Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) tend to be comorbid with stroke-related risk factors, including obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. However, the temporal association between OCD and subsequent stroke risk is unclear. Methods:Using data collected between 2001 and 2010 by Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database, 28 064 adult patients with OCD (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth … Continue reading Increased #Risk of Stroke in Patients With #Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study
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To provide a novel overview of the literature and to summarise the evidence for the effects of aerobic exercise (AE) on serum biomarkers neuroplasticity and brain repair in stroke survivors. Data SourceWe conducted a systematic review and searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane CENTRAL using terms related to AE, neuroplasticity, brain repair, and stroke. Study SelectionTitles, … Continue reading The Effects of Aerobic #Exercise on Serum Biomarkers of Neuroplasticity and Brain Repair in #Stroke: A Systematic Review
The HOPE-3 trial (Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation–3) found that antihypertensive therapy combined with a statin reduced first stroke among people at intermediate cardiovascular risk. We report secondary analyses of stroke outcomes by stroke subtype, predictors, treatment effects in key subgroups. Methods:Using a 2-by-2 factorial design, 12 705 participants from 21 countries with vascular risk factors … Continue reading #Antihypertensives and #Statin Therapy for Primary #Stroke Prevention
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new device indicated for use in patients 18 and older undergoing stroke rehabilitation to facilitate muscle re-education and for maintaining or increasing range of motion. The Neurolutions IpsiHand Upper Extremity Rehabilitation System (IpsiHand System) is a Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) device that assists in rehabilitation for … Continue reading FDA Authorizes Marketing of Device to Facilitate #Muscle Rehabilitation in #Stroke Patients
