What do stroke survivors think about evidence based care they receive? Learning from insights at the periphery [PDF]
, 2011 Permission to archive the publisher pdf of this article was granted by the publisher in February 2012Rationale and aim of study: While exploring the experience of stroke survivors of secondary stroke prevention as part of a wider patient and public ...
Allison, R, Evans, PH, Kilbride, C
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Risk awareness in secondary stroke prevention
, 2012 Stroke is the single largest cause of disability and second highest cause of death globally. It is estimated that 10 million people a year are affected by stroke in the United Kingdom (UK).
Slark, Julia Suzanne +1 more
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ABC of arterial and venous disease. Secondary prevention of transient ischaemic attack and stroke [PDF]
, 2000 No abstract ...
Bath, P.M.W., Lees, K.R., Naylor, A.R.
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Circulation, 2001 However, there is a pathological process, namely, emboli-zation, that leads to arterial occlusion in the cerebral circula-tion much more frequently than in the coronary bed. Conse-quently, the detection and prevention of embolic events iscritical to reducing the burden of stroke.
James C. Grotta, Andrei V. Alexandrov
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Post‐COVID Fatigue Is Associated With Reduced Cortical Thickness After Hospitalization
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Neuropsychiatric symptoms are among the most prevalent sequelae of COVID‐19, particularly among hospitalized patients. Recent research has identified volumetric brain changes associated with COVID‐19. However, it currently remains poorly understood how brain changes relate to post‐COVID fatigue and cognitive deficits.
Tim J. Hartung +190 more
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Major Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with One Risk Factor: Impact of Time in Therapeutic Range [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The benefits and harms of oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy in patients with only one stroke risk factor (i.e. CHA2DS2-VASc= 1 in males, or 2 in females) has been subject of debate.
Lip, Gregory Y. H., Proietti, Marco
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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 +25 more
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Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and BehaviorIntroduction: Delirium and infection are risk factors for dementia, with infection more strongly linked to vascular than Alzheimer's-type dementia. It is unclear whether regional atrophy and white matter changes (WMC) of vascular origin modify these ...
Emma Colbourne +4 more
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Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or 'minor' stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes [PDF]
, 2016 Background Strokes are often preceded by a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ‘minor’ stroke. The immediate period after a TIA/minor stroke is a crucial time to initiate secondary prevention.
Cardwell, Christopher +5 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas +7 more
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