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Optimization Of Baseline Values For The Bionik Inmotion Arm/Hand Rehabilitation Robot, Marysol Cabello, Diego Rojano, Daniel Salinas, Ramiro Oquita, Victoria Cuello, Kelsey Potter-Baker

Research Symposium

Background: Clinical studies utilizing the Bionik InMotion Arm/Hand robot are increasing in recent years. However, there is a lack of standardized values from healthy participants that can be used to compare to patients with stroke or other neurodegenerative disorders. We aim to create this standardized set of values by employing the new Bionik InMotion Arm/Hand robot on healthy participants. Establishing normative values will allow our lab, and other laboratories, to have a baseline that can be used to track rehabilitation progress in patients with neurological disorders, such as stroke. Creating this standardization may also allow for more tailored rehabilitative approaches …

Neurodegeneration Difference Between The Non-Lesioned And Lesioned Hemisphere In Stroke Patients, Nuvia Cortez, Elle Wynn, Kelsey Baker

Research Symposium

Background: Stroke is the 4th leading cause of death in Hispanics. It has generally been suggested that neurodegeneration is isolated to the lesioned hemisphere . However, recent evidence has suggested that the non-lesioned side of the brain may also undergo neurodegeneration. Here, we sought to evaluate the amount of neurodegeneration in the lesioned and non-lesioned hemisphere in chronic stroke patients and identify the impact of stroke size and location.

Methods:T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain was collected in 23 patients with chronic stroke and 14 healthy controls. We quantified the amount of neurodegeneration …

Stroke Mimics: A Challenge For The Clinician, Khairiya Haj-Yahya, Rodolfo Singleterry, Dayan Ojeda Damas, Carlos Ramos, Laura Garcia, Meghan Danielle Cantu

Research Symposium

Background: Stroke is defined as an acute neurologic injury that is the result of a disruption in cerebral perfusion due to the blockage or rupture of an artery. Ischemic infarcts represent up to 87% of all strokes, and most commonly present with sudden onset, focal neurologic deficits that are consistent with a vascular etiology. Approximately 30% of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with stroke-like symptoms are unfortunately stroke mimics.

Stroke mimics such as syncope, sepsis, seizure, and migraines can present with stroke-like symptoms and are often indistinguishable from true strokes. The study conducted will serve to provide medical residents …

Comparing Stroke Symptom Recognition And Intervention Times In The Rio Grande Valley, Joshua M. Ninan, Kelsey Baker

Research Symposium

This is a retrospective study that aims to evaluate the duration from onset of stroke-like symptoms to presentation to medical facilities for aid in the Rio Grande Valley. The main goal of the study is to understand the extent of pre-hospital delays with regards to the treatment of stroke in the RGV.

Influence Of Age, Race, And Ethnicity On Pre-Hospital Stroke Time Intervals In The Rio Grande Valley., Elio E. Garcia Sosa

Research Symposium

Currently, stroke represents one of the leading causes of death in the USA. Despite recent advances in acute stroke management such as thrombolytic administration and/or endovascular intervention, many patients remain ineligible for these treatments due to delay in treatment. There has been a great emphasis by healthcare professionals on improving “door to needle” time with very encouraging results. Unfortunately, there still exists a gap in these delays, and that is the onset to hospital presentation interval. This study aims at evaluating the time interval from the onset of the symptoms to when the patient presents to the healthcare facility. The …