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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com: 5/9/12. Cardiorespiratory fitness programs are increasingly used in stroke rehabilitation. Maximal oxygen uptake is the gold standard measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness; however, no recent publications have collated evidence about maximal oxygen uptake levels following stroke. We therefore performed a systematic review of maximal oxygen uptake in stroke survivors, aiming to observe changes in levels over […]
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com: 5/9/12. Consecutive patients were interviewed about life events exposure (e.g. bereavement) using the Interview for Recent Life Events. Using a case-crossover approach, life events exposure within one month of stroke onset (hazard period) was compared with exposure during five control periods of one month preceding the hazard period. Similarly, life events exposure within one week […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: June 21, 2012. Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to investigate whether thin-slice image reconstructions of cranial nonenhanced CT scans could be used to significantly increase sensitivity for detecting intraluminal thrombus in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to proximal occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Methods—In a prospective case series, the raw […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Analysis of the Stroke in Young Fabry Patients Study Population Stroke.ahajournals.org: June 21, 2012. Background and Purpose—Impaired kidney function is thought to be associated with small vessel disease, outcome, and mortality in the general stroke population. Data are limited regarding young patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of kidney function and […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: May 24, 2012. Background and Purpose—The present study investigated the lesion anatomy of anosognosia for visuospatial neglect resulting from right hemispheric stroke. Methods—In 63 patients, self-ratings of performance in paper-and-pencil tests were contrasted with external performance ratings. Lesion analysis was conducted on patient subgroups with different degrees of anosognosia but comparable visuospatial impairment. Results—Independent of […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: May 10, 2012. Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to determine whether leukoaraiosis (LA) predicts hemorrhagic transformation and poor outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated by mechanical thrombectomy. Methods—We retrospectively analyzed patients with anterior circulation stroke treated with Merci devices and identified LA in the deep white matter (DWM) and periventricular […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Functional Outcomes, Handicap, and Quality of Life Stroke.ahajournals.org: May 8, 2012. There has been recent interest in sex differences in stroke with a focus on the first 3 months after stroke.1 We recently reported that females had more severe strokes, higher short-term mortality, and different management in comparison to males. This was explained by females’ greater age […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: June 19, 2012. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in the cerebrospinal fluid sphingolipid profile in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage in relation to the occurrence of symptomatic vasospasm and outcome at hospital discharge. Methods—The ceramide profile in the cerebrospinal fluid was determined by mass spectrometry in control subjects and patients with Fisher […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2012
A researcher says an organization’s leadership plays a key role in ensuring that everyone receives equal care. Ama-assn.org: By CAROLYNE KRUPA, Posted June 18, 2012. Public and private entities nationwide are tackling the complex challenge of reducing health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, but many national physician associations and societies have little or no programs to address […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2012
The Reasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study Care.diabetesjournals.org Diabetes Care June 14, 2012. Stroke symptoms among individuals reporting no physician diagnosis of stroke are associated with an increased risk of future stroke. Few studies have assessed whether individuals with diabetes or prediabetes, but no physician diagnosis of stroke, have an increased prevalence of […]
