Pinar Gelener

By Pinar Gelener, Gözde İyigün and Ramadan Özmanevra

Proprioception is the sense of position or the motion of the limbs and body in the absence of vision. It is a complex system having both conscious and unconscious components involving peripheral and central pathways. The complexity of sensorimotor systems requires deep knowledge of anatomy and physiology to analyze and localize the symptoms and the signs of the patients. Joint sense and vibration sense examination is an important component of physical examination. This chapter consists anatomy, motor control, postural control related to proprioception with neurologic clinical correlation and also the information about the changes of proprioception after orthopedic surgeries and discuss with the available literature.

Part of the book: Proprioception

By Pinar Gelener and Süha Halil Akpinar

As stroke is still the leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide, it is promising that there has been a significant change in the acute treatment options for the patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke over the last 23 years after the approval of alteplase. Vascular recanalization of the occluded artery by endovascular methods with or without thrombolysis has shown improved clinical outcomes, particularly after randomized control trials (RCTs), which were conducted between December 2010, and December 2014. These trials will be discussed in more detail the below following sections of this chapter. Successful emergency reperfusion conducted on time still remains the most important determinant of good clinical outcome.

Part of the book: Art and Challenges Involved in the Treatment of Ischaemic Damage