Malnutrition is an important concern in patients with acute stroke. It is a major factor
contributing to poor outcome. There are several factors that are associated with malnutrition …

Key Points The published estimates of the prevalence of malnutrition associated with stroke
range from 6 to 62%. There are very few previously validated tools available with which to …

The early mortality from stroke is high and increasing evidence suggests that malnutrition
may be associated with a worse outcome. Therefore, by optimizing nutrition, both mortality …

Background: Although various studies have shown high prevalence of malnutrition in
hospitalized patients with stroke, recent studies on how the nutritional status of patients with …

Objective To determine whether changes in nutritional status in the first week after acute
ischemic stroke and undernutrition predicts poor clinical outcomes. Design Prospective …

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the USA [1] and one of the major causes of
disability generating a massive economic burden [2]. Ischemic strokes account for 65–85 …

Aims: The aims of this work were to describe the nutritional status of acute stroke patients
after admission and during the hospital stay, to measure the impact of nutritional status on …

Stroke illness imposes a heavy and costly work load on hospital and community care
services, and life after stroke can be a miserable affair for stroke patients and their carers …

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HORMONAL RE-sponses to the stress of an acute brain in-jury,
like other critical illnesses, result in a redistribution of fat, protein, and glycogen stores. There …

Metabolic events combined with neurological deficits place some stroke patients at risk for
malnutrition. Nutritional support in the poststroke patient is an important part of recovery …