Patients 193 patients who had their first CABG surgery in the previous 4–5 days; could speak, read, and write English; resided within 90 miles of Cleveland; were cognitively intact; were being discharged home; and had no major complications such as myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolus, haemorrhage, or cerebral vascular accident. 93% of patients (mean age 63 y, 53% men) were included in the ...

Stroke, also known as a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), is the most common and the most threatening cerebrovascular condition and is one of the main factors contributing to the increase in global mortality. In this paper an approached is proposed for detection of brain stroke.

Introduction Elective Ventilation (EV) is a concept that consists on the agreement reached between patient relatives and transplant coordinator of intubate, connect to mechanical ventilation and admit in intensive care unit those people who are in a coma secondary to a catastrophic cerebral vascular accident (CVA), with the only purpose of becoming organ donors after brain death state has been ...

The purpose of this cross-sectional descriptive study was to determine the extent to which wheelchairs prescribed during rehabilitation are used and perceived as satisfactorily meeting individual mobility, functional, psychological and social needs of veterans who have had a stroke. Forty-nine veterans were interviewed during a one-time visit to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Questionnair...

An innovative evaluation method is used to study the outcomes and clinical predictions for 97 patients with acute cerebral vascular accidents. The technique involved the participation of several professional disciplines in selecting baseline and treatment variables and making independent predictions about the functional status of patients upon discharge from the stroke treatment center. The dat...

In this report, literature pertaining to training the post-cerebral vascular accident (CVA) driving candidate is reviewed; a driver training program is described, with special emphasis on evaluating the CVA candidate; the role of the occupational therapist as a disabled driver training instructor is outlined; information and suggestions for comprehensive evaluation and training of right- and le...

DESCRIPTION We present a case of a 67-year-old patient who attended accident and emergency with left-sided weakness. Background included atrial fibrillation (on long-term warfarin). Examination revealed left hemiparesis, expressive dysphasia and a reduced Glasgow Coma Score, consistent with a right hemisphere cerebral vascular accident. Initial CT head demonstrated a hyperdense right middle cer...

this is a descriptive survey to define the incidence of co-existing disease in patients undergoing eye surgery before   anesthesia in hospitals of the ministry of health and education in 1993.   in this survey 2000 patients ' records have been studied who were admitted 10 the hospitals. collecting of data   was done by checklist that contained questions about the condition of the heart and...