Journal article
Recovery From Poststroke Visual Impairment: Evidence From a Clinical Trials Resource
Myzoon Ali, Christine Hazelton, Patrick Lyden, Alex Pollock, Marian Brady
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2013
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Limited evidence suggests that visual impairments may influence outcome after stroke. The degree of recovery from these impairments is poorly characterized. OBJECTIVES: To describe recovery and to determine whether visual impairments influence functional outcome and quality of life. METHODS: We extracted demographic and outcome data from the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA). We examined horizontal eye movement disorders and hemianopia using the Best Gaze and Visual domains of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and described recovery at 30 and 90 days. Proportional odds modelling was used to examine the association between impairments at ba..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: MA, MB, AP, and the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit are funded by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) Scottish Government's Health Directorate, Scotland. CH has been awarded a junior research training fellowship from the Stroke Association. This work was funded as part of a CSO postdoctoral fellowship award. The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the CSO.