BACKGROUND In severe stroke, a decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment is sometimes made in cooperation with the family. The aim of this study was to study the time from withdrawing life-sustaining treatment to death in patients with severe ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS In total, 2,506 patients with stroke admitted to Haukeland University Hospital between 2006 and 2011 were p...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This case report documents a rare opportunity to observe the motor function of an individual for nearly 6 months following a primary pontine hemorrhage in the medial pontine tegmentum of the brain stem. The purpose of this report is to illustrate how knowledge of the location of the hemorrhage, in conjunction with knowledge of brain-stem structure-function relationships, ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Consumption of antioxidant-rich foods may reduce the risk of stroke by inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation. Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) takes into account all antioxidants and the synergistic effects between them. We examined the association between dietary TAC and stroke incidence in cardiovascular disease (CVD)-free women and in women with CVD history a...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke is the most common manifestation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Chinese men. This study addresses the prevalence and magnitude of classic CVD risk factors associated with total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke in a Chinese cohort of at-risk men, compared with white populations. We also address which blood pressure index: systolic blood pressure (SBP), diast...

OBJECTIVES To better understand the tradeoffs between the efficacy of anticoagulation with warfarin and its side effects in the oldest old with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation (AF). DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis. SETTING Published literature, including meta-analyses when available, and web-based sources. PARTICIPANTS Those aged 65 to 100 with AF. INTERVENTION Anticoagulation with ...

Background: We have recently demonstrated significant general cognitive recovery with delayed improvement of working memory 10 years after stroke in a unique longitudinal cohort.Aim: This study investigated demographic and clinical characteristics relevant to improved functions 10-year first-ever stroke. Materials Methods: A prospective cohort was carried out 38 middle-aged (mean age =54 at ons...

conclusions due to considerable inter- and intra- heterogeneity among studies performed by other centers such as differences in study project, background, and population features, determining a pharmacotherapy model based on safe implementation of treatments in stroke or sits seem advantageous. results age, time of onset, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, stroke severity, co-morbidities and pr...

IMPORTANCE A prior report showed higher stroke mortality in US black children compared with white children (1979-1998), a disparity likely due in part to sickle cell disease, which leads to a high risk of childhood ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that this disparity has diminished since the publication of the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP trial) in 1998 demonstrating the ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous reports have shown higher in-hospital mortality for patients with acute stroke who arrived on weekends compared with regular workdays. We analyzed the effect of presenting during off-hours, defined as weekends and weeknights (versus weekdays), on in-hospital mortality and on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)-Stroke program. METHODS We analyz...