We compare clinical and instrumental swallowing examination tools to assess extubation readiness and propose a simple Determine Extubation Failure in Severe Stroke score for decision making. Methods-Data of 133 orally intubated acute stroke patients were prospectively collected in this observational study. ...
Dr Acharya: Glad to have you. Dr Friedman, I'd like to start by asking you, what's the risk for stroke in atrial fibrillation? Dr Friedman: The most common risk [for stoke] in patients with atrial fibrillation has to do with the clinical risk factors more so than the arrhythmia. The...
Victims of a stroke or an accident with damage on the parietal lobe can suffer from hemispatial neglect. This disorder is characterized by misperception of the space contralateral to the damaged area.Paper and pencil tests, such as line bisection tests, are used to diagnose hemispatial neglect. W...
Cardiac rehabilitation knowledge in patients with coronary heart disease in Baoding city of China: A cross-sectional study Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess the awareness on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods: Inpat... Y Zhou,J Li...
MRI is used routinely in clinical practice and pharmaceutical trials to measure disease activity and assess the effects of treatment in multiple sclerosis... G Birnbaum,TP Leist,FD Lublin - 《Neurology》 被引量: 8发表: 2007年 Assessment of the Presence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Patients with...
In order to know what kind of Lies work best, successful liars need to accurately assess other people’s emotional states. Ackman’s research shows that this same emotional intelligence is essential for good lie detectors, too. The emotional state to watch out for is stress, the conflict most...
AVPU (pronounced as ave poo) or the AVPU scale — a tool used to assess the patient’s brain perfusion and function — describes a patient’s level of consciousness. All healthcare providers, including EMTs, doctors, nurses and paramedics, use AVPU to assess and monitor a patient’s br...
If a patientparalyzed by stroke on one side of the face, for example, is asked to smiledeliberately, only the mobile side of the mouth is raised. But tell that sameperson a funny joke, and the patient breaks into a full and spontaneous smile.Very few people -most notably, actors and ...
The success of acute stroke treatment is first and foremost time-dependent, and the need for improvement in acute stroke management is demonstrated by the fact that only a minority of patients gain access to treatment – in particular, intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) ...
the countenance can be a window to the soul. Neurological studies even suggest that genuine emotions travel different pathways through the brain than insincere ones. If a patient paralyzed by stroke on one side of the face, for example, is asked to smile deliberately, only the mobile side of...