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Plasma Cyclic Glycine Proline/IGF‐1 Ratio Predicts Clinical Outcome and Recovery in Stroke Patients
(Wiley Open Access, 2019)Objective: Many stroke patients make a partial recovery in function during the first 3 months, partially through promoting insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) function. A prognostic biomarker that associates with IGF-1 ... -
Plasma cyclic glycine proline/IGF‐1 ratio predicts clinical outcome and recovery in stroke patients
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Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in a Male Adult Prison Population and Links With Offence Type
(Karger, 2017)Background: The prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in prison populations has been found to vary considerably. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of TBI in a prison population in New Zealand and to identify ... -
Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Through Population-wide Motivational Strategies: Insights From Using Smartphones in Stroke Prevention
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2017)The fast increasing stroke burden across all countries of the world suggests that currently used primary stroke and cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention strategies are not sufficiently effective. In this article, we ... -
Psychiatric Comorbidities in Adult Survivors of Major Trauma: Findings From the Midland Trauma Registry
(CSIRO, 2018)INTRODUCTION: Information for primary care providers about the outcomes of adult survivors of major medical trauma in the first year of recovery is not widely available. In particular, risks of impairment across multiple ... -
Reliable Individual Change in Post Concussive Symptoms in the Year Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Data From the Longitudinal, Population-based Brain Injury Incidence and Outcomes New Zealand in the Community (Bionic) Study
(JSciMed Central, 2016)Objective: Post concussive syndromes (PCS) is common after mild-TBI, yet are not well studied on a population level. This study examined PCS symptoms, including reliable change over time in a population-based sample up ... -
A Systematic Review of the Worldwide Prevalence of Survivors of Poliomyelitis Reported in 31 Studies
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2017)Background Accurate prevalence figures estimating the number of survivors of poliomyelitis (disease causing acute flaccid paralysis) following poliovirus infection are not available. We aim to undertake a systematic review ...