Effect of treadmill exercise training on spatial and temporal gait parameters in subjects with chronic stroke: a preliminary report.

The effects of task-repetitive locomotor training on stroke patients' spatial and temporal gait parameters during unassisted walking are not well understood. This study determined the effects of treadmill aerobic exercise (T-EX) on spatial and temporal gait parameters that underlie changes in overground walking function. Thirty-nine subjects with hemiparetic stroke underwent T-EX three times weekly for 6 months.

Pilot safety and feasibility study of treadmill aerobic exercise in Parkinson disease with gait impairment.

This pilot study evaluated the safety and feasibility of a 3-month progressive treadmill aerobic exercise (TM-AEX) program for persons with Parkinson disease with gait impairment. Eight subjects underwent a treadmill stress test to determine eligibility. Of these subjects, three were referred for further cardiac evaluation and five were enrolled.

Reduced cardiovascular fitness and ambulatory function in Black and White stroke survivors.

Objectives: To test the hypothesis that quantitative measures of cardiovascular fitness and ambulatory function differ in Black and White hemiparetic stroke survivors.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting: Outpatient academic medical center.

Determinants of walking function after stroke: differences by deficit severity.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship of cardiovascular fitness (Vo(2)peak), neurologic deficits in balance and leg strength, and body composition to ambulatory function after stroke and to determine whether these relationships differ between those with milder versus more severe gait deficits.

Design: Cross-sectional correlation study.

Setting: Outpatient clinic of an academic medical center.

Anticoagulation strategies for treatment of ischemic stroke and antiphospholipid syndrome: case report and review of the literature.

A 49-year-old Caucasian man with antiphospholipid syndrome who experienced an ischemic stroke required multidisciplinary decisions regarding acute and long-term care. The patient first received warfarin and unfractionated heparin, followed by low-molecular-weight heparin. However, he developed complications from these drugs (warfarin-induced necrosis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia), resulting in thigh necrosis and multiple additional cerebral and peripheral infarcts.