Research Article Risk factors of ischemic cerebral vascular accident

Objectives: to show the profile epidemiological of patients with cerebral vascular accident in a public hospital from João Pessoa city, Paraíba, Brazil; to investigate the social demographic profile; to identify the risk factors, symptoms and sequels of the cerebral vascular accident. Methods: this is about a descriptive and exploratory study, from quantitative approach; the population was configured by sixty handbooks. Data collect was performed with a form from March to April 2007, and then data were analyzed and presented in tables and figures. This study was approval by the Ethics Committee under protocol number 58/2007. Results: data has been demonstrated that most of the handbooks belonged to patients from 46 to 85 years old; from female; they came from Mata Paraibana region; they were patients with hypertension; they had cerebral vascular accident of the type hemorrhagic. Conclusion: this study was very important for nurses, since it allowed them to have knowledge to help reduce the number of deaths and sequelae of cerebral vascular accident, also contributed to the basics to change like this, as knowledge of the disease and fitness treatment methods (among them, stand out studies of risk factors and relevance of applying an early prevention of cerebral vascular accident). Thus, the role of nursing is to prevent and detect early complications, educating the population about the disease. Descriptors: accident vascular cerebral; health profile; patient.

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Abstract P225: Association Between Perfluoralkyl Acids and Self-Reported Stroke or Cerebral Vascular Accident

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.129.suppl_1.p225 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 129 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Stephanie J Frisbee

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Univariate Analysis ◽

Class Action ◽

Ohio River ◽

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Human Brain Tissue ◽

Medical Risk ◽

Medical Risk Factors ◽

Health Project ◽

Cerebral Vascular

PFCs are a class of man-made compounds developed after WWII for use as plasticizers, wetting agents, and as emulsifiers during industrial manufacturing processes. Several lines of research suggest a direct and indirect role for PFCs in stroke and stroke outcome, including: detection in human brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid and relationships to conditions known to affect stroke, including: homocysteine and blood pressure, thyroid function; immune function, and hypercholesterolemia. The C8 Health Project resulted from a pre-trial settlement of the class action lawsuit filed after PFOA was found to have infiltrated several local drinking water supplies along the mid-Ohio River valley. Final enrollment totaled 69,030 participants. We tested the hypothesis that PFCs were associated with self-reported stroke or cerebral vascular accident. The primary independent variables of interest were the serum concentrations (ng/mL) of 7 different PFCs (PFHxA, PFHS, PFHpA, PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFDA), partitioned into age and gender-specific quintiles. Covariates included in this analyses were: demographic; lifestyle / modifiable risk factors; and medical risk factors. We did not include race as a covariate (≥97% of C8 Health Project participants self-identified as white). The primary dependent variable of interest was self-reported stroke or cerebral vascular accident. In univariate analysis (ANOVA), PFHpA and PFOS levels were higher in participants with Stroke/CVA, but PFNA was lower in participants with Stroke/CVA. Results from logistic regression analysis are presented. For four of seven chemicals included in the analysis, there were statistically significant associations with prevalent Stroke/CVA. PFHxA was associated with increased prevalence of Stroke/CVA, whereas PFHS, PFOS, and PFNA were associated with a decreased prevalence of Stroke/CVA. Thus, results from this preliminary analysis support an associations between PFCs and prevalent Stroke/CVA that warrant further, more rigorous investigation.

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URINARY INCONTINENCE IN THE ACUTE PHASE OF CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT A Descriptive Study of Hospitalized Patients

Nursing Research ◽

10.1097/00006199-196601520-00002 ◽

1966 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 100???108 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mary Adams ◽

Martha Baron ◽

Mary Ann Caston

Keyword(s):

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Acute Phase ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Hospitalized Patients ◽

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Cerebral Vascular

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A STUDY OK FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROGNOSIS OF CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences ◽

10.1097/00000441-194910000-00001 ◽

1949 ◽

Vol 218 (4) ◽

pp. 361-368 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

E C Tennent ◽

J W Harman

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Cerebral Vascular

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Use of serious games in medicine: a literature revision

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i16.24208 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (16) ◽

pp. e480101624208

Author(s):

Francisco Anderson Mariano da Silva ◽

Tiago Silva da Silva ◽

Ezequiel Roberto Zorzal

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Medical Students ◽

Serious Games ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Cerebral Vascular Accident ◽

Rehabilitation Process ◽

Recovery Processes ◽

Review Articles ◽

Cerebral Vascular

It is noticeable that more and more medical professionals have been searching for strategies to keep people engaged both in the recovery processes (cognitive or physical) and in the teaching part. It is possible to observe that the insertion of Serious Games has been offering this innovative possibility, which allows the development of new possibilities for several areas of knowledge. This study aims to carry out a review on the use of Serious Games in Medicine, exploring how the method has been used. The methodology used was a systematic review. Articles published from 2015 to 2020 in indexed in three databases such as IEEE, Scopus, Scielo, among others, were searched. If used correctly, the Serious Games can help in the rehabilitation process of patients affected by some sequelae caused by stroke (CVA - Cerebral Vascular Accident), and also in the rehabilitation process of people with degenerative problems. It was also possible to observe that SG can be used as motivating and engaging tools for medical students.

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