Transient ischemic attacks are the most important warning symptoms of impending stroke. They occur in up to one-half of all patients who develop stroke but, unfortunately, less than half of the patients who have them seek help from their physicians before stroke occurs. Physicians should regularly question patients about the possibility of such symptoms and patients with them should seek prompt...

Cerebrovascular Disease of Young Adults in a Mississippi Teaching Hospital • Two hundred and seven consecutive inpatients aged 15 to 50 with cerebrovascular disease at the University of Mississippi Medical Center were studied and followed up for an average of two and one-half years. Most of the patients arrived in the hospital in the acute stage of their disease. There was a rising trend for th...

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with cerebrovascular disease were examined by spectrophotometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and by computer tomography. Many were followed by repeated examinations. Specific diagnoses — bleeding as opposed to non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic infarctions — were indicated in 97% by spectrophotometry and in 65% by CT scan in 201 of the 231 cases (excluding 25...

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with cerebrovascular disease were examined by spectrophotometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and by computer tomography. Many were followed by repeated examinations. Specific diagnoses — bleeding as opposed to non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic infarctions — were indicated in 97% by spectrophotometry and in 65% by CT scan in 201 of the 231 cases (excluding 25...

Discrepancies in Recorded Results from Duplicate Neurological History and Examination in Patients Studied for Prognosis in Cerebrovascular Disease • Histories were taken and neurological examinations performed according to a carefully standardized protocol by two neurologists on 28 patients with histories of probable transient cerebrovascular insufficiency. Duplicate examinations were performed...

A prospective cardiologic evaluation was performed in 83 consecutive patients with transient cerebral ischemia or mild stroke and without symptoms or electrocardiographic signs of ischemic heart disease. Patients were studied with an electrocardiographic exercise test; a positive test was followed by exercise Thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy. Results were compared to those obtained in a gro...

Two hundred and thirty-one patients with cerebrovascular disease were examined by spectrophotometry of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and by computer tomography. Many were followed by repeated examinations. Specific diagnoses --- bleeding as opposed to non-hemorrhagic or hemorrhagic infactions --- were indicated in 97% by spectrophotometry and in 65% by CT scan in 201 of the 231 cases (excluding...

Coronary artery disease and ischemic cerebrovascular disease are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Coronary artery disease often coexists with asymptomatic carotid artery atherosclerosis, transient ischemic attacks, or ischemic stroke. Numerous studies have shown that mortality from all forms of ischemic cerebrovascular disease is primarily due to coronary artery d...