What determines good recovery in patients with the most severe strokes? The Copenhagen Stroke study

What determines good recovery in patients with the most severe strokes? The Copenhagen Stroke study

Even patients with the most severe strokes sometimes experience a remarkably good recovery. We evaluated possible predictors of a good outcome to search for new therapeutic strategies. We included the 223 patients (19%) with the most severe strokes (Scandinavian Stroke Scale score /=50 points) were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Stroke (1970) 1999-10, Vol.30 (10), p.2008-2012
Hauptverfasser: JØRGENSEN, H. S, REITH, J, NAKAYAMA, H, KAMMERSGAARD, L. P, RAASCHOU, H. O, OLSEN, T. S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biological and medical sciences
Demography
Denmark
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Multivariate Analysis
Neurology
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Stroke - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:Even patients with the most severe strokes sometimes experience a remarkably good recovery. We evaluated possible predictors of a good outcome to search for new therapeutic strategies. We included the 223 patients (19%) with the most severe strokes (Scandinavian Stroke Scale score /=50 points) were compared with the 58 survivors (69%) with a poor functional outcome (Barthel Index
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/01.STR.30.10.2008