Does your doctor 5 years after this research have any fucking clue what to look for to predict stroke recovery? You can see from this that there was no objective looking at dead and damaged areas in the brain, anything else is subjective stupidity.
Who does well after a stroke? The Sydney stroke study.
Aging Ment Health. 2009 Sep;13(5):693-8. doi: 10.1080/13607860902845525.Abstract
Research
addressing positive outcomes one year after stroke has been limited.
The sample comprised 125 participants with complete Activities of Daily
Living (ADL), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) and
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scale scores at baseline (
approximately 4 months after ischaemic stroke) and at follow-up (1 year
later), 31 persons were defined as having a favourable outcome (an MMSE
score of >or=28/30 and combined ADL/IADL score equal to 14/14 at
follow-up) and 94 as having a poorer outcome. Predictors of a favourable
outcome following stroke included being younger, having higher
premorbid IQ, no atrial fibrillation, no dementia, less apathy and fewer
intercurrent cerebrovascular events. We conclude that people can have
good outcomes in the year after stroke except if they experience further
cerebrovascular events and/or have risk factors for cerebrovascular
disease. Brain reserve appears to be protective.
- PMID:
- 19882407
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
No comments:
Post a Comment