We evaluated factors affecting mortality and quality of life in 1,013 patients with acute stroke followed for 2 to 8 years. In cerebral infarction, the major determinants for short-term mortality were impaired consciousness, leg weakness, and increasing age. The major determinants for long-term mo...
Purpose: The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of age on management and prognosis of stroke. Methods: A prospective study was performed in consecutive patients admitted to an emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of stroke. Comparison according to age (<75 vs >75 years old) ...
Stroke is a considerable clinical, social and economic burden. In recent clinical trials, a number of strategies have been shown to reduce the risk of stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in both primary and secondary prevention settings. Whether these treatments are leading to a significant...
Using Barthel index (Bl) as a Parameter, a total of 148 subjects were collected for the study of the effective-ness of stroke rehabilitation. The factors related to BI scores improvement after rehabilitation program include premorbid social activity, hospital patient admitted, stroke recurrence, BI...
HAMBURG, Germany – Around 86 billion nerve cells in our brain work together in complex dynamic networks to control almost every sensorimotor and cognitive process. However, the way in which the information is processed in the different regions of the brain is still unclear. There are already som...
Even though stroke is known to be a common cause of status epilepticus (SE), the types of stroke or SE that may be associated are not yet clearly defined. The aims of this study were to assess the timing and type of SE in stroke patients and to observe the effects of stroke and the...
2.A forecast or prediction:a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery. [Late Latinprognōsis, from Greek, fromprogignōskein,to foreknow:pro-,before; seepro-2+gignōskein, gnō-,to know; seegnō-inIndo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Co...
Chapter 21 Stroke recurrence and prognosis after stroke Stroke is a disease characterized by great variability. In some patients, recovery may be complete within a few days and in others, the stroke leads to death or lengthy hospitalization. A stroke signifies risk of recurrence of stroke and.....
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aNo doubt, monitoring MMPs in blood could become a promising tool to guide clinicians in the diag- nosis and prognosis of stroke, much in the same vein as current neuroimaging or neurosonology techniques. 疑义,监测MMPs在血液不能成为同样情趣地引导临床工作者的一个有为的工具在diag- nosis和预测...