There have been many advances in management of cerebrovascular diseases. However,
stroke is still one of the leading causes of disabilities and mortality worldwide with significant …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary (UI) and fecal (FI)
incontinence in adults in long-term care (LTC) settings and in the community, the …

Objectives: The objectives of this prospective study, under-taken in elderly patients with
stroke undergoing rehabilitation, were to determine to what extent fall-related selfefficacy …

Background Pneumonia is a major risk factor of death after acute stroke. In a mouse model,
preventive antibacterial therapy with moxifloxacin not only prevents the development of post …

Heruti RJ, Lusky A, Dankner R, Ring H, Dolgopiat M, Barell V, Levenkrohn S, Adunsky A.
Rehabilitation outcome of elderly patients after a first stroke: effect of cognitive status at …

Background and Purpose—Bacterial pneumonia is the most common cause of death in
patients sustaining acute stroke and is believed to result from an increased aspiration …

Aim. The prediction of stroke outcome in the elderly can be rather difficult, due to the
potential interference into disability and handicap development of several clinical modifiers …

Purpose: This study aims to (1) assess differences in participation restrictions between
stroke survivors aged under and over 70 years and (2) identify predictors associated with …

Objective: To test the ability of a previously generated logistic regression model to predict
caregiver strain from carer mood, negative affectivity and perceived patient functional ability …

Abstract Özdemir F, Birtane M, Tabatabaei R, Ekuklu G, Kokino S: Cognitive evaluation and
functional outcome after stroke. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2001; 80: 410–415. Objective To …