Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Following Cerebrovascular Accident: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) following cerebrovascular accident (CVA) have rarely been reported.

Methods: Case report and literature review.

Results: We describe the case of a 58-year-old, right-handed man developed OCD 17 months after stroke resulting from lesion of the right middle cerebral artery infarction.

Development of a prognostic scale for severely hemiplegic stroke patients in a rehabilitation hospital.

Objectives: For patients with severe hemiplegia in a rehabilitation hospital, early prediction of the functional prognosis and outcomes is challenging. The purpose of this study was to create and verify a prognostic scale in severely hemiplegic stroke patients and allowing for prediction of (1) the ability to walk at the time of hospital discharge, (2) the ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL), and (3) feasibility of home discharge.

Patients And Methods: The study was conducted on 80 severely hemiplegic stroke patients.

Prediction of Independent Walking Ability for Severely Hemiplegic Stroke Patients at Discharge from a Rehabilitation Hospital.

Background: It is important to predict walking ability for stroke patients, because rehabilitation programs are planned on such predictions. We therefore examined predictive factors that are available before discharge from a rehabilitation hospital.

Methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients with a first attack of stroke with severe hemiplegia were included in this study.

Diffusion tensor MR imaging of the pyramidal tract can predict the need for orthosis in hemiplegic patients with hemorrhagic stroke.

Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was used to evaluate motor functions in stroke patients. The aim of this study was to clarify whether imaging can be used to predict orthotic needs in patients with hemiplegia. We studied 25 patients (age range, 16-78 years) with intracerebral hemorrhages (putamen 15, thalamus 7, frontal subcortex 3).