Functional independence, clinical aspects, and sociodemographic factors in patients in the acute phase of stroke: an association analysis
Thaline Moura de Oliveira,
Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos,
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira
et al.
Abstract:Purpose To analyze the association of functional independence with clinical aspects of neurological impairment, the location and extent of neuronal damage and sociodemographic factors in patients in the acute phase of stroke. Methods Analytical cross-sectional study in 90 adult and older patients affected by ischemic stroke, admitted to the hospital within 24 hours of the vascular event. Sociodemographic factors and clinical aspects data were collected from electronic medical records and/or interviews in orde… Show more
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