Personality type linked to recovery from stroke

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 19, 2001 ;   NEIL D. ROSENBERG;   626 words ......sometimes have a larger impact on stroke recovery than the brain injury itself. That...Stroke Conference here. The issue of stroke recovery is no small matter. Each year in America...emotional disorders can interfere with stroke recovery by hindering rehabilitation efforts...

She turned tragedy into help for others

Winnipeg Free Press;  July 14, 2007 ;   Madden, Erin;   436 words ......Manitoba (SAM), which now operates as the Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba. While Hainstock...Kildonan great-grandmother helps in the Stroke Recovery Association's offices, organizing...sales. The money raised enables the Stroke Recovery Association to continue to provide...

Low levels of 'good' cholesterol make stroke patients' recovery harder

The Hindustan Times;  November 27, 2007 ;     341 words ......stress plays a significant role in stroke recovery," said study author George C. Newman...Newman said. "The study also found stroke recovery was the most difficult for people...factors are contributing to a slower stroke recovery and more research is needed. "We need...

Tongue problem keeps Ford in hospital

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 5, 2000 ;     194 words ...Tongue problem keeps Ford in hospital; stroke recovery progressing Associated Press Saturday, August 5, 2000...Former President Gerald Ford was doing well Friday in his stroke recovery, although an unrelated problem with his tongue will...

Nursing Interventions Within the Mauk Model of Poststroke...

Rehabilitation Nursing;  November 1, 2006 ;   Mauk, Kristen L; Boss, Barbara J;   787 words ......previously identified six phases of stroke recovery. KEY WORDS Mauk Model rehabilitation...appropriate to each of the six phases of stroke recovery. Review of the Mauk Model for Poststroke...synthesis that led to a proposed model of stroke recovery (Easton, 2001). After conducting ...

Qualitative and quantitative measurement of depression in veterans...

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development;  May 1, 2005 ;   Williams, Christine L; Rittman, Maude R; Boylstein, Craig; Faircloth, Christopher; Haijing, Qin;   787 words ......perceptions and emotional experiences during stroke recovery. Key words: cerebrovascular accidents...qualitative methods, rehabilitation, stroke recovery, triangulation. Abbreviations: DSM-I...depression frequently complicates stroke recovery, the issue of measurement is critical...

New tool predicts stroke outcomes

Pharmaceutical Representative;  September 1, 2001 ;   Anonymous;   683 words ......three-item scale for early prediction of stroke recovery (good stroke recovery in this study was defined as a score of...proved to be a very accurate predictor of stroke recovery, with high sensitivity and specificity...

Stroke Recovery, Autism & Low Vision Among Occupational Therapy Topics On...

U.S. Newswire;  April 17, 2007 ;     212 words ......PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Are you looking for a new angle on stroke recovery, autism, aging or Alzheimer's? The 2007 American Occupational...Mobility -- Ergonomics -- Home Modification -- Low Vision -- Stroke Recovery These are only a few of the many topics that demonstrate...

Sharon to preside over cabinet meeting after stroke recovery

Xinhua News Agency;  December 25, 2005 ;     173 words ...Sharon to preside over cabinet meeting after stroke recovery JERUSALEM, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is scheduled to preside over a weekly cabinet meeting later...

Feasibility of Using the Sony PlayStation 2 Gaming Platform for an...

Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy;  December 1, 2007 ;   Flynn, Sheryl; Palma, Phyllis; Bender, Anneke;   787 words ......PS2) EyeToy] for an individual in the chronic phase of stroke recovery. Case: An individual two years poststroke with residual...rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise in all stages of stroke recovery,4-7 yet rehabilitation hospital stays are of an increasingly...

ViaCell Acquires Cerebrotec to Form Neuroscience Division.

PR Newswire;  July 25, 2001 ;     787 words ......of novel therapeutic products for stroke recovery. The ViaCell Neuroscience Division...neurological diseases, especially stroke recovery. Initiatives are also currently underway...pending) covering products to enhance stroke recovery. These patents are licensed exclusively...

CAT scans proven valuable for post-stroke recovery

Chicago Sun-Times;  June 2, 1986 ;   Dr. Paul G. Donohue; Paul G. Donohue (STANDARD);   142 words ......other questions that I have addressed quite recently. You will find most of the answers in the booklet I'm sending on, "Stroke Recovery - Hope and Help." Other interested readers can obtain a copy by writing to me in care of the Sun-Times, Box 11210, Chicago...

Rugby stadium to house NHS centre.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  August 11, 2004 ;     77 words ......Construction will start within the next few weeks and it is hoped the pounds 1. 3m centre, which will include cardiac and stroke recovery services, will be open by next March. It will become a base for 80 staff and will play a key part in Warrington Primary...

Search for volunteers

Evening Times;  October 9, 2001 ;     77 words ...DOCTORS at a Glasgow hospital are conducting research which could lead to a breakthrough in stroke recovery among diabetics. Researchers at the Stroke Unit at the Western Infirmary are looking for volunteers to take part in the study...

EVANS WALKING AFTER MAY STROKE.(NEWS)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 5, 1996 ;     206 words ......hospital in two weeks. The 83-year-old ''Queen of the West'' hopes to write a book when she gets out, probably about her stroke recovery, said daughter Cheryl Rogers Barnett. Ms. Evans starred in 35 movies and a 1950s television series with husband Roy Rogers...