2005
Decline in Physical Performance Among Women With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke
Kernan WN, Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Gill TM, Sarrel PM, Horwitz RI. Decline in Physical Performance Among Women With a Recent Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2005, 36: 630-634. PMID: 15677573, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000155728.42847.de.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackIschemic strokePhysical performance testsPhysical performanceIschemic attackRecent transient ischemic attackRecent ischemic strokeRecurrent neurological eventsAbsence of recurrenceLong-term disabilityEstrogen therapyRecurrent strokePostmenopausal womenNeurological eventsClinical trialsPPT scoresBaseline scoresFunctional independenceStrokeSpecific interventionsSubsequent strokeWomenSustained declineScoresBaseline
2002
Clinical assessment of function among women with a recent cerebrovascular event: a self-reported versus performance-based measure.
Owens PL, Bradley EH, Horwitz SM, Viscoli CM, Kernan WN, Brass LM, Sarrel PM, Horwitz RI. Clinical assessment of function among women with a recent cerebrovascular event: a self-reported versus performance-based measure. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2002, 136: 802-11. PMID: 12044128, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-136-11-200206040-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term health outcomesRecent cerebrovascular eventsLevel of functionCerebrovascular eventsPerformance-based measuresHealth outcomesSelf-reported functional statusTransient ischemic attackProspective cohort studyPhysical performance testsSelf-report measuresIschemic attackPostmenopausal womenBarthel IndexCohort studyNonwhite ethnicityFunctional statusClinical assessmentMost womenHealth measuresClinical settingSubsequent strokeWomenOutcomesStroke