Stroke - Nursing
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Stroke caregivers share ABCs of caring.

30 Aug 2009 New stroke caregivers (N = 36) participated in a Web-based intervention that provided support and education and included exchanging e-mail messages in a discussion group. A male spousal caregiver posted a poem in his final message at the end of 1 ... Read more...

Psychological and communication issues in feeding post-stroke patients with dysphagia.

30 Jul 2009 This one-part unit on feeding patients with dysphagia after stroke highlights the importance of good communication and considering psychological ... Read more...

Caregivers' experience: bimonthly participation in a year-long research interview process.

30 Jul 2009 New caregivers of stroke survivors participated in a bimonthly research interview process for a year-long intervention study. The purpose of this current project was to describe the telephone interview experience for those in the study's control ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Stroke - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Stroke caregivers share ABCs of caring. 30 Aug 2009
• Reversing patient inactivity and isolation. 30 Aug 2009
• [Application of the Verena Tschudin decision model: ethical--moral decisions] 30 Aug 2009
• Improving outcomes for stroke patients. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychological and communication issues in feeding post-stroke patients with dysphagia. 30 Jul 2009
• Caregivers' experience: bimonthly participation in a year-long research interview process. 30 Jul 2009
• Do all age groups benefit from organized inpatient stroke care? 28 Jul 2009
• [Catalog of therapeutic nursing in early neurologic rehabilitation: developments and contents of nursing care in rehabilitation] 29 Jun 2009
• Comparing perceived burden for Korean and American informal caregivers of stroke survivors. 29 Jun 2009
• [Developing prevention and improving care after strokes ] 30 May 2009
• [Preventing aggravation and recurrence after a stroke] 30 May 2009
• [Multidisciplinary care of a patient] 30 May 2009
• [Interpersonal relations and unity in the care of strokes] 30 May 2009
• [Stroke, a priority in care] 30 May 2009
• [Stroke, a calamity] 30 May 2009
• Use of the Triage Stroke Panel in a neurologic emergency service. 30 May 2009
• Comprehensive overview of nursing and interdisciplinary care of the acute ischemic stroke patient: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. 26 May 2009
• [Current status and issues of stroke care in the Hokumou Secondary Medical District: the activity of the Okhotsk Stroke Association] 29 Apr 2009
• Acute ischemic stroke: Not a moment to lose. 29 Apr 2009
• Support for families coping with stroke or dementia: special considerations for emergency management. 27 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Stroke'

Definition: 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)

Descriptor UI: D020521

Alternative terms: Stroke; Strokes; Cerebral Stroke; Cerebral Strokes; Stroke, Cerebral; Strokes, Cerebral; Vascular Accident, Brain; Brain Vascular Accident; Brain Vascular Accidents; Vascular Accidents, Brain; Cerebrovascular Apoplexy; Apoplexy, Cerebrovascular; Cerebrovascular Stroke; Cerebrovascular Strokes; Stroke, Cerebrovascular; Strokes, Cerebrovascular; CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident); CVAs (Cerebrovascular Accident); Apoplexy; Cerebrovascular Accident; Cerebrovascular Accidents; Stroke, Acute; Acute Stroke; Acute Strokes; Strokes, Acute; Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute; Acute Cerebrovascular Accident; Acute Cerebrovascular Accidents; Cerebrovascular Accidents, Acute;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.140.300.775; C14.907.253.855;

History Note: 2008 (2000); use CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES 1963-1999; for APOPLEXY use CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS 1963-1999

Technical Notes: note X ref APOPLEXY but PITUITARY APOPLEXY is available