Performance-Based Robotic Training in Individuals with Subacute Stroke: Differences between Responders and Non-Responders.

The high variability of upper limb motor recovery with robotic training (RT) in subacute stroke underscores the need to explore differences in responses to RT. We explored differences in baseline characteristics and the RT dose between responders (ΔFugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score ≥ 9 points; = 20) and non-responders ( = 16) in people with subacute stroke (mean [SD] poststroke time at baseline, 54 (26) days, baseline FMA score, 23 (17) points) who underwent 16 RT sessions combined with conventional therapies. Baseline characteristics were compared between groups.

Using Robot-Based Variables during Upper Limb Robot-Assisted Training in Subacute Stroke Patients to Quantify Treatment Dose.

In post-stroke motor rehabilitation, treatment dose description is estimated approximately. The aim of this retrospective study was to quantify the treatment dose using robot-measured variables during robot-assisted training in patients with subacute stroke. Thirty-six patients performed fifteen 60 min sessions (Session 1−Session 15) of planar, target-directed movements in addition to occupational therapy over 4 (SD 2) weeks.

Reversed and Antegrade Iliac Side Branch Stentgraft as an Alternative or Rescue Maneuver in Complex (Thoraco)Abdominal Endovascular Aortic Repair to Preserve Renal Perfusion.

Purpose: To describe a technique that can preserve renal perfusion in failed bridging stent implantation of renal arteries or as intentional procedure in emergency cases, when the (thoraco)abdominal aneurysm anatomy does not meet the criteria for instructions for use of an "off-the-shelf" graft. The technique is based on reversed or antegrade integration of a standard iliac side branch graft into the aortic stentgraft system, which allows cannulation of (accessory) renal vessels.

Technique: A standard iliac side branch prosthesis is deployed and re-sheathed in reversed direction on the back table.

Impact of Dose of Combined Conventional and Robotic Therapy on Upper Limb Motor Impairments and Costs in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Robot-based training integrated into usual care might optimize therapy productivity and increase treatment dose. This retrospective study compared two doses of an upper limb rehabilitation program combining robot-assisted therapy and occupational therapy on motor recovery and costs after stroke.

Methods: Thirty-six subacute stroke patients [Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) score 32 ± 12 points; mean ± SD] underwent a combined program of 29 ± 3 sessions of robot-assisted therapy and occupational therapy.

Endovascular entry closure of a late type A aortic dissection after implantation of a self-expanding transcatheter heart valve (Evolut R): a case report.

Background: Late Stanford type A aortic dissections (TAADs) are a very rare complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Surgery is the treatment of choice, but perioperative mortality (25%) and neurological complications (18%) remain high.

Case Summary: An 85-year-old male patient presented with acute chest pain 5 months after a transfemoral Evolut R 34 mm transcatheter heart valve (THV) implantation.