Background: The role of uric acid as a risk factor for vascular disease and acute stroke is controversial and there is little information about it. In this study, we determined serum uric acid levels in patients with acute stroke and assessed its relationship with cerebrovascular risk factors. Methods: In this cross sectional study, we assessed patients with acute stroke who were admitted in F...

background: stroke is the first cause of morbidity all around the world. entrapment neuropathies are a known complication of stroke. the objective of this study is to assess the frequency of subclinical carpal tunnel syndrome in the healthy and paretic hands of stroke patients. methods: the authors performed nerve conduction study in the first three days after admission in 39 stroke patients wi...

Background: Epidemiological research has shown that increased total homocysteine (tHcy) levels are associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic disease; however, controversy still exists over which subtype of stroke is allied to hyperhomocysteinemia. This study aimed to investigate whether elevated tHcy is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke and to compare tHcy levels in patie...

Background: As yet migraine has been established as one of the risk factors for ischemic stroke. Some of the factors have been assessed for the explanation of this relation. Hyperhomocysteinemia is seen partly both in stroke and in migraine. This study was conducted to determine the mean plasma levels of homocysteine in ischemic stroke patients on the basis of migraine history.Methods: This cro...

changes in extra and intracellular neurotransmitter amino acids concentration in the early stage of acute cerebral ischemia have been reported. in this the study, serum level of gamma aminobutyric acid (gaba) and l-arginine in acute ischemic stroke patients was assessed. 60 patients with acute ischemic stroke and sixthy healthy volunteers as a control group were assessed. serum gaba was measure...

background: the objectives of this study were to compare manual dexterity (gross and fine) and coordination performance of the ipsilateral upper extremity of the right hemisphere stroke patients with the same side of a healthy group, and to determine the relationship of ipsilateral upper extremity dexterity and disability. methods: in a non-randomized analytical study, 30 individuals with a uni...

the relative importance of systolic (sbp) versus diastolic blood pressure (dbp) and other combinations of sbp and dbp in the prediction of stroke have been re-examined in a long term cohort study of 10,541 men and women aged 45-64 in west scotland. during a mean follow-up of 11.6 years 1, 616 deaths occurred, among which 160 (9.9% 80 male, 80 female) were due to stroke. in a multiple logistic r...

aluminum phosphide (alp) is a solid fumigant which is widely used for a suicide attempt in iran. although neurologic symptoms are commonly reported, cerebrovascular stenosis is rare in alp poisoning. we described ischemic stroke as a delayed complication of alp intoxication. a 30-year-old man was admitted because of sudden onset left side hemiplegia, 11 days after intentional ingestion of three...

background:  gender  difference  has  been   reported  in stroke  risk factors  and  disease  history. the aim  of this study  was  to  compare  risk factors  and  the  severity  of ischemic stroke based  upon  modified rankin scale (mrs) and hospital mortality between two genders. methods: in a  cross-sectional  study, 341  patients  (44% males and 56% females with a mean age of 68.94 ± 12.74 ...