ABSTRACT Background: Language tests are important in the assessment and follow up of people with aphasia (PWA). However, language assessment in the low literacy population is still a challenge. Objective: To investigate whether a formal evaluation of aphasia is able to distinguish the neurological effect...
ABSTRACT Background: Loss of teeth has been associated with neurological and sleep disorders. It is considered to be a predictor of stroke and leads to modifications of airway patency and predisposition to obstructive sleep apnea. Objective: To investigate sleep quality, risk of obstructive sleep apn...
ABSTRACT Background: Dysphagia is characterized by difficulty in the swallowing pattern at any stage of this neuromuscular process. It is a frequent symptom after stroke. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the most commonly used phonoaudiological interventions as therapy for the treatment of sw...
Resumo Objetivo Correlacionar a capacidade funcional e o estresse percebido com a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de sobreviventes de acidente vascular encefálico. Métodos Estudo analítico transversal, realizado com 160 sobreviventes de acidente vascular encefálico cadastrados em Unidades...
Aphasia as a sequel to stroke is present between 14-28% worldwide and in 20% in the Chilean population. The most serious form is called global aphasia, with a severe alteration of the comprehensive and expressive language, with a poor communicative prognosis and quality of life for the patient and famili...
Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical diagnosis comprising a sudden onset of headache,
neurological deficits, endocrine disturbances, altered consciousness, visual loss, or
ophthalmoplegia. However, clinically, the presentation of PA is extremely variable and
occasionally fatal. While meningitis and cere...
En nuestro país, la enfermedad cerebrovascular representa una situación
alarmante, manifestándose en 3.6 y 5.7 por cada 1,000 habitantes en comunidades rurales y
urbanas, respectivamente. Objetivo: Conocer la evolución de pacientes con Enfermedad
Cerebrovascular Isquémica Aguda (ECVIA) según datos ...
Abstract Background: Stroke related to atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high recurrence and mortality rates. Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS) is associated with fewer vascular risk factors, less disability, and a high recurrence rate. Objective: To compare risk factors, functiona...
Factores Sociodemográficos,
Factores de Riesgo de Enfermedad Cardiaca,
Medidas de Asociación,
Alta del Paciente,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/mortalidad,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/etiología,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/epidemiología,
Fibrilación Atrial,
Embolia Intracraneal,
Infarto Encefálico,
Estudios Retrospectivos
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients with cerebrovascular accident and hemiplegia need to perform physical exercise and aerobic training, but physical dysfunction restricts the performance of these activities. Objective The article aims to develop physical strength sports for stroke patients with hemiplegi...
ABSTRACT Background: Naming and lexical retrieval difficulties are common symptoms of aphasia. Naming abilities are usually evaluated by means of real objects or pictures or line drawings that are printed. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the ability to name objects among ind...
