Low muscle mass in patients with stroke on admission reduces walking ability at discharge.

Background & Aims: Reduced skeletal muscle mass may negatively influence postural retention and walking function. This study aimed to examine the influence of the skeletal muscle mass index on walking function in patients with stroke.

Methods: This study included patients with cerebral infarction aged ≥65 years.

A questionnaire survey to assess lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with chronic stroke.

Objectives: In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and the associated clinical features in patients with chronic stroke.

Methods: Patients with stroke who had been regularly followed up at general medical hospitals in Okinawa, Japan were enrolled in the study. The patients were asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire regarding their physical activity, medical history, and the core lower urinary tract symptom score (CLSS) questionnaire, with anonymity.

Effects of blood pressure levels on case fatality after acute stroke.

Objective: We evaluated the relationship between admission blood pressure (BP) and early prognosis in patients with acute stroke in a single cohort.

Design: The subjects comprised 1004 cases of brain infarction and 1097 cases of brain hemorrhage, who were admitted to hospitals on the day of stroke onset. Death within 30 days after onset was evaluated in relation to admission BP levels.