Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T20:10:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-01-01; Cerebral infarctions of cardiac etiology are observed in around 20% of patients with ischemic stroke. Cerebral ischemia is the first clinical manifestation in 1/3 of cases of atrial myxomas. Although almost half of patients with atrial myxoma show changes at neurological exam, non-hemorrhagic cerebral i...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:22:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-08-27; Background: Ischemic stroke can be classified into five etiological types, according to the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification, and its adequate investigation and characterization can aid in its clinical management and in preventing new events. Transthoracic echocardiogr...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:22:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-12-17; Background: There is a high demand for stroke patient data in the public health systems of middle and low-income countries. Objective: To develop a stroke databank for integrating clinical or functional data and benchmarks from stroke patients. Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, prospe...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T18:08:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-02-25; Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and neurological disability in the world. Several scales help professionals in the early recognition of the disease. However, none of these were developed in Brazil. Objectives:To translate the Los Angeles Prehospital Stroke Screen (LAPSS) into Br...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:36:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01; Objective: Patterns of cytokine levels and their association with stroke severity, infarct size, and muscle strength are obscure. We aimed to analyze the immune mediators linked to T helper (Th)1, Th2, Th17, and regulatory T cell patterns and their association with stroke severity, infarct size, and mus...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:36:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal; Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); Purpose. Visual choice reaction time can be meas...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:36:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01; Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in addition to visuomotor training (VMT) on choice reaction time (CRT) and cognitive function in amateur soccer players. Design: Single-center, ran...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:36:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-01-01; Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been considered a potential mechanism of embolic stroke of undetermined origin. Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify the features of the right-to-left shunt (RLS) in patients with undetermined embolic ischemic stroke and compare them with tho...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:40:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-02-25; Objectives: Cerebral reperfusion therapy is recommended for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. However, the outcomes of patients receiving this therapy in middle- and low-income countries should be better defined. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and functional outcomes of cerebral reperfu...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:28:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-10-03; Background: Upper extremity impairment is present in most of people with stroke. The use of the affected upper extremity can be impacted not only by physical impairment but also by abehavioral phenomenon called learned nonuse. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate which clinical factors in th...