Occlusive thromboaortopathy (Takayasu's disease): cervical arterial stenoses, retinal arterial pressure, retinal microaneurysms and prognosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The reproducibility of duplex scan measures of carotid atherosclerosis was evaluated as part of a study assessing the prevalence of carotid disease in elderly adults. METHODS:Doppler measures of blood flow velocity were used to evaluate disease severity, and extent of carotid plaque was scored f...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sutton-Tyrrell K,Wolfson SK Jr,Thompson T,Kelsey SF

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Purpose- Accurate prediction of the subsequent infarct volume early after stroke onset helps determine appropriate interventions and prognosis. In the DEFUSE 3 trial (Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for Ischemic Stroke), we evaluated the accuracy of baseline ischemic core and hypoperfu...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Rao V,Christensen S,Yennu A,Mlynash M,Zaharchuk G,Heit J,Marks MP,Lansberg MG,Albers GW

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A high incidence of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia type 1. Endoglin, the gene mutated in this disorder, is expressed at reduced levels on blood vessels of these patients. Since endoglin is a component of the transforming growth factor-b...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Matsubara S,Bourdeau A,terBrugge KG,Wallace C,Letarte M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We aimed to clarify the association of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with carotid atherosclerosis and the impact of CKD on carotid atherosclerosis according to blood pressure categories in an urban general population. METHODS:We studied 3466 Japanese individuals (35-93 years old) in the Suita Stu...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ohara T,Kokubo Y,Toyoda K,Watanabe M,Koga M,Nakamura S,Nagatsuka K,Minematsu K,Nakagawa M,Miyamoto Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:There has been a nonstandard surgical procedure and extensive international controversy in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the management of spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage. This meta-analysis assessed the effectiveness of MIS as compared with other treatment options, inc...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Zhou X,Chen J,Li Q,Ren G,Yao G,Liu M,Dong Q,Guo J,Li L,Guo J,Xie P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It is not known what fraction of patients with symptomatic cerebral aneurysms are misdiagnosed at initial medical presentation. It is also not clear whether misdiagnosed patients more frequently deteriorate before definitive aneurysm diagnosis and therapy or achieve a poorer outcome than correctl...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Mayer PL,Awad IA,Todor R,Harbaugh K,Varnavas G,Lansen TA,Dickey P,Harbaugh R,Hopkins LN

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To evaluate the impact of proximal flow control on efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy in an in vitro middle cerebral artery occlusion. METHODS:Three independent variables, including clot type, device (Merci Retriever, Solitaire FR, and Trevo devices), and use of a balloon guide cathe...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Chueh JY,Kühn AL,Puri AS,Wilson SD,Wakhloo AK,Gounis MJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author reviewed electrocardiographic records of 150 patients with acute stroke and 150 age- and sex-matched controls, to assess the relative frequencies of ECG abnormalities among the pathophysiologic categories of stroke, and to distinguish new abnormalities at the time of the stroke from those noted on prior tra...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Goldstein DS

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Acupuncture may be a promising treatment for poststroke paralysis. We conducted a meta-analysis, assessing the efficacy of acupuncture with and without stroke rehabilitation. METHODS:We identified randomized trials comparing acupuncture with no acupuncture within 6 months of stroke by searching ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sze FK,Wong E,Or KK,Lau J,Woo J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To assess the association of lesion location and risk of aspiration and to establish predictors of transient versus extended risk of aspiration after supratentorial ischemic stroke. METHODS:Atlas-based localization analysis was performed in consecutive patients with MRI-proven first-time acute s...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Galovic M,Leisi N,Müller M,Weber J,Abela E,Kägi G,Weder B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Many foods have been suggested to influence the risk of stroke. However, no previous studies have examined the relationship between overall dietary patterns and risk of stroke. METHODS:Using dietary information collected in 1984 from 71,768 women aged 38 to 63 years without a history of cardiova...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Fung TT,Stampfer MJ,Manson JE,Rexrode KM,Willett WC,Hu FB

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:While brain tissue lactate increases during cerebral ischemia and is known to be important in the pathogenesis of ischemic brain injury, patterns of extracellular lactate accumulation have been less well characterized, and the influence of brain temperature has not been previously investigated. M...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Lin B,Busto R,Globus MY,Martinez E,Ginsberg MD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Embolic complications during ultrasound examinations are a rare cause of neurological deficits. The present case documents the occurrence of embolism by a nonobstructive compression maneuver during transcranial Doppler examination, resulting in a minor stroke. CASE DESCRIPTION:A 63-year-old man ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Khaffaf N,Karnik R,Winkler WB,Valentin A,Slany J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Inflammation is thought to be a major contributor to carotid artery disease. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) activates inflammatory mechanisms thought to contribute to endothelial dysfunction by mechanisms that are not well defined. The goal of this study was to determine whether overexpression of CuZn-...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Didion SP,Kinzenbaw DA,Fegan PE,Didion LA,Faraci FM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although the physical and, to a lesser extent, emotional outcome of stroke survivors has been well documented, there are far fewer data relating to the outcomes of those who care for them. We aimed to describe the outcome of those caring for stroke patients and to identify both patient and caregi...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Dennis M,O'Rourke S,Lewis S,Sharpe M,Warlow C

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Prevalence of cerebral microbleeds (CMB) in white and Asian populations range from 4% to 15%. However, there is no information from indigenous Latin American people. We aimed to assess prevalence and cerebrovascular correlates of CMB in stroke-free older adults living in rural Ecuador. METHODS:O...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Del Brutto VJ,Zambrano M,Mera RM,Del Brutto OH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effects of antithrombotic therapy in experimental stroke, we have characterized a baboon model of acute cerebrovascular thrombosis. In this model an inflatable silastic balloon cuff has been implanted by transorbital approach around the right middle cerebral artery (MCA), proximal to the take-off of the l...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Del Zoppo GJ,Copeland BR,Harker LA,Waltz TA,Zyroff J,Hanson SR,Battenberg E

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A previous study suggested that occlusive diseases of small penetrating arteries account for most anterior choroidal artery (AChA) territory infarcts, but half of the patients did not have an echocardiogram. Cases of AChA territory infarcts associated with internal carotid artery stenosis or atri...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Leys D,Mounier-Vehier F,Lavenu I,Rondepierre P,Pruvo JP

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Higher plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) levels have been associated with carotid atherosclerosis and cerebral infarction in whites. However, data regarding such associations are limited for Asians. This study examined associations between tHcy levels and severity of carotid atherosclerosis in Jap...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sasaki T,Watanabe M,Nagai Y,Hoshi T,Takasawa M,Nukata M,Taguchi A,Kitagawa K,Kinoshita N,Matsumoto M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) lower serum cholesterol and decrease the incidence of stroke and cardiovascular disease. There is growing evidence that statins exert some of their beneficial effects independent of cholesterol lowering. Indeed, we...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Amin-Hanjani S,Stagliano NE,Yamada M,Huang PL,Liao JK,Moskowitz MA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The reliability of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) has been established through testing its use in live and videotaped patients. This reliability testing has primarily focused on the use of the scale by neurologists. We sought to determine the reliability of the NIHSS as us...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Goldstein LB,Samsa GP

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The relationship between diabetic retinopathy and ischemic stroke is uncertain and examined in this study. METHODS:A population-based, prospective cohort study of 1617 middle-aged persons with diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy signs were ascertained from retinal photographs, and incident ischemic s...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Cheung N,Rogers S,Couper DJ,Klein R,Sharrett AR,Wong TY

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Three-dimensional MRI segmentation may be useful to better understand the physiopathology of lacunar infarctions. Using this technique, the distribution of lacunar infarctions volumes has been recently reported in patients with cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts an...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Hervé D,Godin O,Dufouil C,Viswanathan A,Jouvent E,Pachaï C,Guichard JP,Bousser MG,Dichgans M,Chabriat H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Rates of development of de novo intracranial aneurysms and of growth of untreated additional aneurysms are largely unknown. We performed MRA in a large patient cohort with coiled aneurysms at 5-year follow-up. METHODS:In 276 patients with coiled intracranial aneurysms and 5±0.5 years of follow-u...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ferns SP,Sprengers ME,van Rooij WJ,van den Berg R,Velthuis BK,de Kort GA,Sluzewski M,van Zwam WH,Rinkel GJ,Majoie CB

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Many patients suffer a stroke early after a transient ischemic attack, but the reason why is often unclear. We studied 12 patients with less than 75% stenosis of the internal carotid artery and a single hemispheric transient ischemic attack lasting less than 1 hour who had a normal neurologic examination 3-13 hours la...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Bogousslavsky J,Delaloye-Bischof A,Regli F,Delaloye B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon 4 allele has been associated with a high risk for coronary heart disease. Increased frequency of the epsilon 4 allele has also been reported in patients with late-onset familial and sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of this study was to investigate the deg...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Kosunen O,Talasniemi S,Lehtovirta M,Heinonen O,Helisalmi S,Mannermaa A,Paljärvi L,Ryynänen M,Riekkinen PJ Sr,Soininen H

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Arterial stiffness is associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke, independent of classical vascular risk factors. Vascular factors and stroke are associated with cognitive function and dementia. We examined whether arterial stiffness was independently associated with co...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Poels MM,van Oijen M,Mattace-Raso FU,Hofman A,Koudstaal PJ,Witteman JC,Breteler MM

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral white matter changes (WMC) and lacunar infarct are both believed to be consequence of small vessel disease. Whether the extent of WMC affect the type and degree of cognitive impairment in patients with lacunar infarct is not clear. The study was undertaken to determine if WMC influences ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Wen HM,Mok VC,Fan YH,Lam WW,Tang WK,Wong A,Huang RX,Wong KS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report the clinical and neuroimaging findings of a patient who sustained multiple cerebral infarcts after the ingestion of concentrated hydrogen peroxide solution sold as a "health food" product. CASE DESCRIPTION:An 84-year-old man sustained focal neurological deficits immediately after ingesting 30 mL o...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sherman SJ,Boyer LV,Sibley WA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00