Objectives: Although thrombolytic therapy has been shown to be benefi cial to stroke patients, its safety and effectiveness in stroke patients with cardiac tumor is unknown. This study assessed the safety and effi cacy of intravenous thrombolysis with recombinant-tissue plasminogen activator (rtPa) in stroke patients with cardiac myxoma. Methods: We systematically searched databases for all pub...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hemorrhagic stroke has a high initial mortality rate. While survivors often recover motor function, many experience significant changes in their quality of life (QOL). Available outcome measures assess neurological impairment, disability, or handicap, yet often inadequately characterize the full impact of a stroke on patients' lives. In this study, we develop and validate...

Neurology 2012;79:400–401 Despite the often-heard phrase, “children do better than adults” with stroke, increasing amounts of data suggest that children may be quite ill after an acute stroke and may be left with lifetime disabilities.1,2 Multiple outcome studies have demonstrated that between 40% and 60% of child survivors of ischemic stroke have significant residual neurologic impairments inc...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Differences in definitions of socioeconomic status and between study designs hinder their comparability across countries. We aimed to analyze the correlation between 3 widely used macrosocioeconomic status indicators and clinical outcomes. METHODS We selected population-based studies reporting incident stroke risk and/or 30-day case-fatality according to prespecified cr...

Background: Endovascular therapies have revolutionized the treatment of stroke, but post-stroke seizures continued as significant complication that impacted morbidity. Objectives: We examined incidence and association in stroke patients undergoing endovascular therapy (EVT). Methods: Investigation included 384 hospitalized with acute ischemic or hemorrhagic EVT. To distinguish investigate to id...

BackgroundThis study investigated 10-year trend in the incidence and prevalence of ischemic, hemorrhagic, overall strokes according to severity type disability between people with without disabilities.MethodsThis serial cross-sectional analysis was conducted using national health information data during a period from 2008 2017. Age-standardized were analyzed for each year, presence, severity, d...

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a progressive cerebrovascular disease of unknown origin and characterized by progressive occlusion of the terminal portion of the internal carotid and proximal cerebral arteries with the development of typical extensive basal collateral network. Major clinical manifestations include repeated ischemic or hemorrhagic strokes and epileptic seizures. It is known that hemod...

Acute brain injury is a critical and emergent condition in clinical settings, which needs to be addressed urgently. Commonly acute brain injuries include traumatic brain injury, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. Oxidative stress is a key contributor to the subsequent injuries and impedes the reparative process after acute brain injury; therefore, facilitating an anti-oxidative approach is impor...