Therapies
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: October 2, 2012, More than two thirds of all patients after stroke have difficulties with reduced arm function. Electromechanical and robot-assisted arm training devices are used in rehabilitation and might help to improve arm function after stroke. Our systematic review examined the effectiveness of electromechanical and robot-assisted arm training for improving generic activities of daily […]
Therapies
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Heartandstroke.com: October 1, 2012 CALGARY – When it comes to stroke rehabilitation, it takes a dedicated team to help a person regain as much independence as possible: physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, recreation therapists, caregivers and others. Now, a University of Calgary research team had added a robot to help identify and customize post-stroke […]
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Friday, October 5th, 2012
Heartandstroke.com: October 1, 2012 CALGARY – Home delivery of stroke rehabilitation improves care, eliminates waiting lists for treatment and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in hospital costs, according to a quality improvement project presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. Early Supported Discharge, introduced as a permanent part of the Calgary Stroke Program in 2011, […]
Therapies
Friday, October 5th, 2012
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com: 9/27/12 There is an increasing trend to treating proximal vessel occlusions with intravenous–inter-arterial (IV-IA) thrombolysis. The best dose of IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) remains undetermined. We compared the combination of full-dose IV recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) and IA thrombolytic therapy to IA therapy. Methods Between 2002 and 2009, we reviewed our computed tomographic […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Circ.ahajournals.org: 9/25/12 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened a working group to develop a research agenda to enhance the understanding and effectiveness of antithrombotic therapy. The working group brought together cardiologists, hematologists, interventionalists, clinical trialists, genetic epidemiologists, basic scientists, and other stakeholders to review coagulation, platelet activation and aggregation, and antithrombotic therapy; […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 9/25/12 Pooled analyses show benefits of intravenous alteplase (recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator) treatment for acute ischemic stroke up to 4.5 hours after onset despite marketing approval for up to 3 hours. However, the benefit from thrombolysis is critically time-dependent and if extending the time window reduces treatment urgency, this could reduce the population benefit […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 8/23/12 Current understanding of the mechanisms underlying neural plasticity changes after stroke stems from experimental models as well as clinical studies and provides the foundation for evidence-based neurorehabilitation. In this review, we first describe the main structural and functional constituents of neural plasticity that are believed to contribute to recovery of function after stroke. […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 8/02/12 Although stroke is a leading cause of death in the United States and around the world, many people fear this disease because of its nonfatal neurological impairments that lead to disability or dependency. Considerable research has focused on lessening the neurological effects of the acute brain injury. To date, success is limited. Despite […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 7/24/12 Statins have been associated with increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), particularly in elderly patients with previous ICH. Recurrent ICH in the elderly is often related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Therefore, we investigated whether statin use is associated with increased prevalence and severity of microbleeds (MB), particularly cortico-subcortical microbleeds (csMB), which are frequently […]
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Friday, September 21st, 2012
Online.wsj.com: By THOMAS M. BURTON, 9/18/12 Research that suggests prescription drugs are as good or better at preventing strokes than interventional procedures is prompting a range of leading doctors to recommend against carotid surgery and carotid stent implants in most patients who haven’t had stroke symptoms. The shift has broad implications for large medical-device makers, including Abbott Laboratories, ABT +0.17% Boston Scientific Corp., BSX -0.17% Johnson […]
