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Changes in Immune‐Inflammation Status and Acute Ischemic Stroke Prognosis in Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Inflammation is a critical risk factor for poor outcomes in cerebral infarction. Prior studies focused primarily on baseline inflammation status, neglecting dynamic longitudinal changes. We try to investigate the association between immune‐inflammation status alterations and stroke prognosis, and evaluated three systemic biomarkers'
Songfang Chen, Wenting Huang, Yitian Liu, Xuan Chen, Buyu Ke, Qian Shen, Hanyu Cai, Jing Sun, Yan Li, Yungang Cao, Beilei Hu, Keyang Chen   +11 more
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Effects of wheelchair sports practice on body composition of people with spinal cord injury

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
The present study aimed to compare muscle mass and fat mass estimates between people with spinal cord injuries and their peers who participate in wheelchair sports. Thirty-six participants were divided into four groups: untrained paraplegics (UnP, N=7),
Saulo Fernandes Melo Oliveira, José Igor Vasconcelos Oliveira, Lúcia Inês Guedes Leite Oliveira, Manoel Cunha Costa   +3 more
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Deep Learning–Assisted Differentiation of Four Peripheral Neuropathies Using Corneal Confocal Microscopy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Peripheral neuropathies contribute to patient disability but may be diagnosed late or missed altogether due to late referral, limitation of current diagnostic methods and lack of specialized testing facilities. To address this clinical gap, we developed NeuropathAI, an interpretable deep learning–based multiclass classification ...
Chaima Ben Rabah, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Mark Stettner, Maryam Ferdousi, Uazman Alam, Nathan Efron, Ahmed Serag, Rayaz A. Malik   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Country Profile on Disability: Republic of Uzbekistan [PDF]

, 2002
[Excerpt] The Law on Social Security of Disabled People in the Republic of Uzbekistan, Article 1 defines a person with disability as one who is in need of aid because he/she has physical or mental problems. Daily activities such as moving, orientation,
Japan International Cooperation Agency
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The outcomes of family and consumer leadership education: creating positive change in disability policy and practice [PDF]

, 2015
Background When individuals with disabilities are trained in evidenced based practices and how to advocate for themselves and their families, they are best able to ensure that services and supports meet their needs and create and realize a positive ...
Dillon, Ann E., Dixon, Beth, Hagner, David, Schuh, Mary   +3 more
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Injuries and Illnesses Observed in Athletes from Beginner to Elite Levels at the 18th National Sports Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Japan

Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021
: This study aimed to describe the injuries and illnesses that occurred at the 18th National Sports Festival for Persons with Disabilities in Japan, which was attended by more than 3000 athletes from beginner to elite levels.: Records from medical stations set up at the venues for each sport were reviewed.
Yamaguchi, Tomoko, Kubota, Masafumi, Naruse, Hiroaki, Kuwatsuru, Koichiro, Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi   +4 more
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Acoustic Measures Capture Speech Dysfunction in Spinocerebellar Ataxia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCA) are hereditary cerebellar degenerative disorders with a common feature of dysarthria, involving impaired phonatory and articulatory control of speech, thereby affecting social communication. In this study, we investigated whether acoustic measures could objectively measure speech dysfunction and identify
Zena Fadel, Charlotte Hennessey, Hannah Lee, Pia Parekh, Sheng‐Han Kuo, Ami Kumar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Health and Health Care of People with Intellectual Disabilities [PDF]

, 2005
New research studies conducted by Special Olympics found disturbing evidence that individuals with intellectual disabilities face widespread health problems, while physicians, dentists and other health professionals are not receiving adequate training in
Henry Hood, Mathew Holder, Stephen B. Corbin   +2 more
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Association of Corticospinal Tract Asymmetry With Ambulatory Ability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ambulatory ability after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is important to patients. We tested whether asymmetry between ipsi‐ and contra‐lesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) assessed by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is associated with post‐ICH ambulation.
Yasmin N. Aziz, Carl D. Langefeld, Mary E. Comeau, Miranda C. Marion, Tyler P. Behymer, Lee A. Gilkerson, Padmini Sekar, Weihong Yuan, Vivek Khandwala, Brady J. Williamson, Thomas Maloney, Achala Vagal, Pierce Boyne, Kari Dunning, Matthew L. Flaherty, Steven J. Kittner, Prachi Mehndiratta, Gunjan Y. Parikh, Michael L. James, David Roh, Fernando D. Testai, Farhaan S. Vahidy, James Thornton, Ranjit Bagga, Daniel Woo, Stacie L. Demel   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of sit-ski alpine skiing trajectories based on an inverted pendulum model

Scientific Reports
This study analyzes sit-ski alpine skiing trajectories during gate-turning phases using an inverted pendulum model combined with an advanced kinematic testing system involving inertial sensors and drone video analysis.
Xu Zhiyi, Lu Jie, Xu Qinghua, Lin Mingjie, Liu Tao, Wang Xiangdong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source