Ambient fine particulate matter alters cerebral hemodynamics in the elderly.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:To improve reproducibility and reliability in the identification of embolic signals detected with the use of Doppler ultrasound, many studies have used an intensity threshold. However, variable thresholds between 3 and 12 dB have been used, and often the method of measurement of intensity is not ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Markus HS,Molloy J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Information about the long-term prognosis of young adults with ischemic stroke is limited. Therefore, we performed a follow-up assessment of 296 patients with ischemic stroke who are enrolled in the Iowa Registry of Stroke in Young Adults. We studied young adults (age, 15 to 45 years) who were re...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Kappelle LJ,Adams HP Jr,Heffner ML,Torner JC,Gomez F,Biller J

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although the mechanisms that contribute to intracranial aneurysm (IA) formation and rupture are not totally elucidated, inflammation and matrix remodeling are incriminated. Because tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) controls both inflammatory and matrix remodeling processes, we hypothesized ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Labeyrie PE,Goulay R,Martinez de Lizarrondo S,Hébert M,Gauberti M,Maubert E,Delaunay B,Gory B,Signorelli F,Turjman F,Touzé E,Courthéoux P,Vivien D,Orset C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A potential way to improve prehospital stroke care and patient handoff is hospital-directed feedback for emergency medical service (EMS) providers. We evaluated whether a hospital-directed EMS stroke follow-up tool improved documentation of adherence to the Rhode Island state prehospital stroke p...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Choi B,Tsai D,McGillivray CG,Amedee C,Sarafin JA,Silver B

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Gender differences in carotid endarterectomy (CEA) rates after transient ischemic attack are not well studied, although some reports suggest that eligible men are more likely to have CEA than women after stroke. METHODS:We retrospectively identified all patients diagnosed with transient ischemic...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Poisson SN,Johnston SC,Sidney S,Klingman JG,Nguyen-Huynh MN

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) is tightly related to the resistance of cells to stress and injury. However, little is known about the roles of TERT in the nervous system. We try to investigate the effects of TERT on the function of astrocytes in developing rat brains subjected to hypoxia...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Qu Y,Duan Z,Zhao F,Wei D,Zhang J,Tang B,Li J,Yang C,Mu D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen acceptably randomized studies of anticoagulant therapy after cerebral or retinal ischemia or infarction are reviewed and the results among 1,046 anticoagulated patients and 1,071 controls are analyzed. The following conclusions are derived. 1) Anticoagulant therapy has not been shown to be better than control ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Jonas S

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Stroke and systemic embolic events are known to occur as complications of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and these complications are more common in patients with accompanying atrial fibrillation (AF). The diagnosis of AF is sometimes difficult, however, and it is possible that subclinical asy...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Haruki S,Minami Y,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral venous blood gas tensions were correlated with elevated intracranial pressure in spontaneously breathing dogs lightly anesthetized with nitrous oxide/halothane. Intracranial pressure was elevated by infusion of artificial cerebrospinal fluid into a lateral ventricle. Respiration and blood pressure were monito...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Grady PA,Blaumanis OR

更新日期：1986-09-01 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:Warfarin reduces stroke risk in studies of predominantly white patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether nonwhites also have lower rates of stroke while treated with warfarin is unclear. METHODS:A multiethnic stroke-free cohort hospitalized with nonrheumatic AF was identified in a large he...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Shen AY,Yao JF,Brar SS,Jorgensen MB,Wang X,Chen W

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Because thromboembolic events are frequently observed in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), we assessed the risk factors for new thrombotic episodes. METHODS:Fifty-six PAPS patients (mean age, 37+/-10 years) were prospectively studied for 5 years. The preliminary Sapporo classification cr...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Turiel M,Sarzi-Puttini P,Peretti R,Rossi E,Atzeni F,Parsons W,Doria A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) may improve outcomes after stroke. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of M1 theta burst stimulation (TBS) and standardized motor training on upper-limb function of patients with chronic stroke. METHODS:...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ackerley SJ,Stinear CM,Barber PA,Byblow WD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis and its relation to principal cardiovascular risk factors at different ages in a sample of the general population. METHODS:B-mode ultrasonography was used to investigate the carotid district in 457 ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Fabris F,Zanocchi M,Bo M,Fonte G,Poli L,Bergoglio I,Ferrario E,Pernigotti L

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery (sICAD) is mainly assessed with MRI and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), which are not always at hand. In contrast, color duplex sonography (CDS) is readily available. We undertook this prospective study to examine the accuracy o...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Benninger DH,Georgiadis D,Gandjour J,Baumgartner RW

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:It has been reported that National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores correlate poorly with hypoperfused tissue measured by perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) in nondominant hemisphere stroke. We conducted 2 studies to determine whether tests of hemispatial neglect provide a better me...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Hillis AE,Wityk RJ,Barker PB,Ulatowski JA,Jacobs MA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelium dysfunction may result from increased production of reactive oxygen species and decreased availability of nitric oxide. Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (ie, statins) exert cholesterol-independent vasoprotective effects that are mediated, in part, through the inhibiti...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Endres M,Laufs U

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this work was to investigate how stroke rehabilitation professionals understand the concept of motivation and the ways that they use this concept in their clinical practice. METHODS:This qualitative study used semistructured, in-depth interviews with the professionals working in t...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Maclean N,Pound P,Wolfe C,Rudd A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman had an embolic upper division middle cerebral artery branch occlusion 3 hours after smoking the free base of cocaine ("crack"). Radionuclide ventriculography demonstrated cardiomyopathy, and echocardiography documented a left atrial thrombus. This case demonstrates that embolism is one mechanism of...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Petty GW,Brust JC,Tatemichi TK,Barr ML

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:An association between high lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and positive Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG titers in coronary artery disease has been described. The possibility of predicting ischemic stroke by measurements of plasma Lp(a) and C pneumoniae antibodies was investigated. METHODS:This incident ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Glader CA,Stegmayr B,Boman J,Stenlund H,Weinehall L,Hallmans G,Dahlén GH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Stroke has been shown to alter autonomic function. The purpose of this study was to show the differential effects of stroke localization on autonomic function parameters assessed by heart rate variability (HRV). METHODS:To determine the differential effect of ischemic stroke localization on auto...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Tokgözoglu SL,Batur MK,Topçuoglu MA,Saribas O,Kes S,Oto A

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Exogenously administered fructose-1,6-bisphosphate reduces neuronal injury from hypoxic or ischemic brain insults. To test the hypothesis that fructose-1,6-bisphosphate prevents changes in intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) and high-energy phosphate levels, we measured [Ca2+]i, intracellular pH (pHi...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Bickler PE,Kelleher JA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Understanding on distinct subsets of endothelial progenitor cells may provide insights of endothelial dysfunction or repair in the acute ischemic event. Recent in vitro data have reported the colony-forming unit (CFU) and outgrowth cell population as a subset of endothelial progenitor cells. In t...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Chu K,Jung KH,Lee ST,Park HK,Sinn DI,Kim JM,Kim DH,Kim JH,Kim SJ,Song EC,Kim M,Lee SK,Roh JK

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Validation of the Boston criteria for the in vivo diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is challenging, because noninvasive diagnostic tests do not exist. Hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis-Dutch type is an accepted monogenetic model of CAA and diagnosis can be made with cer...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： van Rooden S,van der Grond J,van den Boom R,Haan J,Linn J,Greenberg SM,van Buchem MA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The joint effect of risk factors on the risk of aneurysmal SAH (aSAH) has been studied sparsely. METHODS:We examined the potential synergism between cigarette smoking, hypertension, and regular alcohol consumption and the risk of aSAH in a prospective, population-based cohort of participants fro...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Lindekleiv H,Sandvei MS,Romundstad PR,Wilsgaard T,Njølstad I,Ingebrigtsen T,Vik A,Mathiesen EB

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The clinical syndrome of transient ischemic attacks is accompanied in a significant percentage of patients by brain lesions or neuroimaging abnormalities whose structural counterparts have not been defined. The objective of this study was to analyze, in an experimental model of short-term (< 25 m...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Garcia JH,Liu KF,Ye ZR,Gutierrez JA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We evaluated the impact of lifestyle factors on the risk of ischemic stroke. METHODS:We used a nested case-control design. The cases comprised 163 persons (median age 69 years) admitted to a stroke unit and diagnosed with acute cerebral infarction. All cases had earlier participated in the North...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ellekjaer EF,Wyller TB,Sverre JM,Holmen J

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is associated with cognitive impairment. This may be because of decreased microstructural integrity and microvascular perfusion, but data on these relationships are scarce. We determined the relationship between cognition and microvascular perfusion and microst...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Zhang CE,Wong SM,Uiterwijk R,Staals J,Backes WH,Hoff EI,Schreuder T,Jeukens CR,Jansen JF,van Oostenbrugge RJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Perioperative strokes (POS) are rare but serious complications for which mechanical thrombectomy could be beneficial. We aimed to compare the technical results and patients outcomes in a population of POS versus non-POS (nPOS) treated by mechanical thrombectomy. METHODS:From 2010 to 2017, 25 pat...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Premat K,Clovet O,Frasca Polara G,Shotar E,Bartolini B,Yger M,Di Maria F,Baronnet F,Pistocchi S,Le Bouc R,Pires C,Sourour N,Alamowitch S,Samson Y,Degos V,Clarençon F

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The effect of statins on progression of carotid intima-media complex thickness (IMT) has been shown exclusively in nonstroke Western patients. This study aimed to determine the effect of low-dose pravastatin on carotid IMT in Japanese patients with noncardioembolic ischemic stroke. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Koga M,Toyoda K,Minematsu K,Yasaka M,Nagai Y,Aoki S,Nezu T,Hosomi N,Kagimura T,Origasa H,Kamiyama K,Suzuki R,Ohtsuki T,Maruyama H,Kitagawa K,Uchiyama S,Matsumoto M,J-STARS Investigators.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00