摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Moderate alcohol consumption is protective against coronary disease, but its relationship to ischemic stroke (IS) is controversial。 Alcohol consumption was assess...

摘要：Methods— Stroke cases registered between 1991 to 2000 were initially identified through the stroke surveillance networks established in Beijing, Shanghai, and Changsha, and then confirmed by neuro...

摘要：Haplotypes were constructed and their frequencies compared between the cerebral infarction patients and the controls。 Marker allele calling was performed using Genotyper software version 2 (Applie...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Retinal microvascular abnormalities reflect cumulative small vessel damage from elevated blood pressure and may reflect subclinical cerebral microvascular changes。...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is an independent predictor of vascular events in age groups 45 years。 Methods— In the Carotid Atherosclerosis Progression S...

摘要：Validation of Classified MR Images by Comparison With Histopathology The accuracy of the classifier was determined by comparing the classified image on a pixel-by-pixel basis with μCT and histolog...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— An acute mismatch on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) and perfusion-weighted MRI (PWI) may represent the “tissue-at-risk。 Methods— Acute stroke patients underwent D...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Infratentorial abnormalities may cause cognitive deficits, but current research criteria for vascular dementia (VaD) do not consider them。 Infratentorial vascular...

摘要：the Department of Neurology (S。C。C。, K。R。C。), University of Washington, Seattle Departments of Neurology, and Anatomy and Neurobiology, and the General Clinical Research Center (S。C。C。, R。...

摘要：), Thrombosis Program, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Department of Pediatrics (M。 Andrew, deceased), Division of Hematology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Ontario,...

摘要：We also searched bibliographies of included studies, relevant review articles, and the Stroke Trials Directory。 We also used the California Acute Stroke Pilot Registry (CASPR), a large cohort stud...

摘要：the Department of Public Health Medicine (M。), Doctoral Program in Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan Department of So...

摘要：Regular aspirin-use preceding the onset of ICH associated significantly with hematoma enlargement during the first week after ICH (P=0。1–6 Preceding medication and hematologic abnormalities may a...

摘要：the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (M。J。A。, A。A。), University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands the Department of Neurology (A。A。, L。J。K。), Rudolf Magnus Instit...

摘要：Prophylaxis of thrombosis is performed with either unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)。 The primary objective of the PROphylaxis of Thromboembolic Events by Certopa...

摘要：Main inclusion criteria were: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score 8 or Glasgow Coma Scale score 12。 Results— Mechanical recanalization was successful in 6 patients。 Conclusion— Mec...

摘要：the Department of Emergency Medicine (J。N。G。, V。F。, A。J。), Brigham Women’s Hospital the Department of Emergency Medicine (S。H。T。), Vascular and Critical Care Neurology (J。N。G。, C。E。...

摘要：PSD was evaluated by Beck Depression Inventory and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, PSEI by Kim’s criteria, and PSAP was assessed by Spielberger Trait Anger S...

摘要：Clinical Interpretation of the Revised Weighted Barthel Score Table 2 displays for the 3 therapy arms of the “intensity of leg and arm training trial“8 the median sum scores at week 20 after stro...

摘要：Mobility status was determined by the Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI), and decline was defined as a deterioration of 2 points on the RMI。 Conclusions— Mobility decline is an essential concern in c...

摘要：Functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) is a promising treatment that can provide critical practice of close-to-normal movements by electrically inducing muscle contractions and coordinated move...

摘要：), Canada Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (C。 Key Words: amphetamines physiotherapy randomized controlled trials rehabilitation Introduction “Rehabilitation pharmacology“ experime...

摘要：Risk Factors Plasma glucose levels were determined by the glucose-oxidase method, and diabetes mellitus was defined by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test and by fasting (7。 Risk factors for subara...

摘要：Trunk anterior displacement is a common motor compensation used by patients with hemiparesis for arm transport during bilateral swinging,8 reaching,9 and for hand orientation during grasping。 Trun...

摘要：Quality of life after stroke: the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)。 Quality of life after stroke。 Quality of life 4 years after stroke。 Health Qual Life Outcomes。

摘要：Predictors of high-GB included age 54 years, Hunt and Hess grade III–V, poor Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE)-2 physiological subscores, and a history of diabetes mellitus (...

摘要：Key Words: atherosclerosis echocardiography, transesophageal stroke Introduction Patients who have experienced an ischemic stroke have an increased risk for mortality。 Patients were identified by ...

摘要：15 Hemorrhagic Injury Analysis Mice were euthanized 1, 3, 7 and 15 days after ICH induction and their brains were dissected out, fixed overnight in 4% paraformaldehyde in 0。 Acknowledgments This w...

摘要：the Stroke Prevention Research Unit (S。 Abstract Background and Purpose— Eligibility criteria determine the external validity (generalizability) of the results of randomized controlled trials。 T...

摘要：Methods— Cilostazol (30 or 50 mg/kg) or vehicle was administered by gavage 30 minutes and 4 hours after the induction of cerebral ischemia by permanent occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Transcranial Doppler (TCD) and carotid duplex (CD) provide rapid and safe screening for stroke patients but are highly operator dependent。 Carotid artery stenosis...

摘要：IL-6–572GC) and tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-–238GA。 TNF-–308GA)。 TNF-–238GA was associated with increased risk of new ICH after diagnosis (2。 a tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) SNP, TNF-–308GA...

摘要：the Experimental Cardiology Laboratory (J。P。G。S。, W。P。C。P。, A。H。S。, E。V。, C。F。S。, D。P。V。d。K。, G。P。) and Vascular Surgery (F。M。), University Medical Center, Utrecht Interuni...

摘要：), School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand The George Institute for International Health (K。), The University of Sydney and Ro...

摘要：Preoperative white blood cell counts and differentials were obtained。 Conclusions— Preoperative monocyte count and age are independently associated with acute neurocognitive decline after CEA for...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Stroke leads to a reduction in bone mineral density, altered calcium homeostasis, and an increase in hip fractures。 Vitamin D deficiency is well documented in lon...

摘要：9 Stimulation of whiskers in rats enhances c-fos expression,10 which has been postulated to upregulate the expression of neurotrophins that may be involved with dendritic and axonal sprouting。

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— White matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume is associated with aging and cerebrovascular disease and has been demonstrated to have a high heritability in the Framingh...

摘要：Midlife BP was measured in 1971 to 1974 and dementia assessment was conducted in late-life。 Conclusions— Midlife PP is not independently associated with dementia incidence。 Midlife SBP is the st...

摘要：Abstract Background and Purpose— Hypertension is the most important indicator of stroke。6 Stroke is a strongly age-dependent disease, and the incidence of stroke among people 60 years of age was ...