Publications by authors named "P Zickler"
Introduction: Besides functional outcomes, mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are significant measures in chronic diseases, such as stroke. Post-stroke depression (PSD) is an important complication affecting up to one in three stroke survivors. So far, specific programs to screen, detect and treat these patients are lacking but might be a crucial component in stroke aftercare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTelestroke networks aim to improve acute stroke care within their catchment area. Through a teleconsultation service, the network centers provide support to network hospitals that lack continuous neurological expertise for acute stroke management decisions. Although the importance of telemedical treatment in stroke care is steadily increasing, so far no standards exist for the organization of the teleconsultation service in networks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High throughput technologies provide new opportunities to further investigate the pathophysiology of ischemic strokes. The present cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate potential associations between the etiologic subtypes of ischemic stroke and blood-based proteins.
Methods: We investigated the associations between ischemic stroke subtypes and a panel of circulating inflammation biomarkers in 364 patients included in the Stroke Cohort Augsburg (SCHANA).
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- Chronic fatigue is a frequent issue following a stroke, and this study aimed to find specific biomarkers related to this fatigue by examining 39 inflammatory biomarkers in post-stroke patients.
- The research involved 327 stroke patients and 140 from a population-based study, using the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) to measure fatigue severity and analyzing biomarker concentrations with specialized equipment.
- While a potential link was found between the growth factor SCF and fatigue, all associations lost significance after adjusting for multiple comparisons, suggesting need for larger and more focused studies on cytokines and chronic fatigue.
Background And Purpose: Acute stroke treatment and secondary prevention have tremendously improved functional outcomes after stroke. However, this does not always imply a likewise improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Knowledge on factors influencing HRQoL after stroke is still scarce, especially regarding social aspects like the level of education and the presence of migration background.
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