Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes dependency and mortality in India. Chronic stroke defined as 6 months to years from time onset. Structural impairment which occurs lead complex nature functional limitations. High blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, vessel diseases, obesity are a few risk factors that can cause stroke. Once patient goes into chronic phase, wide range problems mobil...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Chronic pain is increasingly recognized as a consequence of stroke. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and pain types of new onset chronic pain ("novel pain") in patients with stroke compared with a randomly selected reference group from the general population and to identify factors associated with pain development in stroke patients. METHODS In a population-b...

Stroke has a high incidence in the elderly. Stroke enters the chronic phase 3 months after initial stroke onset. Currently, there is no pharmaceutical treatment available for chronic stroke. We have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of the combination of stem cell factor (SCF) and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) (SCF+G-CSF) on chronic stroke. However, it remains unclear how SCF...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Acute and several chronic infectious diseases increase the risk of stroke. We tested the hypothesis that chronic bronchitis and frequent flu-like illnesses are independently associated with the risk of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). METHODS We assessed symptoms of chronic bronchitis, frequency of flu-like illnesses, and behavior during acute febrile infectio...

Rhinosinusitis is one of the most common inflammatory diseases. It has been recognized that intracranial vessels are involved and there might be an association with stroke occurrence. The aim this study was to evaluate between rhinosinusitis cardiovascular diseases, especially stroke, through a literature review. review conducted according Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-A...

background: knowledge of the magnitude of avoidable burden by risk factors is needed for health policy, priority setting, and preventing stroke. the aim of this study was to estimate the contribution of selected risk factors including hypertension, overweight, obesity, tobacco use, and physical inactivity to the attributable burden of stroke in iran. methods: the world health organization compa...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ischemia on computed tomography (CT) is associated with subsequent stroke after transient ischemic attack. This study assessed CT findings of acute ischemia, chronic ischemia, or microangiopathy for predicting subsequent stroke after transient ischemic attack. METHODS This prospective cohort study enrolled patients with transient ischemic attack or nondisabling stroke t...

  Background: The Motricity Index was used to measure strength in upper and lower extremities after stroke. The weighted score based on the ordinal 6 point scale of Medical Research Council was used to measure maximal isometric muscle strength. There is dearth of articles dealing with the reliability of this method. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the test retest reliability o...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Chronic kidney disease is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. However, the impact of chronic kidney disease on cerebrovascular disease is less well understood. We hypothesized that renal function severity would be predictive of stroke risk, independent of other vascular risk factors. METHODS The study population included 3939 subjects enrolled in...