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Pamela W. Duncan is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Rehabilitation, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and General Health Professions.

The main topics covered in their work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Healthcare Systems and Practices, and Epilepsy research and treatment.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Neuroinflammation after Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Potential Therapeutic Targets, 2020, Journal of Stroke
  • A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Comprehensive Stroke Care and Outcomes, 2020, Stroke
  • Interventions Targeting Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Prevention and Treatment, 2020, Stroke

Frequent co-authors in Pamela W. Duncan's research collaborations include Cheryl Bushnell, Amy M. Pastva, Anna Johnson, Sylvia W. Coleman, and Janet K. Freburger.

Publication venues where this scientist has published multiple works include UNC Libraries, Stroke, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Epilepsy & Behavior, and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Best Publications

  • Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults Recommendation From the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association

    Miriam E. Nelson;W. Jack Rejeski;Steven N. Blair;Pamela W. Duncan

  • Functional reach a new clinical measure of balance

    Pamela W. Duncan;Debra K. Weiner;Julie Chandler;Stephanie Studenski;Stephanie Studenski

  • Robot-Assisted Therapy for Long-Term Upper-Limb Impairment after Stroke

    Albert C. Lo;Peter D. Guarino;Lorie G. Richards;Jodie K. Haselkorn

  • Physical Performance Measures in the Clinical Setting

    Stephanie Studenski;Subashan Perera;Dennis Wallace;Julie M. Chandler

  • The Stroke Impact Scale Version 2.0 Evaluation of Reliability, Validity, and Sensitivity to Change

    Pamela W. Duncan;Dennis Wallace;Sue Min Lai;Dallas Johnson

  • Sex differences in stroke: epidemiology, clinical presentation, medical care, and outcomes

    Mathew J Reeves;Cheryl D Bushnell;George Howard;Julia Warner Gargano

  • Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: a clinical practice guideline.

    Pamela W. Duncan;Richard Zorowitz;Barbara Bates;John Y. Choi

  • Reliability of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Sensorimotor Recovery Following Cerebrovascular Accident

    Pamela W. Duncan;Martha Propst;Steven G. Nelson

  • Recommendations for the establishment of stroke systems of care: recommendations from the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems.

    Lee H. Schwamm;Arthur Pancioli;Joe E. Acker;Larry B. Goldstein

  • Rasch analysis of a new stroke-specific outcome scale: the Stroke Impact Scale.

    Pamela W Duncan;Rita K Bode;Rita K Bode;Sue Min Lai;Subashan Perera

  • Measurement of motor recovery after stroke. Outcome assessment and sample size requirements.

    Pamela W. Duncan;Larry B. Goldstein;David Matchar;George W. Divine

  • Functional reach : Predictive validity in a sample of elderly male veterans

    Pamela W. Duncan;Stephanie Studenski;Stephanie Studenski;Julie Chandler;Barbara Prescott;Barbara Prescott

  • Persisting consequences of stroke measured by the stroke impact scale

    Sue Min Lai;Stephanie Studenski;Pamela W. Duncan;Subashan Perera

  • Randomized Clinical Trial of Therapeutic Exercise in Subacute Stroke

    Pamela W. Duncan;Stephanie Studenski;Lorie Richards;Steven Gollub

  • Improvements in Speed-Based Gait Classifications Are Meaningful

    Arlene Schmid;Pamela W. Duncan;Stephanie Studenski;Stephanie Studenski;Sue Min Lai

  • Body-Weight–Supported Treadmill Rehabilitation after Stroke

    Pamela W. Duncan;Katherine J. Sullivan;Andrea L. Behrman;Stanley P. Azen

  • Outcome Measures in Acute Stroke Trials A Systematic Review and Some Recommendations to Improve Practice

    Pamela W. Duncan;Henrik Stig Jorgensen;Derick T. Wade

  • Total Hip Replacement

    David G. Murray;Renée S. Crown;Kay Dickersin;Pamela Woods Duncan

  • Is lower extremity strength gain associated with improvement in physical performance and disability in frail, community-dwelling elders?

    Julie M. Chandler;Pamela W. Duncan;Gary Kochersberger;Gary Kochersberger;Stephanie Studenski

  • Sex differences in stroke recovery.

    Sue Min Lai;Pamela W. Duncan;Paul Dew;John Keighley

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry B. Goldstein
Larry B. Goldstein University of Kentucky
David B. Matchar
David B. Matchar Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Stephanie A. Studenski
Stephanie A. Studenski University of Pittsburgh
Gregory P. Samsa
Gregory P. Samsa Duke University
Stephen E. Nadeau
Stephen E. Nadeau University of Florida
Lee H. Schwamm
Lee H. Schwamm Harvard University
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Walter R. Frontera
Walter R. Frontera University of Puerto Rico
Dalane W. Kitzman
Dalane W. Kitzman Wake Forest University
Alan M. Jette
Alan M. Jette MGH Institute of Health Professions

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