Background and Purpose—Carotid endarterectomy is an effective method for preventing strokes if patients do not suffer adverse perioperative outcomes. The purpose of this study was to identify preoperative patient risk factors for adverse outcomes (death or nonfatal stroke) after carotid endarterectomy through the use of a large population-based registry from Ontario, Canada. Methods—Medical rec...

Background- Stroke is sudden loss of neurological function caused by an interruption the blood flow to brain. The fine motor activities are also affected which leads difficulty in writing, prehension and precision so patient not able hold or any object hand required performed daily activities. Methods - This Observational study with a duration was 1 year. A total 30 participants were recruited ...

Background and Purpose: It was aimed at investigating the efficiency of electrophysiological evaluation procedure by compared to healthy controls in acute period stroke patients in this study. As a secondary aim, it was evaluated that whether the patient groups defined as “dysphagic” and “with normal swallowing” were different from each other or not, in respect to the stroke severity and disabi...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the rates of recurrent intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), ischemic stroke, and death in survivors of primary ICH. METHODS Systematic review of studies reporting recurrent stroke in survivors of primary ICH, identified at index ICH and followed forward. Studies were identified by computerized search of the literature and review of reference lists. RESULTS Ten studies pu...

BACKGROUND This study compared reported staffing levels for stroke care within UK in-patient stroke units to stroke strategy staffing guidelines published by the UK Department of Health and the Royal College of Physicians. The purpose was to explore the extent to which stroke teams are meeting recommended staffing levels. METHOD The data analyzed in this report consisted of the detailed thera...

BACKGROUND Stroke is a common presentation in geriatric patients in emergency department but rarely seen in pediatric patients. In case of acute ischemic stroke in pediatric age group, management is different from that of adult ischemic stroke where thrombolysis is a good op. METHODS We report a case of a 17-year-old male child presenting in emergency with an episode of acute ischemic stroke ...

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a major cause of death and long-term disability in Western societies and constitutes a major claim on health care budgets. Organising stroke care in a stroke service has recently been demonstrated to result in better health effects for patients. This paper discusses patient costs after stroke and compares costs between regular and stroke service care. METHODS: Costs were c...

Objective: Major improvement has been made in the medical management of stroke in the UK between 2008 and 2010 based on the indicators measured in the National Sentinel Audit. However based on the same audit, no corresponding improvement has been effected to patient functional impairment levels on hospital discharge in the corresponding time frame. This study derived patient-to-therapist ratios...

Stroke can be categorized as ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Awakening with or experiencing the abrupt onset of focal neurologic deficits is the hallmark of the diagnosis of ischemic stroke. The most common presenting symptoms of ischemic stroke are speech disturbance and weakness on one-half of the body. The most common conditions that can mimic a stroke ...

Stroke care presents unique challenges for clinicians, as most strokes occur in the context of other medical diagnoses. An assessment of capacity for implementing "best practice" stroke care found clinicians reporting a strong need for training specific to patient/system complexity and multimorbidity. With mounting patient complexity, there is pressure to implement new models of healthcare deli...