Assessment of arm activity using triaxial accelerometry in patients with a stroke.
Summary of "Assessment of arm activity using triaxial accelerometry in patients with a stroke."
van der Pas SC, Verbunt JA, Breukelaar DE, van Woerden R, Seelen HA. Assessment of arm activity using triaxial accelerometry in patients with a stroke.
Affiliation
Adelante, Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
ISSN: 1532-821X
Pages: 1437-42
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21878214
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2011.02.021
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Outcome And Process Assessment (health Care)
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
The compound is given by intravenous injection to do POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY for the assessment of cerebral and myocardial glucose metabolism in various physiological or pathological states including stroke and myocardial ischemia. It is also employed for the detection of malignant tumors including those of the brain, liver, and thyroid gland. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1162)
Needs Assessment
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Stroke
A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)
Heat Stroke
A condition caused by the failure of body to dissipate heat in an excessively hot environment or during PHYSICAL EXERTION in a hot environment. Contrast to HEAT EXHAUSTION, the body temperature in heat stroke patient is dangerously high with red, hot skin accompanied by DELUSIONS; CONVULSIONS; or COMA. It can be a life-threatening emergency and is most common in infants and the elderly.
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