Atrial fibrillation predicts cognitive impairment in patients with ischemic stroke.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is considered as a risk factor for cognitive impairment.

Methods: This retrospective chart review study was conducted in a patient stroke rehabilitation ward of a university-affiliated referral hospital. The participants were 707 patients admitted for a standard rehabilitation course after an ischemic stroke.

Functional outcome of elderly survivors of ischemic stroke: a retrospective study comparing nonhypercholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic patients.

Background: Total cholesterol is significantly associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke. Patients with ischemic stroke and high cholesterol levels may show better functional outcome after rehabilitation.

Objectives: To study the possible interrelations between hypercholesterolemia and functional outcome in elderly survivors of ischemic stroke.

Elevated blood urea, independent of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), confers increased risk of adverse functional outcome in elderly hip fracture patients.

This retrospective cohort study investigated the possible interrelations of GFR and functional outcome in elderly hip fracture patients. The final analyses comprised 499 consecutive patients undergoing standard medical, surgical and rehabilitation treatment in an orthogeriatric unit of a tertiary care hospital. Functional outcomes were assessed by Functional Independence Measurement (FIM™) scores.