Active clinical trials for "Stroke"

In chronic stroke patients, brain network reorganization and recovery mechanism are investigated after stroke onset using functional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging analyses.

Elevated level of serum troponin (T-I) has been regarded as a prognostic biomarker of poor outcome in acute ischemic stroke. However, its role in outcome in thrombolysed ischemic stroke patients remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of T-I as a predictive biomarker of short-term outcome in thrombolysed ischemic stroke participants.

For a long time, delirium was considered a merely temporary dysfunction of the brain. Today, it is established that it is a brain disease associated with network dysfunction, neuroinflammation and impaired transmitter homeostasis in a multicausal model. Following an episode of delirium, many patients do not return to their prior level of cognitive and functional performance. In particular, failed or delayed diagnosis with consecutive inadequate therapy contribute to the development of long-term cognitive decline that may ultimately lead to long-term care. Stroke patients are a particularly common delirium-affected population (10-46% depending on severity). Despite the frequency and clinical relevance of delirium in stroke patients, diagnostic characteristics of common screening methods are unknown. Similarly, the clinical phenotype and risk factors of patients who develop delirium have not been adequately described. This study primarily aims to evaluate the diagnostic properties of established screening tools for delirium in a prospective cohort of well-characterised patients following ischemic cerebral events (either transient or manifest stroke). Secondary outcome criteria include predictors of post-stroke delirium (PSD) such as stroke location and size, pre-stroke cognitive functioning, ability to participate in daily routine activities and medical conditions.

This cohort study will evaluate the relatiobship of stroke recurrence and anti-platelet resistance in ischemic stroke patients

This prospective observational study will be assessing whether it is practical and feasible to use a stroke screening tool (the modified NHISS, mNIHSS) in an adult surgical population. Perioperative stroke is an uncommon but devastating complication of surgery and previous research suggests that stroke symptoms may be missed in this population. This stroke screening tool has been used extensively in non-surgical patients but has not be used in non-cardiac surgical patients. Surgical patients have additional factors that may affect their ability to complete this assessment such as pain medications and sedatives, pain, and use of epidurals and nerve blocks. This study will involve a total of five testing sessions. The first will occur at the time of consent to screen for cognitive impairment via the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), as part of our exclusion criteria. Then over the course of four subsequent visits, participants will be assessed on the mNIHSS to track for any changes before and after their procedure, as well as evaluate the real-life usability of the mNIHSS as a potential tool to screen for stroke in the surgical population.

The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia in stroke patients; to determine the relationship between sarcopenia and duration of stroke, age, gender, etiology of stroke, ambulation status, spasticity, nutrition and malnutrition

Caregiver's burden in rehabilitation is important for both patients physical and mental health. Therefore researching caregivers burden and treatment of any depression or associated any psychological disorders of caregiver is crucial.

Evaluate the epidemiological characteristics, risk factors, clinical characteristics in patients with ESUS and their medication compliance and relapse within 1 year.

The close interconnection between nervous system and the immune system is well known. Brain injuries lead to homeostasis disruption. On the one hand they result in increased brain inflammation contributing to tissue repair, at the expense of a possible extension of tissue damage. On the other hand, they lead to systemic down-regulation of innate and adaptive immunity, determining higher vulnerability to infections, responsible of death and comorbidities in the acute and subacute setting. Aim of the study was to evaluate the role of immunosuppression in the neurorehabilitation pathway in patients with stroke.

BACKGROUND Knowledge about the perceived impact of stroke on survivors' lives is still scarce in Pakistan due to the lack of translated and culturally adapted self-rating scales. The stroke impact scale is a comprehensive self-reported outcome measure designed to assess the quality of life following the stroke. Although the psychometric properties of SIS found to be superior to the conventional generic quality of life scales, it has not been translated and tested in Pakistan. OBJECTIVE To translate and cross-culturally validate the Urdu version of stroke impact scale 3.0 for Pakistan MATERIAL AND METHODS Established guidelines were followed for translation and adaption of the Stroke impact scale 3.0. A prospective cohort of 116 patients with mild to moderate stroke self-reported their recovery on the Urdu version of SIS 3.0. The patients were concurrently evaluated on the established scales to assess the validity using the Spearman correlation coefficient. ANOVA was used to determine the discriminant validity. Ninety patients were consecutively re-evaluated to determine the test-retest reliability, precision, minimal detectable change (MCD) and clinically minimally important difference. The coefficients of ICC, Cronbach's alpha, and weighted kappa were calculated to establish the stability and consistency of the scale. The receiver operating curve was used to estimate the MCID of SIS-16 using global rating scale as an anchor. KEYWORDS: Stroke, Stroke Impact Scale, Outcome Measures, Quality of Life