Strokes are caused by a temporary or permanent decrease in cerebral blood flow resulting from a stenosis or arterial occlusion (Montagu‚ et al.‚ 2012). Despite being the predominant cause of acquired disability in England and Wales‚ a stroke can be both preventable and treatable (Lövblad‚ et al.‚ 2015). The societal costs arising from stroke‚ including treatment and productivity loss‚ account for approximately 5% of total UK NHS costs‚ at around £8.9 billion a year (Saka‚ McGuire and Wolfe‚ 2008)
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Clinical Rehabilitation http://cre.sagepub.com Occupational therapy for children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review Esther MJ Steultjens‚ Joost Dekker‚ Lex M Bouter‚ Jos CM van de Nes‚ Brigitte LM Lambregts and Cornelia HM van den Ende Clin Rehabil 2004; 18; 1 DOI: 10.1191/0269215504cr697oa The online version of this article can be found at: http://cre.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/18/1/1 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Clinical
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food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually in the United States‚ about 1 of every 10 Americans; about 9000 die. Salmonella and related strains cause an estimated 4 million cases of food-borne illnesses each year‚ and Campylobacter causes an estimated 2 million illnesses each year. Another bacterium‚ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes an estimated
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Stroke is Australia’s single greatest killer and a leading cause of disability. Stroke is a serious and deadly condition involving cerebral circulation within the brain and can seriously affect a person maintaining a safe environment‚ communication and mobility as well as other activities of living. The case of Mr Shaw‚ a 73 year old male admitted to the stroke unit of his local hospital following a left sided ischaemic stroke is presented in this essay. The ischaemic stroke has left Mr Shaw with
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Case studies for use in Groups (First in first served! Once a group has chosen a case study‚ it is no longer available for another group. Choose carefully‚ some are more difficult than others‚ offering the chance to shine! Remember: you need to carry out ethical due-diligence. Good recommendations foresee different possible outcomes and challenges.) 1. You are a management team at a bank that is feeling competitive pressures: the financial crisis has made international borrowings more expensive and
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improvement store. While she was at work today a large box of metal rivets fell from a 20-ft.-high overhead shelf‚ striking her outstretched arm and knocking her to the ground. The ambulance personnel reported that she had lost quite a bit of blood at the accident scene and was knocked out when they arrived. To minimize further hemorrhage‚ the paramedics applied a pressure bandage to her arm. You meet the paramedics as they bring Mrs. Morgan into the emergency room and begin to assess her for injuries. She
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an important roles in this subject‚ thanks to the management of the university the students here are allowed to take this course to learn about health and safety which will surely be useful in the present and the future. ABSTRACT Major accidents in oil and gas‚ petrochemicals and pharmaceutical plants have occurred countless time during the period where fossil fuel replacing
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infarction. Neurology. 1997;48:762-767. 6. Pulsinelli WA. The ischemic penumbra in stroke. Sci Med. 1995;1:16-25. 7. Hakim AM. Ischemic penumbra‚ the therapeutic window. Neurology. 1998;51(Suppl 3):S44-S46. 8. Astrup J‚ Seisjo BK‚ Symon L. Thresholds in cerebral ischemia – the ischemic penumbra. Stroke. 1981;12:723-725. 9. Zivin JA‚ Choi DW. Stroke therapy. Sci Med. 1991;265:56-53. 10. Wise RJ‚ Bernardi S‚ Frackowiak RS‚ Legg NJ‚ Jones T. Serial observations on the pathophysiology of acute stroke: the transition
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Question One: Hypertension (in addition to a number of medical conditions) may be considered as primary or secondary. Explain these concepts giving three examples of secondary hypertension and their pathophysiology. Most of the conditions that cause secondary hypertension involve the overproduction of one of the body’s hormones. Some of the medical problems that can cause secondary hypertension include: Kidney disease. Secondary hypertension is related to damaged kidneys or to an abnormal
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HBR CASE STUDY Good Money After Bad? Jack Brandon’s initial idea has not panned out‚ and the cash is nearly gone. But he’s got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? by John W. Mullins F Daniel Vasconcellos overlooking the sparkling lights of San Francisco‚ Christian Harbinson gazed across the bay to the hills above Sausalito. “There’s nothing like a vigorous hike‚” he thought‚“to clear the mind before a crucial meeting.” It was a mild March evening‚ and the 35-year-old venture
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