To assess the time course of thrombosis and fibrinolysis after acute stroke, we measured concentrations of fibrinopeptide A (FpA), B-beta 1-42 peptide (B-beta 1-42), B-beta 15-42 peptide (B-beta 15-42), and crosslinked D-dimer (XDP) in 31 patients at varying times following acute ischemic stroke and in 13 neurologically stable patients with chronic strokes. FpA levels were markedly elevated dur...

BACKGROUND A visual field defect (VFD) is a common consequence of stroke with a detrimental effect upon the survivors' functional ability and quality of life. The identification of effective treatments for VFD is a key priority relating to life post-stroke. Understanding the natural evolution of scanning compensation over time may have important ramifications for the development of efficacious ...

BACKGROUND Cost-utility models are frequently used to compare treatments intended to prevent or delay the onset of cardiovascular events. Most published utilities represent post-event health states without incorporating the disutility of the event or reporting the time between the event and utility assessment. Therefore, this study estimated health state utilities representing cardiovascular co...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite the implications of optimizing strength training post-stroke, little is known about the differences in fatigability between men and women with chronic stroke. The purpose of this study was to determine the sex differences in knee extensor muscle fatigability and potential mechanisms in individuals with stroke. METHODS Eighteen participants (10 men, eight women) ...

Hypertension is the most important potentially reversible risk factor for stroke in all age groups; high blood pressure (BP) is also associated with increased risk of recurrent stroke in patients who have already had an ischemic or hemorrhagic event. Twenty-four hour ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) has become an important tool for improving the diagnosis and management of hypertension, and is i...

Chronic stroke survivors have an increased incidence of falls during walking, suggesting changes in dynamic balance control post-stroke. Despite this increased incidence of falls during walking, balance control is often studied only in standing. The purpose of this study was to quantify deficits in dynamic balance control during walking, and to evaluate the influence of visual feedback on this ...

The purpose of this study is to compare the ultrasonographic architectural properties of muscles and balance ability based on the muscle contraction of chronic stroke patients. The subjects of this study were 30 chronic stroke patients were divided into 3 classes based on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), with 10 patients in each class. Ultrasonographic architectural properties and balance abi...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of treadmill training with the eyes closed and eyes open on the joint position sense of chronic stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty patients with chronic stroke participated in this study. Patients performed the timed up and go test and were assigned to one of two treadmill training groups with and without visual deprivati...

Abstract Objective . Stroke affects the expression of muscle synergies underlying motor control, most notably in patients with poorer function. The majority studies on have conventionally approached this analysis by assuming alterations inner structures after stroke. Although different synergy-based features based assumption to some extent described pathological mechanisms post-stroke neuromusc...

OBJECTIVE This pilot study investigates the use of telerehabilitation to improve upper limb performance in chronic stages of stroke recovery. DESIGN Intervention study with pre/post/one month follow-up tests. METHODS Seven adults with chronic stroke participated in the study. Tests consisted of lab-based clinical and kinematic assessments. Participants completed the Upper Limb Training and ...