Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation in Addition to Exercise Therapy in Patients with Lower Extremity Paresis Due to Acute Ischemic Stroke. A proof-of-concept randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Exercise therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) during the initial 14 days after stroke may benefit recovery of gait. We aimed to determine whether poststroke NMES of vastus medial and tibial muscles during exercise therapy is more effective than exercise therapy alone.

Materials And Methods: In this proof-of-concept randomised trial patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke and a leg paresis (40-85 years of age) were randomised (1:1) to 10 min of daily NMES + exercise therapy or exercise therapy alone.

Prehospital continuous ECG is valuable for very early detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute stroke.

Introduction: Early detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) after stroke is essential to achieve timely initiation of appropriate prophylactic treatment. We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of using prehospital continuous ECG (cECG) for AF detection after acute stroke.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we included AF naïve ischemic stroke patients of 50 years or older.

Continuous electrocardiography for detecting atrial fibrillation beyond 1 year after stroke in primary care.

Background And Purpose: The diagnostic benefit of using continuous ECG (cECG) for poststroke atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in a primary care setting is unclear. We aimed to assess the diagnostic yield from screening patients who previously had a stroke with a 7-day Holter monitor.

Methods: Patients older than 49 years, naive to AF, with an ischaemic stroke over 1 year before enrolment were included.

Time trends and patient selection in the use of continuous electrocardiography for detecting atrial fibrillation after stroke: a nationwide cohort study.

Background And Purpose: Clinical use of continuous electrocardiography (cECG) for detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) after stroke is unclear. In a Danish nationwide cohort, we described post-stroke time trends in outpatient cECG usage and AF incidence and characterized factors associated with cECG use.

Methods: Patients without AF discharged after their first ischaemic stroke between 2010 and 2016 were identified from Danish nationwide registries.

[Post-dural puncture headache].

Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a frequent complication to procedures involving dural puncture. The condition is caused by excessive leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through the puncture, and it is most often seen in young women. The risk can be significantly reduced by using smaller, atraumatic needles.