Immunodepression, infections, and functional outcome in ischemic stroke

WF Westendorp, C Dames, PJ Nederkoorn, A Meisel - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Stroke remains one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Immediately
after stroke, a neuroinflammatory process starts in the brain, triggering a systemic …

Post-stroke infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WF Westendorp, PJ Nederkoorn, JD Vermeij… - BMC neurology, 2011 - Springer
Background s troke is the main cause of disability in high-income countries, and ranks
second as a cause of death worldwide. Patients with acute stroke are at risk for infections …

High neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts stroke-associated pneumonia

KW Nam, TJ Kim, JS Lee, HM Kwon, YS Lee, SB Ko… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Although there are a variety of risk factors and predictive models
for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP), more objective and easily accessible markers are …

Risk factors, inpatient care, and outcomes of pneumonia after ischemic stroke

O Finlayson, M Kapral, R Hall, E Asllani, D Selchen… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: Pneumonia is the most common medical complication after stroke. Although
several risk factors have been reported, the role of common comorbidities in the …

Elderly stroke rehabilitation: overcoming the complications and its associated challenges

SK Lui, MH Nguyen - Current gerontology and geriatrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Restoration of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury

V Dietz, K Fouad - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this review is to discuss the achievements and perspectives regarding
rehabilitation of sensorimotor functions after spinal cord injury. In the first part we discuss …

In-hospital medical complications, length of stay, and mortality among stroke unit patients

A Ingeman, G Andersen, HH Hundborg, ML Svendsen… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The relationship between in-hospital stroke-related medical
complications and clinical outcome remains unclear. We examined whether medical …

How the immune system shapes neurodegenerative diseases

HD Mason, DB McGavern - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are a major cause of death and disability worldwide and are
influenced by many factors including age, genetics, and injuries. While these diseases are …

Impact of stroke‐associated pneumonia on mortality, length of hospitalization, and functional outcome

WH Teh, CJ Smith, RS Barlas, AD Wood… - Acta Neurologica …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Stroke‐associated pneumonia (SAP) is common and associated with adverse
outcomes. Data on its impact beyond 1 year are scarce. Materials and methods This …

Novel risk score to predict pneumonia after acute ischemic stroke

R Ji, H Shen, Y Pan, P Wang, G Liu, Y Wang, H Li… - Stroke, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—To develop and validate a risk score (acute ischemic stroke-
associated pneumonia score [AIS-APS]) for predicting in-hospital stroke-associated …