introduction: stroke is the third important reason of death in adults and an important cause of adult disability. previous studies suggest that tgf-alpha can induce neurogenesis after stroke. here in, we studied neurogenesis effects of the tgf-alpha on subventricular zone following ischemia-reperfusion. male wistar rats (250-300 g) were divided into ischemia and treatment groups. after inductio...

in this prospective descriptive study, all patients with acute lower limb ischemia who presented to shohada tajrish hospital (sth) between july 200 1 and july 2003 were analyzed and followed for 6 months. the total population of 109 patients, with no significant difference in sexual distribution had a mean age of 64± 16 years. 23% had af and 31 % had a history of mi, 'but in the ecg of 30%...

Introduction Understanding when and how systemic complications can occur after an acute stroke is crucial. It important to identify patients who are at higher risk for these complications. Early effective treatment based on this knowledge significantly improve patient outcomes. The objective of study was the factors associated with neurological extra-neurological mortality in treated a secondar...

Introduction: Arterial hypertension is one of the causes of stroke, and as one of the vasculotoxic conditions intensifies ischemic stroke complications. The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of short-term cerebral hypertension on ischemia/reperfusion injury and pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. Methods: The experiments were performed on three groups of rats (N=36) Sham, cont...

Intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator remains the only US FDA-approved treatment for acute ischemic stroke. However, the very limited time window for its administration restricts its usefulness. Furthermore, it is becoming increasingly clear that, given the numerous pathways via which cerebral ischemia causes cell death, the capacity to inhibit multiple mechanisms simultaneously ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The dynamics of leukocyte infiltration in human cerebral ischemia were studied using technetium-99m hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime (99mTc HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS Twenty-two patients diagnosed as having hemispheric ischemic stroke were examined with 99mTc HMPAO brain SPECT for cerebral blood flow study an...

Introduction: ischemic preconditioning is one of the most important mechanisms, responsible for the increased brain resistance after stroke. One of the most important candidates to ischemia preconditioning is intermittent normobaric hyperoxia. In this study, the effect of intermittent normobaric hyperoxia on the expression of UCP2 was investigated in a stroke model. Methods: Rats were divid...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Some patients treated with intravenous (IV) tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) have negative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) on follow-up imaging. Without a visible infarct, there may be uncertainty as to whether the patient was having a stroke that was averted by tPA or whether the symptoms had not been cerebrovascular in origin. We evaluated patients presenting wi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Good reliability of methods to assess the extent of ischemia in acute stroke is important for implementation in clinical practice, especially between observers with varying experience. Our aim was to determine inter- and intra-observer reliability of the 1/3 middle cerebral artery (MCA) rule and the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) for different CT modaliti...

The incidence of cerebrovascular disease is highest in the elderly population. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms of brain response to cerebral ischemia in old age are currently poorly understood. Ischemic changes in the commonly used young animal stroke models do not reflect the molecular changes associated with the aged brain. Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are important patho...