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Diagnosis And Management Of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia: A Mixed-Methods Study by Zawiah, Mohammed Hussein Ali Hussein

“…Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a complication that commonly occurs within the first week of an acute stroke and is associated with prolonged hospitalization and increased mortality. …”
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Predictors of stroke-associated pneumonia after the first episode of acute ischaemic stroke by Ahmad Tajudin, Noradina, Ahmad, M. A., Uduman, A., Basri, Hamidon

“…The aim of this study is to look for the predictors of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) and its 30-day mortality and to analyse the survival of ischaemic stroke patients with pneumonia. …”
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Mechanical thrombectomy as an alternative reperfusion therapy in acute ischaemic stroke associated with recent late presentation of ST elevation myocardial infarction by Hashim Embong, Samshiyah AS, Azuan NI

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Stroke associated pneumonia (SAP) among acute ischaemic stroke patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia : associated factors and clinical outcomes by Rahman, Sharifah Nursamihah Syed Abd

“…Background: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is associated with adverse clinical outcomes which increase the cost of hospitalisation. …”
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Design and development of gripping assistive device for post — Stroke rehabilitation by Ramlee, Mohd Rais Hakim, Md. Yusof, Hazlina

“…Report from The National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM), the disease that cause most deaths is stroke which comes after cancer and heart attack. …”
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Predicting long-term outcome after acute ischemic stroke: a simple index works in patients from controlled clinical trials by Konig, Inke, Ziegler, Andreas, Bluhmki, Enrich, Hacke, Werner, Bath, Philip M.W., Sacco, Ralph L., Diener, Hans-Christoph, Weimar, Christian

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Stroke outcome in clinical trial patients deriving from different countries by Ali, Myzoon, Atula, Sari, Bath, Philip M.W., Grotta, James, Hacke, Werner, Lyden, Patrick D., Marler, John R., Sacco, Ralph L., Lees, Kennedy R.

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Development and application of mathematical models in gait characterisation after stroke by Tan, Ming Gui

“…The number of stroke has increased every years according to American Heart Association (AHA), World Health Organization (WHO) and National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM). These numbers have raised concerns among medical and rehabilitation professionals who manage this neurological disorder. …”
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Controller design of a robotic orthosis using sinusoidal-input describing function model by Chin, Kar Mun

“…According to the National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM), stroke is the third leading cause of death in Malaysia with around 40,000 cases reported annually. …”
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Diabetes as a risk factor for stroke in women compared with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 64 cohorts, including 775 385 individuals and 12 539 strokes by Peters, S., Huxley, Rachel, Woodward, M.

“…The pooled maximum-adjusted RR of stroke associated with diabetes was 2·28 (95% CI 1·93-2·69) in women and 1·83 (1·60-2·08) in men. …”
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The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Major Modifiable Risk Factors in Indonesia by Hussain, M., Al Mamun, A., Peters, S., Woodward, M., Huxley, Rachel

“…Age- and sex-specific relative risks for CHD and stroke associated with each of the five risk factors were derived from prospective data from the Asia-Pacific region. …”
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Troponin T, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, and incidence of stroke: The atherosclerosis risk in communities study by Folsom, A., Nambi, V., Bell, E., Oluleye, O., Gottesman, R., Lutsey, P., Huxley, Rachel, Ballantyne, C.

“…For example, after adjustment for prevalent risk factors and cardiac diseases, the hazard ratios (95% CIs) for jointly high values of TnT and NT-proBNP (versus neither biomarker high) were 2.70 (1.92-3.79) for total stroke and 6.26 (3.40-11.5) for cardioembolic stroke. Associations with stroke appeared somewhat stronger for NT-proBNP than TnT. …”
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How many Australian deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided by a small reduction in population cholesterol levels? by Huxley, Rachel, Clifton, P., Perkovic, V., Woodward, M., Neal, B.

“…Published relative risks (95% CI) from a meta-analysis of lipid-lowering therapy were used to calculate the reduction in the relative risk for coronary heart disease and stroke associated with a 5%, 10% and 15% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. …”
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Smoking as a risk factor for stroke in women compared with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 81 cohorts, including 3 980 359 individuals and 42 401 strokes by Peters, S., Huxley, Rachel, Woodward, M.

“…Overall, the pooled multiple-adjusted RRR indicated a similar risk of stroke associated with smoking in women compared with men (RRR, 1.06 [95% confidence interval, 0.99-1.13]). …”
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Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for treatment of dysphagia in subacute stroke by Bath, Philip M.W., Scutt, Polly, Love, Jo, Clavé, Pere, Cohen, David, Dziewas, Rainer, Iversen, Helle K., Ledl, Christian, Ragab, Suzanne, Soda, Hassan, Warusevitane, Anushka, Woisard, Virginie, Hamdy, Shaheen

“…Background and Purpose: Dysphagia is common after stroke, associated with increased death and dependency, and treatment options are limited. …”
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Risk of all-cause mortality and vascular events in women versus men with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Huxley, Rachel, Peters, S., Mishra, G., Woodward, M.

“…We used random effects meta-analyses with inverse variance weighting to obtain sex-specific SMRs and their pooled ratio (women to men) for all-cause mortality, for mortality from cardiovascular disease, renal disease, cancer, the combined outcome of accident and suicide, and from incident coronary heart disease and stroke associated with type 1 diabetes. Findings: Data from 26 studies including 214 114 individuals and 15 273 events were included. …”
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Validation of French upper limb Erasmus modified Nottingham Sensory Assessment in stroke. by Villepinte, C., Catella, E., Martin, M., Hidalgo, S., Téchené, S., Lebely, C., Castel-Lacanal, E., de Boissezon, X., Chih, Hui Jun, Gasq, D.

“…BACKGROUND: Somatosensory impairment of the upper limb (UL) occurs in approximately 50% of adults post-stroke, associated with loss of hand motor function, activity and participation. …”
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