Clinical characteristics of chronic rhinitis following stroke.

Background: We previously observed that patients with stroke complained of rhinitis symptoms that developed following the occurrence of stroke.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between chronic rhinitis (CR) and stroke.

Methods: This retrospective study analyzed the medical records and questionnaires of patients with stroke who visited our outpatient clinic from June to December 2020.

Update on Stroke Rehabilitation in Motor Impairment.

Motor impairment due to stroke limits patients' mobility, activities of daily living, and negatively affects their return to the workplace. It also reduces patients' quality of life and increases the socioeconomic burden of stroke. Therefore, optimizing the recovery of motor impairment after stroke is a very important goal for both individuals and society as a whole.

Elastic Dynamic Sling on Subluxation of Hemiplegic Shoulder in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Shoulder subluxation occurs in 17−64% of hemiplegic patients after stroke and develops mostly during the first three weeks of hemiplegia. A range of shoulder orthoses has been used in rehabilitation to prevent subluxation. However, there is little evidence of their efficacy.

Attentional and neurophysiologic effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Twenty-seven healthy subjects were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 equal groups : (1) experimental group (active stimulation) and (2) control group (sham stimulation). A total of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation was delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex at 80% of the resting motor threshold. The reaction time of the correct response, omission error, and commission error of the auditory and visual continuous performance test scores were measured.

Relationship Between Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials and Clinical Function in Patients With Cerebral Infarction.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the association between the brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) and clinical outcomes at discharge in patients who have had subacute ischemic stroke.

Methods: A total of 210 patients who have had ischemic stroke, confirmed by MRI within 3 months after onset, were enrolled. Demographics and stroke-related clinical assessment scales, such as the modified Barthel index and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), were collected.

Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on postural stability and lower extremity strength in hemiplegic stroke patients.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the lesioned leg motor cortex, which can enhance the strength and coordination of the contralateral lower extremity and furthermore, enhance the postural stability of the hemiplegic subject.

Methods: Anodal or sham stimulation on the lesioned cortex of a lower extremity was delivered to 11 ambulatory hemiplegic patients. The stimulation intensity was 2 mA.