Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography can predict inpatient rehabilitation functional outcome in patients with stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advances in imaging techniques and treatment modalities, tools to predict recovery after stroke remain limited.

Objective

To determine if transcranial Doppler (TCD) mean flow velocities were predictive of functional recovery following ischemic stroke.

Methods

Data were collected from patients with stroke admitted to an academic tertiary care facility in the southeastern region of the United States between 2012 and 2019 who had a middle cerebral artery distribution ischemic stroke, TCD, and were discharged to our inpatient rehabilitation facility. Mean flow velocities were categorized as low (<40 cm/s), normal (40-80 cm/s), or high (>80 cm/s). Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores were collected on admission to and discharge from inpatient reh

SUBMITTER: Navalkar N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11436487 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature