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NARIC Accession Number: J68283. What's this?
ISSN: 0269-9052.
Author(s): Aquilani, Roberto; Boselli, Mirella; Paola, Baiardi; Pasini, Evasio; Iadarola, Paola; Verri, Manuela; Viglio, Simona; Condino, Annamaria; Boschi, Federica.
Publication Year: 2014.
Number of Pages: 13.
Abstract: Study investigated the impact of
inflammation during the rehabilitation stage of strokes and its effect
on neurofunctional recovery. Anthropometric characteristics, serum
proteins and inflammatory markers, plasma amino acids, and neurofunction
were all assessed in 94 patients suffering from strokes and admitted to
rehabilitation. An inflammatory status was found in 52 (55.3 percent)
of the patients. Inflammation was positively linked to positive proteins
(alpha-1 globulin) and negatively linked to negative proteins (albumin,
prealbumin, transferrin) of the acute-phase response. Inflammation was
associated with low plasma concentrations of total amino acids. For the
multiple logistic regression analysis, albumin and body weight
maintenance were independent predictors of patient functional
independence. Inflammation in dysphagic stroke patients was associated
with more accentuated disability compared to non-inflamed dysphagics.
The serum positive reactant alpha-1 globulin was the most powerful
predictor of dysphagia severity. At discharge, dysphagia improvement was
associated with improved acute-phase negative proteins. The results
indicate that an inflammatory status may persist for most patients with
strokes during the rehabiliation stage of the disease and its prevalence
is higher in dysphagic compared to non-dysphagic subjects.
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