BACKGROUND There are no national data on the burden and management of acute cerebrovascular disease in Israel. OBJECTIVES To delineate the burden, characteristics, management and outcomes of hospitalized patients with acute cerebrovascular disease in Israel, and to examine adherence to current guidelines. METHODS We prospectively performed a national survey in all 28 hospitals in Israel adm...

Stroke is a major cause of serious, long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States1. According to the World Health Organization, 15 million people suffer a stroke worldwide annually. Of those, one third do not survive and another third is left with a significant neurological deficit. The majority of these events are ischemic (87%), as opposed to intracerebral (10...

OBJECTIVE To review recent advances in the management of acute ischaemic stroke in a two part presentation. DATA SOURCES Articles and a review of studies reported from 1990 to 2000 and identified through a MEDLINE search of the English language literature on acute ischaemic stroke. SUMMARY OF REVIEW An acute ischaemic stroke is characterised clinically by the rapid development of a neurolog...

Arterial perforation is a feared complication of acute stroke intervention. A high index of suspicion is important to recognize this complication and tailor patient management to prevent further deterioration in clinical outcome. This report describes the endovascular management of microcatheter arterial perforation in a 66-year-old woman with an acute left middle cerebral artery stroke. The mi...

Hospital Physician September 2006 13 Stroke is the third leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease in the United States, with approximately 160,000 stroke deaths occurring each year.1 Of the approximately 750,000 strokes that occur annually, over 80% are ischemic. Recurrent stroke remains the leading cause of serious long-term disability.1,2 The introduction of the thrombolytic reco...

Despite recent advances in acute stroke management, many stroke patients suffer from long-term disability. Most stroke patients regain their function partially or fully during the first 3 to 6 months depending on many factors ; pre-stroke, stroke and post-stroke factors. Brain plasticity plays a major role during stroke recovery, and motor-relearning and brain plasticity shares the common mecha...

BACKGROUND Stroke is a major cause of mortality and morbidity with potential for improved care and prevention through general practice. A national survey was undertaken to determine current resources and needs for optimal stroke prevention and care. METHODS Postal survey of random sample of general practitioners undertaken (N = 204; 46% response). Topics included practice organisation, primar...