Search for dissertations about: "Stroke recovery"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 91 swedish dissertations containing the words Stroke recovery.

  2. 6. Clinical Findings and Outcome after Stroke. Including a Translational Stem Cell Therapy Perspective

    Author : Hossein Delavaran; Lund Neurologi; []
    Keywords : stroke; recovery; outcome; cognitive function; Upper extremity motor impairment; Stem cell therapy;

    Abstract : Background and Purpose: Stroke is one of the dominant causes of death and adult disability in the world. There is a need for novel therapeutic approaches to improve functional recovery and outcome after stroke, and experimental studies have shown that stem cell-based therapies (SCT) hold much potential in this regard. READ MORE

  4. 7. Mild stroke - consequences in everyday life, coping and life satisfaction

    Author : Gunnel Carlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : stroke; mild stroke; cognition; post-stroke fatigue; qualitative method; coping; life satisfaction;

    Abstract : Abstract Aim: The aim of this thesis was to explore the life situation one year after an apparently mild stroke, and to compare life satisfaction between patients and their spouses. Method: Seventy-five patients with mild stroke participated. Neurological and cognitive impairment was assessed. READ MORE

  5. 8. The importance of lateralized and nonlateralized sub-symptoms of visuospatial neglect as predictors of functional outcome after stroke

    Author : Jo Inge Viken; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Functional outcome; neglect; recovery; stroke; visual attention; visual search;

    Abstract : DEGREE OF LICENTIATE IN PSYCHOLOGY Abstract Viken, J. I. (2011). The importance of lateralized and nonlateralized sub-symptoms of visuospatial neglect as predictors of functional dependency after stroke. READ MORE

  6. 9. Visuospatial Neglect and Processing Speed: Importance of Lateralized and Nonlateralized Symptoms as Predictors of Functional Outcome after Stroke

    Author : Jo Inge Viken; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stroke; Visuosptaial Neglect; Recovery; Functional Outcome; Processing Speed;

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  7. 10. Executive dysfunctions in elderly persons with mild stroke

    Author : Marie Cederfeldt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : stroke; Cognitive dysfunction; EFPT; Elderly; Executive dysfunction; Instrumental Activities of Daily Life; Mild stroke; Personal Activities of Daily Life; Translation;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the performance of personal activities of daily living (P-ADL) related to cognitive and executive dysfunctions in elderly patients with mild stroke in the acute care and after 12 months, and to evaluate the instrument Executive Function Performance Test (EFPT) in persons with mild stroke. Methods: In the first study elderly patients with stroke (n = 60) referred to geriatric rehabilitation were included. READ MORE