Strokes

Delineation of the ischemic stroke lesion based on watershed and relative fuzzy connectedness in brain MRI.

Precise segmentation of stroke lesions from brain magnetic resonance (MR) images poses a challenging...

The Combined Effects of Adaptive Control and Virtual Reality on Robot-Assisted Fine Hand Motion Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Patients: A Case Study.

Robot-assisted therapy is regarded as an effective and reliable method for the delivery of highly re...

Combining Upper Limb Robotic Rehabilitation with Other Therapeutic Approaches after Stroke: Current Status, Rationale, and Challenges.

A better understanding of the neural substrates that underlie motor recovery after stroke has led to...

Analysis of deep learning methods for blind protein contact prediction in CASP12.

Here we present the results of protein contact prediction achieved in CASP12 by our RaptorX-Contact ...

Clopidogrel-Induced Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome: A Newly Recognized Cause of Hypoglycemia in a Patient Without Diabetes.

Insulin autoimmune syndrome (IAS), defined as hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia with high titers of anti...

Molecular genetic studies in Saudi population; identified variants from GWAS and meta-analysis in stroke.

INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a multifactorial and heterogeneous disorder, correlates with heritability an...

Antioxidant and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities of total polyphenols from onion.

Onions ( L.) comprise a valuable vegetable crop in many countries. Modern scientific research has sh...

Stroke: Wearable robot aids walking after stroke.

Continuing versus discontinuing antiplatelet drugs, vasodilators, and/or cerebral ameliorators on perioperative total blood loss in total knee arthroplasty without pneumatic tourniquet.

BACKGROUND: Although studies have supported the utility of perioperative continuation of antiplatele...

An Unusual Case of Metastatic Functional Thyroid Carcinoma With a Remarkable Treatment Response to Radioactive Iodine.

Functional thyroid carcinoma is an unusual cause of thyrotoxicosis. We describe the clinical present...

Measuring Functional Arm Movement after Stroke Using a Single Wrist-Worn Sensor and Machine Learning.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Trials of restorative therapies after stroke and clinical rehabilitation req...

AExaCTT - Aerobic Exercise and Consecutive Task-specific Training for the upper limb after stroke: Protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study.

Motor function may be enhanced if aerobic exercise is paired with motor training. One potential mech...

Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Loss of arm function is a common and distressing consequence of stroke. We describe the ...

Calcifediol Rather Than Cholecalciferol for a Patient Submitted to Malabsortive Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report.

Vitamin D deficiency following malabsorptive bariatric surgery can lead to osteomalacia. We report a...

A Novel Case of Somatic Mutation in Pediatric-Onset Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma.

Aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA), a subtype of primary aldosteronism, is a common cause of second...

KAPS (kinematic assessment of passive stretch): a tool to assess elbow flexor and extensor spasticity after stroke using a robotic exoskeleton.

BACKGROUND: Spasticity is a common sequela of stroke. Traditional assessment methods include relativ...

Fully automatic acute ischemic lesion segmentation in DWI using convolutional neural networks.

Stroke is an acute cerebral vascular disease, which is likely to cause long-term disabilities and de...

Robotics in Lower-Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke.

With the increase in the elderly, stroke has become a common disease, often leading to motor dysfunc...

Hemorrhagic versus ischemic stroke: Who can best benefit from blended conventional physiotherapy with robotic-assisted gait therapy?

BACKGROUND: Contrary to common belief of clinicians that hemorrhagic stroke survivors have better fu...

Prediction of marker genes associated with hypertension by bioinformatics analyses.

This study aimed to explore the underlying marker genes associated with hypertension by bioinformati...

Activity Recognition for Persons With Stroke Using Mobile Phone Technology: Toward Improved Performance in a Home Setting.

BACKGROUND: Smartphones contain sensors that measure movement-related data, making them promising to...