Prediction of quality of life after stroke rehabilitation

Abstract

High-intensity focused ultrasound of uterine fibroids and adenomyosis: maneuver technique for bowel loops located inside the treatment window IntroductionUterine fibroids and adenomyosis are two commonly gynecological benign tumors negatively affected women's health [1,2]. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a promisingly alternative treatment to conventional surgery and is increasingly worldwide used because of its completely non-invasive method [3][4][5][6]. During the ablation procedure, appearance of bowel loops inside the treatment window was generally problematic because hard elements and air bubbles inside bowel loops absorb and reflect ultrasound energy caused unpredictable thermal injury even bowel perforation [7,8]. Thus, in this concise communication, we aimed to introduce the filling bladder, filling rectum, and emptying bladder (BRB) technique for manipulating bowel loops out of the treatment Appearance of bowel loops in the sonication beam path during high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation therapy is a problematic condition. Filling bladder, filling rectum and, emptying bladder (BRB) maneuver technique might be helpful in producing a non-bowel treatment window for HIFU ablation of uterine fibroids and adenomyosis and ensuring the safety profile for patients.

Does upper limb strength play a prominent role in health-related quality of life in stroke patients discharged from inpatient rehabilitation?

“…Our finding that upper limb strength is independently related to HRQoL is in line with findings from other studies. 1,4,13,14,22,23 In contrast to earlier studies, however, our study is able to demonstrate the relation between upper limb strength and HRQoL in the sub-acute outpatient rehabilitation phase. In addition, patients were enrolled at a specific moment during stroke rehabilitation, namely upon discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.…”

“…2-68 months after stroke onset), and took place in the chronic phase. 4,13,14,22,23 Our study highlights the unique contribution of upper limb strength to HRQoL and its importance compared to other predictors. In previous studies arm function was included as one of the many potential predictors of HRQoL and can, therefore, have been easily overlooked, as these studies did not focus solely on arm function.…”

“…In previous studies arm function was included as one of the many potential predictors of HRQoL and can, therefore, have been easily overlooked, as these studies did not focus solely on arm function. 1,4,13,14,22 Some previous studies did show that specific domains of HRQoL, i.e. ADL and participation were related to arm function 13,14 , and that autonomy in daily life activities was strictly related to recovery of the affected arm.…”

Predicting Functional Recovery of Stroke Rehabilitation Using a Deep Learning Technique

“…Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) risk increases globally, presenting severe concerns for healthcare systems (Sale et al, 2018). In recent years, the healthcare industry has made significant progress toward a data-driven approach to advance precision medicine to a greater level (Shah et al, 1989;Lee et al, 2016;Iwamoto et al, 2022). The systematic development and utilization of risk prediction tools may enhance the implementation of preventative measures.…”

“…DL techniques can handle newly acquired information in computer vision, speech recognition, natural language processing, and voice/signal processing. DL-based models can uncover variables' relationships and locate meaningful information in time series, clinical, and imaging data (Lee et al, 2016;Lin et al, 2018Lin et al, , 2021. These models are beneficial for analyzing massive data and discovering meaningful information in image data, while traditional ML may be more suited for smaller datasets.…”