silent brain infarcts (sbi) are associated with an increased risk of subsequent stroke. sbi are incidentally revealed by ct or mri executed in stroke patients. a prospective study was undertaken involving 200 consecutive patients aged >45 years with brain infarct admitted in university of alberta hospital, canada (100 patients) and valie-asr hospital, iran (100 patients) in 2003. patients were ...

introduction: ischemic stroke is amongst the top four causes of mortality and the leading cause of disability in the world. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a high dose memantine on neurological function of patients with ischemic stroke.methods: in a randomized, 2 armed, open-label study, patients with mild to moderate cerebral thromboembolic event (ctee) who admitted to im...

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bee stings are commonly encountered worldwide. various manifestations after bee sting have been described including local reactions which are common, systemic responses such as anaphylaxis, diffuse intravascular coagulation and hemolysis. we report a case of a 74-year-old man who developed neurologic deficit 5 hours after bee stings, which was confirmed to be left frontal infarction on brain ct...

background: the role of estrogen and progesterone in stroke is suggested in previous studies, but yet is controversial. objectives: comparing the plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone and their ratio in ischemic stroke patients and healthy population. materials and methods: this cross-sectional comparative study was conducted from march to september of 2013. sixty-six female patients older...

conclusions opium was not identified as a risk factor of ischemic stroke. a more extended survey considering further confounding factors is recommended. background one of the supposed risk factors of ischemic stroke is opium addiction, while the researches about its prevalence among patients with stroke are limited. objectives the aim of this study was comparing the prevalence of opium addictio...

cerebral stroke is a rare disease in children. moyamoya (mm) is one of the infrequent cerebrovascular diseases with unknown etiology. we report an 8 year-old-boy with chief complain of sudden onset bilateral parietal lobe headache. he mentioned that his headache was first started about three weeks ago and was associated with visual disturbance. his mother declared that the boy developed gait pr...

background: dysphagia is common after stroke. the onset time of swallowing rehabilitation following stroke has an important role in the recovery of dysphagia and preventing of its complications, but it was either highly variable or was not stated in previous trials. the aim of this study was investigation effects of onset time of swallowing therapy on recovery from dysphagia following stroke. m...

background: stroke is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the united states. numerous studies have shown that dietary carbohydrates play an important role in stroke incident. therefore, this study aimed to assess the association between dietary intake of carbohydrate and its types and stroke incidence among iranian adults. methods: a case‑control study was performed among ...

context migraine is a kind of primary headache that affects 10% to 20% of people worldwide. recent studies have shown that migraines can be involved in strokes incidences, especially ischemic strokes.hence, the current study aimed to review evidence in relation to migraine and risk of stroke. evidence acquisition a literature search was done for related articles dated between 1993 and 2013 on p...