Publications by authors named "Maria Pia Achilli"
Article Synopsis
- This retrospective study aimed to explore the relationships between plasma amino acids (AAs) and levels of albumin (Alb) and hemoglobin (Hb) in stroke patients.
- It involved 125 stroke subjects and 15 matched healthy controls, focusing on AAs measured after fasting to avoid confounding factors.
- Findings revealed that tryptophan and histidine were strongly correlated with Alb, while glutamine was identified as the best predictor for Hb levels.
Background: Systemic inflammation and its impact on rehabilitation for patients with non-traumatic haemorrhagic injury (HBI) sequelae has not yet been adequately documented.
Objective And Methods: We therefore considered 31 patients with HBI, to determine the serum levels of inflammatory markers (C-Reactive Protein, CRP and or interleukine-6, IL-6) to establish their impact on functional status (Functional Independence Measure, FIM: 18 indicating the worst performance and 126, a normal score).
Results: The results showed an inflammation prevalence (CRP >0.
Article Synopsis
- Systemic inflammation affects functional rehabilitation outcomes in patients with non-traumatic haemorrhagic injury (HBI), yet it hasn't been thoroughly investigated.
- In a study of 31 HBI patients, high rates of inflammatory markers were found at rehab admission, with inflamed patients showing worse functional independence scores (FIM) compared to non-inflamed.
- Despite initial lower FIM scores, inflamed patients experienced comparable improvements during rehab, and overall FIM gains correlated mainly with increases in serum albumin levels.
Background: To investigate whether supplementation with oral essential amino acids (EAAs) may reduce the occurrence of nosocomial infection among patients with brain injury (BI: stroke, trauma, anoxic coma).
Methods: Patients (n = 125; 77 men, 48 women; mean age 63 ± 15 years) with stroke (68.8%), subarachnoid hemorrhage (17.