Cerebral manifestations of ergotism. Report of a case and review of the literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Computed tomography is now routinely used in many hospitals to investigate cerebrovascular disease. The purpose of our prospective study was to determine whether cranial computed tomography in connection with neurological assessment was useful in prognostic evaluation of survival after acute stro...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Rasmussen D,Køhler O,Worm-Petersen S,Blegvad N,Jacobsen HL,Bergmann I,Egeblad M,Friis M,Nielsen NT

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with arteriovenous malformations are younger individuals who are at risk of a stroke or have experienced one. Our objective was to determine these patients' perceptions of quality of life with a stroke by eliciting utility values. METHODS:Utility values were obtained with the standard g...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Shin AY,Porter PJ,Wallace MC,Naglie G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Numerous studies indicate that mild hypothermia provides substantial neuroprotection. However, current systems transfer insufficient heat to rapidly vary core temperature. We thus evaluated the safety and efficacy of endovascular cooling and rewarming for the induction and reversal of hypothermia...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Dae MW,Gao DW,Ursell PC,Stillson CA,Sessler DI

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:the Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial reported a 25% good outcome (modified Rankin scale score ≤ 2) despite an 81% recanalization rate. We evaluated the association of a favorable initial noncontrast CT and a short time to recanalization in predicting good outcome. METHODS:data were from the Penumbr...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Goyal M,Menon BK,Coutts SB,Hill MD,Demchuk AM,Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial Investigators, Calgary Stroke Program, and the Seaman MR Research Center.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A precise definition of genetic factors responsible for common forms of stroke is still lacking. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the contributory role of the genes encoding atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and type A natriuretic peptide receptor (NPRA) in humans' susceptibilit...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Rubattu S,Stanzione R,Di Angelantonio E,Zanda B,Evangelista A,Tarasi D,Gigante B,Pirisi A,Brunetti E,Volpe M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The proteoglycan versican is an excellent candidate gene for intracranial aneurysms (IAs) because it plays an important role in extracellular matrix assembly and is localized in a previously implicated locus for IAs on chromosome 5q. METHODS:We analyzed all the common variations using 16-tag sin...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ruigrok YM,Rinkel GJ,Wijmenga C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Glutamate receptor antagonists are protective in animal models of focal cerebral ischemia. Lamotrigine (3,5-diamino-6-[2,3-dichlorophenyl]-1,2,4-triazine) is an anticonvulsant drug that blocks voltage-gated sodium channels and inhibits the ischemia-induced release of glutamate. We describe the ce...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Smith SE,Meldrum BS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:A transient ischemic attack (TIA) in the brain is classically considered a syndrome lasting <24 hours. Having previously shown that an experimental challenge with the GABAA agonist midazolam in recovered stroke patients can reinduce the acute clinical state, we determined whether TIA patients wou...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Lazar RM,Fitzsimmons BF,Marshall RS,Mohr JP,Berman MF

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the potential of 2-MHz pulsed-wave transorbital Doppler ultrasonography to delineate the role of the ophthalmic artery as a source of collateral cerebral blood supply by comparing oculopneumoplethysmography, transorbital Doppler ultrasonography, periorbital continuous-wave Doppler ultrasonography, and tran...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Schneider PA,Rossman ME,Bernstein EF,Ringelstein EB,Otis SM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Endovascular treatment can improve the outcome of patients treated for ruptured intracranial aneurysms as compared with surgical clipping, but angiographic recurrences are frequent. Endothelial denudation before coil embolization may prevent recanalization and improve results of endovascular trea...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Raymond J,Guilbert F,Metcalfe A,Gévry G,Salazkin I,Robledo O

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The Questionnaire for Verifying Stroke-Free Status (QVSFS), a method for verifying stroke-free status in participants of clinical, epidemiological, and genetic studies, has not been validated in low-income settings where populations have limited knowledge of stroke symptoms. We aimed to validate ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sarfo F,Gebregziabher M,Ovbiagele B,Akinyemi R,Owolabi L,Obiako R,Akpa O,Armstrong K,Akpalu A,Adamu S,Obese V,Boa-Antwi N,Appiah L,Arulogun O,Mensah Y,Adeoye A,Tosin A,Adeleye O,Tabi-Ajayi E,Phillip I,Sani A,Isa

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Pneumonia has been estimated to occur in about one third of patients after acute stroke. Only limited data are available on stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) in specialized neurological intensive care units (NICUs). METHODS:We enrolled 124 patients with acute stroke who were treated at our unive...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Hilker R,Poetter C,Findeisen N,Sobesky J,Jacobs A,Neveling M,Heiss WD

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been numerous failures in the field of acute stroke therapy over many years, but the first large clinical trial showing preliminary indications of efficacy and safety of a neuroprotective drug, NXY-059, has now been fully reported. If confirmed, it will mean that a second therapy for acute stroke has been i...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Zivin JA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In Asian populations, few studies investigated the association between stroke and common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Our previous case-control studies showed that low end-diastolic velocity (EDV) in common carotid artery, a potential hemodynamic marker of intracranial resistance,...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Chuang SY,Bai CH,Chen JR,Yeh WT,Chen HJ,Chiu HC,Shiu RS,Pan WH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya is an intriguing and controversial syndrome. This patient study serves to align the pathophysiology of intracranial hemorrhage in moyamoya with the cerebral vascular disease seen with hypertension, or aging. The historical evidence linking lipohyalinosis and microaneurysms to cerebral hemorrhage is reviewed, ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Mauro AJ,Johnson ES,Chikos PM,Alvord EC Jr

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman with an aortic arch syndrome of acute onset and dysphasia, resulting from the excessive administration of ergotamine tartrate suppositories, is described. Complete resolution of symptoms and return of upper limb and carotid artery pulses to normal occurred within four days of cessation of the ergot...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Feneley MP,Morgan JJ,McGrath MA,Egan JD

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Treatment of intracerebral hematoma (ICH) is controversial. An advantage of neurosurgical intervention over conservative treatment of ICH has not been established. Recent reports suggest a favorable effect of stereotactic blood clot removal after liquefaction by means of a plasminogen activator. ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Teernstra OP,Evers SM,Lodder J,Leffers P,Franke CL,Blaauw G,Multicenter randomized controlled trial (SICHPA).

更新日期：2003-04-01 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:Discharge ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification) codes have been used to identify patients with acute stroke for epidemiological, quality of care, and cost studies. The aim of this study was to determine if the accuracy of the primary ICD-9-CM cod...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Goldstein LB

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Kawasaki disease is a febrile disease of children notable for systemic vasculitis. There have been many previous reports of various complications, including disorders of the central nervous system. We evaluated cerebral perfusion during the acute stage in patients with Kawasaki disease. METHODS:...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ichiyama T,Nishikawa M,Hayashi T,Koga M,Tashiro N,Furukawa S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has recently become noteworthy in relation to atherosclerosis. We investigated by immunohistochemistry the distribution of C pneumoniae infection in the atherosclerotic carotid artery. METHODS:Twenty carotid atherosclerotic lesions that were resected during carotid...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Yamashita K,Ouchi K,Shirai M,Gondo T,Nakazawa T,Ito H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) has a higher incidence of periprocedural stroke compared with endarterectomy. Identifying CAS steps with the highest likelihood of embolization may have important implications. We evaluated CAS safety by correlating the findings of procedural transcranial Do...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Almekhlafi MA,Demchuk AM,Mishra S,Bal S,Menon BK,Wiebe S,Clement FM,Wong JH,Hill MD,Goyal M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Higher proportions of hemorrhagic stroke and lacunar infarction were reported in rural Japan compared with those in Western countries. We examined the relative proportions of stroke subtypes in an urban Japanese city where westernized lifestyles are more common than in rural areas. METHODS:Strok...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Kitamura A,Nakagawa Y,Sato M,Iso H,Sato S,Imano H,Kiyama M,Okada T,Okada H,Iida M,Shimamoto T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Intracranial arterial dolichoectasia (IADE) is a poorly understood arteriopathy compared with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). We aimed to investigate the risk factors of IADE and ICAS and their relationship with neuroimaging markers of cerebral small vessel disease in a population-b...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Zhai FF,Yan S,Li ML,Han F,Wang Q,Zhou LX,Ni J,Yao M,Zhang SY,Cui LY,Jin ZY,Zhu YC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The CHA2DS2-VASc score aims to improve risk stratification of ischemic stroke among patients with atrial fibrillation to identify those who can safely forego oral anticoagulation. Oral anticoagulation treatment guidelines remain uncertain for CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1. We conducted a systematic rev...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Joundi RA,Cipriano LE,Sposato LA,Saposnik G,Stroke Outcomes Research Working Group.

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In 6% to 9% of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), familial aggregation occurs; truly familial cases carry a worse prognosis than sporadic cases and raise the question of screening. If relatives have died from SAH, the family history is often the only available clue to the diagnosis, but...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Bromberg JE,Rinkel GJ,Algra A,Greebe P,Beldman T,van Gijn J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Several studies have reported poor outcomes in patients too good to treat with intravenous thrombolysis because of mild or rapidly improving symptoms. We sought to determine baseline clinical and imaging predictors of poor outcome in these patients. METHODS:Among 3950 consecutive stroke admissio...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Ali SF,Siddiqui K,Ay H,Silverman S,Singhal A,Viswanathan A,Rost N,Lev M,Schwamm LH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:5' adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase (AMPK) acts as a metabolic sensor. AMPK is elevated under ischemic conditions, but the role of AMPK in ischemic brain remains controversial. In this study, we examined the effects of AMPK inhibition using both pharmacological and genetic approac...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Li J,Zeng Z,Viollet B,Ronnett GV,McCullough LD

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Purpose- Hyperacute assessment and management of patients with stroke, termed code stroke, is a time-sensitive and high-stakes clinical scenario. In the context of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the ability to deliver timely and efficacious care ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Khosravani H,Rajendram P,Notario L,Chapman MG,Menon BK

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The perfusion territories of the brain-feeding arteries are difficult to assess in vivo and therefore standard cerebral perfusion territory templates are often used to determine the relation between cerebral infarcts and the feeding vasculature. In the present study, we compared this infarct clas...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Hendrikse J,Petersen ET,Chèze A,Chng SM,Venketasubramanian N,Golay X

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00