Introduction: ischemic preconditioning is one of the most important mechanisms, responsible for the increased brain resistance after stroke. One of the most important candidates to ischemia preconditioning is intermittent normobaric hyperoxia. In this study, the effect of intermittent normobaric hyperoxia on the expression of UCP2 was investigated in a stroke model. Methods: Rats were divid...

Objectives: Stroke survivors develop their own strategies to combat disabilities, developing strategies to maintain or reestablish a sense of continuity after the disruptive life event that stroke represents, using strategies to foster hope during the process of adjusting to life after stroke and drawing on spiritual practices. The aim of this study is to identify the used and recommended strat...

abstract background: this study aims to explore the relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being of caregivers of stroke survivors in shiraz, iran. materials and methods: a purposive sample of 96 family members, which included 34 daughters-in-law and 62 daughters, who were caring for severe impaired stroke survivors were enrolled in the study. results: the results showed a sign...

white matter lesions (wmls) are commonly observed in strokepatients with small vessel disease (svd) and are thought toresult from a progressive, irreversible disease process followingarteriolosclerosis. in this study, we report a case of partialdisappearance of wmls 1 year after a lacunar stroke in a69-year-old man with evidence of svd. we also discuss possiblemechanisms associated with this ob...

sickle cell disease (scd) is a known inherited hemoglobin disorder featured by the presence of sickle shaped erythrocytes in the blood. it can cause cerebrovascular accident (cva) in adults and children and is responsible for the majority of the strokes in children. repeated blood transfusion are often required in an attempt to dilute blood thus reducing the risk of vaso-occlusion and stroke in...

background: the motricity index was used to measure strength in upper and lower extremities after stroke. the weighted score based on the ordinal 6 point scale of medical research council was used to measure maximal isometric muscle strength. there is dearth of articles dealing with the reliability of this method. therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the test retest reliability of ...

introduction: black pepper (piper nigrum l.) is one of the medicinal plants being used to prevent and manage stroke in persian medicine. current findings support its anti-inflammatory, radical scavenging and neuroprotective characteristics. in this study, we aimed to evaluate role of black pepper on functional and histopathological outcomes of stroke in an animal model of mcao. materials and me...

background:  intravenous  recombinant  tissue plasminogen  activator  (rt-pa) is an approved  treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 h of symptoms onset. decompressive craniectomy (dc) has been  shown  as an effective  therapeutic  modality in malignant  middle cerebral  artery (mca) infarction. as rt-pa could result in hemorrhagic  complication during or after any surgery dc may be ass...