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Validity of Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Codes for Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— A new AHA/ASA discharge code grouping to identify stroke had similar PPV and lower sensitivity compared with an alternative code grouping. Accuracy varied by patient characteristics and study sites.
Source: Stroke - October 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Jones, S. A., Gottesman, R. F., Shahar, E., Wruck, L., Rosamond, W. D. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Epidemiology Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Strokes Associated With Pregnancy and Puerperium Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—The incidence of pregnancy-associated stroke in Japan did not seem higher than that in other Asian and Western countries. The proportion of hemorrhagic stroke among Japanese women was much higher than that in white women. Preexisting cerebrovascular diseases and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome play a key role in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, respectively.
Source: Stroke - January 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kazumichi Yoshida, Jun C. Takahashi, Yohei Takenobu, Norihiro Suzuki, Akira Ogawa, Susumu Miyamoto Tags: Epidemiology, Pregnancy, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Development and Validation of a Grading Scale for Primary Pontine Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences
Background and Purpose—We aimed to develop and validate a grading scale for predicting 30-day mortality and 90-day functional outcome in patients with primary pontine hemorrhage (PPH).Methods—We retrospectively reviewed records of consecutive patients with first-ever pontine hemorrhage from 3 teaching hospitals between 2005 and 2012. Independent factors associated with 30-day mortality were identified by logistic regression to establish a risk stratification scale, named the new PPH score. For validation of the new PPH score, we prospectively recruited subjects from 10 units between December 2014 and November 2015. The...
Source: Stroke - December 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kaibin Huang, Zhong Ji, Lihua Sun, Xiaoya Gao, Shaopeng Lin, Tao Liu, Shanfang Xie, Qishan Zhang, Wenchuan Xian, Saijun Zhou, Youquan Gu, Yongming Wu, Shengnan Wang, Zhenzhou Lin, Suyue Pan Tags: Clinical Studies, Prognosis, Quality and Outcomes, Intracranial Hemorrhage Original Contributions Source Type: research