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Filter by:The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of bright light therapy as a treatment for early, mild-to-moderate stroke patients with post-stroke insomnia.
After a stroke, more than two out of three patients experience problems with upper limb movement and sensation. During the past decade, robotic technology has been increasingly used to asses these problems in a detailed and accurate manner. However, sensory processing, one of the most important sensory functions, has not been assessed using robotic technology yet. Therefore, the investigators have developed a robotic assessment of sensory processing. During this study, the investigators aim to initially validate this novel assessment. The investigators aim to examine 20 chronic stroke patients and 20 age-matched healthy controls using the robotic assessment on one hand, and a set of existing clinical assessments on the other hand. The investigators hypothesize that stroke patients will have a poorer performance on this novel robotic assessment compared to age-matched healthy controls, and that these findings are similar to what is found with existing clinical assessments.
The study aims to examine the effect of early supported discharge (ESD) service on the functional outcomes and quality of life of acute stroke patients with mild to moderate disability in Korea. The study is a double-armed prospective multi-centered, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of ESD program with conventional rehabilitation program.
Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a common type of stroke in the elderly. Timely blood flow recovery can effectively improve the long-term prognosis of patients. According to five large-scale multicenter randomized controlled trials (MR clean, swift-prime, revascat, escape and extend-ia) in recent years, the effect of endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute anterior circulation occlusion of great vessels is significantly better than that of drug therapy alone. Therefore, for patients who meet the "Chinese guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute ischemic stroke" (2018 Edition), the effect of EVT is better than that of drug therapy alone, Intravenous thrombolysis within 4.5 hours and endovascular mechanical thrombectomy within 6 hours can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms and reduce the mortality of AIS. However, due to the narrow application time window of intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy, although the thrombectomy time window of some eligible patients was relaxed to 24 hours after dawn and defuse3 and other related studies, the reperfusion injury after the blocked cerebral artery recanalization has brought huge obstacles to clinical application. Therefore, how to improve the prognosis of patients with endovascular therapy has become a hot research direction. Fingomod is a kind of sphingosine analogues acting on sphingosine-1-phosphate (sipr). After phosphorylation in the body, fingomod combines with lymphocyte SIP receptor, changes lymphocyte migration route, prevents it from entering the area outside the lymphoid tissue, so as to avoid its infiltration into the central nervous system and achieve immunosuppression. Currently, it is the first-line disease modifying oral drug for multiple sclerosis. Fingolmod shows neuroprotective effects on many central nervous system diseases including cerebral ischemia. Fingomod not only reduced the number of lymphocytes invading the brain, but also decreased the number of lymphocytes in the microcirculation system
Atrial myopathy is considered to be the underlying cause of a large proportion of embolic strokes of undetermined source. However, the definition of this atrial condition is not well delineated while its identification could lead to prescription on anticoagulation in order to avoid stroke recurences. This study aims to identify new markers of atrial myopathy and choosed a multi parametric approach with electrical, echographical, biological and 4D flow CMR derived markers.
The research "Biomechanical and neurophysiological evaluation of the effects of a motor block and an injection of botulinum toxin on the stiffness of the paretic sural triceps muscle" will study the response to passive stretching in the neurological patient presenting spastic paresis after a stroke.
This study is about testing whether exercise will improve fitness and lessen risk factors related to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity in Latina breast cancer survivors.
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of training performed with the LUNA-EMG system to enhance motor functions of the upper limb in stroke This is a randomized open-label trial. Patients will be randomized into the intervention group (LUNA-EMG) or in the control group (standard care). The effect of the training will be measured with the EMG, the upper limb motor function and the quality of life.
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of an additional VR training program on unilateral spatial neglect (USN) after stroke. Principally, clinical assessment of the presence of unilateral spatial neglect and additionally the severity of USN will be measured using the Behavioral Inattention test (BIT), using only the BIT Conventional subtest (BITC). Secondarily, the VR outcomes will be included as well. Finally, we want to determine if the effects last over a short period of time. It is important to know whether the potential effects of the VR-training remain without continuing the intervention. Therefore, we will perform a follow-up assessment after 1 week.
The eye has long been recognized as a window to pathological processes occurring in the brain. By imaging the vascular system of the retina scientific understanding and clinical practice have been improved for a wide range of pathologies from diabetes to stroke and dementia. Adaptive optics (AO) reveals retinal details that remain invisible with other current imaging techniques. Indeed, vessels can be perfectly visualized, making it possible to detect wall irregularities, accurately measure their different structures and monitor their evolution under treatment if necessary. In AO, studies on retinal vessels involve the calculation of wall thickness (WT), outer diameter (OD), inner diameter (ID), wall cross-sectional area (WCSA) and wall to lumen ratio (WLR). An increase in WLR > 0.31 is characteristic of hypertensive microangiopathy and predictive of cardiovascular and brain damage. This accurate assessment of microvascular structure may even be required in the near future in all patients with arterial hypertension. For vessels > 300 microns in diameter, the increase in vessel wall thickness occurs without changing the ID, a process known as external hypertrophic remodeling. For small arteries < 300 microns, remodeling occurs differently. The total volume of the vessel wall remains constant, but the OD and ID each decrease, a process known as inward eutrophic remodeling. The objective of this study is to describe the parameters measured in AO in patients in the acute phase of a stroke and then at 3 months.