Correction: Validation of a Polish version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: Do moderate psychometric properties affect its clinical utility?

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Reliability and validity of the polish version of the vulnerability to Abuse Screening Scale (VASS).

Our aim was to assess the psychometric properties and reliability of a Polish version of the VASS. This cross-sectional validation study involved 228 patients above 65 years of age. Authors-Designed Questionnaire, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Activities of Daily Living Scale were used to assess construct validity.

Analysis of job burnout, satisfaction and work-related depression among neurological and neurosurgical nurses in Poland: A cross-sectional and multicentre study.

Aim: This study investigated the status of job burnout, work-related depression and job satisfaction among neurological and neurosurgical nurses in Poland.

Design: A cross-sectional and multicentre study.

Methods: The sample consisted of 206 neurological and neurosurgical nurses, all of whom completed a self-report questionnaire designed by the authors.

High Rate of Elder Abuse in the Time of COVID-19-A Cross Sectional Study of Geriatric and Neurology Clinic Patients.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have caused a sharp increase in the incidence of elder abuse (EA), including as a result of isolation, social distance combined with increased interpersonal stressors. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the elder abuse rates and the characteristics of risk factors. A total of 347 patients hospitalized in the Department of Neurology and Department of Geriatrics at University Hospital No.

The Impact of Motor Disability and the Level of Fatigue on Adherence to Therapeutic Recommendations in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Treated with Immunomodulation.

The aim of the study was to clarify whether the motor disability and the fatigue-related syndrome affect the level of compliance with therapeutic recommendations. Prospective studies were conducted among 165 patients treated under the drug program - Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at the Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroimmunology of the Regional Specialist Hospital in Grudziadz (Poland). The research was carried out by the method of diagnostic survey, questionnaire technique with the use of standardized research tools.

Hypercoagulability as Measured by Thrombelastography May Be Associated with the Size of Acute Ischemic Infarct-A Pilot Study.

Background: Thromboelastography (TEG) measures coagulation function in venous blood. Previous studies have reported that this device providing an integrated data on dynamics of clot formation may be useful for predicting clinical outcome in ischemic stroke. We investigated whether a hypercoagulability detected by thrombelastography may be associated with larger size of acute ischemic infarct.

Introducing Adam's Scale of Posterior Stroke (ASPOS): A Novel Validated Tool to Assess and Predict Posterior Circulation Strokes.

Background: Assessing the severity of posterior circulation strokes, due to the variety of symptoms, is a significant clinical problem. Current clinimetric scales show lower accuracy in the measurement of posterior stroke severity, compared with that of anterior strokes. The aim of the study was to design a validated tool, termed Adam's Scale of Posterior Stroke (ASPOS), for better assessment and prediction of posterior stroke.

Validation of a Polish version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: Do moderate psychometric properties affect its clinical utility?

Background: The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a validated tool for assessing the severity of stroke. It has been adapted into several languages; however, a Polish version with large-scale psychometric validation, including repeatability and separate assessments of anterior and posterior stroke, has not been developed. We aimed to adapt and validate a Polish version of the NIHSS (PL-NIHSS) while focusing on the psychometric properties and site of stroke.

Unfavorable Dynamics of Platelet Reactivity during Clopidogrel Treatment Predict Severe Course and Poor Clinical Outcome of Ischemic Stroke.

Background: Previous studies have revealed that high platelet reactivity while on clopidogrel may affect the severe course and worse prognosis of ischemic stroke. However, the above findings were based on a single measurement of platelet function. We aimed to investigate whether the dynamics of platelet reactivity over time would more accurately determine its actual impact on clinical outcome.

Validation of a Polish version of the Israeli Vertebrobasilar Stroke Scale - An attempt to more accurately assess posterior Stroke.

Objective: Posterior circulation stroke, in contrast to anterior circulation stroke, has a greater complexity and variability of clinical symptoms. This could be responsible for delayed diagnosis and treatment time and, as a consequence, worse prognosis. Certain blame in this respect can also be attributed to the clinimetric scales used to assess stroke severity, which are characterized by significantly lower accuracy than with anterior strokes.

The Phenomenon of Clopidogrel High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity in Ischemic Stroke Subjects: A Comprehensive Review.

Clopidogrel is increasingly being used for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke according to the updated guidelines on acute stroke management. Failure to achieve a drug response is referred to as clopidogrel resistance. Similarly, a higher activation of platelets during clopidogrel therapy-high on-treatment platelet reactivity-is equivalent to a reduced effectiveness of a therapy.

Endothelial Progenitor Cells as a Marker of Vascular Damage But not a Predictor in Acute Microangiopathy-Associated Stroke.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the number of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in patients with acute stroke due to cerebral microangiopathy and evaluate whether there is a relationship between their number and clinical status, radiological findings, risk factors, selected biochemical parameters, and prognosis, both in ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

Methods: In total, 66 patients with lacunar ischemic stroke, 38 patients with typical location hemorrhagic stroke, and 22 subjects from the control group without acute cerebrovascular incidents were included in the prospective observational study. The number of EPCs was determined in serum on the first and eighth day after stroke onset using flow cytometry and identified with the immune-phenotype classification determinant (CD)45-, CD34+, CD133+.

Prevalence and associated factors of elder psychological abuse- a cross- sectional screening study, based on a hospitalized community from Poland.

Objective: The aim of the present work was to exploring the prevalence, perpetrators and predictors of elder psychological abuse.

Method: We conducted the cross- sectional study, based on a hospitalized community. The sample consisted of 200 respondents aged ≥60.

Are Depression and Dementia a Common Problem for Stroke Older Adults? A Review of Chosen Epidemiological Studies.

Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world. It is often associated with various long-term physical and neuropsychological consequences. The aim of this article is to present the results of research on the occurrence of dementia and post-stroke depression.

The Prognostic Value of High Platelet Reactivity in Ischemic Stroke Depends on the Etiology: A Pilot Study.

Background: Reduced aspirin response may result in a worse prognosis and a poor clinical outcome in ischemic stroke. The aim of this prospective pilot study was to assess the relationship between platelet reactivity and early and late prognosis, and the clinical and functional status in ischemic stroke, with the role of stroke etiology.

Methods: The study involved 69 subjects with ischemic stroke, divided into large and small vessel etiological subgroups.

Aspirin Resistance Affects Medium-Term Recurrent Vascular Events after Cerebrovascular Incidents: A Three-Year Follow-up Study.

: The aim of this prospective, a three-year follow-up study, was to establish the role of high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) in predicting the recurrence of vascular events in patients after cerebrovascular incidents, particularly in the aspect of stroke etiology. : The study included 101 subjects with non-embolic cerebral ischemia (69 patients with ischemic stroke and 32 patients with transient ischemic attack) treated with 150 mg of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) a day. The platelet reactivity was tested in the first 24 h after the onset of cerebral ischemia by impedance aggregometry.

High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity Affects the Extent of Ischemic Lesions in Stroke Patients Due to Large-Vessel Disease.

Background: Excessive platelet activation and aggregation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Correlation between platelet reactivity and ischemic lesions in the brain shows contradictory results and there are not enough data about the potential role of stroke etiology and its relationships with chronic lesions. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between platelet reactivity and the extent of ischemic lesions with the particular role of etiopathogenesis.

Prevalence of elder abuse and neglect: screening in Poland families.

Purpose: Elder abuse and neglect is one of the most important problems of social and health policy among countries around the world. Making a real and reliable assessment of the occurrence of abuse is difficult to implement. The aim of this work is to show the frequency of physical, psychological, sexual abuse and financial exploitation among older adults.

Assessment of the relationship between platelet reactivity, vascular risk factors and gender in cerebral ischaemia patients.

Aim: Excessive activation and platelet aggregation play important roles in the aetiopathogenesis of cerebral ischaemia. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between platelet reactivity, gender and vascular risk factors in cerebral ischaemia patients.

Clinical Rationale For The Study: The research is useful because we found high risk groups of inefficient aspirin treatment in cerebral ischaemia patients.