An experimental drug designed to block blood-clotting proteins may lower the risk of recurrent strokes, according to a dose-finding trial published in The Lancet Neurology.
Jan 25, 2024
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A phase II, randomized clinical trial found that the optimal period for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke should begin 60 to 90 days after the event. The study, conducted by Georgetown University ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Lateropulsion, a clinical condition that results in the body leaning to one side, affects about half of all stroke survivors.
Apr 23, 2024
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A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet. This leads to diminished quality of life and mental health in addition to increased susceptibility to falls. But now, UBC ...
Mar 28, 2024
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People with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of stroke and a worsened outcome after suffering from it. Now, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet have shown that stroke outcome is significantly improved in mice with ...
Mar 1, 2024
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A new longitudinal study from the University of Toronto highlights the substantial mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with a history of stroke.
Feb 21, 2024
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Combining brain stimulation with intense physical rehabilitation helped stroke survivors recover movement in their arms and hands and maintain these improvements for one year, according to a study to be presented at the American ...
Feb 1, 2024
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A study conducted by Kessler Foundation has reported a notable incidence of spatial neglect among individuals undergoing rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The article, "Spatial neglect not only occurs after ...
Dec 21, 2023
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An electronic glove that enables movement in the paralyzed hand of stroke survivors to support their rehabilitation has been invented by a team from the University of Southampton.
Nov 29, 2023
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved another breakthrough in rehabilitation device development. The Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton is the first-of-its-kind multimodal robot for ankle-foot rehabilitation ...
Oct 31, 2023
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