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Stroke unit care reduces death and institutionalisation. Reproduced with permission from the Stroke Unit Triallists’ Collaboration.2
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Neurological Non-neurological Haemorrhagic transformation of an infarct Infection (chest or urine) Malignant cerebral oedema Pulmonary embolism Intracerebral haematoma expansion Metabolic disturbance Recurrent cerebral emboli Myocardial infarction Hydrocephalus Seizure - Box 1.
Activities of daily living Personal activities of daily living, eg eating and drinking, washing, dressing Extended activities of daily living, eg shopping, cooking, housework Driving Work and leisure Arm function Cognition Cognitive impairment Apraxia Attention and concentration Executive function Memory Perception Spatial awareness Communication Aphasia Dysarthria Apraxia of speech Continence and constipation Fatigue Hydration and nutrition Mental capacity Mobility Weakness and ataxia Balance Falls and fear of falling Walking Mood and wellbeing Anxiety, depression and psychological distress Emotionalism Mouth care Pain Musculoskeletal pain Shoulder pain and subluxation Neuropathic pain (central post-stroke pain) Sensation Sex Spasticity and contractures Swallowing Vision Adapted from the National clinical guideline for stroke, 2016. 4
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- Stroke units
- Medical care of stroke patients
- Clinical deterioration
- Temperature, blood sugar, oxygen, blood pressure
- Fluids, swallowing, prophylactic antibiotics, feeding, oral hygiene
- Prevention of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
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