Background: the recognition of stroke symptoms by the public and activation of the
emergency medical services (EMS) are the most important factors in instigating pre-hospital …

Repetitive task training resulted in modest improvement across a range of lower limb
outcome measures, but not upper limb outcome measures. Training may be sufficient to …

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Objectives: To establish the prevalence of spasticity 12 months after stroke and examine its
relationship with functional ability. Design: A cohort study of prevalence of spasticity at 12 …

OBJECTIVES: to establish the reliability of the modified Ashworth scale for measuring
muscle tone in a range of muscle groups (elbow, wrist, knee and ankle; flexors and …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to determine whether motivational
interviewing, a patient-centered counseling technique, can benefit patients' mood 3 months …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to determine whether motivational
interviewing (MI), a patient-centered counseling technique, can benefit patients' mood and …

Objective: To measure muscle tone in a cohort of patients 12 months after stroke and
develop a preliminary model, using data recorded routinely after stroke, to predict who will …

Background Accurate dispatch of emergency medical services at the onset of acute stroke is
vital in expediting assessment and treatment. We examined the relationship between callers' …

Objectives: To determine the accuracy and utility of a single-item screening tool for
depression (the Yale, taken from the Yale—Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale) in patients …