Publications by authors named "Ioanna Kouzi"
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- The study assessed the one-year total cost of strokes in Greece, focusing on patients with first-ever acute strokes admitted to hospitals within 48 hours of symptom onset.
- It found that the total annual cost of stroke care was EUR 343.1 million in 2021, averaging EUR 10,722 per patient, with an estimated cost-effectiveness of EUR 23,308 per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY).
- Key costs included 53.3% direct healthcare expenses and significant productivity losses, totaling EUR 160.2 million from work absences, premature retirement, and caregiving, emphasizing the need for improved stroke care and effective interventions.
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- * In Greece, early restriction measures resulted in a milder Covid-19 surge, allowing for a study comparing stroke admissions before and during the pandemic.
- * The study found no significant differences in stroke severity or patient characteristics between the two periods, but there was a notable delay in the time from symptom onset to CT scan during the pandemic (p=0.03).
Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to calculate the average operational cost per sub-type of stroke patient and to investigate cost drivers (e.g. ALoS, NIHSS score, age) correlated to cost.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: To assess stroke patient-reported experiences and hospital staff experiences, during hospital stay.
Methods: Stroke patient-reported experiences (n=387) were recorded using the translated and culturally adapted NHS-Stroke Questionnaire into Greek and staff experiences (n=236) were investigated using the Compassion Satisfaction and Burnout subscales of the ProQOL questionnaire.
Results: Staff's mean compassion satisfaction score was 39.
Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to present the descriptive characteristics of the Stroke Units Necessity for Patients (SUN4P) registry.
Methods: The study population derived from the web-based SUN4P registry included 823 patients with first-ever acute stroke. Descriptive statistics were used to present patients' characteristics.
The aim of this study was to assess stroke patients' experiences in regards to hospital stay and during discharge. A cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection was conducted including patients (n=135) with first-ever acute stroke, who were admitted in seven Public Hospitals in Greece ("Stroke Units Necessity for Patients, SUN4P" registry). The translated version of the NHS-Stroke Questionnaire in the Greek was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to evaluate accessibility of stroke patients to optimal healthcare technology in Greece. Methods: The study population consisted of 313 first ever stroke patients derived from the "Stroke Units Necessity for Patients, SUN4P" registry. Descriptive statistics were used, to present patients' characteristics and resources utilization Results: The vast majority of patients (91.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Although photophobia is a well-known symptom in various disorders, it has rarely been studied explicitly and its definition in a clinical setting can be somewhat elusive. Here, we assessed photophobia with a common psychometric tool in different conditions, in which light intolerance is considered part of the syndrome.
Patients And Methods: A prospective study was undertaken in patients with migraine (MH), cluster headache (CH), tension-type headache (TH), essential blepharospasm (BS) and major depression (MD).
Background And Purpose: In contrast to the posterior- and horizontal-canal variants, data on the frequency and therapeutic management of anterior-canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (AC-BPPV) are sparse. To synthesize the existing body of evidence into a systematic review regarding the incidence and treatment of AC-BPPV.
Methods: Systematic search of medical databases employing predefined criteria, using the term "anterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of upper motor neuron damage upon motor units' function by means of two separate and supplementary electrophysiological methods.
Methods: The abductor digiti minimi muscle of the non-paretic and the paretic side was studied in forty-six stroke patients with (a) motor unit number estimation (MUNE) - adapted multiple point stimulation method and (b) computerized quantitative needle electromyography (EMG) assessing the configuration of voluntary recruited motor unit potentials. Main outcome comparisons were focused on differences between non-paretic and paretic side.
Background And Purpose: Although reports of single cases of painful ophthalmoplegia (PO) are common, studies considering larger case series are lacking. Here, we aimed to determine the relative frequencies of ocular neuropathies, the causes, the usefulness of diagnostic procedures and the role of steroid treatment in PO.
Methods: Between January 2006 and September 2012, 149 patients' charts who presented with diplopia in our emergency department were studied retrospectively.
Background: The involvement of different brain areas in spontaneous eyeblink rate control is largely unknown.
Methods: Spontaneous eyeblink rate was assessed in 211 consecutive acute stroke patients within two days after symptom onset and was correlated with infarction location as well as with other parameters such as the presence of hemineglect or significant small vessel disease in MRI or CT scans. Blink rates were measured in two conditions: (1) during a trivial conversation requiring no cognitive effort and (2) during mental arithmetic.