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Handicap after stroke: how does it relate to disability, perception of recovery, and stroke subtype?: the north North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)Jonathan W Sturm
National Stroke Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, West Heidelberg, Victoria 3081, Australia
Stroke 33:762-8. 2002..The aim of this study was to assess handicap 3 and 12 months after first-ever stroke in a community-based study...
Determinants of handicap after stroke: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)Jonathan W Sturm
National Stroke Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Central Coast Area Health, NSW, Australia
Stroke 35:715-20. 2004..The aim of this study was to identify, in an unselected population, factors determining handicap at 2 years after stroke...
Quality of life after stroke: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)Jonathan W Sturm
National Stroke Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Stroke 35:2340-5. 2004..The aims were to assess HRQoL at 2 years poststroke, to identify determinants of HRQoL in stroke survivors, and to identify predictors at stroke onset of subsequent HRQoL...
Long-term outcome in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study: predictors of quality of life at 5 years after strokeSeana L Paul
National Stroke Research Institute, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Stroke 36:2082-6. 2005..As our population ages, the number of strokes and, thus, stroke survivors with poor HRQoL is likely to increase. Therefore, strategies to improve HRQoL should be vigorously pursued...
Greater incidence of both fatal and nonfatal strokes in disadvantaged areas: the Northeast Melbourne Stroke Incidence StudyAmanda G Thrift
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Health, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Stroke 37:877-82. 2006..Greater stroke mortality has been reported among lower socioeconomic groups. We aimed to determine whether fatal, nonfatal, and overall stroke incidence varied by socioeconomic status...
Brief comprehensive quality of life assessment after stroke: the assessment of quality of life instrument in the north East melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS)Jonathan W Sturm
National Stroke Research Institute, Department of Neurology, Austin, Australia
Stroke 33:2888-94. 2002..The aim of this study was to validate the Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instrument in a stroke population...
Handicap 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence StudySeana L Gall
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Health Repatriation Campus, Heidelberg Heights, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cerebrovasc Dis 27:123-30. 2009..Handicap is rarely comprehensively examined after stroke. We examined handicap among 5-year stroke survivors from an 'ideal' stroke incidence study...
Incidence of stroke subtypes in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS): differences between men and womenAmanda G Thrift
National Stroke Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Neuroepidemiology 32:11-8. 2009..Incidence rates of stroke subtypes may be imprecise when samples are small. We aimed to determine the incidence of stroke subtypes in a large geographically defined population...
Patterns of stroke recurrence according to subtype of first stroke event: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Int J Stroke 3:158-64. 2008..We aimed to determine whether stroke recurrence rates, the pattern of subtype recurrence, and prescription of secondary prevention agents differed according to initial stroke subtype...
Prevalence of depression and use of antidepressant medication at 5-years poststroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence StudySeana L Paul
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Health, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Stroke 37:2854-5. 2006..There are few data on the prevalence or treatment of depression from unselected populations long-term poststroke. We assessed the prevalence of depression and antidepressant use at 5-years poststroke in an unselected stroke population...
Baseline smoking status and the long-term risk of death or nonfatal vascular event in people with stroke: a 10-year survival analysisJoosup Kim
Stroke and Ageing Research Centre, Southern Clinical School, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Stroke 43:3173-8. 2012..Smoking may exacerbate the risk of death or further vascular events in those with stroke, but data are limited...
Stroke or encephalitis?Bradley S Townend
Neurosciences Department, Gosford Hospital, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 17:401-4. 2005..This case highlights the need for increased awareness of HSV-1 encephalitis among emergency physicians and radiologists, given that the early spectrum of clinical and CT findings can mimic the more common diagnoses of sepsis and stroke...
Stroke among women, ethnic groups, young adults, and childrenJonathan W Sturm
Department of Neurology, Gosford Hospital, Central Coast Area Health, Gosford, Australia
Handb Clin Neurol 92:337-53. 2009
Thrombolysis for acute stroke in Australia: outcomes from the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke registry (2002-2008)Marion A Simpson
Department of Neurology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Med J Aust 193:439-43. 2010..To report Australian outcomes from the Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke International Stroke Thrombolysis Register (SITS-ISTR)...
The validity of brief screening cognitive instruments in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia after first-ever strokeVelandai Srikanth
Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Australia
Int Psychogeriatr 18:295-305. 2006..However, there are few data on their validity for such use. We have evaluated their validity in detecting cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND) and dementia in a community-based sample of first-ever stroke patients...
Stroke units, tissue plasminogen activator, aspirin and neuroprotection: which stroke intervention could provide the greatest community benefit?Amanda K Gilligan
Department of Neurology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Center, Heidelberg, Australia
Cerebrovasc Dis 20:239-44. 2005..Although a number of acute stroke interventions are of proven efficacy, there is uncertainty about their community benefits. We aimed to assess this within a defined population...
The Avoid Stroke as Soon as Possible (ASAP) general practice stroke auditJonathan W Sturm
National Stroke Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, West Heidelberg, Vic
Med J Aust 176:312-6. 2002..There is considerable scope for improving management of stroke risk factors. The Avoid Stroke as Soon as Possible (ASAP) general practice stroke audit provides a baseline against which progress in risk-factor management can be measured...
