BACKGROUND Falls are common in stroke survivors returning home after rehabilitation, however there is currently a lack of evidence about preventing falls in this population. This paper describes the study protocol for the FLASSH (FaLls prevention After Stroke Survivors return Home) project. METHODS AND DESIGN This randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-facto...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Approximately one fourth of strokes occur in people aged <65 years. UK current policy calls for services that meet the specific needs of working-aged adults with stroke. We aimed to identify the social consequences of stroke in working-aged adults, which might subsequently inform the development and evaluation of services for this group. METHODS We reviewed quantitative...

Lightning properties including dart -leader charge density, return-stroke propagation speed, dart -leader electric potential, and dart-leader propagation speed, inferred from current and close electric field measurements are presented. Although all estimates presented here are based on rather crude models, they are generally in remarkably good agreement with independent measurements and/or theo...

Lightning return stroke is a self-propagating discharge with path length measured in kilometres, which extends at high speeds, sometimes approaching a significant fraction of the speed of light. Usually one is interested in the electromagnetic fields produced by lightning several tens of meters to some kilometres away. In order to calculate fields from lightning, it is modelled as a linear trav...

BACKGROUND Fatigue is a common complaint after a stroke, and contributes to the large national burden of caring for stroke victims. Nevertheless, causes and cures for post-stroke fatigue are generally under-appreciated. DISCUSSION Post-stroke fatigue can be organic, psychological, emotional, or a combination of these. A precise diagnosis will aid in treatment planning for effective return to ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE regaining functional independence is an important goal for people who have experienced stroke. We hypothesized that introducing earlier and more intensive out-of-bed activity after stroke would reduce time to unassisted walking and improve independence in activities of daily living. METHODS a Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT) was a phase II randomized controlled t...

This work presents the first observation of a multi-stroke positive cloud-to-ground lightning flash sharing same channel to ground mapped with very high frequency broadband interferometer and Lightning Mapping Array. type is rarely observed, it currently unclear how frequent even under what conditions occurs. Our observations indicate scenario where downward leader initiates from decayed negati...

During mechanical ventilation, phasic changes in systemic venous return modulate right ventricular output but may also affect left ventricular function by direct ventricular interaction. In 13 anesthetized, closed-chest, normal dogs, we measured inferior vena cava flow and left and right ventricular dimensions and output during mechanical ventilation, during an inspiratory hold, and (during apn...