Sex differences in independence in activities of daily living early in stroke rehabilitation.

Background: Current stroke research suggests that there are differences between females and males regarding incidence, stroke risk factors, stroke severity, outcome, and mortality. The few studies that have investigated sex differences in rehabilitation 8-12 months poststroke found that males are more independent, compared to females.

Objectives: To investigate if there is a difference in the improvement of independence in activities of daily living (ADL) between females and males in the acute phase (first 2 weeks) of stroke rehabilitation in a Danish population.

Lower or Higher Oxygenation Targets for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure.

Background: Patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU) are treated with supplemental oxygen, but the benefits and harms of different oxygenation targets are unclear. We hypothesized that using a lower target for partial pressure of arterial oxygen (Pao) would result in lower mortality than using a higher target.

Methods: In this multicenter trial, we randomly assigned 2928 adult patients who had recently been admitted to the ICU (≤12 hours before randomization) and who were receiving at least 10 liters of oxygen per minute in an open system or had a fraction of inspired oxygen of at least 0.

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and hyperthermia in an immunocompetent patient with COVID-19.

Severely ill influenza patients are at increased risk of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). Previous reports suggest that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients may also be at increased risk of IPA. Here we present an co-infection in a COVID-19 immunocompetent patient, complicated by bacteremia and persistent hyperthermia.

Walking ability in patients with glioblastoma: prognostic value of the Berg Balance Scale and the 10 meter walk test.

Primary brain tumors frequently cause considerable functional impairments and the survival time when diagnosed with glioblastoma is 14.6 months. The aim of this study was to examine if baseline postural control and walking ability in patients with glioblastoma could predict long term walking ability and 1 year mortality.

Benefit of physiotherapeutic treatment in children with torticollis.

Introduction: The incidence of torticollis, which is often accompanied by some degree of plagiocephaly in infants, has remained increased since the introduction of the supine sleeping position to prevent sudden infant death. Recently, instruments allowing quantitative measurement of torticollis and related pathology have been developed and validated. The aim of the present study was to monitor a cohort of children with torticollis using a standardised protocol including valid and reliable measurements.

[Intensive therapy for patients with Guillian-Barré syndrome].

Guillain-Barré syndrome is the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis in the industrialized world. Approximately 25% of the patients suffering from Guillain-Barré syndrome develop respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and intensive therapy. We seek answers to when it is optimal to start respiratory supportive therapy and review various complications associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome.

The graded cycling test combined with the talk test is reliable for patients with ischemic heart disease.

Purpose: To assess relative reliability and measurement error of the Graded Cycling Test (GCT) with the Talk Test (TT) for patients with cardiac disease.

Methods: Patients (N = 64; women, n = 30) with ischemic heart disease performed the GCT with the TT twice in 1 day. Every minute the patient recited a text passage of 30 words.

[Positional plagiocephaly in infants can be prevented].

The prevalence of positional plagiocephaly is increasing. A systematic database search (Cochrane, MEDLINE, Embase, Cinahl and PEDro), critical appraisal and systematic evaluation of the quality of 14 selected studies show that the following are certain risk factors for the development of positional plagiocephaly: supine sleeping position, positional preference, one-sided handling of the child, male sex, delayed motor development, reduced neck mobility, too little "tummy time", firstborn, multiple births and premature children. Recommendations for prevention are provided.

[Management of patients with myocardial rupture after acute myocardial infarction].

Ventricular free wall rupture resulting in pericardial tamponade and shock is a known complication of myocardial infarction. In recent years, the widespread availability of echocardiographia has enabled prompt diagnosis. We report a patient with left ventricular free wall rupture in its most severe form who survived after surgical intervention.

[Increasing incidence of clubfoot in the county of Frederiksborg].

The incidence of congenital clubfoot in Frederiksborg County, Denmark, was studied over a period of 16 years (1979-1994). Altogether 60, 186 live infants were born, and of these 72 had a congenital clubfoot. Twenty-five children (35%) had bilateral clubfoot and 54 (75%) were boys.