acute stroke

Assessing Public Speaking Fear With the Short Form of the Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses Among a French-Speaking Community Sample.

Assessing public speaking fear with the short form of the Personal Report of Confidence as a Speaker scale: confirmatory factor analyses among a French-speaking community sample.

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 609-18
Heeren A, Ceschi G, Valentiner DP, Dethier… Continue reading

Efficacy and Safety of Short-Term Use of COX-2 Inhibitors in Patients After an Acute Stroke With Musculoskeletal Pain.

Efficacy and safety of short-term use of COX-2 inhibitors in patients after an acute stroke with musculoskeletal pain.

Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2013 Jan; 16(1): 47-52
Rabadi MH, Rabadi FM, Hallford G, Aston CE

Musculoskeletal pain commonly occurs in… Continue reading

Evaluation of a Mail-Delivered, Print-Format, Self-Management Program for Persons With Systemic Sclerosis.

Evaluation of a mail-delivered, print-format, self-management program for persons with systemic sclerosis.

Clin Rheumatol. 2013 May 9;
Poole JL, Skipper B, Mendelson C

Patient self-management programs usually require participants to attend group sessions, which can be difficult for individuals… Continue reading

Impact of Implementing Evidence-Based Acute Stroke Interventions on Survival: The South London Stroke Register.

Impact of implementing evidence-based acute stroke interventions on survival: the South london stroke register.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(4): e61581
Addo J, Crichton S, Bhalla A, Rudd AG, Wolfe CD, McKevitt C

Studies examining the impact of organised acute stroke… Continue reading

Bilateral Coupling Facilitates Recovery of Rhythmical Movements From Perturbation in Healthy and Post-Stroke Subjects.

Bilateral coupling facilitates recovery of rhythmical movements from perturbation in healthy and post-stroke subjects.

Exp Brain Res. 2013 Apr 23;
Ustinova KI, Feldman AG, Levin MF

The paretic arm of subjects with stroke has a decreased ability to quickly… Continue reading

What Factors Influence Older People in the Decision to Relinquish Their Driver’s Licence? a Discrete Choice Experiment.

What factors influence older people in the decision to relinquish their driver’s licence? A discrete choice experiment.

Accid Anal Prev. 2013 Mar 5; 55C: 178-184
McNamara A, Chen G, George S, Walker R, Ratcliffe J

PURPOSE: To investigate the… Continue reading

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Review of Recent Advancements.

Transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke rehabilitation: a review of recent advancements.

Stroke Res Treat. 2013; 2013: 170256
Gomez Palacio Schjetnan A, Faraji J, Metz GA, Tatsuno M, Luczak A

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising technique… Continue reading

Chronic Stress Induces Structural Alterations in Splenic Lymphoid Tissue That Are Associated With Changes in Corticosterone Levels in Wistar-Kyoto Rats.

Chronic stress induces structural alterations in splenic lymphoid tissue that are associated with changes in corticosterone levels in wistar-kyoto rats.

Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013: 868742
Hernandez ME, Martinez-Mota L, Salinas C, Marquez-Velasco R, Hernandez-Chan NG, Morales-Montor J, Pérez-Tapia… Continue reading

‘Regent Suit’ Training Improves Recovery of Motor and Daily Living Activities in Subjects With Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

‘Regent Suit’ training improves recovery of motor and daily living activities in subjects with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Clin Rehabil. 2013 Mar 15;
Monticone M, Ambrosini E, Ferrante S, Colombo R

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of an… Continue reading

Cardiovascular Responses Associated With Daily Walking in Subacute Stroke.

Cardiovascular responses associated with daily walking in subacute stroke.

Stroke Res Treat. 2013; 2013: 612458
Prajapati SK, Mansfield A, Gage WH, Brooks D, McIlroy WE

Despite the importance of regaining independent ambulation after stroke, the amount of daily walking completed during in-patient rehabilitation is low. The purpose of this study is to determine if (1) walking-related heart rate responses reached the minimum intensity necessary for therapeutic aerobic exercise (40%-60% heart rate reserve) or (2) heart rate responses during bouts of walking revealed excessive workload that may limit walking (>80% heart rate reserve). Eight individuals with subacute stroke attending in-patient rehabilitation were recruited. Participants wore heart rate monitors and accelerometers during a typical rehabilitation day. Walking-related changes in heart rate and walking bout duration were determined. Patients did not meet the minimum cumulative requirements of walking intensity (>40% heart rate reserve) and duration (>10?minutes continuously) necessary for cardiorespiratory benefit. Only one patient exceeded 80% heart rate reserve.… Continue reading