BACKGROUND Stroke is the second leading cause of death and a first leading cause of acquired disability in adults worldwide. This study aims to evaluate the current management and associated costs of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) for patients admitted in stroke units in France and over a one-year follow-up period as well as to assess the impact of improved thrombolytic management in terms of incr...

The Second Consensus Conference on Stroke Management took place from 22 to 24 March 2006 in Helsingborg, Sweden. The meeting was arranged by the International Stroke Society, endorsed by the European Stroke Council and International Stroke Society, and co-sponsored by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It was arranged in collaboration with the European Region of the World Confederation for Phy...

The Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model of care is a multicomponent intervention that improves outcomes for older patients hospitalized for acute medical illnesses. Likewise, stroke units improve outcomes for patients with acute stroke, yet the descriptions of their structure and approach to stroke management are heterogeneous. The purpose of this article is to describe how implementing the ACE m...

T he incidence of stroke has surpassed 800 000 cases each year, and acute stroke has become the leading cause of disability in the United States. Given that a person's chronological age is a primary risk factor, 1 and the United States will be experiencing exponential growth in the elderly population over the next 20 years, the incidence of stroke will grow substantially and the demand for dedi...

Corresponding author: Dr. Haiyun Wu, Institute of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing100853, China; Tel:(+86)010-68163229; Email:[email protected] Both acute myocardial infarction (MI) and acute ischemic stroke are leading causes of death and disability in our world—the former in most American and European countries and the latter in many of Asian countries.1 Although the...

Previous studies of cocaine use and stroke have focused on acute effects of cocaine in perceived high-risk populations. We characterized mechanisms and risk factors for cocaine use among ischemic stroke patients from a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds to inform medical management decisions and prevention efforts. We studied consecutive adults admitted with acute ischemic stroke to our i...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2008, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea initiated the Regional Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) program to decrease the incidence and mortality of stroke nationwide. We evaluated the performance of acute ischemic stroke management after the Regional CSC program was introduced. METHODS The Ministry of Health and Welfare established 9 Regional CSCs in ...

The purpose of this article is to review the literature on periprocedural blood pressure (BP) management in acute ischemic stroke and to establish guidelines regarding management of BP. These guidelines are drawn from available evidence and expert opinion. This article reviews the pathophysiologic considerations of BP in ischemic stroke. It also examines the natural history of BP changes during...

421 Dr. V. Puetz, Department of Neurology Technical University Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74 DE–01307 Dresden (Germany) Tel. +49 351 458 3565, Fax +49 351 458 4365 E-Mail [email protected] 9 Hacke W, Albers G, Al-Rawi Y, Bogousslavsky J, Davalos A, Eliasziw M, Fischer M, Furlan A, Kaste M, Lees KR, Soehngen M, Warach S; DIAS Study Group: The Desmoteplase in Acute Ischemic Strok...

See Articles pages 364 and 374 Although great advances have been made in stroke medicine in the past two decades, some questions about treatment in the acute phase of stroke remain. One such question is how to manage blood pressure? Blood pressure is often increased in acute ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke, and fi ndings from epidemiological studies suggest that high blood pressure in the acu...