Educational levels and the functional dependence of ischemic stroke survivors Nível de escolaridade e dependência funcional em sobreviventes de acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico

• Main Authors: Tiótrefis G. Fernandes (Author), Alessandra C. Goulart (Author), Waldyr R. Santos-Junior (Author), Airlane P. Alencar (Author), Isabela M. Benseñor (Author), Paulo A. Lotufo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We evaluated the functional dependence of stroke survivors from the Study of Stroke Mortality and Morbidity, using the Rankin Scale. Out of 355 ischemic stroke survivors (with a mean age of 67.9 years), 40% had some functional dependence at 28 days and 34.4% had some functional dependence at 6 month...