Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on health service provision worldwide, including care for acute time sensitive conditions, like stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review meta-analysis investigate impact prehospital emergency stroke/TIA. Method: Following published protocol, search databases conducted up May 31, 2022....

Background: Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. It a cerebrovascular disease, characterized by decreased blood supply to brain tissues. known that patients with stroke have respiratory muscle weakness. Aim: To evaluate effects Resistive Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises on pulmonary functions in chronic stroke. Method: A randomized controlled trial was conducted. 20 s...

We describe a case of adult onset simple phonic tic after subcortical stroke involving left caudate nucleus. In the acute phase of stroke the patient presented a mild right clumsiness with complete recovery one week after onset. Within 3 weeks after stroke the patient noticed the gradual onset of involuntary simple phonic tic consisting of an "a" sound which persists. The patient did not presen...

background: stroke is a heterogeneous disease with several risk factors. high sensitivity c-reactive protein (hscrp) is a marker for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. recent studies have shown that high hscrp level is a risk factor for ischemic stroke. the objective of our study was to investigate the association of high hscrp (> 3 mg/l) levels with ischemic stroke and its subtypes i...