introduction: aphasia is a common manifestation of stroke and evaluation of relationships of aphasia and brain topography could lead to better understanding of cognitive neurophysiology. methods: 100 stroke patients with aphasia admitted in valie-asr hospital, khorasan since april 2003 were enrolled in this prospective cross-sectional study. diagnosis of stroke and aphasia was made by a neurolo...

background: stroke is the main cause of physical disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide. two-thirds of all strokes occur in the developing countries. despite being preventable, stroke is increasingly becoming a major health issue in these countries. the aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of stroke in shiraz, iran, one of the main referral centers in the south...

objective: the results of the previous studies on the correlation between plasma levels of homocysteine (hcy) and ischemic stroke have been controversial. the aim of the present study is to investigate this correlation meticulously observing risk factors for the ischemic stroke as well as factors affecting the plasma levels of hcy. method: a case-control study was conducted between 2005-2006 wi...

Cerebrovascular disorders are an important cause of mortality and chronic morbidity in children. International incidence rates for childhood stroke (ie, from 30 days to 18 years of age) have ranged from 1.3 to 13 per 100,000 children. Ischemic stroke is probably more common than hemorrhagic stroke in children. The clinical presentation of stroke in children varies according to age and location ...