Prediction of hospitalization time and independence level with functional outcomes for patients with acute stroke: a retrospective study.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop predictive models for estimating the length of stay (LOS) with standardized clinical outcome measures (Functional Independence Measure, Trunk Impairment Scale, Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients, Fugl Meyer Assessment Scale, and Functional Ambulation Category) during acute care setting.

Methods: One hundred sixty-nine patients were included in the retrospective study. Predictors chosen for the LOS included scores of functional outcome measures at admission.

Isolated hippocampal infarcts: Vascular and neuropsychological findings.

Background And Purpose: The hippocampus plays a role in the verbal and spatial memory processing, learning, and emotions. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical, etiological, and radiological features of isolated hippocampal infarcts.

Methods: We reviewed, 6800 patients with first-ever ischaemic stroke included in our Stroke Registry between 2004 and 2014.

Association of leukoaraiosis with stroke recurrence within 5 years after initial stroke.

Background: Leukoaraiosis (LA) is closely associated with stroke. Despite the fact that LA has consistently been shown to predict development of recurrent stroke, prior studies on the association of LA and stroke subtypes have been unsatisfactory. In this study, we sought to identify whether LA contributes to the recurrence of certain subtypes of stroke at long term.