Essays on Stroke

A stroke, or cerebrovascular aacident is defined as an abrupt onset of a neurologic deficit that is attributable to a focal vascular disease. Its definition is clinical and is supported by the diagnostic examinations including brain imaging (Harrsion, 2009). There is considerable increased in the...

Aim: The aim of this review is to explore the extent to a person with stroke performs, participates and engage in their everyday occupations post stroke by reviewing and critiquing both qualitative and quantitative research articles. Research context: Stroke is a medical condition that occurs...

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in Australia. (Australia Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018). A stroke occurs when bloody supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted and as a result, brain cells are deprived of oxygen and important nutrients....

Strokes are unexpected events caused by an abrupt loss of blood to the brain which leads to permanent tissue damage (Robinson & Jorge, 2015). In stroke survivors, post-stroke depression (PSD) is one of the most common comorbid mental disorders (Wang et al. , 2018) and...

The physical manifestations of stroke are heterogeneous in nature making it challenging to develop subgroups that are clinically useful with respect to intervention design and prognosis in stroke rehabilitation. To be able to develop appropriate interventions or make accurate predictions on prognosis during stroke rehabilitation,...

We all know heart stroke is a biggest health issue in our life. It is a monster decease and had taken millions of lives and it is growing up at a rapid rate on this earth. Chances of surviving with healthy heart, after stroke or...

Heat stroke in dogs cannot be precisely defined as such however, should be taken into consideration when in an otherwise healthy animal, heat-induced acute onset of severe clinical signs of illness are displayed. As the environmental temperature goes up and approaches to body temperature, evaporation,...