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Amphetamine increases blood pressure and heart rate but has no effect on motor recovery or cerebral haemodynamics in ischaemic stroke: a randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN 36285333) (2007)
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Sprigg, N., Willmot, M., Gray, L. J., Sunderland, A., Pomeroy, V., Walker, M., & Bath, P. M. (2007). Amphetamine increases blood pressure and heart rate but has no effect on motor recovery or cerebral haemodynamics in ischaemic stroke: a randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN 36285333). Journal of Human Hypertension, 21(8),

Amphetamine enhances recovery after experimental ischaemia and has shown promise in small clinical trials when combined with motor or sensory stimulation. Amphetamine, a sympathomimetic, might have haemodynamic effects in stroke patients, although li... Read More about Amphetamine increases blood pressure and heart rate but has no effect on motor recovery or cerebral haemodynamics in ischaemic stroke: a randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN 36285333).

Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092) (2006)
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Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., Zhao, L., Willmot, M., Gray, L. J., Walker, M. F., …Russell, N. (2006). Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092). Stroke, 37(12), 2979-2983. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000248763.49831.c3

Background and Purpose - Loss of motor function is common after stroke and leads to significant chronic disability. Stem cells are capable of self-renewal and of differentiating into multiple cell types, including neurones, glia, and vascular cells.... Read More about Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092).

Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke (2006)
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Gray, L. J., Sprigg, N., Rashid, P., Willmot, M., & Bath, P. M. (2006). Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 15(6),

High blood pressure (BP), pulse pressure (PP), and rate pressure product (RPP) areeach associated independently with a poor outcome in acute ischemic stroke. Whereas nitric oxide (NO) donors, such as glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), lower blood pressure i... Read More about Effect of nitric oxide donors on blood pressure and pulse pressure in acute and subacute stroke.

Clinical outcome after first and recurrent hemorrhage in patients with untreated brain arteriovenous malformation (2006)
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Choi, J. H., Mast, H., Sciacca, R. R., Hartmann, A., Khaw, A. V., Mohr, J. P., …Stapf, C. (2006). Clinical outcome after first and recurrent hemorrhage in patients with untreated brain arteriovenous malformation. Stroke, 37(5), 1243-1247

Background and Purpose: The morbidity from spontaneous hemorrhage of untreated brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) is not well described. Methods: The 241 consecutive AVM patients (mean age 3716 years, 52% women) from the prospective Columbia... Read More about Clinical outcome after first and recurrent hemorrhage in patients with untreated brain arteriovenous malformation.

Significant variation in mortality and functional outcome after acute ischaemic stroke between western countries: data from the 'Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial' (TAIST) (2006)
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Gray, L. J., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., Sorensen, P., Lindenstrom, E., Boysen, G., …Turpie, A. (2006). Significant variation in mortality and functional outcome after acute ischaemic stroke between western countries: data from the 'Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial' (TAIST). Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 77,

Compression stockings and the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism: data from the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial (2005)
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Sprigg, N., Gray, L. J., Bath, P. M., Boysen, G., de Deyn, P. P., Leys, D., …van der Sande, J. J. (2005). Compression stockings and the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism: data from the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 14(5),

Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a well recognised and preventable complication of acute stroke. While graduated compression stockings reduce the risk of VTE in surgical patients their benefit in acute stroke remains uncertain. Methods: T... Read More about Compression stockings and the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism: data from the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial.

A systematic review of nitric oxide donors and L-arginine in experimental stroke: effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow (2005)
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Willmot, M., Gray, L. J., Gibson, C. L., Murphy, S., & Bath, P. M. (2005). A systematic review of nitric oxide donors and L-arginine in experimental stroke: effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 12(3),

Background: Nitric oxide (NO) is a candidate treatment for acute ischaemic stroke, however published studies in experimental stroke have given conflicting results. Methods: We performed a systematic review of published controlled studies of L-arginin... Read More about A systematic review of nitric oxide donors and L-arginine in experimental stroke: effects on infarct size and cerebral blood flow.

Vitamins Reverse Endothelial Dysfunction Through Regulation of eNOS and NAD(P)H Oxidase Activities (2003)
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Ulker, S., McKeown, P., & Bayraktutan, U. (2003). Vitamins Reverse Endothelial Dysfunction Through Regulation of eNOS and NAD(P)H Oxidase Activities. Hypertension, 41,

Antioxidant vitamins C and E have protective properties in genetic hypertension associated with enhanced oxidative stress. This study investigated whether vitamins C and/or E modulate vascular function by regulating enzymatic activities of endothel... Read More about Vitamins Reverse Endothelial Dysfunction Through Regulation of eNOS and NAD(P)H Oxidase Activities.

Two-dimensional NMR of velocity exchange: VEXSY and SERPENT (2001)
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Blümich, B., Callaghan, P. T., Damion, R. A., Han, S., Khrapitchev, A. A., Packer, K. J., & Stapf, S. (2001). Two-dimensional NMR of velocity exchange: VEXSY and SERPENT. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 152(1), 162-167. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmre.2001.2395

Two different multidimensional pulsed field gradient sequences are compared which have the purpose of correlating spin displacements in different time intervals with each other. The simplest possible sequence, three-pulse SERPENT, measures displaceme... Read More about Two-dimensional NMR of velocity exchange: VEXSY and SERPENT.

Pore-scale network modelling of flow propagators derived from pulsed magnetic field gradient spin echo NMR measurements in porous media (2000)
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Damion, R. A., Packer, K. J., Sorbie, K. S., & McDougall, S. R. (2000). Pore-scale network modelling of flow propagators derived from pulsed magnetic field gradient spin echo NMR measurements in porous media. Chemical Engineering Science, 55(24), 5981-5998. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2509%2800%2900203-7

Pulsed magnetic field gradient spin echo (PGSE) NMR experiments carried out on porous media where fluid flow is occurring, may be analyzed to give the propagator, P(ξ,t), This quantity is the ensemble density distribution of particle (nuclei) displac... Read More about Pore-scale network modelling of flow propagators derived from pulsed magnetic field gradient spin echo NMR measurements in porous media.

Time Correlations in Fluid Transport Obtained by Sequential Rephasing Gradient Pulses (1999)
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Stapf, S., Damion, R. A., & Packer, K. J. (1999). Time Correlations in Fluid Transport Obtained by Sequential Rephasing Gradient Pulses. Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 137(2), 316-323. https://doi.org/10.1006/jmre.1998.1685

We present a basic experiment by which the evolution of the displacement probability density (propagator) of static or flowing fluid in N successive time intervals is obtained by single labeling, coupled with multiple rephasing events during the cour... Read More about Time Correlations in Fluid Transport Obtained by Sequential Rephasing Gradient Pulses.

The characterisation of fluid transport in porous solids by means of pulsed magnetic field gradient NMR (1998)
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Packer, K. J., Stapf, S., Tessier, J. J., & Damion, R. A. (1998). The characterisation of fluid transport in porous solids by means of pulsed magnetic field gradient NMR. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 16(5-6), 463-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0730-725X%2898%2900071-X

The determination, by pulsed field gradient (PFG) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), of the probability distributions (propagators) of displacements for fluids undergoing transport by both flow and self- diffusion within porous solids is outlined. The... Read More about The characterisation of fluid transport in porous solids by means of pulsed magnetic field gradient NMR.

Predictions for pulsed-field-gradient NMR experiments of diffusion in fractal spaces (1997)
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Damion, R., & Packer, K. (1997). Predictions for pulsed-field-gradient NMR experiments of diffusion in fractal spaces. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 453(1956), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1997.0012

In this paper, theoretical predictions are made for pulsed-field-gradient NMR experiments of diffusion in fractal spaces. We obtain the general q-space behaviour of the NMR signal, which upon Fourier transformation, delivers the probability density f... Read More about Predictions for pulsed-field-gradient NMR experiments of diffusion in fractal spaces.

Magnetic resonance imaging of peripheral vascular disease and muscle atrophy in diabetes (1994)
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Foster, J. E., Damion, R. A., Vennart, W., Summers, I. R., Ellis, R. E., Brash, P., & Tooke, J. (1994). Magnetic resonance imaging of peripheral vascular disease and muscle atrophy in diabetes. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine, 2(3), 401-403. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01705283

Knowledge of the state of tissue hydration in patients suffering from peripheral vascular disease and neuropathy as a result of diabetes is important in their treatment. Further, because magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is uniquely able to generate i... Read More about Magnetic resonance imaging of peripheral vascular disease and muscle atrophy in diabetes.

Water diffusion coefficient measurements in the finger by magnetic resonance imaging (1994)
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Damion, R. A., Vennart, W., Summers, I. R., & Ellis, R. E. (1994). Water diffusion coefficient measurements in the finger by magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 12(6), 873-879. https://doi.org/10.1016/0730-725X%2894%2992028-1

Diffusion coefficients of water have been measured in the fingers of humans by magnetic resonance imaging. It was found that the measured diffusion coefficients increased with subject age in certain regions of the finger but that these regions differ... Read More about Water diffusion coefficient measurements in the finger by magnetic resonance imaging.

Feasibility and effectiveness of Ida Telecare tools for audiology patients
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Henshaw, H. Feasibility and effectiveness of Ida Telecare tools for audiology patients. [Dataset]

Plain English summary as of 24/09/2018: Background and study aims The Ida Institute has developed a range of easy-to-use online tools designed to help people with hearing loss prepare for audiology appointments, make important decisions related to... Read More about Feasibility and effectiveness of Ida Telecare tools for audiology patients.