BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Systemic thrombolysis represents the only proven therapy for acute ischemic stroke, but safe treatment is reported only in established stroke units. One major goal of the ongoing Telemedic Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care (TEMPiS) in Bavaria is to extend the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment in nonurban areas through telemedic support. METHODS...

conclusions the results showed that the dexterity fingers of patients suffering from stroke at the final stages of bronestrum is much closer to the dexterity of healthy controls. background one of the main problems of chronic stroke patients is the inability to move the fingers separately despite the passing of an extended period of time since the onset of the disease. dexterity is a fine motor...

Background: To determine whether it is possible to predict intravenous thrombolytic therapy (IVT) outcome after 3 months in acute ischemic stroke patients who are candidate to receive recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), before rt-PA administration based on their risk factors and some available laboratory results. Methods: We enrolled 118 ischemic stroke patients who were treated ...

Commonly available GPS receivers have, these days, hardware outputs of 1 pps. These receivers normally have the time accuracy within 100 ns. But if these are not calibrated in advance, they cannot be recommended for precise on-line applications. However, common view mode GPS time transfer using single satellite is in use for the generation of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by ensembling more ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Unilateral cortical lesions are associated with dysphagia in ischemic stroke. It is unclear, however, whether acute subcortical stroke is associated with a similar risk of dysphagia. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of dysphagia in purely subcortical stroke and identify dysphagia characteristics. METHODS Between 2003 and 2005, videofluoroscopic swal...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to compare a strategy of immediate transfer for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with an ischemia-guided approach after thrombolysis in patients with very long transfer distances to PCI. BACKGROUND Thrombolysis remains the treatment of choice in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) when primary PCI cannot be performed within 90 to 12...

Arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults is considered a serious health threat and requires urgent medical treatment. Prompt diagnosis allows the therapeutic option of thrombolysis within the time window of 3 to 6 hours after first symptoms. Alternatively, early anti-platelet therapy is effective in improving the outcome after stroke. The incidence of pediatric AIS range from 2 to 5 per 100 000...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Magnetization transfer imaging detects cerebral microstructural tissue alterations. We examined the association between the Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (FSRP) score and magnetization transfer imaging (MTI) measures in pathological and normal appearing brain tissue in clinically normal elderly subjects to determine if stroke risk leads to brain tissue destruction beyond...

Introduction: Stroke recognized as the third most common cause of death. Stroke survivors often suffer a large amount of physical and mental disability. Due to assess difference between stroke types, progression and distribution of risk factors according residential status, to get correct information for prevention planning and management, this study was conducted.   Methods: This descriptive...