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Filter by:The study will administer an intervention called strategy training to adult stroke survivors living in the community who do and do not have pets, and will examine the role of a pet in promoting cognitive performance and community participation outcomes.
CRAST is to analyze the expression pattern of circular RNA (circRNA) by bioinformatics analysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke and healthy control. The candidate circRNA will be verified as biomarkers for the detection and prognosis of acute ischemic stroke.
This study aims to evaluate, in hemiparetic patients, changes in muscle ultrasound structure about the focal treatment of spasticity with botulinum toxin type A. For this purpose, the analysis of the mean echo intensity will be carried out on ultrasound acquisitions, identifying the possible correlations between the muscle echogenicity, the variations in the pennation angle, and the length of the fascicles. For image processing operations, ImageJ software was applied.
The optimal site of neuromodulation for post-stroke aphasia has yet to be established. This study will investigate whether multiple sessions of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) boosts language therapy in helping people recover from aphasia as well as predict who is likely to respond to cerebellar tDCS.
This is a prospective real world registry study, aiming to explore the effectiveness and safety of endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke in a Chinese population.
Apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels (which encompass all atherogenic lipoproteins, including LDL), Lp(a) levels, and carotid IPH are associated with both first-ever and recurrent ischemic stroke. This cohort research project is to analyze: 1. Among patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis (stenosis 30-99%), to compare patients with and without IPH, as assessed by magnetic resonance (MR)-Plaque Imaging, in terms of apoB, Lp(a) levels and other cardiovascular risk factors. (IPH is a strong morphological sign of plaque vulnerability / instability and a strong marker of consecutive atheroembolic events). 2. Among patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis (stenosis 30-99%), to assess the risk of first-ever ischemic stroke in relation to apoB, Lp(a) levels, and presence of IPH, after adjusting for the cardiovascular factors (understanding this association can inform primary prevention). 3. Among patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis (stenosis 30-99%) with an ipsilateral ischemic stroke at baseline, to assess the risk of recurrent ipsilateral ischemic stroke in relation to apoB, Lp(a) levels, and presence of IPH, after adjusting for the cardiovascular factors. There will be a sensitivity analysis to assess if the association between Lp(a) and recurrent stroke is stronger in patients <60 years of age. (understanding this association can inform secondary prevention). For the first and second aim, there will be a cross-sectional, case-control analysis. For the third aim, i.e. assessing recurrent ischemic stroke, there is prospective follow-up of at least 3 months up to 45 months.
Multimodal imaging of stroke patients. Patients included in the study will be investigated with multiparametric imaging tools including MRI and EEG imaging. Improvements in motor skills will be monitored clinically.
This is a randomized, pilot interventional study in participants with visual field deficit (VFD) caused by cortical lesion. Damage to the primary visual cortex (V1) causes a contra-lesional, homonymous loss of conscious vision termed hemianopsia, the loss of one half of the visual field. The goal of this project is to elaborate and refine a rehabilitation protocol for VFD participants. It is hypothesized that visual restoration training using moving stimuli coupled with noninvasive current stimulation on the visual cortex will promote and speed up recovery of visual abilities within the blind field in VFD participants. Moreover, it is expected that visual recovery positively correlates with reduction of the blind field, as measured with traditional visual perimetry: the Humphrey visual field test. Finally, although results will vary among participants depending on the extension and severity of the cortical lesion, it is expected that a bigger increase in neural response to moving stimuli in the blind visual field in cortical motion area, for those participants who will show the largest behavioral improvement after training. The overarching goals for the study are as follows: Group 1 will test the basic effects of transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) coupled with visual training in stroke cohorts, including (i) both chronic and subacute VFD stroke participant, and (ii) longitudinal testing up to 6 months post-treatment. Group 2 will examine the effects of tRNS alone, without visual training, also including chronic and subacute VFD stroke participants and longitudinal testing.
Stroke is a clinical picture that develops due to occlusion or rupture of cerebral vessels and results in loss of cerebral functions. Stroke individuals face some limitations in managing daily activities such as walking, dressing, feeding and showering. Personal, environmental, and societal limitations have led to the development of new treatment strategies, such as telerehabilitation(TR), to meet the needs of stroke individuals and their caregivers. In this study, patients will be randomized and divided into 2 groups in order to examine the effects of two different TR methods on physical parameters and activities of daily living in stroke patients. Baseline assessments will be made for both groups to determine functionality, activities of daily living, fall activity, quality of life, and level of fatigue. For 8 weeks, the TR group will do their exercises with exercise videos prepared on the system 3 times a week. The control group, on the other hand, will do their exercises with exercise brochures on the system 3 times a week for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, assessments will be repeated. With telerehabilitation to be applied to individuals with stroke, it is aimed to increase functional capacity, independence in daily living activities and quality of life, and reduce the number of falls and fatigue levels.
The proposed research will characterize of the time course of neurological and locomotor recovery as well as development of compensatory strategies throughout sub-acute and chronic phases post stroke. In addition, we will also investigate the extent to which measures of recovery and compensation are malleable and can be altered with specific interventions in both the early and late stages post-stroke. Delineation of the time course of development and magnitude of patterns of recovery and compensation should result in alternative predictive "rules' regarding how patients early post-stroke could recovery functional and neurological function.