Essays about: "stroke treatment"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the words stroke treatment.

  1. 11. An agent-based decision support model for assessment of stroke patient transport policies: The case of choosing hospital for diagnosis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Jabir Al Fatah; Ala'a Alshaban; [2019]
    Keywords : Agent-based model; Discrete-event simulation; Stroke logistics; Transport logistics policies;

    Abstract : The Southern Swedish hospital region is the home of nearly 2 million people, inwhich 5,684 individuals were diagnosed by stroke during 2016, according tostatistics from the hospitals in the region. With this large number ofstroke-diagnosed patients across the region, an effective stroke transport policy isinevitably important to provide fast treatment for these patients. READ MORE

  3. 12. Can the effect of income on survival after stroke be explained by access to secondary prevention? : A mediation analysis on data from the Swedish stroke register

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statistik

    Author : Jessica Edlund; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In Sweden, research has shown that socially underprivileged groups have poorer access to stroke care, both in the acute stage and secondary prevention after stroke, and are more likely to have adverse outcomes. The aim of this thesis is to study the causal mechanisms behind the association between low income and death after having a stroke. READ MORE

  4. 13. “We could get them to become normal sooner than if they don’t receive Physical Therapy” : A qualitative interview study reflecting Thai physiotherapists thoughts and experiences regarding stroke rehabilitation

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Fysioterapi

    Author : Emelie Fagerberg; Stina Sandström; [2019]
    Keywords : physiotherapy; stroke; Thailand; rehabilitation;

    Abstract : Background: Stroke affects 15 million people worldwide each year. The rehabilitation should be equal everywhere but that is not the case. Most evidence comes from research in high income countries and those circumstances may not be applied everywhere in the world. READ MORE

  5. 14. Nox inhibitors : A potential future medicine for ischemia stroke

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsa och lärande

    Author : Charlotte Jackson; [2018]
    Keywords : NOX inhibitors; reactive oxygen species; ROS; ischemia stroke;

    Abstract : This study investigated the neuroprotective effects of novel small molecule NOX inhibitors after induction of an ischemic stroke model on Neuroblastoma cells (NB69). Previous findings show that high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been identified for playing a role in causing inflammation, cellular damage and apoptosis in many cardiovascular diseases. READ MORE

  6. 15. Non-vitamin K dependent oral anticoagulants (NOACs) controls

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Anna Persson; [2018]
    Keywords : Product development; assay controls;

    Abstract : In recent years non-vitamin K dependent oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have started to replace warfarin for treatment and prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE) and stroke in patients with and without atrial fibrillation. There is a need for a simple and rapid method to detect the presence of these drugs in patient plasma. READ MORE