Dementia is a term that represents a set of symptoms that affect the ability of the brain’s cognitive functions related to memory, thinking, behavior, and language. At worst, dementia is often called a major neurocognitive disorder or senile disease. One
Sugondo Hadiyoso +3 more
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Is Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Associated with Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment or Dementia?
Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a significant protease required for synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. Yet, the role of MMP-9 in the occurrence and development of cognitive decline after ischemic stroke is not fully understood ...
Jianhua Zhao +12 more
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Cerebral small vessel disease, medial temporal lobe atrophy and cognitive status in patients with ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Small vessel disease (SVD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are two common causes of cognitive impairment and dementia, traditionally considered as distinct processes.
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Accumulating efforts have been made to investigate cognitive impairment in stroke patients, but little has been focused on mild stroke. Research on the impact of mild stroke and different lesion locations on cognitive impairment is still limited.
Jiaye Cai +7 more
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Behavioural clusters and predictors of performance during recovery from stroke [PDF]
We examined the patterns and variability of recovery post-stroke in multiple behavioral domains. A large cohort of first time stroke patients with heterogeneous lesions was studied prospectively and longitudinally at 1-2 weeks, 3 months and one year post-
Corbetta, Maurizio +5 more
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Visual Impairment in Stroke Patients: a Two-Part Review. Part II — Rehabilitation Methods [PDF]
INTRODUCTION. The search and development of optimal rehabilitation programs for patients who have suffered acute cerebrovascular accident (OMNA) is an urgent problem of modern medicine.
Tatyana V. Marfina +4 more
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Using the Oxford cognitive screen to detect cognitive impairment in stroke patients. A comparison with the Mini-Mental State Examination [PDF]
Background: The Oxford Cognitive Screen (OCS) was recently developed with the aim of describing the cognitive de cits after stroke. The scale consists of 10 tasks encom- passing ve cognitive domains: attention and executive function, language, memory ...
Alessandro Matano +14 more
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A randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of prism glasses, visual search training and standard care in patients with hemianopia following stroke: a protocol [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Homonymous hemianopia is a common and disabling visual problem after stroke. Currently, prism glasses and visual scanning training are proposed to improve it.
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Post-stroke sensorimotor deficits impair voluntary movements. This impairment may alter a person’s sense of agency, which is the awareness of controlling one’s actions. A previous study showed that post-stroke patients incorrectly aligned themselves with
Yu Miyawaki, Takeshi Otani, Shu Morioka
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BACKGROUND: Stroke is a major Non-Communicable Disease which is responsible for 3.5% of Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) in India. Post-stroke shoulder pain is a most common impairment affecting patient’s participation in rehabilitation by sensory ...
R. Desai, Neha Verma
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