摘要：Methods Neonatal Hypoxia/Ischemia Rat Model The Animal and Ethics Review Committee at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport evaluated and approved the protocol used in...

摘要：Conclusion— Acute treatment with pravastatin after aSAH is safe and ameliorates cerebral vasospasm, improves cerebral autoregulation, and reduces vasospasm-related DID。 Pravastatin improves cereb...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been shown to protect the brain parenchyma against transient focal cerebral ischemia, but its effects on the ischemic microcirculation ...

摘要：Conclusions— Dynamic cerebral autoregulation assessed from spontaneous blood pressure fluctuations does not seem to be relevantly disturbed in early minor MCA stroke。1 Cerebral autoregulation als...

摘要：), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany the Smell Taste Clinic (T。 Conclusion— Taste disorders after stroke are frequent。 Taste qualities were applied in a randomized fashion at each of th...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Mismatch between clinical deficits and imaging lesions in acute stroke has been proposed as a method of identifying patients who have hypoperfused but still have v...

摘要：Mismatch between stroke severity, assessed with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and the volume of the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion (clinical-diffusion mismatch。4...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Hyperglycemia (HG) has a deleterious effect in stroke patients by accelerating ischemic brain damage。 Hyperglycemia in acute stroke patients is common: between 30...

摘要：Insular lesions, ECG abnormalities, and outcome in acute stroke。 Prognostic relevance of pathological sympathetic activation after acute thromboembolic stroke。

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— The causes of death of patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) have not been systematically addressed in previous studies。 We aimed to analyze the causes a...

摘要：Conclusion— A negative D-Dimer assay does not confidently rule out CVT, particularly in the setting of recent isolated headache。 D-Dimer levels were measured at entry using Liatest (Diagnostica S...

摘要：the Departments of Gerontology and Geriatrics (V。), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics (H。 Abstract Background and Purpose— Ageing i...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound can detect asymptomatic emboli in carotid stenosis。 Methods— Ambulatory TCD recordings were performed in 12 symptomatic and...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Transcranial Doppler ultrasound can reliably detect both gaseous and solid cerebral emboli。 Methods— Gaseous embolic signals were obtained in 7 patients with kno...

摘要：Plaques were categorized into 3 groups based on overall appearance (fibrous, fibroatheromatous, or atheromatous)。 Key Words: carotid artery plaque carotid endarterectomy embolism microcirculation ...

摘要：Alcohol consumption was assessed with a computer-assisted face-to-face interview。 Conclusions— Alcohol consumption is inversely correlated with carotid IMT in men but not in women。18,19 Alcohol ...

摘要：Methods— Aneurysms were categorized into de novo aneurysms and aneurysms visible in retrospect (already present) with increased or stable size。 Aneurysms visible in retrospect were mostly located...

摘要：the Department of Neurology and Stroke Center (P。 Abstract Background and Purpose— The Framingham stroke risk score (FSRS) and Framingham cardiovascular risk score (FCRS) estimate the individual ...

摘要：Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation The stimulation sites were determined by surface 3D magnetic resonance images of the skull and the brain。 Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ...

摘要：the Division of Geriatric Medicine (S。S。, S。P。), University of Pittsburgh, Pa GRECC (S。S。), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pa Department of Health Services Research (P。W。D。), Management ...

摘要：Sex inequalities in ischaemic heart disease in general practice: cross sectional survey。 Evidence for inequalities in the management of coronary heart disease in Scotland。 Sex differences and sim...

摘要：the Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (M。 The International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) coding system has potential improvements over ICD-9 for s...

摘要：Interaction with lipids may initiate the formation of oxidized LDL that ultimately leads to the development of foam cells and progression of atherosclerosis。

摘要：) and the Laboratory of Neurogenesis and Cell Therapy (U。 Neurogenesis in the dentate subgranular zone (SGZ) gives rise to neurons in the granule cell layer (GCL)。 Neurogenesis and aging: FGF-2 a...

摘要：Results— Atorvastatin significantly decreased total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and prostaglandin E2 plasma levels。 Conclusions— Intensive treatment with atorvastatin decreases infla...

摘要：the Department of Neurosurgery (C。H。R。), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colo the Division of Vascular Surgery (G。L。M。), Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Ore。 ...

摘要：Abstract Background— Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder with increased frequency of thrombotic events, including transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and stroke。...

摘要：Pharmacological Basis for Aspirin Bleeding Risk The antithrombotic effectiveness of aspirin is related to its inhibition of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme that metabolizes arachidonic acid to a va...

摘要：4,5 This approach was successfully used in the Acute Stroke Therapy by Inhibition of Neutrophils (ASTIN) trial and led to early termination of the study because of futility。28 Enhancing Government...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Serum aminotransferase levels are known to be associated with cardiovascular risk factors, but the relation with stroke incidence is not well known。 Serum aminotr...

摘要：Key Words: epidemiology cigarette smoking hypertension scenario analyses stroke Introduction Stroke is a major disease in aging population subgroups。1–3 Stroke mortality is the third largest caus...

摘要：Endothelin (ET), released by the endothelium, plays a crucial role in vasoconstriction in the cerebral circulation and could contribute to the pathogenesis of cerebral SVD。 Polymorphisms in the ET...

摘要：Two controls for each case were selected among participants in the same health surveys and matched for sex, age (±2 years), and domicile。

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Recent Icelandic studies have demonstrated linkage for common forms of stroke to chromosome 5q12 and association between phosphodiesterase4D (PDE4D) and ischemic s...