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Welsh Stroke Bulletin March 2009
Volume 19


 

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Surgical decompression for space-occupying cerebral infarction: Hamlet Trial
From Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Poland, two authors were aiming to assess the incidence and circumstances of falls among stroke patients in a rehabilitation ward, the frequency of fall-related fractures, the relationship between falls and rehabilitation outcomes, and risk factors for falls. ...Read more

Cerebral Infarcts and Cognitive Performance
The risk of cognitive impairment is still high after cerebral infarcts. The relevance of location and number of infarcts with respect to cognitive function is less clear.
The research team from the Netherlands studied the cross-sectional association between number and location of infarcts and cognitive performance in 4030 nondemented patients. Read more

 

 

News

Impact of the UK Stroke Research Network on stroke research activity         Update on antiplatelet agents and prevention of stroke        Vascular cognitive impairment – time for change?         Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in chronic stroke patients         Mortality from Childhood Stroke in England and Wales, 1921 – 2000       Does Telephone Follow Up improve Blood Pressure in Patients after Stroke or TIA?      Predictors of upper limb recovery following stroke: A systematic review       Communication and Low Mood (CALM) study        Thrombolysis – setting up a service from an urban perspective          Dietary Calcium Intake and Risks of Stroke         Cerebellar infarction: Diagnosis and Management:             Stroke in women         Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Stroke           Carotid Stenosis: Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty               Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischaemic Stroke: MERCI Trial          Preventing Thromboembolism in ischaemic stroke patients           Dietary fat and ischaemic stroke risk           Preventing early recurrence of stroke and TIA: The result of FASTER study          Treat TIA urgently to prevent early recurrent stroke: the result of EXPRESS study          Stroke Prevention By Homocystine -Lowering Therapy           Use warfarin to prevent stroke in elderly patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The results of BAFTA Trial          Gender Differences in Outcomes Among Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis          Treatment of shoulder pain in spastic hemiplegia           Cilostazole ( Antipalteletes) in stroke prevention: A meta analysis of clinical trails          UK Stroke Audit    Stroke Patients in Wales Are More Likely To Die Than In England          Blood Pressure and Estimated Risk of Stroke in the Elderly Population of Spain          Predictors of pneumonia in acute stroke patients admitted to a neurological intensive care unit.          Prevention of venous thromboembolism after acute ischaemic stroke (PREVAIL Study)          Glucose-potassium-insulin infusions in the management of post-stroke hyperglycaemia

Guidelines >> PDF National Clinical Guideline for stroke and TIA 2008
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke and TIA 2008 :The Royal College of Physicians, London, UK has published recently the 3rd edition of the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke. The first edition was published in 2000, followed by the second edition in 2004. This guideline covers interventions in the acute stage of a stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Most of the evidence considered related to interventions in the first 48 hours after onset of symptoms, although some interventions of up to two weeks are covered as well.
 
Atrial Fibrillation
Physiotherapy Concise Guide for Stroke.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carotid Atheromatous Disease in Pakistan: Epidemiology of the risk factors for stroke is an important issue in planning for the future prevention strategy for cerebrovascular diseases.Read more...
Penumbral selection of patients for trials of acute stroke therapy: After ischaemic stroke onset, potentially viable (ie, penumbral) tissue might be salvageble for as long as 48 h.Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stroke books

&Measurement Scales Used in Elderly Care: by Dr Abhaya Gupta
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The Stroke Book: by Michel T. Torbey
&Stroke Medicine : by Martin M. Brown
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Textbook of Neural Repair and Rehabilitation  Publisher: Cambridge University Press
&Thrombolyic Therapy For Acute Stroke: second edition    Edited by: Patrick D. Lyden
&After a Stroke by Cleo Hutton, RN, Cleo Hutton
&Stroke Treatment and Prevention-An evidence based approach by Graeme J. Hankey
&Home care for the stroke patient: Living in a pattern  by Margaret Johanstone
 

Stroke Update Newsletter                 April 2009
The April 2009 issue of the Stroke update Newsletter is now available to read online. Each online issue will be archived for future reference.
Alternatively, you may download the PDF version for off-line reading

Review Articles
Cerebral microbleeds: a guide to detection and interpretation
Stroke in Women Stroke has a greater effect on women than men...
Cerebellar infarction: Diagnosis and Management: Early correct diagnosis of cerebellar infarction is crucial to help prevent treatable...
 

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