Introduction Detailed data on the long-term consequences and treatment of stroke are
scarce. We aimed to assess the needs and disease burden of community-dwelling stroke …

Hallan S, Åsberg A, Indredavik B, Widerøe TE (University Hospital of Trondheim, Trondheim,
Norway). Quality of life after cerebrovascular stroke: a systematic study of patients' …

Introduction Patients admitted to the Neurocritical Care Unit (NCCU) with moderate-to-
severe acute strokes, along with their surrogate decision makers, have the potential for …

Background For patients with acute, serious neurological conditions presenting to the
emergency department (ED), prognostication is typically based on clinical experience …

Every year, approximately 62,000 people with stroke and transient ischemic attack are
treated in Canadian hospitals. For patients, families and caregivers, this can be a difficult …

Background—National guidelines endorse recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (r-
tPA) in eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke to improve patients' functional recovery …

Stroke is a significant source of death and disability worldwide. The increasing prevalence of
stroke survivors forecasts substantial socioeconomic burden and a greater need for …

The aims of this qualitative study were to identify patients' and family members' experiences
of acute stroke and their preferences for end-of-life care. Twenty-eight purposely sampled …

S troke survivors often have permanent disfigurement, dysphonia, dysphagia, or sialhorrhea.
Frequently, they are wheelchair bound or have gait deviations, and are limited or dependent …

Patients with critical neurologic illness typically have impaired capacity to make their own
medical decisions. In these cases, neurologists need to make medical decisions based on …