impact scale 3.0 for Pakistan MATERIAL AND METHODS Established guidelines were followed for translation and adaption of the Stroke impact scale 3.0. A prospective cohort of 116 patients with mild to moderate stroke self-reported their recovery on the Urdu version of SIS 3.0. The patients were concurrently evaluated on the established scales to assess the validity using the Spearman correlation coefficient. ANOVA was used to determine the discriminant validity. Ninety patients were consecutively re-evaluated to determine the test-retest reliability, precision, minimal detectable change (MCD) and clinically minimally important difference. The coefficients of ICC, Cronbach's alpha, and weighted kappa were calculated to establish the stability and consistency of the scale. The receiver operating curve was used to estimate the MCID of SIS-16 using global rating scale as an anchor. KEYWORDS: Stroke, Stroke Impact Scale, Outcome Measures, Quality of Life
1. The inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of sonography. 2. To explore that sonography is a clinically practical tool for assessing the changes of oropharyngeal muscles mass. 3. The Comparisons the differences in clinical swallowing function, general muscle mass, and muscle strength/ sonographic findings of oropharyngeal muscles among the stroke patients with dysphagia in different swallowing training programs. 4. To investigate the associations among clinical swallowing function, general muscle mass, muscle strength and sonographic findings of oropharyngeal muscles in stroke patients with dysphagia. 5. The changes of clinical swallowing function, and muscle strength of oropharyngeal muscles in stroke patients with dysphagia after different swallowing training programs. 6. The changes in sonographic findings of oropharyngeal muscles in stroke patients with dysphagia after different swallowing training programs. 7. Effect of different swallowing therapies in clinical swallowing function, general muscle mass, and muscle strength/ sonographic findings of oropharyngeal muscles in stroke patients with dysphagia. 8. The associations between clinical swallowing function, oropharyngeal muscle strength, and sonographic findings of oropharyngeal muscles in stroke patients with dysphagia.
Triage of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients is critical, to decrease time to treatment, and improve functional outcome. The therapeutic standard of care for AIS consecutive to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is the association of intravenous (IV) alteplase administration and mechanical thrombectomy (MT). However, there are limited places where MT can be performed. Therefore, there is a need for innovative tools to identify, in the ambulance, patients with LVO that require MT. Sending the patients at the right, avoiding futile stops (i.e. in places where MT is not available), is definitively a strategy that saves time. There is currently no biomarker nor Point Of Care (POC) Lab Testing to solve this issue and clinical scoring methods such as the NIHSS have a low accuracy rate to detect LVO. The relevance of blood biomarkers for LVO diagnosis and therapeutic decisions needs to be confirmed for effective triage in the setting of AIS with LVO, which represent 30% of all AIS. The main objective of our study is to determine diagnostic performances of a panel of selected blood biomarkers to identify patients with AIS consecutive to LVO among those with stroke suspicion, within 24 hours of stroke symptom's onset before brain imaging. This could facilitate the triage of patients with LVO refractory to thrombolysis treatment, who may benefit most from MT.
Stroke is an independent risk factor for venous thrombosis (VTE), which leads to a significant increase in the mortality and disability rate after stroke. For patients with high risk factors for VTE such as advanced age, paralysis, infection, dehydration, etc., the incidence of death and disability is higher. Studies have shown that the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in bedridden ischemic stroke patients is about 20%, and the incidence of pulmonary embolism is about 2%, and causes 10% of post-stroke deaths. In order to prevent the occurrence of VTE, the American Heart Association, the American Stroke Association, the Cerebrovascular Disease Group of the Neurology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, etc. pointed out in the guidelines that heparin or low molecular weight heparin should be used for stroke patients with "restricted mobility" or "incapable mobility" to prevent VTE. For patients with evidence of thrombosis or symptoms of DVT, antithrombotic therapy should be initiated immediately. Paradoxically, ischemic stroke significantly increases the risk of cerebral hemorrhage. Besides There is an increased risk of primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) associated with aspirin or antiplatelet agent monotherapy and it is difficult to achieve a balance between preventing blood clots and reducing the risk of bleeding complications. In addition, stroke patients are elderly and have speech and intellectual impairment, and the non-specific symptoms and signs of intracranial hemorrhage caused by improper antithrombotic therapy make the rate of misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis extremely high. Therefore, clarifying the clinical characteristics of stroke patients with VTE and launching targeted interventions to effectively balance the risk of anti-thrombosis and bleeding have become the key to improving the prognosis of patients. This study is based on real-world data to study the bleeding risk and antithrombotic treatment options in VaS (1) the risk factors associated with hemorrhage in patients with VTE after stroke; and (2) the characteristics and pharmacotherapeutics regimen of high-risk populations with VTE after stroke; and(3) the Optimal antithrombotic treatment regimen for patients with VTE after stroke, including the timing of starting and stopping the antithrombotic treatment, selection of varieties, dosage, and course of treatment, etc.
The research project is intended to provide information pertaining to the usability, feasibility and clinical benefit of the BAC system for early sub-acute post CVA rehabilitation, improved cognition and emotive state while in acute inpatient rehabilitation settings (Kessler Foundation) and in an outpatient clinic at the same research hospital. The randomised controlled trials will take place at Kessler Foundation (West Orange, NJ). It will develop a new longitudinal therapy for elderly stroke survivors who are inpatients and then outpatients at a regional rehabilitation hospital, by adding BAC training to customary care for both inpatients and outpatients. Two systems will be used, improving continuity of care (one each for inpatient and outpatient settings).
Implantable Loop Recorders (ILR) are small devices the size of a memory stick, which are implanted to investigate stroke, palpitations and fainting episodes. They monitor the heart constantly and detect abnormalities such as slow or fast heart beats and an irregular heartbeat called Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Stroke is a life threatening condition and no cause is identified for over 30% of strokes. AF is a predominant risk factor for stroke. About 30% of patients with stroke are found to have AF when they are monitored with an ILR. Unfortunately not every patient with a stroke can have an ILR; one of the prohibiting factors is cost. Therefore, there is an urgent unmet clinical need to rationalise the use of ILRs and prioritise their implantation in those patients that have most to gain and therefore achieving cost-effectiveness and improving patient care. In order to achieve the above, identifying parameters that can predict the presence of underlying AF is very important. Studies have shown that special factors including patient's other medical problems, family history, factors on paper recording of the electrical activity of the heart, heart monitors and ultrasound scan of the heart can be useful in predicting AF. Also certain blood molecules have been investigated as potential predictors of AF. The aim of this study is to look at all the above factors and combine them in order to determine whether these factors can predict the presence of AF. Identify predictors of AF will allow doctors to identify patients at different risk of having AF and use the ILR in all possible patients that might need it.
The study's main goal is to determine if clinical and physiological effects of a brain-computer interface intervention for the neurorehabilitation of stroke patients' upper limb are greater than the effects of a sham robotic feedback. For this purpose a randomized controlled trial will be performed to compare somatosensory sham robotic feedback with the same somatosensory feedback controlled with the brain-computer interface output.
Difficulty walking is common after a stroke. Although physical rehabilitation helps a little with the improvement of walking ability, recovery is usually incomplete. The purpose of this study is to explore how two different treadmill training approaches influence walking speed, symmetry, and balance in people with chronic severe stroke-related walking impairment. The two approaches involve either forward or backwards treadmill training. This study will look at changes in walking performance and balance, before and after training. This study may lead to more efficient methods for improving walking performance and balance after stroke.