The incidence of cerebrovascular disease was established in the Poznan district in Poland for 1985. Mortality from cerebrovascular disease during this year was compared with mortality during 1977. The autopsy material from the years 1925 to 1985 was analyzed to differentiate ischemic from hemorrhagic stroke. The incidence of stroke was 198-3 per 100,000 inhabitants >20 years of age. Mortality f...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous studies of familial risks have often combined ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke even though it seems unlikely that these 2 very different pathological conditions are under the same genetic influence. This study is the first to investigate the concordant (same subtype) and disconcordant (different subtype) association between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. METHO...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Thrombolysis in ischemic stroke is contraindicated in patients who have had a stroke within 3 months. However, it is unclear whether thrombolytic therapy is associated with adverse outcomes in this population. We report the characteristics and outcomes of patients treated with systemic recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator in the context of known or unknown recent...

Obesity is a major risk factor for stroke. However, several studies have reported a protective effect of obesity on stroke, particularly after a prior cardiovascular event, a phenomenon described as the “obesity paradox” or “reverse epidemiology.” No convincing biological evidence explains this paradox. The evidence that increased body mass index (BMI) increases risk for ischemic stroke in West...

BACKGROUND Early seizure (ES) may complicate the clinical course of patients with acute stroke. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of and the predictive factors for ES as well the effects of ES on the clinical outcome at hospital discharge in patients with first-ever stroke. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 638 consecutive patients with first-ever stroke (543 ischemic, 95 hemorrhagic...

Background: The optimal timing for surgery in infective endocarditis (IE) with hemorrhagic stroke and neurologic deficits is difficult to decide because of the risk exacerbating provoking intracranial conversion after using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). This retrospective study aimed investigate impact presence or absence preoperative hemorrhage (ICH) on surgical outcomes IE recent stroke.

Intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage have different pathogeneses and risk factor profiles. However, little information is available on the difference between intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages in relation to blood pressure. We prospectively investigated the relationships between blood pressure and risks of stroke subtypes. We measured blood pressure and other cardiovascu...

Stroke, or brain attack, is a major cause of death and disability. It is characterized by the sudden loss of neurologic function. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke is caused by arterial obstruction, which results in ischemia. Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by bleeding from ruptured blood vessels. Since ischemic stroke accounts for over 80 percent of all...

Background—Impaired platelet function has been reported in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke. However, prospective data on the changes of platelet status in patients before the occurrence of hemorrhagic stroke after thrombolytic therapy are unavailable. Case Description—An 86-year-old male patient was among the 23 AMI patients enrolled in the platelet study for the GUSTO-III trial. H...

Intracerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage have different pathogeneses and risk factor profiles. However, little information is available on the difference between intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhages in relation to blood pressure. We prospectively investigated the relationships between blood pressure and risks of stroke subtypes. We measured blood pressure and other cardiovascu...