AIM To determine the frequency of inherited and acquired prothrombotic risk factors in children with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) and transient ischemic attacks (TIA) in Croatia. METHODS We investigated 14 prothrombotic risk factors using blood samples from 124 children with AIS or TIA and 42 healthy children. Prothrombotic risk factors were classified into five groups: natural coagulation ...

Homocyst(e)ine refers to the sulfur-containing amino acids homocysteine, homocystine, and homocysteine-cysteine mixed disulfide, which normally exist in plasma in both the free and protein-bound forms. Marked hyperhomocyst(e)inemia is associated with well-recognized complications of occlusive thrombotic events and a characteristic syndrome. It is less clear whether mild to moderate elevations i...

We reviewed the clinical and laboratory data of 128 patients with cerebrovascular disease and antiphospholipid antibodies. Cases were evenly divided between men and women, and the mean age of the study group was 46 years. Cerebral infarction occurred in 97 patients, and transient hemispheric ischemic attacks without stroke were recorded in 19; 12 suffered ocular ischemia. Systemic lupus erythem...

The objective of this study was to determine if elevations in blood glucose, in a range classified as impaired fasting glucose, are associated with a greater incidence of cerebrovascular disease in nondiabetic patients. Morning blood glucose determinations were evaluated with respect to subsequent stroke using records from 28 477 nondiabetic patients. Strokes and transient ischemic attacks (TIA...

The Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease With Clofibrate • A cooperative study in 20 Veterans Administration hospitals investigated the effect of clofibrate on morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerotic vascular disease in men with either an established cerebral infarction or transient cerebrovascular ischemic attacks (TIA). Follow-up observations were made for up to 4.5 years in 532 patien...

Sneddon's syndrome (SS) is a rare non-inflammatory thrombotic vasculopathy characterized by the combination of cerebrovascular disease with livedo racemosa(LR). The Orpha number for SS is ORPHA820. It has been estimated that the incidence of SS is 4 per 1 million per annum in general population and generally occurs in women between the ages of 20 and 42 years. LR may precede the onset of stroke...

The Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease With Clofibrate • A cooperative study in 20 Veterans Administration hospitals investigated the effect of clofibrate on morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerotic vascular disease in men with either an established cerebral infarction or transient cerebrovascular ischemic attacks (TIA). Follow-up observations were made for up to 4.5 years in 532 patien...

An epidemiological study of cerebrovascular disease in Akabane and Asahi, Japan, was made. (These cities are located near Nagoy, Japan.) The study population included 4,737 men and women aged 40 to 79 at the time of entry into the study. There were 4,186 persons who were examined and, of these, 264 cases of cerebrovascular attacks were observed between 1964 and 1970. The incidence rate of strok...

Intensive care nurses will receive training in psychological therapy in a landmark venture to help patients who experience hallucinations, delusions and panic attacks.

The Treatment of Cerebrovascular Disease With Clofibrate • A cooperative study in 20 Veterans Administration hospitals investigated the effect of clofibrate on morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerotic vascular disease in men with either an established cerebral infarction or transient cerebrovascular ischemic attacks (TIA). Follow-up observations were made for up to 4.5 years in 532 patien...