Movement Behavior Patterns in People With First-Ever Stroke

Outcomes after first-ever stroke.

OBJECTIVES To determine the outcomes after first-ever stroke, including mortality, dependence, and recurrence. DESIGN Retrospective study on a prospectively collected cohort. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS A cohort of 755 patients presented to our hospital from 1996 to 1998 with their first-ever stroke. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mortality and stroke recurrence rate at 30 day...

Sex differences in first-ever acute stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are few studies analyzing stroke in women, taking into account the vascular risk factors, cause of stroke, clinical picture, and outcome. The purpose of this study was to analyze possible sex differences in patients suffering first-ever acute stroke. METHODS From December 1995 to January 2002, 1581 patients with first-ever acute stroke were analyzed, taking into a...

Silent infarctions in first-ever stroke patients.

Neurological deterioration in patients with first-ever ischemic stroke.

A study was conducted for 121 patients (55 female, 66 male; age 68.7 +/- 10.4 years) with first-ever ischemic stroke to investigate the frequency and risk factors of early neurological deterioration (ND). The initial evaluation was carried out within 24 hours of stroke onset. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score and Barthel index were used to evaluate patients for a period of 2 mont...

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Patients with First-Ever Lacunar Stroke

The aim of this single-center prospective study was to assess the presence of Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) and CSR-related variables in 68 consecutive patients with radiologically proven first-ever lacunar stroke undergoing a respiratory sleep study using a portable respiratory polygraph within the first 48 hours of stroke onset. CSR was diagnosed in 14 patients (20.6%). Patients with CSR as...