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Blood markers in remote ischaemic conditioning for acute ischaemic stroke: data from the REmote ischaemic Conditioning After Stroke Trial (2020)
Journal Article
Appleton, J. P., O'Sullivan, S. E., Hedstrom, A., May, J. A., Donnelly, R., Sprigg, N., …England, T. J. (2021). Blood markers in remote ischaemic conditioning for acute ischaemic stroke: data from the REmote ischaemic Conditioning After Stroke Trial. European Journal of Neurology, 28(4), 1225-1233. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.14650

Background and purpose: Remote ischaemic per-conditioning (RIC) is neuroprotective in experimental ischaemic stroke. Several neurohumoral, vascular and inflammatory mediators are implicated. The effect of RIC on plasma biomarkers was assessed using c... Read More about Blood markers in remote ischaemic conditioning for acute ischaemic stroke: data from the REmote ischaemic Conditioning After Stroke Trial.

The Landscape of Videofluoroscopy in the UK: A Web-Based Survey (2020)
Journal Article
Benfield, J. K., Michou, E., Everton, L. F., Mills, C., Hamdy, S., Bath, P. M., & England, T. J. (2020). The Landscape of Videofluoroscopy in the UK: A Web-Based Survey. Dysphagia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10130-1

Videofluoroscopy (VFS) is considered one of the gold-standard assessments of swallowing. Whilst guidelines for the application and conduct of VFS exist, their translation into clinical practice remain challenging. To build a greater understanding on... Read More about The Landscape of Videofluoroscopy in the UK: A Web-Based Survey.

Psychometric assessment and validation of the dysphagia severity rating scale in stroke patients (2020)
Journal Article
Everton, L. F., Benfield, J. K., Hedstrom, A., Wilkinson, G., Michou, E., England, T. J., …Hamdy, S. (2020). Psychometric assessment and validation of the dysphagia severity rating scale in stroke patients. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 7268. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-64208-9

Post stroke dysphagia (PSD) is common and associated with poor outcome. The Dysphagia Severity Rating Scale (DSRS), which grades how severe dysphagia is based on fluid and diet modification and supervision requirements for feeding, is used for clinic... Read More about Psychometric assessment and validation of the dysphagia severity rating scale in stroke patients.

Protocol: The Lacunar Intervention Trial 2 (LACI-2). A trial of two repurposed licenced drugs to prevent progression of cerebral small vessel disease (2020)
Journal Article
Wardlaw, J., Bath, P. M., Doubal, F., Heye, A., Sprigg, N., Woodhouse, L. J., …The LACI-2 Trial Investigators. (2020). Protocol: The Lacunar Intervention Trial 2 (LACI-2). A trial of two repurposed licenced drugs to prevent progression of cerebral small vessel disease. European Stroke Journal, 5(3), 297-308. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396987320920110

Background Small vessel disease causes a quarter of ischaemic strokes (lacunar subtype), up to 45% of dementia either as vascular or mixed types, cognitive impairment and physical frailty. However, there is no specific treatment to prevent progressi... Read More about Protocol: The Lacunar Intervention Trial 2 (LACI-2). A trial of two repurposed licenced drugs to prevent progression of cerebral small vessel disease.

Accuracy and clinical utility of comprehensive dysphagia screening assessments in acute stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Benfield, J. K., Everton, L. F., Bath, P. M., & England, T. J. (2020). Accuracy and clinical utility of comprehensive dysphagia screening assessments in acute stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(9-10), 1527-1538. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15192

Introduction Nurses and other nonspecialists in dysphagia are often trained to screen swallowing poststroke. There are many basic tools that test water only, they are usually conservative, and patients that fail the test remain nil by mouth until... Read More about Accuracy and clinical utility of comprehensive dysphagia screening assessments in acute stroke: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.