Sökning: "cerebrovascular disorders"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade orden cerebrovascular disorders.

  1. 21. Measuring the impact of body functions on occupational performance : validation of the ADL-focused occupation-based neurobehavioral evaluation (A-ONE)

    Författare :Guðrún Árnadóttir; Anne Fisher; Britta Löfgren; Erik Bautz-Holter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; occupational therapy; Rasch measurement; activities of daily living; assessment; stroke; dementia; neurology; outcome; Occupational therapy; Arbetsterapi; arbetsterapi; Occupational therapy;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Among the instruments commonly used by occupational therapists working in the area of rehabilitation of persons with neurological disorders are evaluations of both occupation, such as activities of daily living (ADL), and body functions. While persons with neurological diagnoses typically have symptoms that represent diminished neurobehavioral functions, the resulting pattern of neurobehavioral impairments affecting ADL performance often differs among diagnostic groups. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Epidemiology of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - Prevalence, Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Prognosis

    Författare :Daniel Jaraj; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus; Epidemiology; Dementia; Prevalence; Risk factors; Evans index; Long-term outcome; Population study;

    Sammanfattning : The number of older persons and individuals with cognitive impairment is expected to increase dramatically in most parts of the world. It is therefore important to learn more about disorders that affect cognition. LÄS MER

  4. 23. tPA mediated activation of PDGF-C/PDGFRα signaling in the CNS

    Författare :Christina Stefanitsch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The platelet derived growth factors (PDGFs) and their tyrosine kinase receptors play an essential role during development, in adult tissue homeostasis and in several pathological events. PDGF-CC, a ligand for PDGFRα, is secreted as an inactive dimer. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Comorbidity in risk and outcome of hematological malignancies

    Författare :Mohammad Mohammadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Hematological malignancies are a group of neoplasms that originate from the bone marrow or lymphatic tissues representing close to 10% of the overall cancer burden in the world. Clinical course, prognosis and survival varies greatly from very aggressive disease requiring intensive systemic chemotherapy-based treatment to indolent forms without need of therapy at diagnosis. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Blood pressure and dementia in the very old : an epidemiologic study

    Författare :Zhenchao Guo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : There is a considerable public health interest in the vascular causes of dementia because they are potentially treatable and preventable. A number of vascular factors may be associated with dementia. Hypertension is supposed to be the most powerful vascular risk factor for dementia because of its contribution to cerebrovascular disease. LÄS MER