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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Stroke Recovery"”.
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Targeting Cholinergic Neuromodulation in Stroke Recovery
After ischemic stroke, patients can have significant deficits that limit their daily function. Most patients experience some degree of spontaneous recovery in the weeks after stroke. However, this recovery is often incomplete, and there are no treatment approaches which have been established to …
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Variability of centre of mass velocity through stroke recovery
… during the sit-to-stand movement in recovering stroke patients. Patients were assessed at baseline- directly after stroke, outcome- after 6 weeks of therapy and follow up - after 12 weeks of therapy. It was expected that inter-trial variability would decrease as the patient recovered. It was …
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The role of regulatory T cells in stroke recovery
Background: Acute ischaemic stroke is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Despite the search for new therapies, tissue plasminogen activator remains the only FDA-approved medication. The immune system is involved in all stages of stroke, from risk factors to pathogenesis and tissue repair. The …
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Retinoid X Receptor as a Mediator of Post Stroke Recovery by Reversing Age-Associated Phenotypes of Microglia/Macrophages
<p>After stroke, microglia (MG) and blood-derived macrophages, together (MF), clear dead cells and cellular debris in the infarcted brain through phagocytosis. However, the phagocytic capability of MF declines with age. Age-related changes in MF phenotype also include overactive inflammatory …
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A Mindful Approach to Managing Stress in Stroke Survivors and Support Persons: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of a Stroke-Tailored, Mindfulness-Based Intervention
<p>Stroke recovery often presents psychosocial challenges not only for stroke survivors (SS) but also for their support persons (SP). Guided by the Theory of Dyadic Illness Management, which emphasizes the interdependence and mutual influence between survivor and support person during post-stroke …
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Effects of two different types of ankle foot orthoses on gait outcomes in patients with subacute stroke
… to improve foot drop and gait in patients with stroke. The purpose of this study was to identify whether patients in the subacute stage of stroke, with foot drop, would have better gait outcomes when using a double adjustable AFO (DA AFO), or a posterior leaf spring AFO (PLS AFO). A secondary …
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Inpatient Stroke rehabilitation: Ethnic and Psychosocial Predictors of Recovery Outcome
… disability, and increase the risk of mortality. Stroke or cerebral vascular accident (CVA) has been identified as one of such diseases by the Centers for Disease Control (2007). Past literature has identified disparities between ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other diseases in the recovery …
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MSTROKE: Methods of Fall Detection and Data Storage
… States. Falls are preve- lant at all stages of recovery among post-stroke patients, and falls can cause serious or life threatening injuries. In this thesis, multiple fall detections methods are explored in order to minimize the faller’s wait time. This research is an extension to our research …
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Design of an MRI compatible robot for wrist rehabilitation
… used to study the effects of robotic therapy on stroke patients. This thesis focuses on the design of an MRI compatible wrist robot to be used as a clinical tool for studying the stroke recovery process and the effectiveness of robotic therapy. The robot must comply with strict MRI compatibility …
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Perceived Benefits of Peer Support Groups for Stroke Survivors and Caregivers in Rural North Carolina
… peer support groups play an important role in stroke recovery by providing tools for effective coping, alleviating psychological stress, and creating an outlet for stroke survivors and caregivers, their perceived benefits have not been clearly defined for rural stroke survivors and their …
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Improving behavioral health access and engagement in post-stroke depression support among adult stroke survivors
Problem: Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common and frequently underrecognized complication of stroke recovery that is associated with poorer functional outcomes, reduced quality of life, increased healthcare utilization, and elevated suicide risk. At Trinity Health in Muskegon, MI, routine …
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Evolution of movement smoothness and submovement patterns in persons with stroke
… of coordinated human movements, and stroke patients' movements seem to grow more smooth with recovery. A robotic therapy device was used to analyze five different measures of movement smoothness in the hemiparetic arm of thirty-one patients recovering from stroke. Four of the five …
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Micrornas As A Therapeutic Target to Regulate Microglial Activation In Post Stroke Isolation In Aged Male Mice
… all-cause mortality, as well as mortality from stroke and other vascular diseases. In addition, isolated or lonely individuals have significantly poorer cognitive and functional outcomes following stroke and have higher rates of stroke recurrence. These detrimental effects have also been …
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Nursing Activities for Stroke Patients – Assessment of the Functional Condition and Preparing Patients for Life after De-Hospitalization // Сестрински дейности при пациенти с мозъчен инсулт – оценка на функционалното състояние и подготовка за живот след дехоспитализация
Care for patients with brain stroke requires nurse’s attention to focus on various aspects of the patient's condition. Substantial factors determining the specificity of nursing care at this contingent are changes in the consciousness and in the degree of patient’s dependence. A major tool in …
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A 12 month follow up of the re-education of arm and hand function following stroke (Reach) randomised controlled trial : a mixed methods study
… for upper limb rehabilitation following stroke, although current devices are limited in functionality. To address this a new movement-triggered FES device was developed and trialled in people with chronic stroke in the REAcH study.Studies of long term effects of FES have been limited both …
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Detection of Stroke, Blood Vessel Landmarks, and Leptomeningeal Anastomoses in Mouse Brain Imaging
… as an important contributor to cerebral stroke recovery that allows additional blood flow through the affected area. However, few databases and algorithms exist for this specific task of locating them. In this paper, a MATLAB program is developed to find these connections and detect …
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Identification of estrogen-regulated genes in the cerebral cortex and development of a novel method to detect methylated DNA
… In rodent studies, E2 decreases ischemic stroke damage and this protection is especially apparent in the cerebral cortex. However, the transcriptional alterations underlying E2-mediated protection in this brain region are largely unknown. To understand the role of E2 in the cerebral …
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Modeling Post Stroke Respiratory Dysfunction, Apneas and Cognitive Decline
<p><strong>Modeling Post Stroke Respiratory Dysfunction,</strong></p> <p><strong>Apneas and Cognitive Decline</strong></p> <p>Anthony Patrizz, B.A.</p> <p>Advisory Professor: Louise McCullough M.D., Ph.D.</p> <p>Stroke is a major cause of mortality and the leading cause of long-term disability in …
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The effectiveness of acupuncture in motor function recovery during cerebrovascular accident rehabilitation
… with motor function control. Conventional stroke rehabilitation therapy plays an important role in motor function recovery, however more than half of the survivors remain with a certain degree of impairment (NINDS, 2011). Thereby, the aim of this dissertation is to search for other …
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Parenting After Stroke
<p>Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of disability. Historically, stroke has been considered a condition limited to older adults. However, stroke is affecting an increasing number of young and middle-aged adults. Effects of stroke may be more …
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