Using mixed methods we developed a COMPuterised decision Aid for Stroke thrombolysiS (COMPASS) in an iterative staged process (review of available tools; a decision analytic model; interactive group workshops with clinicians and patients/relatives; and prototype usability testing).
The subsequent structured development process by which the DAM was embedded into a computerised decision aid for stroke thrombolysis (COMPASS), including a mixed methods feasibility testing of a resultant gamma prototype in clinical practice is described in a sister paper (Flynn et al. [ 25]).
But we melded technologies from people for athletics and people with paralysis to aid people with stroke to walk again," said Harding.
Thus, we postulate that human neural progenitor cells aid recovery after stroke through secretion of factors that enhance brain repair and plasticity.
The ICF International Classificationn of Functioning, Disability and Health) has been endorsed for use by multidisciplinary teams to aid communication within stroke care [ 4, 5] and also by individual health care professions, e.g. occupational therapy [ 6].
The technique should help researchers create more realistic rodent models of stroke and aid the search for human therapies.
Research shows that physiotherapy services for stroke patients aid in the prevention of subsequent acute events while supporting a patient's ability to live independently [ 55, 56].
Although it is recommended that the ICF International Classificationn of Functioning, Disability and Health) should be implemented to aid communication within multidisciplinary stroke services, there is no empirical evidence to demonstrate the outcomes of such implementation.
As this is a study of excess costs, municipal costs were calculated based on the change in the use of rehabilitation as well as long-term care and home aid before and after the stroke, respectively based on information from The Stroke Register.
Key points Ischaemia leads to DWI changes within minutes of symptom onset Pearls DWI helps in: Diagnosis (most sensitive sequence) Prognosis and treatment planning (DWI aids in "dating" the stroke and in achieving better patient selection) Pitfalls False negatives for posterior circulation strokes possible Open image in new window Fig. 2 Spinal cord ischaemia.
