Stroke has become a serious health problem; the main cause of stroke is usually blood clot in arteries that supply to brain. Strokes can also be caused by bleeding when vessels burst and leaks into In one year, about 12.2 million people will have their first stroke, 6.5 die from stroke. More than 110 worldwide had Handling done quickly minimize level brain damage potential adverse effects. Ther...

Results Data of 748 stroke patients were retrieved for analysis. The average length of hospital stay was 6.4 (SD: 3.1) days. The mean cost of medical care was RM 3696.40 (SD: 1842.10) per stroke patient per admission. Human resources made up the highest cost component (RM 1343.90, SD: 669.8) or 36% of the total cost of care, followed by medications (RM 867.30, SD: 432.40) and laboratory tests (...

Mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome is a maternally inherited mitochondrial disorder. MELAS manifests different clinical symptoms due to heteroplasmy individual susceptibility tends be aggravated by metabolic events. It presents various manifestations including hearing impairment, diabetes mellitus, stroke like episodes. However, date, only f...

We discuss selected issues concerning the design of stroke treatment trials. Key issues include the type of stroke studied, the time interval from stroke onset to patient entry, and whether to include cardioembolic strokes and allow concomitant therapy.

Intracranial tumors may rarely cause stroke. We report an epidermoid cyst causing stroke in a pediatric patient. We have also reviewed the literature and pathogenesis of stroke caused by intracranial tumors.

BACKGROUND There are over 40000 ischaemic strokes annually in Canada, which result in significant morbidity, mortality and burden to the healthcare system. A recent, large clinical trial has evaluated tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) intravenously for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke with promising outcomes but with an increased risk of symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage. OBJECTIV...

Stroke is the leading cause of acquired disability in adults. Although all age groups may be affected, risk fatal outcome increases with age. Diagnostic imaging, including computed tomography and magnetic resonance used order to promptly initiate effective treatment. Imaging modalities make it possible determine type stroke as well location extent damage. They are also for treatment monitoring....

Background: Firoozgar Comprehensive Stroke Center started up as the first organized care unit in the country in 2014; this study was performed to investigate quality indicators such as reduction in mortality, morbidity and hospital stay.   Methods: Two groups of ischemic stroke patients were compared. The first group had been admitted in general neurology ward (non-stroke unit patients)...

Objectives: Balance disorder is one of the most common problems after stroke causes falling and fear of falling in some patients. The balance based video games are newly used in people with motor problems. It is very important to use different interventions for balance issues. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of videogame on balance and fear of falling in one participant....

Background and Purpose—Previous studies show better outcomes for patients with stroke receiving care in stroke units, but many different stroke unit criteria have been published. In this study, we explored whether stroke centers fulfilling standardized Brain Attack Coalition criteria produce better patient outcomes than hospitals without stroke centers. Methods—We did an observational register–...