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Stroke Awareness: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Teixeira-Vaz, Ana; Tender Vieira, Joana; Silva, Ana Isabel; Festas, Maria José; Pires, Jennifer; Parada, FernandoIntroduction: Our objective was to evaluate the awareness of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) diagnosis, risk factors, and potential for recurrence in hospitalized patients.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional analysis, with consecutive inclusion of 530 patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) admitted to a tertiary-care center between May and November 2019. Inclusion criteria encompassed: 1) admis...
Management Algorithm in Neurogenic Dysphagia: Indications for Instrumental Asse...
Reis, David Almeida; Costa, Frederico; Vaz, Ana; Amorim, Hugo; Pinto, Nilza; Lopes, Isabel; Festas, Maria JoséSixty-five percent of patients on the acute phase of stroke have dysphagia, a symptom that is also frequent among other neurologic diseases. Swallowing instrumental assessment (SIA) is the gold-standard on the diagnosis of neurogenic dysphagia. However, it is not always available. Algorithms and/or explicit indications for complementary diagnostic tests (CDT) prescription are not available in literature. We aim...