BACKGROUND Limited data exists about the role of Chlamydia pneumoniae elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke. OBJECTIVE To study the role of C. pneumoniae in elderly patients (age more than 65 years) with acute ischemic stroke and its impact on stroke out come. METHODS We recruited 100 elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke and 100 age and sex matched controls over a period of 2 y...

introduction: ischemic stroke is amongst the top four causes of mortality and the leading cause of disability in the world. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a high dose memantine on neurological function of patients with ischemic stroke.methods: in a randomized, 2 armed, open-label study, patients with mild to moderate cerebral thromboembolic event (ctee) who admitted to im...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication after acute ischemic stroke that can be prevented by the use of anticoagulants. Current guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians recommend that patients with acute ischemic stroke and restricted mobility receive prophylactic low-dose unfractionated heparin or a low-molecular-weight heparin. Results from clinical studies, most...

INTRODUCTION Chronic hypertension may be the single most important modifiable risk factor for ischemic stroke (19). Antihypertensive therapy has been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in prospective, randomized controlled studies (7). Hypertension is common in patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke (4), but its treatment is controversial (9). In contrast to chronic hypertension, there...

background: thrombolytic therapy is the only approved treatment for acute cerebral ischemia. the hemorrhagic transformation is the greatest complication of this treatment, which may occur after recanalization of occluded artery. the aim of this study was to determine factors associated with clinical improvement and worsening in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thromb...

BACKGROUND The most common serious complication following acute ischemic stroke is pneumonia, which may increase mortality and worsen clinical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of 30-day mortality in patients with pneumonia following acute ischemic stroke. METHODS From June 2006 to May 2011, we retrospectively included 51 patients with pneumonia following a...

Ischemic stroke remains the predominant cause of disability in population (3.2 per 1000 population). Only 8% ischemic survivors can return to their previous work. Nutritional support is an integral part multidisciplinary approach treatment intensive care unit during acute and rehabilitation phases. Brain damage always has metabolic consequences on patients body, premorbid malnutrition stroke-st...

Somatotopic distribution of motor cortex and sensory fibers is theoretically fully understood. We present a case of stroke, mimicking peripheral palsy, with finger paralysis attributed to cortical lesion. The patient’s brain MRI may be useful to further understand the somatotopic representation of fingers in precentral and postcentral gyrus.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Efforts to increase the availability and shorten the time delivery of intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke carry the potential for tissue plasminogen activator administration in patients with diseases other than stroke, that is, stroke mimics (SMs). We aimed to determine safety and to describe outcomes of intravenous thrombolysis in SM. METHOD...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ischemia on computed tomography (CT) is associated with subsequent stroke after transient ischemic attack. This study assessed CT findings of acute ischemia, chronic ischemia, or microangiopathy for predicting subsequent stroke after transient ischemic attack. METHODS This prospective cohort study enrolled patients with transient ischemic attack or nondisabling stroke t...