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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to learn about quality of life, stress and caregiver burden in patients with stroke and their caregivers. The main question is: • to discover the factors associated with quality of life and stress in patient-caregiver dyads. Participants will be asked to fill out questionnaires and agree to provide a hair sample (in order to measure stress hormones in hair) and consent to use of their routine clinical and laboratory data. Researchers will compare a group of participants without stroke to establish a comparable baseline.
CAIS-MT is a single-center, prospective cohort study, to evaluate the correlation between outcomes of endovascular treatment(EVT) and intracranial artery calcification(IAC) in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large or medium vessel occlusion.
In this study we want to introduce the beneficiary combine effects of chest mobilization and chest physiotherapy exercises by using cough peak flow meter and chest expansion in stroke patients. by using theses combine exercises physiotherapist can develop target rehabilitation strategies for stroke survivors.
There are everal scales designed to help ambulance paramedics to identify a patient with a stroke and activate a stroke code. These scales were never tested in the field in a large unselected patient sample. We aim to perform an in-the field head tot head comparison of all published stroke scales designed to be used by ambulance paramedics
The aim is to carry out a first clinical study, to expand existing knowledge about the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying post-stroke recovery. The information acquired during this phase will be used as building blocks to develop customized protocols. Understanding the mechanisms underlying stroke-induced motor deficits and motor recovery is mandatory to improve clinicians; ability to guide the repair of the affected neural structures. The motor system comprises a network of cortical and subcortical areas interacting via excitatory and inhibitory circuits, thereby governing motor behaviour. Stroke lesions cause neural dysfunction both at the lesion site and in remote brain regions. Abnormal interactions among cortical regions within the motor network contribute to the motor impairment after stroke. Longitudinal analysis of neural activity and connectivity can help to understand the pathophysiology mechanisms underlying functional impairment and recovery after stroke. Analysis of the data will try to extract biomarkers of plasticity and recovery that will be used to design customized therapeutic interventions.
After stroke, individuals must be assessed to determine if they can resume driving. Return to driving is very important to people who have experienced a stroke. Unfortunately, health care providers face challenges in addressing driving after stroke. Common issues include being unsure of the best screening practices, difficulty discussing driving with patients, and challenges making informed recommendations about driving that balance the risk of public safety along with supporting patient goals. Occupational Therapists (OTs) are health care providers that provide screening, assessment, and intervention for driving to individuals who have had a stroke. OTs working in stroke care have highlighted the urgency for evidence-based resources to support practice to address driving with patients. The Practice Resource for Driving After Stroke (PReDAS), is an evidenced-based resource to support the clinical practice of OTs in addressing driving in acute stroke settings. A previous pilot study has demonstrated that the PReDAS is considered useful by both health care providers and patients. Further study is needed to evaluate how the PReDAS can support OTs in addressing driving with patients. The current study proposes to provide the PReDAS as an intervention to OTs working in acute stroke settings to see if the intervention increases OT's self efficacy and clinical reasoning for addressing driving. The study will take repeated measures of self-efficacy and clinical reasoning among participating OTs to determine if the PReDAS intervention supports improved self-efficacy and clinical reasoning.
It seems that prolonged vibratory stimulation of the anterior forearm in healthy subjects leads to fatigue of the muscles concerned, with a reduction in their strength. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of vibratory tendon stimulation on grip force fatigue during the acute post-stroke phase. The investigations will be carried out by a specialized physiotherapist from the neurology department. The experiment consists of three successive phases: - First : measurement of the maximum handgrip force before any vibratory stimulation and then after the three sessions of ten-minute vibration. - Second : Rest period - Third: control phase with measurement of the maximum grip force every ten minutes without vibration.
This prospective observational study will evaluate the potential value of mobile MRI in patients with suspected or proven acute stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), undertaking additional imaging in the emergency department, acute stroke unit, or outpatient settings, and comparing diagnostic accuracy, Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion volume and detection of complications (brain swelling or haemorrhagic transformation). Information on ease of use, tolerability and image quality will also be gathered.
Telerehabilitation method, which is an alternative to face-to-face rehabilitation practices for stroke patients who need intensive, regular and long-term rehabilitation in the early period, has been popularly used in recent years. Telerehabilitation is a practice in which the patient participates in the treatment via digital media without the need for the patient to come to the clinic.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cerebral activation of healthy and stroke participants in 4 or 2 different conditions (repeated 2 times) of vibration-induced illusion of movement respectively, resulting in 8 or 4 vibration blocks with 3 vibrations per block. The frequency of the vibration being 80 Hz. Healthy participants: - Right arm, eyes opened - Right arm, eyes closed - Left arm, eyes opened - Left arm, eyes closed Stroke participants: - Deficient side, eyes opened - Deficient side, eyes closed The aim is to compare the subjective sensation of movement score and cerebral activations of healthy/stroke participants depending on the condition.