Measuring carotid stenosis. Time for a reappraisal.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Background and Purpose-Hemiplegic shoulder pain is not uncommon after stroke. Its origin is still unknown, and although many different methods of treatment are applied, none have yet been proved to be effective. We sought to study the efficacy of 3 injections of intra-articular triamcinolone acetonide on pai...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Snels IA,Beckerman H,Twisk JW,Dekker JH,Peter De Koning,Koppe PA,Lankhorst GJ,Bouter LM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The antiplatelet agent sarpogrelate is a selective inhibitor of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of sarpogrelate with those of aspirin in Japanese ischemic stroke patients. METHODS:In total, 1510 patients with recent cerebral infarct...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Shinohara Y,Nishimaru K,Sawada T,Terashi A,Handa S,Hirai S,Hayashi K,Tohgi H,Fukuuchi Y,Uchiyama S,Yamaguchi T,Kobayashi S,Kondo K,Otomo E,Gotoh F,S-ACCESS Study Group.

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

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 long-term stroke survivors and is associated with post-stroke hip fractures. Less is known regarding levels in acute stroke. METHODS:We c...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Poole KE,Loveridge N,Barker PJ,Halsall DJ,Rose C,Reeve J,Warburton EA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To date, few studies have examined associations between the wide range of flavonoid subclasses and risk of ischemic, hemorrhagic, and total stroke. METHODS:We conducted a prospective study among 69 622 women from the Nurses' Health Study. Total flavonoid and subclass intakes were calculated from...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Cassidy A,Rimm EB,O'Reilly EJ,Logroscino G,Kay C,Chiuve SE,Rexrode KM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The present study determines associations between early blood pressure (BP) variability and stroke outcomes after intravenous thrombolysis. METHODS:In 527 stroke patients receiving intravenous alteplase (0.6 mg/kg), BP was measured 8 times within the first 25 hours. BP variability was determined...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Endo K,Kario K,Koga M,Nakagawara J,Shiokawa Y,Yamagami H,Furui E,Kimura K,Hasegawa Y,Okada Y,Okuda S,Namekawa M,Miyagi T,Osaki M,Minematsu K,Toyoda K

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A full appreciation of the presence of cerebral vascular lesions in cognitively impaired patients can be ultimately reached at the neuropathological level. However, there are no detailed guidelines regarding what neuropathologists should look for at autopsy in cases of suspected vascular dementia...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Pantoni L,Sarti C,Alafuzoff I,Jellinger K,Munoz DG,Ogata J,Palumbo V

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To compare the utility of contrast-enhanced MR Angiography (CE-MRA) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) after endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with Guglielmi detachable coils. METHODS:From April 1999 to August 2002, 106 patients with 107 aneurysms treated by endovascular c...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Gauvrit JY,Leclerc X,Caron S,Taschner CA,Lejeune JP,Pruvo JP

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed demographic data on patients having 2,256 carotid endarterectomies in eight large hospitals in North Carolina to determine the frequency of blacks among these patients. Blacks comprised only 4.6% of the patients having carotid endarterectomy even though they comprised 26% of all patients discharged and 22%...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Maxwell JG,Rutherford EJ,Covington D,Clancy TV,Tackett AD,Robinson N,Johnson G Jr

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman who presented with a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to a ruptured anterior spinal artery aneurysm of the spinal cord is reported. While this is the first report of a ruptured aneurysm of the anterior spinal artery with angiographic confirmation, it emphasizes that occasionally subarachnoid hemorrhage may be...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Vincent FM

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation tests the hypothesis that the normal cerebral image obtained non-invasively during continuous inhalation of C15O2 is related to cerebral blood flow. Trace amounts of CO2 labeled with the positron-emitting radionuclide 15O were administered to 4 normal subjects at normo- and hypocapnia and to 2 of th...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ackerman RH,Subramanyam R,Correia JA,Alpert NM,Taveras JM

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Subfebrile body temperature and fever in the first days after stroke are strongly associated with unfavorable outcome. A subgroup analysis of a previous trial suggested that early treatment with paracetamol may improve functional outcome in patients with acute stroke and a body temperature of ≥36...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： de Ridder IR,den Hertog HM,van Gemert HM,Schreuder AH,Ruitenberg A,Maasland EL,Saxena R,van Tuijl JH,Jansen BP,Van den Berg-Vos RM,Vermeij F,Koudstaal PJ,Kappelle LJ,Algra A,van der Worp HB,Dippel DW,Trial Organization.

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Functional stimulation is accompanied by increases in regional cerebral blood flow which exceed metabolic demands under normal circumstances, but it is unknown whether functional stimulation is beneficial or detrimental in the setting of acute ischemia. The aim of this study was to determine the ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Burnett MG,Shimazu T,Szabados T,Muramatsu H,Detre JA,Greenberg JH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Improvements in cardiac surgery mortality and morbidity have focused interest on the neurological injury such as stroke and cognitive decline that may accompany an otherwise successful operation. We aimed to investigate (1) the rate of stroke, new ischemic change on MRI, and cognitive impairment ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Barber PA,Hach S,Tippett LJ,Ross L,Merry AF,Milsom P

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Increased knowledge of stroke risk factors in the general population may lead to improved prevention of stroke. The objective of the present study was to assess knowledge of stroke risk factors and to determine factors associated with knowledge. METHODS:In a population-based survey, we sent a qu...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Müller-Nordhorn J,Nolte CH,Rossnagel K,Jungehülsing GJ,Reich A,Roll S,Villringer A,Willich SN

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Whether newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (nAF) after stroke reflects underlying heart disease and represents an increased risk of cardioembolic stroke, or whether it is triggered by neurogenic mechanisms remains uncertain. We investigated, whether cardiovascular risk factors and echocardiograp...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Rizos T,Horstmann S,Dittgen F,Täger T,Jenetzky E,Heuschmann P,Veltkamp R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Hetereothermic mammals tolerate hypoxia during euthermy and torpor, and evidence suggests this tolerance may extend beyond hypoxia to cerebral ischemia. During hibernation, CA1 hippocampal neurons endure extreme fluctuations in cerebral blood flow during transitions into and out of torpor as well...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Dave KR,Prado R,Raval AP,Drew KL,Perez-Pinzon MA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Our objective was to study age-specific prevalence, computed tomographic (CT) characteristics, risk factors, and the prognostic influence on stroke outcome of silent infarction in acute stroke patients. METHODS:The study was prospective and community-based and included 801 acute stroke patients,...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Jørgensen HS,Nakayama H,Raaschou HO,Gam J,Olsen TS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Previous studies suggest that the management of coronary artery disease differs for women compared with men. We examined this issue for ischemic cerebrovascular disease. METHODS:We reviewed the use of angiography and carotid endarterectomy among patients discharged from Connecticut hospitals dur...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Patrick SJ,Concato J,Viscoli C,Chyatte D,Brass LM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Robust measures of functional outcome are required to determine treatment effects in stroke trials. Of the various measures available, the Barthel index (BI) is one of the more prevalent. We aimed to describe validity, reliability, and responsiveness (clinimetric properties) of the BI in stroke t...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Quinn TJ,Langhorne P,Stott DJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The pressure-flow relation has been characterized in normal cerebrum, but it has not been studied in cerebrum dependent on collateral flow. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the relation between systemic pressure, regional cerebral blood flow, and middle cerebral artery branch pres...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Muhonen MG,Sawin PD,Loftus CM,Heistad DD

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Research has identified a number of factors associated with poststroke recovery, but the prediction of long-term functional outcome remains an uncertain endeavor. In previous work, extinction to tactile, double-simultaneous stimulation has been shown to have short-term predictive utility. The pre...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Rose L,Bakal DA,Fung TS,Farn P,Weaver LE

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Autosomal dominant hypertension with brachydactyly features severe hypertension that causes stroke usually before the age of 50 years. We recently characterized the hypertension as featuring normal renin, aldosterone, and catecholamine responses and mapped the gene responsible to chromosome 12p. ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Naraghi R,Schuster H,Toka HR,Bähring S,Toka O,Oztekin O,Bilginturan N,Knoblauch H,Wienker TF,Busjahn A,Haller H,Fahlbusch R,Luft FC

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The mechanisms underlying smooth muscle relaxations of cerebral arteries in response to nitric oxide (NO) and cyclic GMP (cGMP) are still not completely understood. The present study was designed to determine the role of potassium channels in the relaxations to NO donors 3-morpholinosydnonimine (...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Onoue H,Katusic ZS

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Body mass index has been associated with ischemic stroke in older populations, but its association with stroke in younger populations is not known. In light of the current obesity epidemic in the United States, the potential impact of obesity on stroke risk in young adults deserves attention. ME...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Mitchell AB,Cole JW,McArdle PF,Cheng YC,Ryan KA,Sparks MJ,Mitchell BD,Kittner SJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied 60 patients longitudinally to examine relations between regional cerebral blood flow and depressive states after stroke. METHODS:Poststroke depressive states were assessed by the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). Regional cerebral blood flow was measured using the 133xenon inhalation metho...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Yamaguchi S,Kobayashi S,Koide H,Tsunematsu T

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aims of this study were to determine the magnitude of the increase in fracture risk after hospitalization for stroke, and in particular to determine the time course of this risk. METHODS:The records of the Swedish register of patients admitted during 1987-1996 were examined to identify all p...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Kanis J,Oden A,Johnell O

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Reduced arterial distensibility has been introduced as a novel risk factor for atherosclerosis. The importance of the genetic contribution to variation in distensibility is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate heritability of carotid distensibility. METHODS:The ongoing Nort...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Juo SH,Rundek T,Lin HF,Cheng R,Lan MY,Huang JS,Boden-Albala B,Sacco RL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Stroke in young adults has a dramatic effect on life; therefore, we investigated the long-term functional outcome after transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage in adults aged 18 to 50 years. METHODS:We studied 722 young patients with first-ever stroke admitted bet...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Synhaeve NE,Arntz RM,Maaijwee NA,Rutten-Jacobs LC,Schoonderwaldt HC,Dorresteijn LD,de Kort PL,van Dijk EJ,de Leeuw FE

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with transient ischemic attacks secondary to a giant aneurysm who showed increased activity on platelet scintigrams at the origin of the left vertebral artery. This is assumed to be the first report of a presumed embolizing aneurysm with positive activity of labeled platelets. Platelet scintigrap...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Maruyama M,Asai T,Kuriyama Y,Sawada T,Ogata J,Nishimura T,Omae T

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It is unclear whether intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with dynamic or static exercise. Our aim was to assess whether such an association exists. METHODS:A case-control study was undertaken involving 331 consecutive cases of primary ICH and 331 age- and sex-matched community-based ne...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Thrift AG,Donnan GA,McNeil JJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00