In a community-based study of transient ischemic attack and stroke, we identified 184 cases of transient ischemic attack and 213 cases of first-ever minor ischemic stroke. A comparison of age, sex, and prevalence of coexistent vascular diseases and risk factors revealed no major differences between the two groups. The risk of further stroke and of further stroke and/or death was greater in pati...

Ischemic stroke causes the depletion of energy and induces excitotoxicity and neuroinflammation in the brain that results from thrombotic blockage. Cerebral ischemia leads to many types of memory loss, including impairment of working, spatial and object recognition memoreis. Curcumin shows strong anti-oxidoinflammatory activities but it terapathics limited by its low solubility in water and cor...

kawasaki disease (kd) is an inflammatory vasculitis. kd is classified into two groups based on clinical characteristics criteria, namely classic and incomplete. cerebral vascular abnormality, especially arterial ischemic stroke (ais) is very rare and unusual in kd. here, we report a 4-year-old boy who was referred to our tertiary pediatric center with abrupt right hemiparesis and aphasia. at ad...

Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vs Influenza

Platelet activation has a critical role in arterial disorders. In this study, we showed that the upregulation of P-selectin expression on platelets was related with clinical worsening in acute ischemic stroke. We serially (within 24 hr, at 72 hr, and 7 days) measured the expression of P-selectin on platelets in patients with acute ischemic stroke (n=45) and investigated the correlation between ...

OBJECTIVE Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) attenuates fibrinolysis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible association between TAFI and overall ischemic stroke and ischemic stroke subtypes. METHODS AND RESULTS The Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke (SAHLSIS) comprises 600 cases (18 to 69 years) and 600 matched population controls. Stroke subty...

The values of the pharmacokinetic parameters for pentobarbital were determined in 18 cats, 12 of which were subjected to acute ischemic stroke by ligation of the left middle cerebral artery (LMCA). All 18 ats received 50 mg/kg sodium pentobarbital during operation. The following three experimental groups were formed: control (sham-operated); ischemic stroke plus administration of 4 mg/kg dexame...

BACKGROUND A growing body of evidence suggests that psychological stress contributes to coronary artery disease. However, associations between stress and stroke are less clear. In this study, we investigated the possible association between ischemic stroke and self-perceived psychological stress, as measured by a single-item questionnaire, previously reported to be associated with myocardial in...

OBJECTIVE To identify the frequency of risk factors in various subtypes of acute ischemic stroke according to TOAST criteria. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, from January to December 2007. METHODOLOGY Patients with acute ischemic stroke were enrolled. Studied variables included demographic profile, history of risk ...

OBJECTIVES There have been no ischemic stroke costing studies since major improvements were implemented in stroke care. We therefore determined hospital resource use and costs of ischemic stroke and TIA in the Netherlands for 2012. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cost analysis using individual patient data from a national diagnosis-related group registry. We analyzed 4 subgroups: inpatie...