acute stroke
collocation in Englishmeaningsofacuteandstroke
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acute
adjective
uk/əˈkjuːt/us/əˈkjuːt/
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems ...
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stroke
noun
uk/strəʊk/us/stroʊk/
a sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of ...
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(Definition ofacuteandstrokefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Probability of regaining dexterity in the flaccid upper limb: impact of severity of paresis and time since onset inacutestroke.
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The combination of bedside swallowing assessment and oxygen saturation monitoring of swallowing inacutestroke: a safe and humane screening tool.
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Next to age, hypertension is the most important risk factor foracutestrokeand an important risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and cardiac failure.
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However, there is no randomized controlled study that has examined the effect ofacutestrokeunit care on the use and costs of assistive technology.
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Measuring visual neglect inacutestrokeand predicting its recovery: the visual neglect recovery index.
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Randomised controlled trial of streptokinase, aspirin and combination of both in treatment ofacutestroke.
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However, t here is now a major multicentre randomized controlled trial investigating whether controlled euglycaemia inacutestrokeis beneficial.
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What is the best imaging strategy foracutestroke?
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Services for reducing duration of hospital care foracutestrokepatients.
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The combination of bedside swallowing assessment and oxygen saturation monitoring of swallowng inacutestroke: a safe and humane screening tool.
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Low triglyceride, not low cholesterol concentration, independently predicts poor outcome followingacutestroke.
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In certain units patients were admitted directly (acutestrokeunits), while in others patients were transferred after acute management elsewhere (rehabilitation stroke units) (24).
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Thrombolysis, stroke units and other strategies for reducingacutestrokecosts.
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Screening for dysphagia and aspiration inacutestroke: a systematic review.
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Theacutestrokeperiod is defined as the first twenty-eight days after admission.
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As research intoacutestroketreatments progresses, it is becoming increasingly evident that time is of the utmost importance.
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This figure illustrates the results of a study of routine oxygen administration (3 l/min) in 292 patients withacutestroke.
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Swallow management in patients on anacutestrokepathway: quality is cost effective.
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