Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities

RO Akinyemi, B Ovbiagele, OA Adeniji… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of
deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disability occur in low-income and middle …

Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission

VL Feigin, MO Owolabi, F Abd-Allah… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The burden of
disability after a stroke is also large, and is increasing at a faster pace in low-income and …

Telehealth for rehabilitation and recovery after stroke: State of the evidence and future directions

C English, MG Ceravolo, S Dorsch… - … Journal of Stroke, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: The aim of this rapid review and opinion paper is to present the state of the current
evidence and present future directions for telehealth research and clinical service delivery …

Younger age of stroke in low‐middle income countries is related to healthcare access and quality

MH Rahbar, M Medrano, F Diaz‐Garelli… - Annals of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stroke is the second leading cause of mortality globally with higher burden and younger age
in low‐middle income countries (LMICs) than high‐income countries (HICs). However, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Rehabilitation: A key service, yet highly underused, in the management of young patients with sickle cell disease after stroke in DR of Congo

PM Boma, J Panda, JP Ngoy Mande… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects red blood cells, causing them
to take on a sickle-like shape. This condition can lead to cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) in …

Global, regional, and national economic consequences of stroke

JVE Gerstl, SE Blitz, QR Qu, AG Yearley, P Lassarén… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: An understanding of global, regional, and national macroeconomic losses
caused by stroke is important for allocation of clinical and research resources. The authors …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration on neurobiological mechanisms of the central–peripheral–central closed-loop rehabilitation

J Jia - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Central and peripheral interventions for brain injury rehabilitation have been widely
employed. However, as patients' requirements and expectations for stroke rehabilitation …

Development and evaluation of a wearable lower limb rehabilitation robot

W Li, K Liu, C Li, Z Sun, S Liu, J Gu - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2022 - Springer
This paper introduces a rigid-flexible coupling wearable exoskeleton robot for lower limb,
which is designed in light of gait biomechanics and beneficial for low limb movement …

A bibliometric analysis of telerehabilitation services for patients with stroke

D Wu, H Zhang, Y Leng, K Li, S Li, WLA Lo - Frontiers in neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Routine rehabilitation services were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic
outbreak. Telehealth was identified as an alternative means to provide access to these …

[HTML][HTML] Standardized tools for assessing balance and mobility in stroke clinical practice guidelines worldwide: A scoping review

RB Dos Santos, A Fiedler, A Badwal… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Use of standardized tools to assess balance and mobility limitations is a
recommended practice in stroke rehabilitation. The extent to which clinical practice …