BACKGROUND Lacunar strokes account for 25% of ischaemic strokes, but their precise aetiology is unknown. Similarities between the retinal and cerebral small vessels mean that clarification of the exact relationship between retinal microvascular abnormalities and stroke, and particularly with stroke subtypes, may aid understanding of the aetiology of lacunar stroke and stroke risk. METHODS A s...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Few studies have examined the association between air pollutants and ischemic stroke subtypes. We examined acute effects of outdoor air pollutants (PM10, NO2, O3, CO, SO2) on subtypes and severity of incident ischemic stroke and investigated if pre-existing risk factors increased susceptibility. METHODS We used a time stratified case-crossover study and stroke cases fro...

BACKGROUND Ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke are increasingly recognized as heterogeneous diseases with distinct subtypes and etiologies. Information on variation in distribution of vascular risk factors according to age in stroke subtypes is limited. We investigated the prevalence of vascular risk factors in stroke subtypes in relation to age. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied a prospective multi...

There is no consistency in the terms used to refer syndrome of spatial neglect, with different as a whole or one its subtypes. are hundreds neglect tools available. However many not able differentiate presenting It important for clinicians and researchers critically evaluate being screening diagnosis neglect. The objective this review capture reported definitions subtypes after stroke map range...

Synopsis: Systematic clinico-topographical correlation studies of vertebrobasilar stroke are rare due to limitations of visualization of infratentorial structures and small strokes. We analysed DWI data of 275 patients with acute infratentorial infarction from a stroke center serving a 1 million population. Even minute lesions and multifocal pathology are regularly detected with DWI, allowing e...

BACKGROUND Stroke is a heterogeneous disease with several risk factors. High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a marker for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Recent studies have shown that high hsCRP level is a risk factor for ischemic stroke. The objective of our study was to investigate the association of high hsCRP (> 3 mg/L) levels with ischemic stroke and its subtypes in...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Accurate classification of stroke events is essential in large cohort studies of risk factor assessment and in treatment trials such as the Women's Health Study (WHS). METHODS Based on medical record review, we assessed interrater reliability in stroke classification and disability status in the WHS using the kappa statistic. RESULTS During 7.0 years of follow-up, 271...