Publications by authors named "Isabella Dallasta"
Article Synopsis
- - Current rehabilitation programs for post-stroke recovery mainly focus on language and motor impairments, leaving a gap for cognitive deficits, but Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) may help improve attention and concentration in these patients.
- - In a study involving patients who had minor strokes, participants were split into two groups: one taking an online modified MBSR course and the other in a traditional Stroke Support Group, with cognitive tests and patient-reported outcomes assessed before and after the interventions.
- - Results showed that while both groups improved in cognitive tasks three months later, those in the modified MBSR group had more significant gains in processing speed and overall cognitive function, indicating potential benefits of MBSR, though further research is necessary
Cortical ischaemic strokes result in cognitive deficits depending on the area of the affected brain. However, we have demonstrated that difficulties with attention and processing speed can occur even with small subcortical infarcts. Symptoms appear independent of lesion location, suggesting they arise from generalized disruption of cognitive networks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMethods: All 16 KPIs were analyzed, including the percentage of patients admitted to the stroke unit, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the first 48 hours after admission, pneumonia and hospital mortality due to stroke, and hospital discharge on antithrombotic therapy in patients without cardioembolic mechanism.
Results: Both centers admitted over 80% of the patients in their stroke unit. The incidence of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis was > 85%, that of in-hospital pneumonia was < 13%, the hospital mortality for stroke was < 15%, and the hospital discharge on antithrombotic therapy was > 70%.