Increased circulating immune complexes in acute stroke: the triggering role of Chlamydia pneumoniae and cytomegalovirus.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) is a marker of unstable atherosclerotic plaque, and is predictive of both primary and secondary stroke in population-based studies. METHODS:We conducted a prospective study of patients with acute TIA who presented to the ED. Clinical risk sco...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Cucchiara BL,Messe SR,Sansing L,MacKenzie L,Taylor RA,Pacelli J,Shah Q,Kasner SE

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-yearold man with moderate intermittent hypertension had a rapidly progressive, profound dementia in the absence of significant localizing neurological signs. Postmortem examination disclosed the vascular alterations and diffuse white matter degeneration which characterize subcortical arteriosclerotic encephalopat...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Burger PC,Burch JG,Kunze U

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) occurs as a sporadic disorder in aged humans, as a frequent component of Alzheimer's disease, or in hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis (HCHWA). The primary histological locus of cerebral amyloid deposition varies in aged humans and in different speci...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Wei LH,Walker LC,Levy E

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with intracerebral hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage have a reported mortality of 50% to 80%. We evaluated a clot lytic treatment strategy for these patients in terms of mortality, ventricular infection, and bleeding safety events, and for its effect on the rate of intraventricu...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Naff N,Williams MA,Keyl PM,Tuhrim S,Bullock MR,Mayer SA,Coplin W,Narayan R,Haines S,Cruz-Flores S,Zuccarello M,Brock D,Awad I,Ziai WC,Marmarou A,Rhoney D,McBee N,Lane K,Hanley DF Jr

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Sulcal effacement with preserved underlying gray-white matter junction (isolated sulcal effacement [ISE]) in acute ischemic stroke may not represent irreversible parenchymal injury. We aimed to evaluate the frequency and significance of ISE in patients with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic s...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Haussen DC,Lima A,Frankel M,Anderson A,Belagaje S,Nahab F,Rangaraju S,Nogueira RG

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Studies using animal models of stroke have shown that human serum albumin (HSA) significantly ameliorates cerebral ischemic injury after both transient and permanent ischemia, even when administered after the onset of ischemia or reperfusion. The mechanism of this effect remains uncertain, and pr...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Gum ET,Swanson RA,Alano C,Liu J,Hong S,Weinstein PR,Panter SS

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be triggered by life-threatening medical events such as strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Little is known regarding how PTSD triggered by medical events affects patients' adherence to medications. METHODS:We surveyed 535 participants, age ≥40...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Kronish IM,Edmondson D,Goldfinger JZ,Fei K,Horowitz CR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) regulates phosphate homeostasis and is linked with mortality, cardiovascular events, and stroke. However, the role of FGF23 as a risk factor for subclinical cerebrovascular damage is unclear. METHODS:We used multivariable linear and logistic regressio...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Wright CB,Shah NH,Mendez AJ,DeRosa JT,Yoshita M,Elkind MS,Sacco RL,DeCarli C,Rundek T,Silverberg S,Dong C,Wolf M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional assessment of animals following experimental cerebral ischemia is often difficult due to the passive nature of many neurologic exams. We attempted to increase the objectivity of motor function evaluation by adapting quantifiable behavioral tests and actively testing rats' motor capability following a cerebr...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Combs DJ,D'Alecy LG

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patients with acute ischemic stroke and intracranial arterial obstructions have a poor prognosis and a high probability of deteriorating at 24 hours. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of power motion mode Doppler (PMD-TCD) compared with CT angiography as standard in diagnosing intracra...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Brunser AM,Lavados PM,Hoppe A,Lopez J,Valenzuela M,Rivas R

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We postulated that some abnormalities in cerebrovascular function after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may involve underlying alterations in K(+) channel function. Thus, using pharmacological inhibitors, we assessed the influence of SAH on function of 2 types of K(+) channel in regulation of basil...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Quan L,Sobey CG

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared three self-rating scales (the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Zung Scale, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) with three examiner-rating scales (the Hamilton Rating Scale, the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale-Depression, and the Cornell Scale), to see which was best for ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Agrell B,Dehlin O

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Motor dysfunction after unilateral deafferentation in primates can be overcome by restraining the unaffected limb. We asked whether a constraint-induced movement (CIM) program could be implemented within 2 weeks after stroke and whether CIM is more effective than traditional upper-extremity (UE) ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Dromerick AW,Edwards DF,Hahn M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The efficacy and safety of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine have rarely been studied in the treatment of poststroke emotional disturbances. METHODS:Stroke patients (152) who had poststroke depression (PSD), emotional incontinence (PSEI), or anger proneness (PSAP) were studie...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Choi-Kwon S,Han SW,Kwon SU,Kang DW,Choi JM,Kim JS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Despite the social, health, and economic burdens associated with cognitive impairment poststroke, there is considerable uncertainty about the types of interventions that might preserve or restore cognitive abilities. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the ef...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Oberlin LE,Waiwood AM,Cumming TB,Marsland AL,Bernhardt J,Erickson KI

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Some stroke patients complain of an unpleasant sensation of coldness in the hemiplegic arm. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of this symptom and any associated features. METHODS:A questionnaire about symptoms in the arms was sent to patients at least 12 months after stroke. Reflex sy...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Wanklyn P,Forster A,Young J,Mulley G

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Enlarged perivascular spaces in the brain are common but generally overlooked and of uncertain pathophysiology. They may reflect underlying cerebral small vessel disease. We determined whether enlarged perivascular spaces were associated with lacunar stroke subtype and white matter hyperintensiti...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Doubal FN,MacLullich AM,Ferguson KJ,Dennis MS,Wardlaw JM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We used Riks-Stroke, the Swedish Stroke Register, to explore how thrombolysis has been disseminated in Swedish hospitals since it was approved in 2003. METHODS:All 78 hospitals in Sweden admitting patients with acute stroke participate in Riks-Stroke. Between 2003 and 2008, 72 033 adult patients...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Eriksson M,Jonsson F,Appelros P,Asberg KH,Norrving B,Stegmayr B,Terént A,Asplund K,Riks-Stroke Collaboration.

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Although chemokines have been implicated in cardiovascular diseases, few studies have addressed the role of these inflammatory mediators in ischemic stroke. This study tested the hypothesis that RANTES (CCL5; regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted) mediates the cerebral mic...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Terao S,Yilmaz G,Stokes KY,Russell J,Ishikawa M,Kawase T,Granger DN

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fundus fluorescein angiography was performed in 10 cases of occlusive carotid artery disease at presentation and after surgery or medical treatment. An improvement in the microcirculation of the retina was observed in 4 cases after carotid endarterectomy and in 1 case after carotid endarterectomy and extracranial-intr...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sarkies NJ,Shilling JS,Burnand KG,Browse NL,Russell RW

更新日期：1987-05-01 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 underlying mechanisms for reductions in cerebral blood flow (CBF) during orthostasis are not completely understood. This study tested the hypothesis that sympathetic activation causes cerebral vasoconstriction leading to reductions in CBF during lower body negative pressure (LBNP). METHODS:C...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Zhang R,Levine BD

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the same time as the world recognizes the rapid economic development in China, Chinese healthcare system has also had significant improvement. However, this nation of 1.4 billion faces tough challenges in treating stroke, the leading cause of death in China. The recently completed Chinese National Stroke Registry h...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Liu L,Wang D,Wong KS,Wang Y

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:We aimed to determine whether lobar cerebellar microbleeds or concomitant lobar cerebellar and deep microbleeds, in the presence of lobar cerebral microbleeds, attribute to underlying advanced cerebral amyloid angiopathy pathology or hypertensive arteriopathy. METHODS:We categorized 71 patients ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Jung YH,Jang H,Park SB,Choe YS,Park Y,Kang SH,Lee JM,Kim JS,Kim J,Kim JP,Kim HJ,Na DL,Seo SW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional cerebral ischemia was produced by common carotid artery occlusion in gerbils and by middle cerebral artery occlusion in dogs, cats, and squirrel monkeys. Anesthesia was induced with either pentobarbital or halothane and maintained for two to three hours after vessel occlusion. In acute studies, the effect of ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Michenfelder JD,Milde JH

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of new treatments by examining the changes between 1990 to 1991 and 2000 to 2001 in in-hospital mortality rates and hospital charges in adult patients with stroke. METHODS:From the Nationwide Inpatient Survey, the largest all-payer inpatient c...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Qureshi AI,Suri MF,Nasar A,Kirmani JF,Ezzeddine MA,Divani AA,Giles WH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Improved methods of identifying patients at high risk of thromboembolism would allow improved targeting of therapy. One such situation is carotid artery stenosis. This is associated with an increased risk of stroke, which can be reduced by carotid endarterectomy. However, the risk-benefit ratio i...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Molloy J,Markus HS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an autopsy case with repeated transient ischemic attacks and subsequent strokes demonstrating evidence of artery-to-artery embolism from thrombi generated in the stenotic middle cerebral artery to the distal cortical branches. This case substantiates the existence of intracranial artery-to-artery em...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Masuda J,Ogata J,Yutani C,Miyashita T,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriolar diameters and venular erythrocyte velocities in the small pial vessels on the surface of the cat brain were measured by TV methods during induced epileptic seizures through a cranial window. Grand mal seizures maximally dilated arterioles and increased venular erythrocyte velocity up to 400%. High positive ...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Myers RR,Intaglietta M

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The independent contribution of insulin resistance to atherosclerosis is still under debate. We compared associations of 2 different indices of insulin resistance, the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) index and kITT from a short insulin tolerance test with carotid atherosclerosis. METHODS:A t...

journal_title：Stroke

authors： Sourij H,Schmoelzer I,Dittrich P,Paulweber B,Iglseder B,Wascher TC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00