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Mild stroke - consequences in everyday life, coping and life satisfaction.
(2007-04-25)
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this thesis was to explore the life situation one year after an apparently mild stroke, and to compare life satisfaction between patients and their spouses.
Method: Seventy-five patients with ...
Physical performance and physical activity in the later stage post-stroke
(2012-11-21)
Aims: The overall purpose of this thesis was to increase knowledge about physical performance and activity in the later stage post-stroke by measuring walking performance in different environments coupled to muscle strength, ...
Genetic association studies in stroke
(2008-01-11)
Stroke is the third most common cause of death and the most common cause of disability in adults in developed countries. It is a complex disease in which genetic and environmental factors make about equal contributions. A ...
Long-term post-stroke outcome - the Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke
(2014-11-21)
Independent studies report that stroke incidence in younger ages is increasing. Consequences after stroke include disability, cognitive dysfunction and the risk of stroke recurrence and coronary events. There are still ...
The Modified Version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients. Measurement properties and a longitudinal follow-up.
(2012-11-20)
The Modified Version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients
(SwePASS)
Measurement properties and a longitudinal follow-up
Carina U Persson
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Institute of Neuroscience ...
Timely treatment in stroke and TIA
(2018-10-26)
In acute stroke, the effect of both acute treatments and secondary prevention is timedependent.
Patients´ delay is an important obstacle to acute recanalization therapy
for stroke. To decrease this delay, a stroke ...
Atrial fibrillation in aging; methodological aspects and the relation to dementia and cerebral vascular disease
(2022-01-12)
Emerging evidence suggest an increased risk of dementia in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, until recently, few studies have investigated the relation between AF and dementia taking both prevalent and ...
The role of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in inflammation and brain injury
(2022-01-13)
The alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7nAChR) are expressed in the nervous system as well as on peripheral immune cells where it participates in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Inflammation is a common ...
Virtual reality based kinematics for assessment of post-stroke upper limb function
(2020-04-28)
The main scope of this thesis was to develop a method for assessing the upper limb sensorimotor function following stroke using virtual reality-based technique. The studies reported in this thesis included 67 individuals ...
Acquired Epilepsy with a Focus on Stroke: Treatment and Prognosis
(2022-02-23)
The relationship between epilepsy and stroke is complicated. While stroke is a major cause of epilepsy after middle age, there is also evidence that the risk of stroke is increased in persons with epilepsy. The overall aim ...