The Role of Artificial Intelligence-Powered Imaging in Cerebrovascular Accident Detection.

Cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) often occur suddenly and abruptly, leaving patients with long-lasting disabilities that place a huge emotional and economic burden on everyone involved. CVAs result when emboli or thrombi travel to the brain and impede blood flow; the subsequent lack of oxygen supply leads to ischemia and eventually tissue infarction. The most important factor determining the prognosis of CVA patients is time, specifically the time from the onset of disease to treatment.

Berg Balance Scale Score as a Predictor of Independent Walking at Discharge among Adult Stroke Survivors.

The purpose of this study was to determine which admission clinical assessment or assessments best predict independent walking at discharge (IW-DC) among adults with unilateral impairments hospitalized for rehabilitation post-stroke. On admission, we collected measures of balance (Berg Balance Scale [BBS]), physical function (Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment - Activity Inventory), postural and leg motor control (Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment - Impairment Inventory), functional independence (FIM), sensation and proprioception, and pushing behaviour (Four-Point Pusher Score). Logistic regression determined which measures influenced the odds of IW-DC.

The association of age with the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of colorectal cancer: a UK single-centre retrospective study.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is uncommon in patients under the age of 40 years and its association with poor histological features and survival is uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate age-related differences in clinicopathological features and prognosis in patients diagnosed with CRC.

Method: A single-centre retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with CRC between 2004 and 2013 was performed.

Reliability and Validity of the Four-Point Pusher Score: An Assessment Tool for Measuring Lateropulsion and Pusher Behaviour in Adults after Stroke.

The authors determined the reliability and validity of the Four-Point Pusher Score (4PPS) among stroke survivors. Stroke survivors were invited to participate within 48 hours of admission to a stroke rehabilitation unit in a tertiary hospital. Intrarater reliability was determined by examining scores assigned to the same patient by the same physiotherapist.

Culturing Planarians in the Laboratory.

Planaria, particularly Schmidtea mediterranea and Dugesia japonica, are now established as research organisms in many laboratories across the life sciences community. Planarians are cheap and easy to keep in the lab. This chapter provides techniques and guidelines for establishing and maintaining a planarian colony.