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Review question What are the effects of occupational therapy for adults with stroke on activities of daily living? Background Different parts of the brain carry out different functions: seeing, sensation, balance, movement, understanding language, behaviour, problem solving, and emotion. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is ...

Review question We aimed to establish if Early Supported Discharge (ESD) services can result in a better patient recovery and if they are as acceptable and affordable as usual services. Background Services that try to offer stroke patients an earlier discharge from hospital with rehabilitation provided in the community have been termed Early Supported ...

Review question Is repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) effective for improving everyday activities in people after stroke? Background Stroke, the most common cause of disability, occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in the brain. Two types of stroke are known: ischaemic, due to lack of blood flow, and haemorrhagic, due to bleeding. ...

Stroke Group Matías Otto Title Friday, June 9, 2017 ...

Protocol: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of bedside screening tools for detecting dysphagia, which is a predictor of aspiration, in people with acute stroke. To assess the influence of the following potential sources of heterogeneity. Patient demographics (e.g. age, gender, percentage of males in study, median age of study by gender). The ...

Question: What are the benefits of surgical removal of the fatty deposits and blood clots from inside the carotid artery wall (carotid endarterectomy) for patients who have recently (within four to six months) had symptoms due to carotid stenosis (narrowing of the artery that supplies blood to the brain). Background: Strokes cause long-term disability ...

Review question Is circuit class therapy better than conventional physiotherapy for improving people's walking after a stroke? Background After stroke, people can have difficulty walking. They may become slower, only manage short distances, and may need assistance. They may lose balance more easily and be more fatigued. This can mean they walk even ...

Stroke Group Nicolle Cassola Title Thursday, May 25, 2017 ...

Review question What is the effectiveness and safety of medications used to prevent clots (antithrombotic treatments) both in the early stages and long-term in people who have had a bleed within their brain (intracerebral haemorrhage)? Background People with stroke due to bleeding in the brain (also known as intracerebral haemorrhage: ICH) are more ...

Review question To determine whether any treatments might reduce the symptoms of anxiety, and subsequently improve quality of life, for people who have had a stroke. Background Anxiety after stroke occurs frequently and can be treated with antidepressants or other anxiety-reducing drugs, or both, or with psychological therapy. Study characteristics Evidence ...