BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to quantitatively measure and describe the amount and pattern of physical activity in patients within the first week after acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack using accelerometers. METHODS A total of 100 patients with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack admitted to our acute stroke unit wore Actical accelerome...

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Background and Purpose—To determine the contribution of fibrinogen levels and FGG haplotypes to ischemic stroke. Methods—Associations between fibrinogen levels, fibrinogen /total fibrinogen ratio, and FGG haplotypes with the risk of ischemic stroke were determined in 124 cases and 125 controls. Results—Fibrinogen /total fibrinogen ratio was higher in patients than in controls during the acute p...

Background and Purpose—To determine the contribution of fibrinogen levels and FGG haplotypes to ischemic stroke. Methods—Associations between fibrinogen levels, fibrinogen /total fibrinogen ratio, and FGG haplotypes with the risk of ischemic stroke were determined in 124 cases and 125 controls. Results—Fibrinogen /total fibrinogen ratio was higher in patients than in controls during the acute p...

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke has evolved from observation and the passage of time dictating outcome to an approach that emphasizes time from ictus, rapid response, and a dedicated treatment team. We review the treatment of acute ischemic stroke from the prehospital setting, to the emergency department, to the inpatient hospital setting. We discuss the importance of prehospital assessm...

background: stroke is the most common neurologic disease and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. headache is an initial presenting feature of ischemic stroke and sometimes preceedes the development of stroke and thus, provides an opportunity for offering preventive measures. the aim of the present study was to determine the association of new onset headache with stroke. methods: a to...

OBJECTIVE It has been reported that leukocyte ROCK activity is elevated in patients after ischemic stroke, but it is unclear whether leukocyte ROCK activity is associated with clinical outcomes following acute stroke events. The objective of this study is to investigate if leukocyte ROCK activity can predict the outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolle...

BACKGROUND Despite heart failure being a substantial risk factor for stroke, few studies have evaluated the predictive value of heart dysfunction for all-cause mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke, in particular in the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate whether impaired heart function in elderly patients can predict all-cause mortality after acute ischemic stroke or t...