Mesenchymal and mononuclear stem cell therapy for acute ischemic stroke - A systematic review [2023] - 454KB
by Mohammad Kurniawan, Yetty Ramli, Teguh A S Ranakusuma, Salim Harris, Al Rasyid, Taufik Mesiano, Rakhmad Hidayat
Background: Studies have shown that stem cells have promising effect in ischemic stroke management. As an alternative therapy, the effectiveness and safety of mesenchymal (MSC) and mononuclear (MNC) s...

Construction and validation of a nomogram model to predict symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in elderly population with severe white matter lesions [2023] - 748KB
by Qiurui Nie, Yu Shen, Zhisheng Deng, Wenwen Xiang, Shenjian Chen, Guangmin Li
Background and Objective: Elderly people are at high prevalence of atherosclerotic cerebral infarction. Cerebral white matter lesions (WMLs) increase the risk of bleeding after intravenous thrombolysi...

Risk factors for peri-procedural stroke or death in internal carotid artery stenting: A neurology team experience [2023] - 270KB
by Umit Gorgulu, Recep Donmez, Berna Arlı, Gurdal Orhan
Background and Objectives: Suitable cases of extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis can be treated with carotid artery stenting (CAS) or carotid endarterectomy. However, major complicatio...

Can eGFR be a prognostic factor for endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke? [2023] - 385KB
by Zafer ERCAN, Sena BONCUK ULAŞ, Bilgehan Atılgan ACAR, Türkan ACAR, Hamad DHEIR, Yeşim GÜZEY ARAS, Mahmud İSLAM, Alper ERYILMAZ, Şule DALKILIÇ, Ayşe POLAT ZAFER, Nimet UÇAROĞLU CAN
Background & Objective: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased mortality risk in acute stroke patients. This study aims to investigate potential association between CKD and the prog...

The effect of internet-based telehealth nursing on the quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke [2023] - 357KB
by Meng Zhang, Wei Guo
Background: The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke can benefit from receiving care at home under the supervision of remote specialist nurses through ...

The level of physical activity among ambulant stroke survivors at one year: a cross sectional study in a tertiary center in Malaysia [2023] - 351KB
by Mitchel Brian Jilimin, Mazlina Mazlan
Background & Objective: Despite the importance of physical activity, there is lack of evidence measuring the level of activity performed by the stroke survivors. This study aims to determine the level...

Youtube as a source of information about stroke rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic [2023] - 388KB
by Erkan Ozduran, Volkan Hanci
Objective: Although stroke rehabilitation (SR) is part of post-stroke recovery, patients have limited knowledge on this subject. This study aims to analyze YouTube videos about SR in terms of the info...

Association between language function and body composition characteristics in patients with subacute left hemispheric stroke [2023] - 458KB
by Soo Jeong Han, Jee Hyun Suh
Background & Objectives: Stroke-related sarcopenia and language disorder are main sequelae of stroke. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between language function and body compositio...

Cumulative seizure occurrence and the predictors of seizure in low- and high-grade gliomas [2023] - 813KB
by Christine Audrey, Kheng-Seang Lim, Chet-Ying Chan, Thinisha Sathis Kumar, Rui-Jia Hou, Si-Lei Fong, Vairavan Narayanan, Wan Muhammad Afnan Wan Anuar, Chong-Tin Tan
Objective: We aimed to determine the cumulative seizure occurrence, 1-year, and 5-years of preoperative seizures in gliomas, and an update on the predictors. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis...

Depression as comorbidity in Sundanese epilepsy patients [2023] - 358KB
by Fedrick Tandiawan, Suryani Gunadharma, Uni Gamayani, Anam Ong, Ahmad Rizal Ganiem, Sobaryati, Shelly Iskandar
Background: Depressive disorder is a common psychiatric comorbidity in patients with epilepsy (PWE). This health condition is prevalent among the Sundanese who have a calm and polite character, with a...