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Risk factors for cerebral hemorrhage in the era of well-controlled hypertension. Melbourne Risk Factor Study (MERFS) GroupA G Thrift
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
Stroke 27:2020-5. 1996....- Reduced frequency of high cholesterol levels among patients with intracerebral haemorrhageA Thrift
Department Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia
J Clin Neurosci 9:376-80. 2002.... - Reduced risk of intracerebral hemorrhage with dynamic recreational exercise but not with heavy work activityAmanda G Thrift
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, West Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Stroke 33:559-64. 2002..It is unclear whether intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with dynamic or static exercise. Our aim was to assess whether such an association exists... - Stroke incidence on the east coast of Australia: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)A G Thrift
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin and Repatriation Medical Center, West Heidelberg, Australia
Stroke 31:2087-92. 2000..The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of stroke in a geographically defined region of Melbourne, Australia... 
Risk of primary intracerebral haemorrhage associated with aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: case-control studyA G Thrift
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran 3181, Australia
BMJ 318:759-64. 1999..To examine the association between use of aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and intracerebral haemorrhage...- Three important subgroups of hypertensive persons at greater risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. Melbourne Risk Factor Study GroupA G Thrift
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Hypertension 31:1223-9. 1998.... - The risk of intracerebral haemorrhage with smoking. The Melbourne Risk Factor Study GroupA G Thrift
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Vic, Australia
Cerebrovasc Dis 9:34-9. 1999..13, 95% CI 2.0432.42). This interaction is a new finding, but the post-hoc nature of this analysis requires that it be further tested, preferably in a large prospective study... - Inter-rater reliability of stroke sub-type classification by neurologists and nurses within a community-based stroke incidence studyH Dewey
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin and Repatriation Medical Center, West Heidelberg, Vic, Australia
J Clin Neurosci 8:14-7. 2001..The OCSP classification can be easily applied in a community setting with moderate inter-rater reliability and is thus a useful instrument for commun ity-based epidemiological studies... - 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... - Development and application of Model of Resource Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes for Stroke (MORUCOS): an Australian economic model for strokeCatherine Mihalopoulos
The University of Melbourne, 4 207 Bouverie Street, Melbourne, 3010 Victoria, Australia
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 21:499-505. 2005..To outline the development, structure, data assumptions, and application of an Australian economic model for stroke (Model of Resource Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes for Stroke [MORUCOS])... - 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... - 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... - Control of hypertension 5 years after stroke in the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence StudySeana L Paul
National Stroke Research Institute, Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg, Austin Health, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Hypertension 48:260-5. 2006..02) and diet (P < 0.09). Although the majority of hypertensive individuals had controlled hypertension at 5 years poststroke, considerable improvement can be made in the control of hypertension after stroke... - Long-term cognitive transitions, rates of cognitive change, and predictors of incident dementia in a population-based first-ever stroke cohortVelandai K Srikanth
National Stroke Research Institute, Heidelberg Heights, Melbourne, Australia
Stroke 37:2479-83. 2006..We aimed to study long-term cognitive transitions, rates of cognitive change, and factors associated with incident dementia and cognitive impairment-no dementia (CIND) 2 years after first-ever stroke... - 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... - Knowledge of risk factors and warning signs of strokeMarcus B Nicol
National Stroke Research Institute, Level I, Neurosciences Building, Repatriation Hospital Heidelberg, Austin Health, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Vasc Health Risk Manag 1:137-47. 2005..Public campaigns to improve stroke knowledge are needed, particularly in the older age groups where the risk of stroke is greater... - Why invest in a national public health program for stroke? An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implicationsDominique A Cadilhac
National Stroke Research Institute, Heidelberg Heights, VIC 3081, Australia
Health Policy 83:287-94. 2007.... - The large and growing burden of strokeSeana L Paul
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Health Repatriation Campus, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Curr Drug Targets 8:786-93. 2007..Implementation of effective primary and secondary prevention strategies is likely to have an enormous benefit in reducing the burden of stroke, particularly in developing regions... 
Not all stroke units are the same: a comparison of physical activity patterns in Melbourne, Australia, and Trondheim, NorwayJulie Bernhardt
National Stroke Research Institute, Level 1, Neurosciences Building, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, 300 Waterdale Road, Heidelberg, 3081 Victoria, Australia
Stroke 39:2059-65. 2008....- 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... - 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... - Editorial comment--Minor risk factors for intracerebral hemorrhage: the jury is still outAmanda G Thrift
Stroke 34:2065-6. 2003 - Incidence and outcome of subtypes of ischaemic stroke: initial results from the north East melbourne stroke incidence study (NEMESIS)Helen M Dewey
National Stroke Research Institute and Department of Neurology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Cerebrovasc Dis 15:133-9. 2003..TACI had the poorest functional outcome at 3 and 12 months. These findings are similar to those of two previous studies conducted in the northern hemisphere... - Increased risk of cognitive impairment 3 months after mild to moderate first-ever stroke: a Community-Based Prospective Study of Nonaphasic English-Speaking SurvivorsVelandai K Srikanth
Epidemiology Division, National Stroke Research Institute, Austin and Repatriation Medical Center, Melbourne, Australia
Stroke 34:1136-43. 2003..There are no comprehensive data on this issue from prospective community-based studies comparing first-ever stroke patients with stroke-free subjects... - Risk of ischemic stroke among users of the oral contraceptive pill: The Melbourne Risk Factor Study (MERFS) GroupSasitorn Siritho
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, West Heidelberg, Australia
Stroke 34:1575-80. 2003..Other modifiable risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking are important... - 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... - Lifetime cost of stroke subtypes in Australia: findings from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)Helen M Dewey
National Stroke Research Institute, Level 1, Neurosciences Bldg, Repatriation Campus, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, 300 Waterdale Rd, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria 3081, Australia au
Stroke 34:2502-7. 2003..The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of resource use and to estimate the first-year and lifetime costs for stroke subtypes... - 'Out of pocket' costs to stroke patients during the first year after stroke - results from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence StudyHelen M Dewey
National Stroke Research Institute, Austin, USA
J Clin Neurosci 11:134-7. 2004..The majority of 'out of pocket' costs relate to post-acute care aimed at minimising disability and handicap rather than to 'acute' healthcare... - 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... - Trial application of a Model of Resource Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes for Stroke (MORUCOS) to assist priority setting in strokeMarjory L Moodie
National Stroke Research Institute, Health, Heidelberg Heights, Australia
Stroke 35:1041-6. 2004..The aim of this study was to trial the use of the intervention module of the economic model, a Model of Resource Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes for Stroke (MORUCOS) to facilitate evaluation and ranking of the options... - Cholesterol is associated with stroke, but is not a risk factorAmanda G Thrift
National Stroke Research Institute, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria, Australia
Stroke 35:1524-5. 2004 - 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... - 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... - Association between tumor necrosis receptor levels and carotid atherosclerosis: is the association limited to younger individuals?Amanda G Thrift
Stroke 33:37-8. 2002 - Poverty and stroke in India: a time to actJeyaraj D Pandian
Department of Neurology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Stroke 38:3063-9. 2007..There also needs to be a concerted effort to ensure access to stroke care programs that are tailored to suit Indian communities and are accessible to the large majority of the population, namely the poor... - Hypertension 2020: confronting tomorrow's problem todayChristopher M Reid
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 32:374-6. 2005..Experience from other countries provides evidence that prevention programmes can work. The global challenge is to ensure that implementation of such programmes in the world's developing nations does not come too late... - Cerebrovascular disease and dementiaVelandai Srikanth
Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Australia
Drugs Today (Barc) 41:815-25. 2005..In this review, we will attempt to synthesize data available from epidemiological, clinical and basic science research in the field of dementia related to cerebrovascular disease, highlighting potential avenues for further research... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the burden of strokeAmanda G Thrift
Int J Stroke 2:57-9. 2007