Pathophysiology and treatment of stroke: present status and future perspectives

D Kuriakose, Z Xiao - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and a major contributor to disability worldwide.
The prevalence of stroke is highest in developing countries, with ischemic stroke being the …

Stroke rehabilitation in low-income and middle-income countries: a call to action

J Bernhardt, G Urimubenshi, DBC Gandhi, JJ Eng - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
The WHO Rehabilitation 2030 agenda recognises the importance of rehabilitation in the
value chain of quality health care. Developing and delivering cost-effective, equitable …

“I give it everything for an hour then I sleep for four.” the experience of post-stroke fatigue during outpatient rehabilitation including the perspectives of carers: a …

ED Bicknell, CM Said, KJ Haines, S Kuys - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Fatigue is a debilitating post-stroke symptom negatively impacting
rehabilitation. Lack of acknowledgment from carers can be additionally distressing. The …

Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for stroke rehabilitation from Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): protocol for systematic review

A Hombali, A Mahmood, DBC Gandhi… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Stroke rehabilitation guidelines promoteclinical decision making, enhance
quality of healthcare delivery, minimize healthcare costs, and identify gaps in current …

Stroke systems of care in South-East Asia Region (SEAR): commonalities and diversities

IA Sebastian, DBC Gandhi, PN Sylaja… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary The Southeast Asia Region (SEAR) accounts for nearly 50% of the developing
world's stroke burden. With various commonalities across its countries concerning health …

A qualitative study exploring the experiences of individuals living with stroke and their caregivers with community-based poststroke services: A critical need for action

H Singh, T Nguyen, S Hahn-Goldberg, S Lewis-Fung… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Unmet poststroke service needs are common among people living in the
community. Community-Based Stroke Services (CBSS) have the potential to address these …

Effectiveness of rehabilitation nursing versus usual therapist-led treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a randomized non-inferiority trial

J Wang, Y Zhang, Y Chen, M Li, H Yang… - … Interventions in Aging, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation nursing program interventions in
patients with acute ischemic stroke. Patients and Methods An assessment-blinded …

What is the potential of virtual reality for post-stroke sensorimotor rehabilitation?

MF Levin - Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Simulated environments have been developing since they were first introduced by Ivan
Sutherland in 1965 [1], but it was not until the middle to late 1990s that virtual reality …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of evidence-based assessment of upper extremity in stroke rehabilitation: From evidence to clinical practice

MA Murphy, A Björkdahl… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective There is an evidence–practice gap in assessment of the upper extremities during
acute and subacute stroke rehabilitation. The aim of this study was to target this gap by …

Self-management in stroke survivors: Development and implementation of the look after yourself (LAY) intervention

S Fugazzaro, M Denti, MA Accogli, S Costi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objective: Self-management is recommended in stroke rehabilitation. This report aims to
describe timing, contents, and setting of delivery of a patient-centered, self-management …