Research Publications

Burke Medical Management Studies Following Stroke:

• Prevalence of the Shoulder-Hand Pain Syndrome in Inpatient Stroke Rehab Population
• Urinary Incontinence After Unilateral Hemispheric Stroke
• Relative Risk of DVT or PE Post-Stroke Based on Ambulatory Status
• Focused Stroke Rehabilitation Programs Improve Outcome
• Recognition and Management of Medical and Specific Association Neurological Complications in Stroke Rehab
• Medical and Neurological Complications During Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Stroke
• Dose-Dependent Response to Intramuscular Botulinum Toxin Type A for Upper-Limb Spasticity in Patients After a Stroke
• Risks of Diuretic Usage Following Stroke
• Use of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding Tubes and Functional Recovery in Stroke Rehabilitation
• Effects of Thiazolidinediones on Stroke Recovery
• Management of Medical Complications
• Neurorehabilitation in the Elderly
• Higher Blood Glucose Within the Normal Range is Associated with More Severe Strokes
• Dalfampridine in Chronic Sensorimotor Deficits After Ischemic Stroke

Burke Post Stroke Depression Studies:

• The Dexamethasone Suppression Test
• Antidepressant Therapy After Stroke
• Behavioral Problems in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients
• Neuropsychiatric Problem Interfering with Inpatient Stroke Rehab
• Effects of Antidepressants on Functional Recovery Following Stroke
• Post Stroke Depression- An Update
• Ecosystem Focused Therapy in Post Stroke Depression
• Effect of Dextroamphetamine on Post Stroke Motor Recovery

Burke Robotic Studies

• The Effect of Robot-Assisted Therapy and Rehabilitative Training on Motor Recovery Following Stroke
• Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation
• Quantization of Continuous Arm Movements in Humans with Brain Injury
• A Novel Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation Robot-Aided Sensorimotor Stimulation
• Robot-Aided Sensorimotor Arm Training Improves Outcome in Patients with Chronic Stroke
• Robotic Upper-Limb Neurorehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Patients
• A Pilot Study of Activity-Based Therapy in the Arm Motor Recovery Post Stroke

Burke Stroke Dysphagia Hydration and Nutrition Studies

• Validation of the 3-oz Water Swallow Test for Aspiration Following Stroke
• Aspiration and Relative Risk of Medical Complications Following Stroke
• Dysphagia Therapy Following Stroke
• The Burke Dysphagia Screening Test Validation of its Use in Patients with Stroke
• Videofluroscopic Evidence of Aspiration Predicts Pneumonia and Death but Not Dehydration Following Stroke
• Use of Oral Hydration Protocols for Dysphagic Patients Following Stroke

Burke Stroke Lateropulsion and Postural Control Studies

• Parietal-Insular Strokes are Associated with Impaired Standing Balance as Assessed by Computerized Dynamic Posturography
• Validation of a Lateropulsion Scale for Patients Recovering from Stroke
• Surface Electromyography of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles During Seated Passive Tilting of Patients with Lateropulsion
• Outcomes with Stroke and Lateropulsion
• Clinical Examination Tools for Lateropulsion or Pusher Syndrome Following Stroke
• Time to Recovery from Lateropulsion Dependent on Key Stroke Deficits
• Center of Pressure Speed Changes with tDCS versus GVS in Patients with Lateropulsion After Stroke
• Case Control Study of Impairments Associated with Recovery from Pusher Syndrome After Stroke

Burke Stroke Rehabilitation Outcome Studies

• Significance of Cortical Disinhibition Signs
• Rehabilitation Outcome Following Initial Unilateral Hemispheric Stroke
• A Model Stroke Classification Scheme and its Use in Outcome Research
• The Effects of Age on Maintenance of Functional Gains Following Stroke Rehab
• Clinical Exam is More Predictive of Ambulatory Recovery Than CT Lesion Location Following Subcortical Ischemic Stroke
• Stroke Rehabilitation Outcome Studies Selection for Meta-Analysis
• Functional Outcome for Hemiparesis Hemihyphesthesia and Hemianopsia, Does Lesion Location Matter
• Patients with Stroke Confined to Basal Ganglia Have Diminished Response to Rehabilitation Efforts
• Comparison of Partial Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Gait Training Versus Aggressive Bracing Assisted Walking
• Initial FIM Score and Interval Post Stroke Assess Outcome, Length of Hospitalization and Quality of Care
• Effect of Lesion Location on Upper Limb Motor Recovery After Stroke
• Motor Impairment as a Predictor of Functional Recovery and Guide to Rehabilitation Treatment After Stroke
• Assessing the Motor Status Score
• Key Neurological Impairments Influence Function-Related Group Outcomes After Stroke
• New Developments in Stroke Rehabilitation
• Timing Intensity Duration of Rehab for Hip Fracture and Stroke
• Comparison of the 2, 6, and 12 Minute Walk Tests in Patients with Stroke

Burke Visual Spatial Deficits and Stroke Rehab Outcome Studies

• Bed Orientation and Rehab Outcome for Stroke and Hemianopsia or Visual Neglect
• Fresnel Prisms Improve Visual Perception in Stroke Patients and Homonymous Hemianopsia or Unilateral Visual Neglect
• Polarity Dependent Misperception of Subjective Visual Vertical During and After Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation tDCS