BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to examine risk factors for all strokes and for ischemic stroke and primary intracerebral hemorrhage separately. METHODS This was a population-based case-control study. Each case subject meeting World Health Organization criteria for stroke (n = 536) from a population-based register of acute cerebrovascular events compiled in Perth, Western Australia, in 1989 ...

BACKGROUND Recurrent strokes are more likely to be more disabling or fatal than first-even strokes. The high frequency of recurrences underscores the importance ofsecondary prevention. OBJECTIVE Investigate risk factors of recurrent ischemic stroke and to compare the outcomes after treatment following the Thai stroke guideline between patients with recurrent ischemic stroke and patients witho...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk for all strokes, whereas moderate regular alcohol consumption is associated with a lower risk for ischemic stroke. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of different drinking patterns on stroke risk, independent of average alcohol intake. METHODS A prospective cohort study of 15 965 Finnish men and women age 25...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endovascular thrombectomy (ET) is standard-of-care for ischemic stroke patients with large vessel occlusion, but estimates of potentially eligible patients from population-based studies have not been published. Such data are urgently needed to rationally plan hyperacute services. Retrospective analysis determined the incidence of ET-eligible ischemic strokes in a comprehe...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Guidelines advocate screening all acute stroke patients for dysphagia. However, limited data are available regarding how many and which patients are screened and how failing a swallowing screen affects patient outcomes. We sought to evaluate predictors of receiving dysphagia screening after acute ischemic stroke and outcomes after failing a screening test. METHODS We us...

background: ischemic brain strokes consisttwo‑thirdsof strokesand their complications bear a lot of disability for patient and society. in this study, we seek for effect of erythropoietin on ischemic brain stroke’s outcomes according to national institutes of health stroke scale (nihss) changes. methods: this study is a rct (randomized clinical trial). all patients with focal neurologic deficit...