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An exploration into caring for a stroke-survivor in Lima, Peru: Emotional impact, stress factors, coping mechanisms and unmet needs of informal caregivers
(Elsevier, 2016)
INTRODUCTION: Understanding local complexities and challenges of stroke-related caregiving are essential to develop appropriate interventions. Our study aimed to characterize the impact of post-stroke care among caregivers ...
Cerebrovascular disease with and without stroke: Cognitive and clinical profiles
(Research Trends, 2010-05)
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) patients with and without stroke were compared using clinical and neurological criteria, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and cognitive impairment including dementia. The sample comprised 143 ...
Managing Post-Stroke Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Tertiary Care Level Hospital in Peru
(Elsevier, 2022)
Objectives: To understand the hospital-to-outpatient care transition and how the discharge process of stroke patients is managed; and to identify potential opportunities to improve these processes, while contrasting pre- ...
Association of Psychosocial Stress with Risk of Acute Stroke
(American Medical Association, 2022)
Importance: Psychosocial stress is considered a modifiable risk factor for stroke. Given the prevalence of chronic and acute exposure to stress, it represents a potentially attractive target for population-health interventions. ...
Stroke care and collaborative academic research in Latin America
(Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2022)
Objective. A narrative overview of regional academic research collaborations to address the increasing burden and gaps in care for patients at risk of, and who suffer from, stroke in Latin America (LA). Materials and ...
Risk factors for in-hospital complications in patients with acute ischemic stroke: Retrospective cohort in a national reference hospital in Peru
(Cell Press, 2023-05-01)
Objective: To describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with acute cerebral
infarction treated at a national reference hospital in Peru and determine the risk factors for inhospital complications ...
Cigarette Smoking and its Association with In-Hospital Mortality in Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients
(Sociedad Médica Ecuatoriana de Neurología, 2017)
Prevalence of stroke and related burden among older people living in Latin America, India and China
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2011)
Objectives: Despite the growing importance of stroke in developing countries, little is known of stroke burden in survivors.s investigated the prevalence of selfreported stroke, stroke-related disability, dependence and ...
Dynamical predictions of insular hubs for social cognition and their application to stroke
(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014-11)
The insular cortex (IC) is considered a rich hub for context-sensitive emotions/social cognition. Patients with focal IC stroke provide unique opportunities to study socio-emotional processes. Nevertheless, Couto et al. ...