Exercise tied to improved cognition in stroke survivors
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Exercise significantly improves clinical measures of cognitive function in adults who have experienced a stroke, investigators report.
Focus on hand coordination could improve stroke therapy outcomes: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2022
Stroke may affect some bimanual tasks more than others, leaving room for significant improvements in capabilities, investigators say.
Depression may crop up two years before a stroke: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 20, 2022
“Depression is not only a post-stroke issue, but also a pre-stroke phenomenon,” researchers say.
Stroke rehab tool tracks arm movement with 77% accuracy
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
More than 51,000 upper body movements of stroke patients were used to create the program, which could become a much-needed, standardized measurement tool for rehab, its makers say.
Early tracheostomy may not improve lives of stroke patients discharged to SNFs
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 16, 2022
The strategy of early tracheostomy, compared with a standard approach, did not significantly improve survival without severe disability at six months, investigators say.
Early tracheostomy no aid for severe stroke outcomes
May 11, 2022
Findings for six-month functional outcomes among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation
Long-term stroke survival rates reveal need for improved stroke care
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 18, 2022
A group of Australian researchers are calling for improvements in acute stroke care, after a study they conducted showed that nearly two-thirds of stroke patients fail to survive more than a decade and...
A-Fib detected in nearly three in 10 cryptogenic stroke patients
Apr 05, 2022
Most patients diagnosed with AF were asymptomatic; arrhythmia detected with 12 months of continuous cardiac monitoring
After decade of progress, diabetes control loses steam as first-line therapies go underused
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 11, 2021
Reinvigorating the use of first-line therapies such as statins, metformin, ACE inhibitors or ARB is key to getting care and outcomes back on track, investigators say.
Sleep like your life depends on it
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 01, 2021
One thing I’ve learned in my mostly unsuccessful lifelong quest to get enough sleep is that nothing helps more than feeling under pressure to do so. So learning in McKnight’s that extra sleep reduced...