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Goal Orientated stroke rehabilitation utilising electrical stimulation, iterative learning and Microsoft Kinect [PDF]

, 2013
An upper-limb stroke rehabilitation system is developed that assists patients in performing real world functionally relevant reaching tasks. The system provides de-weighting of the arm via a simple spring support whilst functional electrical stimulation ...
Timothy Exell, Hallewell, Emma, Eric Rogers, Katie Meadmore, Hughes, Ann-Marie, Christopher Freeman, Kutlu, Mustafa, Ann-Marie Hughes, Mustafa Kutlu, Freeman, Christopher, Emma Hallewell, Meadmore, Katie, Exell, Timothy, Jane Burridge, Burridge, Jane H., Rogers, Eric   +15 more
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Efficacy of Iterative Learning Control for Stroke Rehabilitation [PDF]

, 2009
Strokes affect between 174 and 216 people per 100 000 population in the UK each year. Approximately two-thirds of patients in England will survive their stroke; of the 900 000 stroke survivors, 50 per cent are disabled and dependent.
Lewin, P, Donovan-Hall, M, Dibb, Bridget, Freeman, C, Chappell, Paul, Burridge, Jane, Lewin, Paul, Chappell, P, Hughes, Ann-Marie, Hughes, AM, Dibb, B, Rogers, E, Freeman, Christopher, Burridge, J, Donovan-Hall, Maggie, Rogers, Eric   +15 more
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Physiotherapy approaches for the recovery of postural control and lower limb function following stroke: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2007
<b>Background</b><p></p> Various approaches to physical rehabilitation may be used after stroke, and considerable controversy and debate surround the effectiveness of relative approaches.
Campbell, P., Pei Ling Choo, Choo, PL, Gillian Baer, Langhorne, Peter, Pauline Campbell, Pomeroy, VM, Campbell, Pauline, Choo, P-L, Pomeroy, V, Pomeroy, Valerie, Campbell, P, Peter Langhorne, Baer, Gillian, Valerie M Pomeroy, Langhorne, P., Forster, A, Morris, J., Baer, G, Morris, Jacqui; id_orcid, Morris, Jacqui, Pomeroy, V., Langhorne, P, Pollock, Alex, Pomeroy, Valerie M., Forster, Anne, Morris, J, Campbell, Pauline; id_orcid, Alex Todhunter-Brown, Pomeroy, Valerie M, Pollock, A., Choo, Pei Ling, Forster, A., Anne Forster, Baer, Gill, Pollock, A, Baer, G., Pomeroy, V. M., Jacqui Morris   +38 more
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Improvement of shared decision making in integrated stroke care: a before and after evaluation using a questionnaire survey

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Shared decision making (SDM) is at the core of policy measures for making healthcare person-centred. However, the context-sensitive nature of the challenges in integrated stroke care calls for research to facilitate its implementation.
H. R. Voogdt-Pruis, T. Ras, L. van der Dussen, S. Benjaminsen, P. H. Goossens, I. Raats, G. Boss, E. F. M. van Hoef, M. Lindhout, M. R. S. Tjon-A-Tsien, H. J. M. Vrijhoef   +10 more
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Feasibility study of the effects of art as a creative engagement intervention during stroke rehabilitation on improvement of psychosocial outcomes:study protocol for a single blind randomized controlled trial: the ACES study [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Benefits of art participation after stroke are becoming increasingly recognized. Qualitative studies suggest that participation in visual arts creative engagement interventions (CEIs) during rehabilitation after stroke may improve mood, self ...
Morris, Jacqui H., Gillian Mead, Kroll, Thilo, Chris Kelly, Mead, Gillian, Williams B, Kelly C, Joice S, Donnan, Peter; id_orcid, Donnan P, Peter Donnan, Brian Williams, Mead G, Sara Joice, Morris JH, Williams, Brian, Morris, Jacqui H.; id_orcid, Madalina Toma, Thilo Kroll, Kroll T, Toma, Madalina, Morris, Jacqui H, Kelly, Chris, Joice, Sara, Jacqui H Morris, Toma M, Donnan, Peter   +26 more
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Co-existence of Possible Sarcopenia and Dysphagia is Associated with Poor Functional Outcomes in Patients with Acute Stroke: A 1-Year Follow-up Study [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
Background This study aimed to clarify the association between the co-existence of possible sarcopenia (PS) and dysphagia in patients with acute stroke and the functional outcomes 12 months after stroke.
Yoichi Sato, Takafumi Abe, Yosuke Kimura, Shu Tanaka, Kazuki Okuda, Ayaki Shirahata, Kenta Yamamoto, Kazushige Ide, Masafumi Nozoe   +8 more
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Stroke survivors’ experiences of team support along their recovery continuum

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background A coordinated stroke rehabilitation care team is considered optimal for supporting stroke survivors from diagnosis to recovery. Despite this recognition, many stroke survivors cannot access essential rehabilitation services. Furthermore, there
W. Hartford, S. Lear, L. Nimmon
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Depression in stroke rehabilitation [PDF]

Biological Psychiatry, 1993
Despite recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology of poststroke depression, major questions remain. They include the relative importance of lesion location and size and the confounding effects of time since stroke, age, prior history of depression, and cerebral atrophy. To evaluate these issues, we systematically assessed depressive features,
Schwartz, Joseph A., Speed, Nancy M., Brunberg, James A., Brewer, Thomas L., Brown, Morton B., Greden, John F.   +5 more
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Design and Qualitative Evaluation of Tactile Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation [PDF]

, 2011
Rehabilitation environments combining virtual reality with everyday motor tasks can promote recovery from neurological illness, such as stroke. Tactile devices, providing physical stimulation to the skin, may improve motor retraining.
Merrett, Geoff V, G.V. Merrett, D. Zheng, Demain, Sara H, S. Barrow, Cunningham, Sarah, Metcalf, Cheryl D, S.H. Demain, Zheng, Deyi, C.D. Metcalf, Barrow, Stuart, S. Cunningham   +11 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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