The biological processes underlying stroke are complex, and patients have a narrow repertoire of therapeutic opportunities. After the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened the Stroke Progress Review Group in 2001, stroke research shifted from having a purely neurocentric focus to adopting a more integrated view wherein dynamic interactions between all cell types contribute to function an...

Abstract Background Stroke Survivors (SSs) often present with an increased fall risk due to physical, sensory, cognitive and visual impairments. Footwear has the potential positively impact gait balance of SSs, while poorly fitting or unsupportive footwear is associated falls. Research date focused on older adult populations. Little known about type SSs wear Acute Unit (ASU). The aim this study...

Neurology 2012;78:1809–1810 Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes ... the ones who see things differently—they’re not fond of rules ... you can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things ... they push the human race forward, and while some may...

This paper describes the development and use of a simulation model representing part of the medical practice within a Stroke Unit. In particular, we modelled the medical activities as described in a guideline for the ischemic stroke treatment, adopted by the Stroke Unit of our hospital. The Petri net formalism has been chosen for the model representation. The numerical parameters have been esti...