several studies have assessed association between helicobacter pylori infection and thrombotic ischemic stroke. this study was designed to investigate the association between this organism and ischemic strokes. antibody against h. pylori (hp igg) was measured in 81 patients with stroke and 43 subjects without stroke. hp igg titer more than 20u/ml was defined as positive. 67.4% of control subjec...

Stroke is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan. According to American Heart Association statistics, there are now 795 000 new strokes each year, resulting in 200 000 deaths, or 1 of every 16 deaths, per year in the United States.1 Ischemic stroke represents 80% of the total, and hemorrhagic stroke makes up the remainder. Stroke is the leading cause of...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral microhemorrhages (MHs) are common among patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke and may predict both subsequent ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. METHODS We prospectively studied patients with and without MHs presenting within 12 hours of their ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). A magnetic resonance (MR) scan was performed within 24 hour...

igraine is a common disorder in young women, but it is rarely associated with ischemic stroke. According to previous stroke registries, migrainous infarcts account for 0.5% to 1.5% of all ischemic strokes and about 10% to 14% of young ischemic strokes.1,2 The pathophysiologic mechanism of migrainous infarction is still unclear. Here we report a patient with a migraine history in whom acute cere...

The etiology of perinatal arterial ischemic strokes may be maternal, fetal or both. Venous thrombo-embolism is almost always catheter associated in newborns. Preliminary guidelines for management of perinatal arterial ischemic strokes exist but are mostly based on adult studies. We report a unique case of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke, lower extremity arterial and inferior vena-caval throm...

Nowadays, in the medical world, analyzing and diagnosing acute brain stroke its location is a difficult process. In many hospitals, however, striking symptoms with use of computed tomography (CT) imaging for patients an important step screening diagnosis. Furthermore, computer-assisted accurate detection diseased regions Because several sorts strokes, their uneven form, great intensity size, ai...

Background. Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes have different pathophysiologies and possibly different long-term cerebral and functional implications. Hemorrhagic strokes expose the brain to irritating effects of blood and ischemic strokes reflect localized or diffuse cerebral vascular pathology. Methods. Participants were individuals who suffered either an ischemic (n = 172) or hemorrhagic strok...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Antiplatelet medicines are commonly perceived as contraindicated after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Many ICH patients have or will have indications for antiplatelet therapy. This observational study describes the level of antiplatelet prescribing and rate of subsequent events after ICH in Tayside, Scotland. METHODS This study used record-linkage of an existing stroke...