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Fast and Slow Recovery Following Acute Ischemic Stroke
| dc.contributor.author | Minzer, Brandon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-16T23:17:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-16T23:17:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-04 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/315904 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the variability in early recovery after hemiparetic stroke. BACKGROUND: Prior work suggests that most hemiparetic patients recover approximately 70% of their initial impairment by 3-months, but the speed of the recovery is unknown. METHODS: We assessed 30 patients with first-ever hemiparetic stroke using the Fugl-Meyer upper extremity score (max score=66) at 24-72 hours (FMInit), 1-week (FM1wk), and 3-months (FM3mo). Patients who did not demonstrate proportional recovery (0.70 x initial impairment) were excluded from analysis. The distribution of recovery at 7-days among the proportional recoverers was characterized and contrasted with recovery at 90-days using the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality and Sarle’s binomial coefficient. Cluster analysis was then used to assess the distribution of recovery rates at 7-days. Tests of differences and association were performed to assess if the early recovery-rate groups differed significantly in clinical and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Twenty-six of the 30 initial patients were identified as proportional recovers, the other 4 were non-recoverers at 90-days. Among the proportional recoverers, there was a bimodal distribution of recovery at 7-days. Cluster analysis identified patients who achieved virtually all of their total recovery at 7-days (n=13, percent recovery=0.89±0.19; 95%CI:0.79-1.00) and patients who achieved virtually none their total recovery at 7-days (n=13, percent recovery=-0.23±0.77, 95%CI:-0.65-0.19), but went on to achieve the expected recovery at 90 days. Initial stroke severity was the only characteristic that showed a statistically significant correlation with early recovery group membership. SIGNIFICANCE: Patients who demonstrate proportional recovery over the first 3-months fall into 2 distinct early recovery groups, either achieving approximately 90% of their total recovery by 1-week or making little or no recovery early, and only later achieving their total expected recovery. Implications for treatment planning are profound. | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | The University of Arizona. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject.mesh | Ischemia | en |
| dc.subject.mesh | Stroke | en |
| dc.subject.mesh | Recovery of Function | en |
| dc.title | Fast and Slow Recovery Following Acute Ischemic Stroke | en_US |
| dc.type | text; Electronic Thesis | en |
| dc.contributor.department | The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix | en |
| dc.description.collectioninformation | This item is part of the College of Medicine - Phoenix Scholarly Projects 2014 collection. For more information, contact the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Library at pbc-library@email.arizona.edu. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.mentor | Marshall, Randolph | en |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-13T23:34:48Z | |
| html.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the variability in early recovery after hemiparetic stroke. BACKGROUND: Prior work suggests that most hemiparetic patients recover approximately 70% of their initial impairment by 3-months, but the speed of the recovery is unknown. METHODS: We assessed 30 patients with first-ever hemiparetic stroke using the Fugl-Meyer upper extremity score (max score=66) at 24-72 hours (FMInit), 1-week (FM1wk), and 3-months (FM3mo). Patients who did not demonstrate proportional recovery (0.70 x initial impairment) were excluded from analysis. The distribution of recovery at 7-days among the proportional recoverers was characterized and contrasted with recovery at 90-days using the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality and Sarle’s binomial coefficient. Cluster analysis was then used to assess the distribution of recovery rates at 7-days. Tests of differences and association were performed to assess if the early recovery-rate groups differed significantly in clinical and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: Twenty-six of the 30 initial patients were identified as proportional recovers, the other 4 were non-recoverers at 90-days. Among the proportional recoverers, there was a bimodal distribution of recovery at 7-days. Cluster analysis identified patients who achieved virtually all of their total recovery at 7-days (n=13, percent recovery=0.89±0.19; 95%CI:0.79-1.00) and patients who achieved virtually none their total recovery at 7-days (n=13, percent recovery=-0.23±0.77, 95%CI:-0.65-0.19), but went on to achieve the expected recovery at 90 days. Initial stroke severity was the only characteristic that showed a statistically significant correlation with early recovery group membership. SIGNIFICANCE: Patients who demonstrate proportional recovery over the first 3-months fall into 2 distinct early recovery groups, either achieving approximately 90% of their total recovery by 1-week or making little or no recovery early, and only later achieving their total expected recovery. Implications for treatment planning are profound. |
